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Gumby

Gumby is the co-founder of OntheMat.com back in 1997 with Scotty Nelson.

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Gumby’s Column

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

Before you start this column, run out and buy yourself a copy of the latest (March 2004) issue of Grappling Magazine. Hey! Before you start this column, run out and buy yourself a copy of the latest (March 2004) issue of Grappling Magazine. Got it? Good. Now flip to page 4. Awwww, yeah! Thanks much […]

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Gumby’s Column

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

I’d like to start off this week by congratulating my good friend Henry Akins on getting his black belt from Rickson GracieHow’s going? I’d like to start off this week by congratulating my good friend Henry Akins on getting his black belt from Rickson Gracie. Henry has been very generous over the years, opening up […]

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Gumby’s Column

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

It’s been about a month since my last “weekly”column. Not that we haven’t been busy around here.Well, well. Well, well, well. It’s been about a month since my last “weekly” column. Not that we haven’t been busy around here. Between Scotty (who’s back stateside at the moment if you haven’t heard) and myself, we hit […]

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Gumby’s Column

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

Just a quick column, as I’m boarding a plane for London and the Seni/Gracie Invitational show in afew hours. What’s up? Just a quick column, as I’m boarding a plane for London and the Seni/Gracie Invitational show in afew hours. Hope to meet many of the European Grappling/Jiu-Jitsu crowd there. http://www.senishow.com I’ll be there for […]

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Gumby’s Column

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

Have to apologize for OntheMat going down last week . We had to upgrade the server software to pave the way for the NEW Onthemat website I’­ve been not so subtly alluding to for the last few months.Long time no speak. Have to apologize for OntheMat going down last week . We had to upgrade […]

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Gumby’s Column

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

Yeah, I know, these columns are a long time due, aren’t they? I’ve been holding back on you, my friends and a lot of work lately has been behind the scenes. You, know, top secret stuff that I can’t elaborate onYeah, I know, these columns are a long time due, aren’t they? I’ve been holding […]

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Gumby’s Column

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

Hope your holidays are going well. Me? I’m going to my parent’s house where we’ll have about 20-30 people over. Two turkeys for dinner, one of them barbequed! Happy Thanksgiving! Hope your holidays are going well. Me? I’m going to my parent’s house where we’ll have about 20-30 people over. Two turkeys for dinner, one […]

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Gumby’s Column

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

You know, a lot of people would compare jiu-jitsu to the game of chess, but lately I’ve been thinking of it in terms of poker.You know, a lot of people would compare jiu-jitsu to the game of chess, but lately I’ve been thinking of it in terms of poker. This is mainly because in the […]

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Review: Hard Rain

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

John Rain is Back!From the Publisher’ In Hard Rain, the lethal assassin John Rain is back. Rain — half-Japanese, half-American, raised in both countries but at home in neither — is trying to leave his life as a freelance assassin, but no one will let him just retire. With his military discipline and martial arts […]

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Barry Eisler Interview

By Gumby / September 4, 2004

Enthusiastic publishers around the world have become enthralled by John Rain, a strikingly fresh new thriller hero and a character destined to be one of the most talked-about of the seasonEnthusiastic publishers around the world have become enthralled by John Rain, a strikingly fresh new thriller hero and a character destined to be one of […]

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