Gumby is the co-founder of OntheMat.com back in 1997 with Scotty Nelson.
Visit http://www.negrappling.com/ or e-mail NEGrappling@yahoo.com for more information.The NE Grappling Challenge III being held this Saturday, February 12th presented by Ryan Ciotoli and Joseph Cunliffe is hosting one of the better professional divisions seen anywhere in quite some time. There are two 8 man divisions, a lightweight and a heavyweight and furthermore, each of these […]
US Open IX October 23rd and 24th Santa Cruz, California
For more information and to register for the upcoming Bud World Cup on January 15th and 16th, please visit http://www.budworldcup.com/Interview with Joe Hurst of the Budweiser World Cup. On the eve of the third event in the Budweiser World Jiu Jitsu Championships, we decided to sit down and talk with Joe Hurst about his event […]
I’ve been meaning to do this review for a while now, as Gilberto from www.JiuJitsuProGear.com gave me this Koral gi months ago and I said I would review it for the site. This works out better however, as I have time to really roll around and formulate an opinion on this gi.I’ve been meaning to […]
West Coast BJJ Tournament Report September 25, 2004 San Francisco, CA The West Coast Jiu Jitsu Championships is the new circuit for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from the promoters and organizers of the United Gracie Tournaments (Ralph Gracie, Charles Gracie and Rob and Kathy Henderson). Being a long time Ralph Gracie student and friend myself, you […]
When is a tap not a tap?The Great Tapping Controversy Hopefully shedding some light on the subject.When is a tap not a tap?The Great Tapping Controversy In my early days of Jiu Jitsu, I was fairly infamous around the academy for being the guy that was impossible to tap. Kind of a dubious honor (it […]
“Dimebag” Darrell Abbott1966-2004“Dimebag” Darrell Abbott formed the Heavy Metal Band Pantera and earlier this year Damageplan and will be remembered as a guitar god and a larger than life human being. The news and circumstances of his senseless death hit me a pretty hard and basically capped off a particularly shitty day. The music of […]
Sorry to have been tardy latelyBeing on the road and running in a million different directions will do that to you. We’ve got lots of video to sort through from the events at the tail end of 2004 and it it will all be online soon (well, before 2005 at least) In the meantime enjoy […]
I could write volumes more, but I`ve got a plane to catch in a few hours, and per usual, I haven`t finished packing.What is my beverage of choice these days? Budweiser, of course, because it`s exciting to see a company like that sponsor our sport, which they are doing again on January 15-16 in Concord, […]
Ok, our first attempt at match making was such a success that we’ve had requests for more. So here you go: “Sabestian17” has been a friend of ours for a very long time, so if you’re nice to her you’re cool with us. Cross her and you don’t even want to think of the consequences. […]
