September 2001 News Part 1
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Quote
of the Day
I
know that everyone is still feeling the after effects of the
World Trade Center attack, an attack not only on two (almost
three) of our national symbols, but an attack felt by every single
American. Please keep those we have lost, those who are looking
for them and the rest of America in your prayers.
I have to say one thing, that to see every single American come
together, looking for any way possible that they can help AND
our nation turn our focus back on God is an incredible sight.
Congress doubling the funds that President Bush asked for, people
all over the country giving blood and donating food, supplies
or money, basically every one trying to do their part to help.
I got chills when I saw the NYC workers chant "USA, USA"
when President Bush was there and people out there handing the
firefighters and rescue workers food and water on television.
I also get chills every single time I see an American flag waving
in the wind.
My wife and I just bought and put up the only American flag that
we could find, which is a flag commemorating 1776, because everything
else was sold out. It made me happy to know that people rushed
out and bought an American Flag for themselves. I figure that
as long as it is an American Flag, any type of American Flag,
it would help to show our support and to let people know that
we are behind America 100%. I even built my own flag pole (with
pulley system, of course) to hang the flag in front of my house
because those were sold out too. Let me tell you that was the
most expensive flag pole you ever saw, but it will stand up forever.
I have 100% confidence that when our adversary is known and the
word is given, that our troops are going to kick the living shit
out of each and every one of them responsible or anyone who helped
the terrorist's cause, at least I hope that it goes that far.
I don't think that it will ever come to it because of the quality
and effectiveness of our military, but I stand ready to represent
my family if they start to put procedures in place to re-enact
the draft. Out of four boys in my family, my two older brothers
are past the draft age requirements (I believe) and Mike is blind
in one eye which disqualifies him too. I can tell you this, I
will enlist well before they call my name in the draft to represent
my family and my country.
I ran across a few quotes concerning this tragedy, which we will
run in the coming days, but this one by FDR back in 1941, sums
up the sentiment today. - Chris
"There is no blinking at the fact that that our people,
our territory and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence
in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our
people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
December 8, 1941
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Quote
of the Day
"You
can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you
a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought
of that!'"
* Dave Barry |
WARRIORS
QUEST HITS MAUI & KAUAI
Warriors
Quest is Very Proud and Excited to announce its Hawaiian Islands
Tour 2002. We are starting this tour as we hit Maui first on
Saturday Jan
19, 2002. We will then hit Kauai next in a date later announced.
This is all
confirmed. Warriors Quest has a set schedule for the year and
is looking forward to seeing the island's reaction. All Fighters
that want to participate please call me at 808-864-5511 or brennankamaka@hotmail.com. We would like to invite
all interested schools and fighters to get involved. We are very
excited also in meeting new freinds and future stars of Hawaii.
Mahalo
Brennan Kamaka |
Shooto
Rankings
Posted Sept
1 2001
Shooto has revamped their weight classes a while ago and now
have added new weight classes I guess in an attempt to conform
to the UFC type of weight classes as suggested by the boxing
comissions. They don't have fighters in these classes, but look
for it to fill up fast.
The
new weight classes include:
Bantamweight -56 kg
Cruiserweight -91 kg
Heavyweight -110 kg (old class, but no ranked fighters)
Super Heavyweight - Over 110 kg
Featherweight [-60.0Kg]
Champ. - Mamoru Japan STG Yokohama 7-0-1
1st - Jin Akimoto Japan K'z FACTORY 9-5-2
2nd - Masahiro Oishi Japan K'z FACTORY 7-4-3
3rd - Hiroaki Yoshioka Japan PARAESTRA TOKYO 4-2-2
4th - Kimihito Nonaka Japan PUREBRED Ohmiya 4-5-2
5th - Takeyasu Hirono Japan Keisyu-kai 1-4-3
6th - Kentaro Imaizumi Japan SK Absolute 3-1
7th New Ryota Matsune Japan PARAESTRA MATSUDO 5-1
8th Itchaku Murata USA Freelance 2-0
9th Uchu Tatsumi Japan K'z FACTORY 10-1-1
Lightweight [-65.0Kg]
Champ. - Alexandre Franca Nogueira Brazil World Fight Center
7-1
1st - Tetsuo Katsuta Japan K'z FACTORY 6-3
2nd - Katsuya Toita Japan Keisyu-kai 6-2
3rd - Baret Yoshida
USA G.U. 3-3
4th - Naoya Uematsu Japan K'z FACTORY 8-0-1
5th - Noboru Asahi Japan Tokyo Yellow Mans 18-4-4
6th - Stephen Palling
USA Jesus is Lord 3-3
7th Up Kazuhiro Inoue Japan Impress 4-1-1
8th Kazuya Abe Japan PARAESTRA TOKYO 3-2-1
9th Hiroyuki Abe Japan RJW/Central 2-1-1
10th - Hisao Ikeda Japan PUREBRED Ohmiya 8-4-1
Welterweight [-70.0Kg]
Champ. - Vacant - - -
1st Takanori Gomi Japan Kiguchi Wrestling 7-0
2nd Rumina Sato Japan K'z FACTORY 16-3
3rd Dokonjonosuke Mishima Japan Cobra-kai 6-1-2
4th Marcio Cromado Brazil Sport Physical 1-2
5th - Ryan Bow USA Freelance 5-1
6th - Din Thomas USA Internal Power 2-1
7th - Takumi Nakayama Japan PARAESTRA TOKYO 7-0-2
8th - Marcio Feitosa Brazil Gracie Barra 0-0-1
9th - Ian J. Schaffa Australia Spartan Gym 1-2-1
10th - Kohei Yasumi Japan PARAESTRA TOKYO 3-1-2
Middleweight [-76.0Kg]
Champ. Anderson Silva Brazil Chute Boxe 2-0
1st Hayato "Mach" Sakurai Japan GUTSMAN Shooto Dojo
12-1-1
2nd Alex Cook Australia Poseidon gym 3-2
3rd - Tetsuji Kato Japan PUREBRED Ohmiya 10-3
4th - Frank Trigg USA rAw 1-1
5th - Paul Rodriguez USA Internal Power 1-1
6th - Jutaro Nakao Japan STG Osaka 8-7-2
7th - Ray Cooper USA
Jesus is Lord 4-4
8th - Dan Gilbert USA Chicago Fight Team 1-1
9th Steve Berger USA Rodrigo Vaghi JJ 1-0-1
10th Seichi Ikemoto Japan RiRoots Conan 4-2-3
Light-Heavyweight [-83.0Kg]
Champ. - Vacant - - -
1st - Larry Papadopoulos Australia Spartan Gym 2-0-3
2nd - Lance Gibson USA F.G.Pankration 2-0
3rd - Masanori Suda Japan Club J 7-5-1
4th - Murilo Ninja Brazil Chute Boxe 0-0-1
5th - Izuru Takeuchi Japan K'z FACTORY 4-1-2
6th - Martijn de Jong Holland Martijn Dojo 1-2
7th - Ronald Jhun USA
Jesus is Lord 2-2
8th - Shikou Yamashita Japan PARAESTRA SAPPORO 5-1 |
Hawaii
Airports Re-Open
All island airports are re-opened and all airlines are continuing
their schedules (some more than others). Security has increased
considerably as you can imagine, but at least people can start
traveling between the islands again. Kauai was the last airport
to re-open. Vehicles parked within 300 feet of an airport terminal
will be towed. On Wednesday, the state towed cars at Kahului
Airport that were within the security perimeter. Steak knives
are no longer provided on flights, which is a great idea.
Expect
delays in shipping of regular mail and express packages from
UPS and FedEx.
There
is a Honolulu/Maui ferry available at Pier 9. Sea Link, which
normally operates ferry rides between Maui and Moloka'i, will
continue service between Maui and O'ahu today. The ferry departs
from Pier 9 at 7 a.m. and noon and makes stops at Moloka'i. The
fare is $79.50 per person, including tax and fees. Call 808-667-2585.
For
those who were going to the Downtown Aloha Festival tonight,
it has been cancelled. It may be rescheduled for Sept. 28 (UFC
day) or Oct. 1. The Waikiki Ho'olaule'a is still scheduled for
Sept. 21 on Kalakaua.
Source: Honolulu Advertiser |
Egan
Inoue Seminar in California
Two time World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champ, Pride Veteran, and
Hawaii born and bred, Egan Inoue is scheduled to have a no-gi/submission
wrestling seminar at Total Body Fitness, in Whittier, California.
This seminar will take place September 27 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
The cost is $45.
Total
Body Fitness is located at 14628 Whittier Blvd, Whittier CA 90605.
All levels and styles are welcome.
Contact Andy via e-mail at andrewwa@hawaii.edu or 310-534-0446. |
Quote
of the Day
"If
you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten."
~ George Carlin |
Complete
Pride 16 Fight Card
Sept 24 2001
Osaka-Jo Hall (Osaka, Japan)
Gary Goodrige vs Yoshiaki Yatsu
Assuerio Silva vs Norihisa Yamamoto
Akira Shoji vs Brad Kohler
Daijiro Matsui vs Murilo Ninja
Guy Mezger vs Ricardo Arona
Igor Vovchanchyn vs Semmy Schilt
Don Frye vs Gilbert Yvel
Mark Coleman vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira |
NAGA
Coming Up
Hawaiian
Grappling Championships
September 22, 2001
Farrington High School Gym
11:00 AM
Don't forget about bikini model Kym Stys will be there to congratulate the winners
and help "support" the losers. |
Still
Need a Couple More Gi Orders
I still need a couple more orders for Ouano gi's in order to
place an order. Please email me if you are interested.
White
or Blue Single Weave = $80
White Double Weave = $115
Blue Double Weave = $120 |
Bachelor's
Party is Set
I have finally set my bachelor's party for September 22, 2001.
You need to be on the guest list in order to get in. I don't
want to be a punk or anything, but I am inviting only a certain
number of people because the room is only so big. I will contact
you (probably in person) to let you know the details. I may not
have everyone's email so shoot me a test email so I have it in my address
book. If you didn't get any email from me yet, I probably don't
have your email address. |
Quote
of the Day
"When
I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully
in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car."
~ Jack Handey |
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Luke's
Ok!
Luke
just called me and he just made it home today. He told me that
he was in the World Trade Center just 20 minutes before the first
plane crashed in to Tower 1. He walks through the WTC on his
way to work. He came down for water after dropping his stuff
off at his office and saw Tower 1 on fire. He actually saw the
second plane crash in to Tower 2 and saw both towers crumble
to the ground. The people there originally thought that they
were getting bombed and that the Empire State Building was next.
He left his 60 story building that he works in and went to a
smaller building to wait it out. The people there eventually
took off and he got stuck in New Jersey because all the bridges
were shutdown. Luckily, his sister lives there and he stayed
with her. His family and girlfriend are all fine as well. The
only problem was that even the pay phones didn't work so he couldn't
tell anybody that he was ok. |
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Joel
Gold of FCF Speaks Out
Joel
Gold, the owner and editor of Full Contact Fighter Newspaper,
who we both write for, is based in New York and is doing ok.
He posted an editorial about the attacks that you may find interesting.
Ultimate
Cowardice Strikes USA and FCF
We've
all heard of the cowardly attack that was perpetrated on our
nation early today by self-serving hate mongers that killed thousands
of innocent men, woman and children. Two hijacked planes crashed
into New York's twin towers and killed an undetermined amount
of people at this time -- as many people are still missing. FCF
has been hit hard as staff members had family and friends who
were working in the towering landmarks at the time of the attack.
One of whom has been thankfully confirmed as alive and well --
my cousin whose life was spared as he was able to escape the
uncalled for terror -- but at this time the whereabouts of several
others are uncertain. We are praying that they will be coming
home.
Full
Contact Fighter feels this action is the lowest form of cowardice
and vows to help its country in any manner possible. We are confident
that the USA will act swiftly in ending the reign of these cowards
known as terrorists and the countries that house and protect
them.
This
is the most devastating thing to ever happen in my life -- Many
people are dying and still other attacks are going on. My life
has changed forever and no words at this time can describe my
feelings and the sorrow for those families that lost their sons,
daughters, mothers and fathers in such a senseless act -- my
prayers go out to all, on the saddest day of my life.
Joel
Gold
Anyone
able to donate blood, please call the Red Cross at 1-800-GIVE-LIFE
(1-800-448-3543) or your local hospital and see if and when they
are able to take donations.
On
a side note to all who have called and e-mailed us out of concern
for our welfare, everyone at the FCF home office in New York
are safe and sound, thank you for your concern. Phone circuits
in the area are overloaded due to people checking on family and
friends. |
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Matt
Serra Interview
There
is a interview on Renzo Gracie Black Belt and Beast from the
East, Matt "The Terror" Serra on the Abu Dhabi Page. Matt will be facing
Yves Edwards (who fought Rumina Sato here in Hawaii in Super
Brawl) in the next UFC on Sept 28. |
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Nostradamus
Quotes that are Surfacing
There
are sure to be many Nostradamus quotes surfacing on the net and
someone emailed me a link to a site that has an interesting angle
on the validity of his predictions. Read on.
What these shows
usually forget to tell you (until the credits are rolling at
the end (when nobody is watching)) is that these are INTERPRETATIONS
of Nostradamus' writing. Of course if they made a big deal about
that and included a proper logical analysis of the Quatrains
(using the Scientific Method) they would probably loose ratings
since a lot of people seem to enjoy believing that there are
supernatural forces always at work in the Universe which science
cannot explain. Wether that is true is a great philosophical
question, however the point is that when Nostradamus' writing's
are put to the test (scientifically analysed), it shows that
he really isn't as much as he has been built up to be.
At this point
I would like to introduce to you what I call the "Infinite
Monkey's Principle." Let's say that I have aquired an infinite
amount of monkeys and an infinite amount of typewritters or word
processors (It doesn't matter). Of course, as far as we know
that is impossible to do (Unless you buy factory direct from
me--send 500 trillion dollars to me (gold bullion only, liquid
assets are not negotiable) But I digress... If these Infinite
Amount of Monkeys are allowed to bang out whatever they want
on the infinite typewriter, one of them will produce the complete
works of Shakespear.
How? Simple
if the Monkey's write random garbage but in an infinite amount,
eventually because of the simple fact that it is inevitable (simple
probability thought shows this).
How does this
apply to Nostradamus? Well I will show you...
If I make say
a thousand prophecies that are fairly abstract for example:
In the City
of God there will be a great thunder, Two brothers torn apart
by Chaos, while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb
Well let us
analyse this. For Example what does City of God mean? It could
be Mecca, Medina, Rome, Jeruselum, Salt Lake City, or any holy
city depending on your religion. What do I mean by thunder--a
storm? War? EarthQuake? lots of stuff can be described by thunder.
There are a lot of two brothers on this world (I think the Number
runs among the Billions) and fortress edure's what--Besiegement,
Famine, etc? What Great Leader? How will he succumb? To what?
Now let the
prophecy rest for a few years. Add a couple thousand more. Eventually,
one of them will fit close enought with events that have happened
in the future that the prophecy will appear to come true. If
you make enough prophecies and are intelligent enough to word
them in such a way that they are abstract you become instant
future see-er person. For example those psychics you see every
year that make predictions for the year 199-whatever generally
get one or two out of ten predictions right. It is because they
are good guessers and that there is enough of them to make it
seem like people can really predict the future.
I am not discounting
the possibility of a sixth sense nor of the supernatural but
I would like to state that there is no scientifically proven
Psychic person in the world. Ever psychic that says that she
or he is a psychic and has been put to the test has failed quite
miserably. It is true. There is no discounting that fact.
Further more,
the Scholar's of Nostradomas seem to be taking further and further
leaps in logic when they interpret his writings. For example
this is a link to a page in which a person claims that Nostredomus
prophesised the breakup of Canada. Click here to judge for yourself.
Further more
I was watching a 1970's movie on Nostredamus and it predicted
that the Third World War began in 1994 and was well on it's way
by 1999. (I am holding my breath. Oh no!). The people who "analyse"
the Quatrains simply scan through history until they find an
event that seems to fit with the quatrain.
Perhaps Nostredamus
was a futurist. I do not know. Perhaps he suffered some sort
of mental illness (hardly unusual in 16th century Europe). Maybe
he just had nothing better to do with his time. I do not think
though that, faced with the evidence that science has shown,
he was a true Psychic who could see the future. Call me a skeptic
but I believe the "Phrase Innocent Until Proven otherwise"
should be used to regulate any phenomena in Nature. (In this
case it would be Scientifically Explainable unless shown otherwise.
Or in the Case of Psychics you are not a Psychic unless you can
prove beyond reasonable doubt that you have these "powers")
Source: Neil
Marshall's website |
"PANCRASE
2001 PROOF TOUR"
Marcelo
makes another appearance in Japan against a UFC veteran and a
killer in Tim Lajcik. Lajcik is a great wrestler and very hard
puncher. This will certainly test Tiger on a couple of levels.
One, if this is a Pancrase match, then no punches, only open
hand slaps are allowed. This fight could be a Pankration match,
then it would follow normal UFC type of rules. Two, if Lajcik
catches Marcelo with a couple of those heavy hands, we will get
to see if he will stay within the rules to finish the match.
Good luck to Marcelo!
~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
K.O.P. TITLE MATCH~
~8-MEN HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT~
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2001
DOORS OPEN; 3:00PM
FIGHTS START; 4:30PM
YOKOHAMA CULTURE GYMNASIUM (KANAGAWA, JAPAN)
FIGHT#1 2×5
MIN ROUNDS
~HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUNDS BRACKET A~
YOSHIKI TAKAHASHI
PANCRASE TOKYO
vs
HIROYA TAKADA
RJW/CENTRAL
FIGHT#2 2×5
MIN ROUNDS
~HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUNDS BRACKET A~
TIM LAJCIK
(U.S.A./GLADIATORS TRAINING ACADEMY)
vs
MARCELO TIGER
U.S.A./TEAM TIGER ACADEMY
FIGHT#3 2×5
MIN ROUNDS
~HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUNDS BRACKET B~
OSAMI SHIBUYA vs ANTHONY NETZLER
PANCRASE YOKOHAMA FREELANCE
FIGHT#4 2×5
MIN ROUNDS
~HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUNDS BRACKET B~
JASON DELUCIA
U.S.A./PANCRASE HYBRID BUDOKAN
vs
KATSUHISA FUJII
FREELANCE
FIGHT#5 10 MIN
~PANCRASE 1993 RULES MATCH~
MINORU SUZUKI
(PANCRASE YOKOHAMA)
vs
TAKAKU FUKE
(PANCRASE TOKYO)
FIGHT#6 2×5
MIN ROUNDS»
~MIDDLEWEIGHT MATCH~
MIDDLEWEIGHT 1ST RANKED
KIUMA KUNIOKU
(PANCRASE YOKOHAMA)
vs
RYUKI UEYAMA
(U-FILE CAMP)
FIGHT#7 2×5
MIN ROUNDS
~HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL~
FIGHT#1 WINNER vs FIGHT#2 WINNER
FIGHT#8 2×5
MIN ROUNDS
~HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL~
FIGHT#3 WINNER vs FIGHT#4 WINNER
MAIN EVENT 3×5
MIN ROUNDS
~LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT K.O.P. TITLE MATCH~
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 2ND RANKED LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 4TH RANKED
SANAE KIKUTA
PANCRASE GRABAKA
vs
IKUHISA MINOWA
PANCRASE YOKOHAMA |
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Tragedy
in NYC
Our
prayers go out to all the people in New York and Washington that
was affected by this terrorist attack on the US. I cannot wait
until the US finds out who is responsible for this tragedy because
they will pay dearly for what they have done. I am glad that
George W. Bush is the president because I think he has the balls
to follow up on punishing the people who are at fault. Terrorism
cannot be tolerated, especially on our own soil.
Please
say prayers for everyone there and give blood if you are in the
area or even if you are not in the area. Support your military
because it's times like these that I am more than happy to pay
taxes to be sure that we have all the training, equipment, and
weapons necessary to properly defend our country.
Our
best friend Luke works on Wall St. which is close to the World
Trade Centers and I have still not heard from him. I left a message
at his house as soon as I was told the news this morning. He
is the closest person to the destruction that we know (which
includes an uncle and a couple of aunts) and we pray that he
is alright. He is one of my groomsmen in my wedding party and
I don't want to lose a great friend. |
Quote
of the Day
Advice
for the day:
If you have a lot a tension and you get a headache, do what it
says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and
"Keep away from children"
* Author Unknown |
Brazil
Socking It to Traditional Martial Arts
Family of Champions Popularizes a Reinvention of Jiu-Jitsu
By Anthony Faiola
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 8, 2001; Page A01
ITAIPAVA,
Brazil -- Standing on the veranda of his vast ranch in a fighting
kimono and black belt, Helio Gracie, 89, looked like Yoda meets
Bruce Lee. "Strangle me!" he commanded. "Go on,
take your best shot."
His
guest politely declined, but Gracie would not take no for an
answer. Not for nothing has he earned wn from Rio to Tokyo as
the grandfather of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Even in Brazil, Latin
America's largest nation and the most important martial arts
center outside Asia, Gracie's skill is still rivaled by few,
and his persistence by fewer.
"What?
You think I'm fragile, eh?" barked the father of six black
belts. "Don't make me laugh."
Reluctant
hands enclosed the aged flesh of his throat, quickly tightening
as the old man scoffed. But in a flash, he employed the trademark
moves he first used more than 70 years ago when creating Brazilian
jiu-jitsu. Planting his feet solidly on the floor, Gracie surged
his bony hands upward with all the force of his balanced weight,
breaking the grip on his throat and twisting back his attacker's
arms with ease.
Such
moves have allowed the Napoleon-size old master to overwhelm
men twice his size through leverage and balance. They amount
to a reinvention of the Japanese martial art.
"The
Asians are famous for taking electronics and car designs and
making them better," he said, laughing. "Well, we pulled
the same trick. The Brazilians took their ancient martial arts
and perfected them."
His
is not idle bragging. In the martial arts, Brazil has become
the new kid to knock your block off, thanks in large part to
the Gracie clan. Here and abroad, Gracie's Brazilian jiu-jitsu
has turned him and his sons into legends with their own line
of posters, a monthly magazine and even trading cards.
Mechanics
at gas stations who once lined their walls with pinups now sport
action shots of the Gracies. In the United States, where three
of Gracie's six sons have opened jiu-jitsu academies, Gracie's
progeny are teaching their father's techniques to actors Nicolas
Cage and Jim Carrey and to director Guy Ritchie, Madonna's husband.
Over the past decade, the Pentagon, the FBI and other U.S. law
enforcement agencies, including Maryland's Howard County Police
Department, have contracted with Gracie's sons for courses in
Brazilian-style combat and self-defense.
Martial
arts experts say this nation of 170 million people has emerged
as a world leader in the evolution of controlled hand-to-hand
combat. Brazil, unlike most other nations in the Western Hemisphere,
has a history steeped in the martial arts. Capoeira -- the only
New World martial art -- was created by Brazil's African slaves
in the 16th century and is now practiced professionally in at
least 16 nations. Brazil is also a powerhouse in traditional
Asian martial arts, having won various gold, silver and bronze
medals in judo during the last three Olympic Games.
But
the Brazilians, renowned for fusing foreign music with their
own to create new sounds such as bossa nova in the 1960s, have
done the same with Asian fighting styles. They did it by removing
much of the spirituality and strict rules used in Asia, substituting
technical innovations and a dose of hot-blooded aggression.
The
"Brazilian School" has given rise to the controversially
violent "no rules" fighting tournaments so popular
here and now en vogue on U.S. pay-per-view channels. At the same
time, the international success of local black belts has popularized
Brazilian martial arts institutes in cities such as Boston, Madrid,
London and Buenos Aires.
"The
martial arts have become like music and soccer in Brazil,"
said Bernardo Conde, anthropologist and martial arts specialist
at Rio de Janeiro's City College. "As Brazilians have innovated
the martial arts, they've become one of our most successful cultural
exports."
Since
Brazilians tend to be slight of build, many have embraced the
martial arts for personal safety and bragging rights in a nation
with harsh urban violence, a Wild West-like frontier and a strong
tradition of machismo. Many Brazilians, especially men, boast
a swaggering mentality, admiring things big, dominant and extreme.
Toss in a Los Angeles-like obsession with health and fitness,
and martial arts fit the bill.
"If
another man looks at your wife in the United States, you go and
file a lawsuit, but in Brazil, you go and get in that guy's face,"
said Rorion Gracie, Helio Gracie's eldest son, who runs a Gracie
Academy near Los Angeles. "If you're the smaller guy, you
better know a martial art."
The
popularity of martial arts here is evident along the streets
of major cities. In Sao Paulo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, karate and
judo schools have become ubiquitous. Afro-Brazilians with rippled
abdomens practicing Capoeira, a highly acrobatic martial art
that combines elements of African dance and music with combat,
dot the white sandy beaches in the northeastern city of Salvador.
More than 40,000 Rio residents practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu,
sports authorities here say.
But
what began as self-defense, critics say, has morphed into what
some call a social menace. In Rio, for instance, a subculture
of young, upper-class jiu-jitsu experts -- called "Pit Boys"
for their aggression -- has become notorious in the local media
for acts of violence, especially against gay men.
"Brazilian
jiu-jitsu is not about self-defense. It is about the practice
of violence," said Eugenio Ibiapino, a board member of Rio's
Center Against Homosexual Discrimination. In one high-profile
incident last year, one of Helio Gracie's great-nephews was involved
in a jiu-jitsu attack against transvestites.
Brazilian
gay rights leaders say that at least one in 10 incidents of gay-bashing
in Rio, a city of 12 million, is related to jiu-jitsu fighters.
"Anyone who says the Gracie family are sports heroes couldn't
be further from the truth," Ibiapino said.
At
Rio's 7,000-member Gracie Academy, Royler Gracie, one of Helio
Gracie's jiu-jitsu champion sons, insisted that his family members
are opposed to using their techniques in street attacks. They
try, he said, to root out "bad seeds." But bad and
goods seeds still sprout. And for better or worse, they were
planted by Helio Gracie.
Born
in Belem at the mouth of the Amazon in 1912, the son of a foreign
service officer, Gracie grew into a slight and sickly teenager.
But then Maeda Koma came into his life.
The
Japanese immigrant who had sought his fortune in an Amazon gold
rush ended up teaching Japanese jiu-jitsu. Gracie signed up and
practiced nonstop, but he could not beat his larger opponents.
Gradually he formulated a new theory.
Asian
jiu-jitsu has always included leverage, but at more advanced
levels, power and physical prowess also became important. Martial
arts experts say Gracie changed that by perfecting new ways to
balance himself and employing new forms of leverage that further
reduced jiu-jitsu's reliance on size and strength.
Discovering
strategic spots on his body -- on his feet, hands, knees -- he
braced himself in ways that allowed him to generate greater force.
He quickly began winning prizefights and incorporating other
martial arts moves into what would become Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
He rose to massive fame, particularly after winning what is widely
considered the world's first "no rules" fighting tournament
in Rio de Janeiro in 1932.
His
sons followed in his footsteps, earning the clan greater acclaim.
His sons do most of the fighting these days, but eager students
are still willing to pay the old master more than $100 an hour
for private classes. Gracie teaches now and then, but mostly
he enjoys watching his black-belted boys.
"I've
rendered a lot of men unconscious in my day," said Gracie,
reminiscing at his ranch here west of Rio. "And I am proud
when I see my sons do the same today."
©
2001 The Washington Post Company |
Quote
of the Day
"Oh,
you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group
for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar."
Drew Carey |
Royler
Seminar Day 2 Review
After
an interesting first day seminar, I was enticed enough to take
the second seminar by Royler on Saturday. North Shore Jiu-Jitsu
instructor and black belt, Joao Moraes and newly promoted black
belt, Bruno Ewald from Kauai came in for the seminar as well.
To my surprise, Royler went over the same techniques that he
did the first day. He threw in about two or three moves that
he did not teach the day before. I expected the next day to be
all new material, especially since each seminar was only two
hours long. As you can imagine, I was very disappointed in the
lack of new techniques shown for my two days of money. I talked
to Royler about this and he said that he did not want to flood
the class with many new techniques and that many people didn't
take the first days class. I told him that he has so many moves
that I want to learn from him because we are the same size and
he is very effective against all the top guys on the scene today.
No luck. I look forward to Royler returning to do give more seminars,
but this is the last time that I take two seminars on the same
trip. I took very detailed notes and will be drilling the moves
that he taught, but did not feel that I needed to pay money to
go over the same moves again. I tried to make the most doing
the same moves and tried to ask all the questions that I could
think of, but both of us broke down each move pretty well on
Friday. We definitely have to fine tune these moves, but we have
a pretty good understanding of the moves he taught on the first
day. In summary, thumbs up for Day 1, thumbs down for Day 2.
For
all of you that were wondering, here's the final numbers and
info of the seminars:
Friday
had 40 guys
Saturday had 47 guys
Participants were from all the Gracie academies (main, Aiea,
Kauai, and Kahuku), Nova Uniao, North Shore Jiu-Jitsu, Team Tiger,
Longman, and JKD Unlimited.
After
the seminar, Royler raffled off his gi which was won by Chris
Lowry of North Shore Jiu-Jitsu. All who took the seminar was
automatically entered in the raffle. |
|
Congratulations
DC Maxwell!
DC
Maxwell, wife of Steve and partner in Maxercise gym and Relson
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Association school, has won a gold medal in
her weight class and a silver in the absolute in the women's
division of the International Master's Jiu-Jitsu Tournament in
Brazil. DC was recently promoted to purple on her last trip here
in Hawaii. Both Steve and herself put many twenty year olds to
shame as far as conditioning and build. We hope to congratulate
her in person when we see them at the Relson Gracie US Nationals
on October 20, 2001. |
Additional
Pride 16 Matches
Sept
24 2001
Osaka-Jo Hall (Osaka, Japan)
Instead of waiting for Pride 17, the promoters have decided to
add the following matches on this card. A good card just got
better. It will be interesting to see Don Frye return to action
and see if he has any ring rust.
Don
Frye vs Gilbert Yvel
Igor Vovchanchyn vs Semmy Schilt
Guy Mezger vs Ricardo Arona
Source: Koichi "Booker
K"Kawasaki |
Quote
of the Day
Believe
and act as if it were impossible to fail.
Charles F. Kettering, 1876-1958, American Engineer, Inventor |
|
Royler
Seminar Day 2 Review Coming
I
ended up taking both seminars that Royler gave here. I'll have
a review coming, but I'll take a day to relax and think about
the seminar before I post my review. I'm going to give my opinion
and since I paid for both seminars and this is my page, I am
free to write my honest NHB opinion so stay tuned. |
Pride
Rumors
Here's
some interesting rumors for upcoming Pride shows. Pride continues
to make great match ups of fighters. I kind of wish they would
stay away from the rematches, but they are a Japanese organization
and want their guys on top. Read on and hopefully, these match
ups will come through.
The
world eagerly awaits the announcement of the final card for PRIDE's
next offering on September 24th, 2001. However, the PRIDE 17
show, scheduled for November 3rd, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome appears
to be taking shape behind the scenes. With the potential rematch
of Sakuraba vs. Vanderlei Silva as headliner, promoters are also
in negotiations at filling the rest of the show up.
Mark
Coleman vs. Heath Herring. It depends on the outcome of Coleman
vs. Nogueira in September whether or not this proposed fight
takes place. Barring any injury, this might be one of those fights
you just can't wait to see. Coleman seems to have the fire back
and Herring is a monster who's beaten many of the top in the
game. Do not look past Nogueira, however, to play spoiler.
Vanderlei
Silva vs. Kazushi Sakuraba. Sakuraba has hopefully had time to
recover for his in ring injuries and personal demons. However,
like last time, the styles do not match up in Sakuraba's favor.
Silva is a ruthless, aggressive, sometimes reckless striker who
has a gift of avoiding the clinch and making his opponent pay
for trying. Unless Sak has a new strategy, the same outcome could
happen.
Don
Frye vs. Ricco Rodriguez. This is NOT official by any means but
Frye reportedly has asked for the match. There were reports that
Frye's asking price was extremely high but as noted in the past,
the Japanese know him, his reputation and his market value. It
will be interesting to see him get back in the game but Ricco
Rodriguez is not the safest opponent for the "Predator."
There has been talk that a Don Frye vs. Gilbert Yvel fight is
more likely to occur at the next Pride.
Naoya
Ogawa vs. Nobuhiko Takada. Here we go again! Takada who reportedly
asking for a rematch with Rickson and/or Royce and said if he
didn't win, he'd retire. In all likelihood Japanese promoters
aren't willing to invest thousands of dollars on a rematch that
will more than likely have the same, repeated outcome. Takada's
reputation was tarnished but he is still a main draw. Ogawa is
the "Hulk Hogan" of New Japan Pro Wrestling which makes
the match mean everything in Japan and absolutely nothing in
the United States. If this is a "real" fight, it could
get interesting but if things look fishy, they probably are.
Source:
Fightworld |
Tito
Ortiz Extends UFC Contract
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship and light heavyweight champion
Tito Ortiz have come to terms for a multi-fight contract extension.
"I'm
very excited to be fighting for the UFC. I have a lot more punishment
to give. Vitor Belfort better be ready," said Ortiz.
UFC
President Dana White commented, "We are very happy with
this contract extension. Tito is the top light heavyweight in
the world, and look forward to many more exciting bouts from
him."
Source:
Josh Hedges, UFC |
Quote
of the Day
When
you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you,
it seems as though you could not hold on a moment longer, never
give up then--for that is just the place and time that the tide
will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811-1896,
American Novelist, Antislavery Campaigner |
Royler's
Seminar on Friday
The
Friday seminar kicked off without a hitch and it was great to
hear some of the strategies from this master grappler. In attendance
were none other than new black belt, Kai Garcia, new brown belt
& 2001 BJJ World Champ, Kendall Goo, and JKD Concepts instructor
Burton Richardson.
Royler's theories on teaching techniques in general is to focus
on 2 or 3 key positions and teach a handful of techniques from
those positions in order to allow ample time to practice and
digest the new moves that were taught. He also does not like
talking excessively, but the thing I enjoyed most was the tidbits
of strategy and philosophy that seeped out in the seminar. For
instance, a lot of his answers to questions like "How do
we get out of the triangle?" or "What is the best strategy
for taking down a big man?" was answered with once caught
in a good submission it is too late. You should not have been
caught in it in the first place. Basically he preaches timing
and proper positioning to avoid getting into a bad situation.
The seminar can be summed up in the following phrase:
"A good defense will beat a good offense because your opponent
cannot defeat you."
Oh, and about the best strategy for taking down a big man? A
gun with 15 in the clip and 1 in the chamber. he he
Here are some pictures from the seminar.
*Sorry about some of the blur, my digital camera has been acting
up.
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Click on the group picture
to download the full sized picture, which you can right mouse
click and save, so you can develop it. (File size - 699KB)
Rex click
here (614KB) and
Todd click
here (667KB) for
your pictures.
Saturday's seminar is on and we will do a follow up on that after
it happens. |
Quote
of the Day
Leaders
think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk
about the problems.
Brian Tracy, American Trainer, Speaker, Author, Businessman |
Last
Chance for Royler Seminar
From
what I have heard, Friday is sold out and only Saturday is left.
Call the academy and sign up the for Saturday seminar. This is
the last day you can sign up for the Saturday seminar. If you
can only make it tonight, call the academy and see if they can
squeeze you in.
Tentative
Schedule:
Friday,
September 7, 2001 6:00-8:00 pm
Saturday, September 8, 2001 12:00-2:00 pm |
Relson
Team Member in King of the Cage
KING
OF THE CAGE 11 - THREE TITLE BELTS ON THE LINE!
Saturday,
September 29, 2001
7:00pm
Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA.
Hosted
by Eddie Bravo and emceed by "The Voice of the Octagon"
Bruce Buffer, "King of the Cage 11" will make history
with three World Title belts on the line!
See
13 total matches including what promises to be the most dynamic
heavyweight title match in KOTC history: Champion Bobby Hoffman
versus 42-year old wonder of nature Tim "Obake" Catalfo.
The stage is set. Will Hoffman ground and pound through the Obake
or will the cage see the oldest king ever? Check it out and see.
In the second title match, Light-Heavyweight Champion Vernon
"Tiger" White looks to keep his title as he faces challenger
James Lee of Relson Gracie Academy. It’s a classic match
of the Lion’s Den versus Gracie Jiu Jitsu! In the third
title match, the vacant Middleweight Belt is up for grabs; former
Champion Chris Brennan will face the highly regarded Steve "Red
Nose" Berger of Universal Martial Arts.
And
the title matches are just the beginning! See 320-pound wrecking
machine, "Big" Eric Pele as he faces boxer Josh Dempsey
grandson of Boxing legend Jack Dempsey, and regarded as one of
the hardest hitters in NHB.
Also
scheduled on the card---Combat Grappling’s Jason Lambert,
Jiu Jitsu specialist Romie Aram, "King of the Cage"
veteran Betiss "Super" Mansouri, fan-favorite Charlie
Kohler, and Dean Lister!
GET
YOUR TICKETS NOW!
MAIN
EVENT FIGHTS
Unlimited
This Fight is for the KOTC
Heavy Weight
Championship
Champion
Bobby Hoffman
vs.
Challenger
Tim "Obake" Catalfo
Obake Fight School
205 lbs.
This Fight is for the KOTC
Light Heavy
Weight Championship
Champion
Vernon "Tiger" White
Lion’s Den
vs.
Challenger
James Lee
Relson Gracie
170 lbs.
This Fight is for the KOTC
Middleweight
Championship
Chris Brennan
Next Generation Fighting Academy
vs.
Steve Berger
Universal Martial Arts
Unlimited
Eric Pele
John Lewis Jiu Jitsu
vs.
Josh Dempsey
Team Fish
FEATURE FIGHTS
Unlimited
Jason Lambert
Combat Grappling
vs.
Kim Jong Wong
Japan
175 lbs.
Romie Aram
Millennia Jiu Jitsu
vs.
TBA
175 lbs.
Betiss Mansouri
Mansouri Combat Grappling
vs.
Eiji Mitsuoka
Japan
170 lbs.
John Alessio
Shark Tank
vs.
Thomas Denny
Wild Man NHB / RAW
160 lbs.
Charlie Kohler
Kampfer Club
vs.
Danny Brykett
Team Cordeiro
UNDERCARD
FIGHTS
195 lbs.
Dean Lister
Fabio Santos Jiu-Jitsu
vs.
Jerry Jenkins
Roughnecks Academy
140 lbs.
Charlie Valencia
Submission Factory
vs.
Bobby Gamboa
Team Punishment
160 lbs.
Brian Warren
Shark Tank
vs.
Mondo
Scorpion Combat
185 lbs.
Mark McClelland
Mansouri Combat Grappling
vs.
Sergio Villa
Sambo/Thai
|
One
more reason to go to the NAGA Tournament!
Ok gentlemen (and
ladies). I have received approval to post pictures of the beautiful
Kym Stys who will be making a special appearance at the Hawaiian
Grappling Championships. The incentive to win is a authentic
reason to take a picture with this young model, but I don't have
to tell you that unless you need a reason to tell your girlfriend/wife.
We have been getting bugged for a while now to start a Hawaiian
Hottie post and we have not because we don't want to post pictures
without permission. Well, without further ado...Here's Kym!
Take a look at her
site for more pictures at http://www.kymstys.com.
I have checked her webpage out (for research purposes only of
course) and believe me, you won't be disappointed. |
Quote
of the Day
"Think
like a man of action, act like a man of thought."
Henri Bergson |
Royler
Seminar Update
There
are only a couple spaces left Friday, but the Saturday seminar
is walking a thin line. If we don't have 40 people, the seminar
may not go on. Right now, there are only about 25 signed up for
Saturday. Sign up and payment will be accepted until Friday so
make sure that if you are interested call the academy, but more
importantly stop by to make your payment. It's been probably
about 6 or 7 years since the last time Royler was here in Hawaii
to teach. Don't miss your opportunity to take a class from the
probably the most successful Gracie in competition with victories
spanning three decades which is unheard of in BJJ!
Tentative
Schedule:
Friday,
September 7, 2001 6:00-8:00 pm
Saturday, September 8, 2001 12:00-2:00 pm |
Trophy
Girl for NAGA Event
If you didn't have
enough incentive to compete and win in the upcoming NAGA event
on September 22, check this out. The Hawaiian Grappling Championships
(the actual name of the NAGA event) has signed for it's trophy
girl none other than local bikini favorite Kym Stys. Check her
out on http://www.kymstys.com.
She will be there to congratulate the winners and maybe even
console the losers. You can get an autographed picture by going
to her site. Check back and you MAY see some pictures of this
young lady. By the way, how do you keep an idiot in suspense?
I'll tell you and show you some pictures later. |
Brazil
Independence Day Celebration
COME AND WIGGLE YOUR
SPIRIT at our Third Brazilian Dance-Show Party to CELEBRATE BRAZIL's
INDEPENDENCE DAY on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th at Anna Bananas,
8 pm to 2pm. !!!
The event combines
FIVE sizzling hot groups:
Live West African
drumming and dance with FIRST CIRCLE,
Brazilian Martial
Arts with CAPOEIRA HAWAII,
MISTURA BRAZILIAN
JAZZ BAND with Sandy Tsukiyama (starts about 11pm-12am),
SHAKASAMBA Brazilian
Axe Music with Carlinhos de Oliveira, Jose Muntal & Roger
Araujo, and the TRADITIONAL SPICY DANCING of SAMBA AXE GROUP.
This will be another
wonderful SMOKE FREE event with FREE SNACKS offered.
ANNA BANANAS is located
at 2440 S. Beretania. Admission is $12.00.
For more information
on this event, as well as African and Community Drum and Dance
classes, please call the Honolulu
Rhythm Line at 377-DRUM
or call Anna Bananas at 946-5190.
Wear your best Shiny
Brazilian Attire!! |
Quote
of the Day
"Power
is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true."
Honore de Balzac |
Royler
Seminar in Jeopardy
If
you are interested in attending a seminar given by World BJJ
and Abu Dhabi Champ, Royler Gracie, you better act fast. As of
now, there are NOT enough people to warrant two seminars. We
need at least 40 guys in order to have one seminar. The people
who signed up and paid are split on Friday and Saturday. The
deadline for payments is today so get down to the academy and
drop your money to make sure Royler takes a break from his vacation
and teaches.
Tentative
Schedule:
Friday,
September 7, 2001 6:00-8:00 pm
Saturday, September 8, 2001 12:00-2:00 pm |
Don
Frye is Back!
Initial Post
Things got strange
when Don Frye made an appearance at the Trump Taj Mahal a few
months back at UFC 30 and posed for photos in fighting shorts
and UFC gloves. What does this mean? We don't know yet but what
ADCC news does now is that Don Frye has negotiated with Pride
for their upcoming September 24, 2001 mega-event. While no announcement
has been made public, the truth should come out in the next few
weeks. Fans would think that Frye, who's a major star in New
Japan Pro Wrestling, would most likely make more money in Japan
by using his wrestling status but don't count him out of the
UFC!
Don was quoted at
UFC 30 saying "I'd love to come back! With the new people
in charge, they're changing things for the better and I'd love
to do it again" said an eager Frye.
Stayed tuned for more
on this potentially developing story.
Following
Post
As
we mentioned here last week, Don Frye was in negotiations to
return to MMA in PRIDE, but many were unsure about Don's potentially
high price tag. ADCC news pointed out that Frye, who is a mainstream
pro wrestler for New Japan, would have much more success and
financial offers coming from Japan. Apparently, this is happening
as Frye has reportedly signed a deal to fight in PRIDE 16.
The
"Predator" will reportedly face Brad Kohler who is
most known for his intense, one-punch KO of Steve Judson three
years back in UFC. This marks the first time Frye has entered
MMA in over four years.
Other
Pride 16 News
One
other match being talked about is Guy Mezger against Ricardo
Arona. This looks to be interesting as Mezger will definitely
try to stand with Arona who brings high credentials, such as
his 2 Abu Dhabi 2001 titles and his RINGS tournament victory.
Although
unofficial at best, Anderson Silva (recently defeated Sakurai
in SHOOTO) has reportedly had some dealings with Pride. Silva's
opponent is rumored to be Daijiru Matsui. Expect Silva to give
up around 30 lbs against Matsui who defeated his teammate Pele
a couple of shows back. Silva is naturally about 170 lbs and
many will question this move to Pride, as they seem to focus
more on the heavyweights. Silva would be one of the lightest
guys to ever fight for Pride.
Many fans and insiders
are talking about the return of Don Frye to the ranks of MMA
in either the UFC or Pride. Frye, former UFC tournament and Ultimate
Ultimate Champion, may be making a bid to return to the sport
that launched his current six-figure pro wrestling salary in
Japan.
Source: FIGHTWORLD.COM |
Shaolin
is the King!
BJJ's 'Shaolin'
Ribeiro: Runs to the Money
After
the BJJ Worlds Championships, we don't see much action in Jiu-Jitsu
competitions, but when there is money involved, all the big names
step up to pay their bills.
Last
weekend we had the 'Copa Gama Filho' in the Gama Filho University
gym. Names like World champion Shaolin Ribeiro, Vice world Champion
Fredson Alves, Alexandre "Xandi" Ribeiro, and Flavio
"Cachorrinho" Almeida got to meet there to try and
take home the 500 reals prize money (About 200 dollars).
In
the first phase, Cachorrinho defeated Xandi and Shaolin submitted
Fredson. In the final match Shaolin faced Cachorrinho, Shaolin
started pulling to his guard and tried a choke. Cachorrinho avoided
it, trying to stand up. From there Sholin took him down scoring
the first 2 points. After some time managing to pass Cachorrinho's
guard Shaolin got a good attempt and Flavio had to turn on 4
in order to not be scored on again.
Shaolin,
lighter and faster than Flavio did put the hooks and scored 4
more points and got back home with the prize money.
Shaolin
stated that it was a hell of a fight and that he's skipping the
Jiu-Jitsu tournaments for a while since he will try NHB soon.
He'll fight in the upcoming John Lewis' event, World Fighting
Alliance in the November 10th in Las Vegas.
Stay
tuned for more news about his fighting and his training soon.
Source: Abu Dhabi
News |
Shooto
Pics by Susumu
Susumu has
posted pictures of the latest Shooto event where Nogueira has
rebounded after his loss to continue his dominance in the lightweight
division by submitting a very tough Katsuda.
Susumu's
Gallery:
http://come.to/susumu |
Quote
of the Day
"I've
come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were
actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have
created the new level of living I now enjoy."
Anthony Robbins, 1960-, American Author, Speaker, Peak Performance
Expert / Consultant |
Warrior's
Quest Thank You
On
behalf of Warriors Quest, I would just like to thank you for
supporting the show. It was a great night of fights. I just wanted
send my apperciation to the Hawaii fans that gave the local boys
the support. It's really the fighters and the fans that make
the show possible.
I
hope to see you all their Dec 1, 2001
for WARRIORS QUEST 3 "Punishment In Paradise."
Wait to see you see the match ups we have in store for you all.
Aloha,
Brennan
Kamaka |
Hawaii's
Newest And Only MMA Sanctioning Body Based in Hawaii:
HAMMA: The Hawaii Association of Mixed Martial Arts
By Chris
Onzuka - Chris@Onzuka.com
The title of
this article is a little misleading, HAMMA was newly formed and
is sanctioning MMA events in Hawaii, but the state of Hawaii
has not handed over regulating powers over to HAMMA. The mastermind
behind this organization is Brennan Kamaka, promoter of Hawaiian
Combat and Warriors Quest. He along with Haru Shiminishi, and
Brennan's brother Kai currently make up this fledgling organization.
HAMMA's mission is to establish a board of commissioners that
can take over regulation of mixed martial arts events in Hawaii.
The board would be filled with prominent figures of Hawaii's
MMA community, who will work together to increase the development
of MMA in Hawaii and work to reduce the negative connotations
that the sport has developed over the years. Kai Kamaka sums
up HAMMA best by saying, "HAMMA is a sanctioning body that
we came up with along with Haru Shiminishi where we want to regulate
the sport as a sport. We want to take away the brutality. In
Hawaii, we don't have an athletic commission, all we have is
a boxing commission and we want to be a sanctioned Mixed Martial
Arts event. For the state and the legislature, we want to make
them aware that these guys train hard and cross train in a number
of different areas, they are not just any "Joe" coming
off the street to fight. That's what HAMMA was built upon."
Currently, MMA
in Hawaii falls under the boxing commission and every MMA promoter
has dealt with commissioner Norman Lau. The route promoters have
taken to work around Hawaii's vague laws banning "Ultimate
or Extreme Fighting" is by promoting events in the ancient
Greek sport of Pankration, as practiced back in the early Olympiad.
There has been many legislators who have tried to ban the sport
of MMA in Hawaii. A few ardent supporters have fought tooth and
nail just to get to the current state of affairs.
HAMMA's goal
is for MMA to be regulated by a board of commissioners that understand
the sport of MMA. For instance, Brennan and Kai Kamaka have wrestled
in high school, with Brennan winning a Hawaii state championship
in wrestling. They also cross trained in other arts and competed
in numerous MMA events in Hawaii and on the US mainland. They
not only fought, but also helped train numerous MMA competitors
under the Jesus Is Lord Gym and SWAT Fighting Team. Haru Shiminishi
was a kickboxing and Muay Thai competitor. Haru, along with Matt
Hume, ran AMC Kickboxing and Pankration in Washington before
moving to Hawaii and opening a well respected school. Haru has
trained 7 world champions and has served as a referee on the
majority of MMA events held in Hawaii. Haru has also gone through
the development of a similar sanctioning body in Washington,
called the United Full Contact Federation (UFCF). The UFCF was
co-founded by Matt Hume. The UFCF has sanctioned a few MMA events
here, but has not been in the forefront recently. This is where
HAMMA starts off, where the UFCF left off.
HAMMA wants
to take MMA in Hawaii to the next level and bring structure to
this sport. Brennan Kamaka adds, "We are trying to make
a commission that will create fighter rankings, via a majority
system, where majority votes rule. Eventually, I will call all
the schools and hope to get a representative on the commission."
HAMMA is also not looking to force the regulatory duties of MMA
to be passed onto them. They are working with the state in order
to accomplish their goals of not only maintaining high safety
standards, but also protecting the sport from immoral promoters.
"We want the state to support us. We are working with Norman
Lau. We want the state to say that this is a mixed martial arts
event and it needs to be sanctioned by the Hawaii Association
of Mixed Martial Arts. That way we will regulate it more like
a sport. People have to line up within the lines of a sanctioning
body. You can't just do anything that you want because one promoter
can do things to hurt it for us all." says Kai Kamaka. Kai
continues, "It is a sport and now we just have to get everyone
to realize that this is a sport and it should be sanctioned by
a proper body that is qualified to sanction a mixed martial arts
event, not a boxing commission that does not understand the sport."
HAMMA is currently
looking for MMA/NHB schools and individuals in Hawaii that are
interested in becoming involved. They have scheduled a clinic,
tentatively in November, where classes will be offered to train
referees and judges to be used in future MMA events in Hawaii.
Anyone interested can contact Brennan Kamaka at brennankamaka@hotmail.com.
It sounds like
they have their hearts and minds in the right place when forming
HAMMA and are also going about it in the right way to help the
sport in Hawaii. How far they will get towards reaching their
goal, only time will tell. How ever far, I am sure that they
will leave a positive impact on the MMA community in Hawaii. |
Happy
Labor Day BBQ
Not
the greatest turn out, but we all had fun, which included a heated
volleyball game. My soon to be wife was the main chef/cook for
the food and so far everything stayed down. If you haven't been
to one of our little get togethers, you are missing out on a
relaxing day of BS'ing and fun. |
Quote
of the Day
"Nobody
succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or
she begins with some wild expectations."
Ralph Charell, American Author |
Happy
Labor Day BBQ Today!
We
will be having a little BBQ/Picnic at Ala Moana Beach Park today
for all the Relson Gracie Students to get together and hang out
on a nice and well deserved holiday. We have all the utensils
and paper products. I am bringing some juice, rootbeer, teriyaki
hamburgers, portguese sausage, and a couple other things so anything
else that you would like to bring will be welcomed. As usual,
if you are in the area and don't have anything to bring, stop
by anyway to hang out. We will try to be in the key (circular
parking in the middle of the park near the main drag). If you
need directions to where we are at, call Mike at 381-9530. See
you there! |
NAGA
Update
Word
on the street is that black belt, Kai Garcia, has his eyes on
the WWF style no-gi absolute champion belt that is going to be
up for grabs on September 22. The Buffalo is a destroyer and
we'll see how his entry will mix the favorites for the title.
Newly crowned brown belt World Champion, Kendall Goo, may enter
the absolute gi division.
The
promoter is also looking for last minute cash sponsers for the
event. The sponser will have their name put on the WWF style
belt that will be awarded to the champion. Email the
promoter
if you are interested.
For
those who are the select few invited, save your energy for the
night after the tournament, you'll need it. |
Shooto
Results
Sunday,
September 2 - Tokyo Kouraken Hall
Class
B (2 x 5 minutes rounds) - Lightweight
Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto (PUREBRED Ohmiya) x Eiki Kadowaki
(Wajyutsu Keisyukai)
winner: "KID" via TKO /1R 4:02
Class B (2 x 5 minutes rounds) - Lightweight
Kazuya Abe (PARAESTRA TOKYO) x Makoto Ishikawa (PUREBRED Ohmiya)
winner: Abe via TKO /1R 0:29
Class B (2 x 5 minutes rounds) - Lightweight
Kazuhiro Inoue (Impress) x Flávio "Peróba"
Santiago (World Fight Center)
winner: Inoue via decision 3-0 (20-18, 20-18, 20-17)
Class B (2 x 5 minutes rounds) - Welterweight
Takumi Nakayama (PARAESTRA TOKYO) x Bruno Queroy (World Fight
Center)
winner: Nakayama via decision 3-0 (20-18, 20-17, 20-18)
Class A (3 x 5 minutes rounds) - Lightheavyweight
Shikou Yamashita (PARAESTRA SAPPORO) x Leopoldo Serão
(Clube de Luta)
winner: Yamashita via decision 2-0 (30-27, 29-29, 30-28)
Class A (3 x 5 minutes rounds) - Featherweight
Jin Akimoto (K'z FACTORY) x Takeyasu Hirono (Wajyutsu Keisyukai)
winner: Akimoto via decision 3-0 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
For The Lightweight Title Class A (3 x 5 minutes rounds)
Alexandre "Pequeno" Nogueira (World Fight Center) x
Tetsuo Katsuta (K'z
FACTORY)
winner: "Pequeno" via guillotine choke('grifa') /2R
2:45 |
|
Quote
of the Day
"If
you conduct yourself as though you expect to be successful and
happy, you will seldom be disappointed."
Brian
Tracy, American Trainer, Speaker, Author, Businessman |
Super
Brawl Amateur Event
September
25, 2001
Gussie L'Mours
For Immediate
Release:
September 1,
2001
Super Brawl
Goes “Back to the Future” at Gussie L’Mours with
Amateur Trials!
It all began
in the back of a now infamous nightclub near the airport in 1995.
Eight men, with varying weights and fighting experience stepped
inside a small, 16x16 ring at Gussie L’Mours nightclub and
fought in the very first Future Brawl held in Hawaii. Since that
time, this small “underground” fighting event has turned
into big business with crowds as large as 7500 attending shows
in major arenas around the world.
Well, Extreme
Sports Productions, producers of the Super Brawl series of events,
are holding amateur trial at the place it all began! On Tuesday
night, September 25, Gussie L’Mours will host Super Brawl’s
amateur trials. Interested fighters can contact T. Jay Thompson
at 808.524.6062 or e-mail superbrawl@hawaii.rr.com. Standout fighters will be invited
to compete in future professional Super Brawl events.
As well as the
amateur fights there will be special “tag-team” submission
wrestling matches. Professional and amateur fighters are welcome.
Two teams have already signed up, Falaniko Vitale and Anthony
Torres are the first and John Crisostomo and Abe Rodrigues will
also be competing.
A professional
bout will also be announced in the coming weeks as well as the
possibility of Muay-Thai kickboxing matches.
Tickets are
expected to go fast with seating capacity of under 500. Ringside
tickets are just $20 and general admission just $15. For tickets
contact T. Jay Thompson (contact info above) or Gussie L’Mours
at 836-7883. |
UFC
Showing in Hawaii
September
28, 2001
Gussie L'Mours
Right next to the Airport on Nimitz
Media Release
For Immediate
Release:
September 1,
2001
The Ultimate
Fighting Championship to air in Honolulu for the first time in
4 years!
Gussie L’Mours
nightclub, across from the Plaza Hotel, by the airport will host
a closed circuit broadcast of the September 28 UFC live from
the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Without a doubt,
UFC’s biggest event to date and the first held in Las Vegas.
The Main event will pit UFC champion Tito “The Huntington
Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz against Brazilian phenom Vitor Belfort.
Belfort fought and won his first pro-fight in Super Brawl II
at the Blaisdell Arena. Two other championship fights will take
place as well as 5 preliminary bouts.
Don’t miss
Ultimate Fighting action on big screen TV’s and air-conditioned
comfort. Gussie L’Mours, Friday afternoon, September 28,
at 3pm. Re-broadcast at 7pm.
Admission will
be just $5. For tickets contact Gussie L’Mours at 836-7883. |
|
Quote
of the Day
"If
you conduct yourself as though you expect to be successful and
happy, you will seldom be disappointed."
Brian
Tracy, American Trainer, Speaker, Author, Businessman |
NAGA
Hawaii Update
Hawaiian
Challenge 2
4-MAN INVITATIONAL
TOURNAMENT FINALIZED
RON "The
Machine Gun" JHUN - Team Jesus is Lord
STEVE HORDINSKI
- Team Relson Gracie
ANTHONY TORRES
- Grappling Unlimited
JOAO MORAES
- North Shore Jiu-Jitsu
This should
be a great tournament. All the above people are either instructors
or top members of their team and all are very technical.
General
Information about the tournament
When: September 22, 2001
Where: Farrington High School Gym Bldg. Q
1564 North King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Time: Tournament starts at 11:00 AM, Doors open at 10:00
AM
Divisions: Gi and No Gi
Cost: $49 pre-register ($55 on the day of the event) (competitors
can compete in all divisions)
All competitors get a NAGA t-shirt
Spectators: $5 (Pre-sale), $7 (on the day of the event)
Deadline for pre-registration: September 20, 2001
Go to http://www.nagafighter.com/tournaments/Hawaiianchallenge2/regform.htm for the registration forms and
payment information.
Ranking No Gi
Beginner (under 1 year of experience)
Intermediate (1 to 2 years of experience)
Advance (more than 2 years of experience)
Ranking Gi
White Belt
Blue Belt
Purple Belt
Weight Classes for both Gi and No Gi
154.9 and under
155 to 174.9
175-199.9
200 and over
Master's Division (Over 30 years old), Women, Teen, and Kid's
Divisions
NAGA RETURNS TO HAWAII - The North American Grappling Association
is America's largest mixed grappling tournament circuit with
over 5,000 competitors worldwide. On September 22nd, 2001 the NAGA returns to Honolulu, Hawaii for it's
2nd Annual NAGA Hawaiian Grappling Championship Gi & No-Gi
tournament at Farrington
High School Gym. The
NAGA has increased the number of Men's, Women's, Seniors, Teens
& Kid's Divisions. Competitors will be matched with others
closer to your size, weight and experience level! We have also
added two Absolute Divisions for Gi & No-Gi fighters. The
Absolute divisions are open to all who want fight for one of
our NAGA Championship Belts! We are also GIVING away some great
doors prizes donated by our sponsors including NAGA, MixedMArtialArts.com
& Proving Grounds fight gear & Gold's Gym Free Memberships!
NEW BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
RULES FOR GI DIVISIONS: After many
requests from our Gi competitors and instructors, we have switched
back to using BJJ Points for the Gi Divisions. This has been
very popular in the states and we hope to see more Gi fighters
take to the mat on September 22nd.
ABSOLUTE DIVISIONS: Our idea is to replace the “Single Superfight”
with Absolute or “Professional Divisions”. Anyone is
allowed to compete in the Absolute Divisions. Last year Baret
Yoshida won the belt, who will take it this year?
ADVANCED GI DIVSIONS
GI 1ST**: In order to get the GI Grapplers
fighting at the beginning of the day, we are dedicating ring
#4 to the GI Divisions. We will work from Advanced to Beginner
so that Advanced and Intermediate Gi fighters don't have to wait
all day to compete. This is the opposite as the NO Gi so Advanced
competitors who enter both will have plenty of rest in between
divisions as will beginners!
We are holding a 4-Man No-Gi Invitational tournament and are
looking for the top 4 grapplers/teams in Hawaii to be represented.
The only requirement is that the each fighter is under 185 lbs.
4-MAN INVITATIONAL
TOURNAMENT
RON "The Machine
Gun" JHUN - Team Jesus is Lord
STEVE HORDINSKI
- Team Relson Gracie
ANTHONY TORRES
- Grappling Unlimited
JOAO MORAES - North
Shore Jiu-Jitsu
Please contact Kipp Kollar at President@nagafighter.com
or 860-635-1867 if you have someone that you think can take home
the 4-Man NAGA Title!
4-MAN CELEBRITY TOURNAMENT
We are happy to announce a celebrity 4-man tournament featuring:
Eric "The
Giant Killer" Goo (Team Relson Gracie), Brennan Kamaka (Warriors
Quest Promoter),
Steve English (2-Time
World Arm Wrestling Champion) & Kipp Kollar (NAGA President) |
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