Gumby is the co-founder of OntheMat.com back in 1997 with Scotty Nelson.
Fight Life, the groundbreaking MMA documentary(starring Jake Shields, Nick Diaz, Gilbert Melendez, Frank Shamrock) that has MMA community buzzing is making its South Bay California film premiere on: Friday, April 6th (7pm & 9pm) @BlueLight Cinemas (21275 Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino, CA 95014). Get your tickets now before they sell out like it did at […]
HHCF Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary With Youth Tournament, Jiu Jitsu Exhibition and Live Performances Rapper Asheru from Boondocks & MMA Fighter Ralek Gracie Team with Hip-Hop Chess Federation for Nonviolence The Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) is proud to announce it will be hosting its 5-year anniversary youth chess tournament February 11th, 2012 at the Alum […]
I’ve known Rafael Lovato Jr for a long time now. We’ve followed his career from his very early stages, sponsored him and became friends. His career has been quite remarkable, with dozens of important titles but his two most important accomplishments thus far has been his BJJ World Championship title at Black Belt (only the […]
On Sunday, July 31st, a very good friend of OTM and one of the top American BJJ Competitors ever, Rafael Lovato Jr. is coming to Heroes Martial Arts for a seminar! In this seminar Rafael will cover some of the techniques and strategies that have made him a multiple time champion including only the second […]
Our good friend Shawn Williams is coming to Heroes Martial Arts to conduct a seminar on his tournament tested techniques, including his own famous development, the Williams Guard, Saturday May 21st from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Just $75 for a day of instruction and fun. Shawn Williams was born on the 7th of […]
We’re sorry to report that Luis "Sucuri" Tongo has passed away on February 16, 2011 following a car accident in the Carolinas. Sucuri was one of the early contributers to OntheMat, and often shared technique pictorials and tutorials. I had the opportunity to meet him when travelling out to the Bud Cups and found him […]
Mark Schultz Seminar Heroes Martial Arts, in conjunction with OntheMat.com and Dollamur is proud to bring in Olympic, World and UFC Champion Mark Schultz to San Jose for one of a kind clinic February 12-13! Mark Schultz is a legend in the grappling community and has 3 NCAA titles, 2 World Titles, and an Olympic […]
Resolution for 2011: Write/Post something on OntheMat at least once a week. Hi, I’m Alan Marques, but my friends call me Gumby, and you might remember me from such websites as this one. Actually, despite my lower profile lately, I’m one of the founders of OTM. From 1997 to 2008 I posted content on a […]
Just a quick note, if you’ve been trying to get ahold of me through my OntheMat e-mail address, I blew my client up (and my computer to an extent) a few days ago and I’ve been trying to fix things here. So I haven’t been ignoring you! With all the great new contributers to OTM, […]
