Gumby is the co-founder of OntheMat.com back in 1997 with Scotty Nelson.
Paul Schreiner set up this seminar with Antonio Braga Neto at Cung Le’s gym in San Jose, California. Current Mundial super heavyweight black belt champion Antonio Braga Neto has relocated to Northern California and is for opportunities to both train and fight. Following the tradition of many top Brazilian Competitors, he is currently calling the […]
Coming to you live from the San Jose Arena Sorry to start this late. I actually got here in time and wound up sitting down and chatting with Paul Schriener and Marcelo Garcia. Marcelo is in town for a seminar, as I understand it it’s nt to late to sign up. More on that conversation […]
Gumby is posting to his original blog again! http://www.onthemat.com/gumby/ It’s been awhile since I’ve done any writing in this space. There are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, I’m lazy and after spending most of my time updating the regular site (www.onthemat.com duh) I don’t have a lot in the creative gas tank by […]
The Trials will be broadcast this weekend on MSNBC. Be sure to check your local listings. Although the Olympics come every four years, athletes spend a lifetime preparing for their chance to represent their country. For athletes in the disciplines of both wrestling (Freestyle and Greco-Roman) as well as Judo, the last stop on the […]
Im sure youve noticed the site has been down a few days. Our server center (The Planet) actually had an explosion on site and was forced to power down. Thankfully no one was hurt, and our server wasnt harmed, but the DNS router (which points visitors to our site) was taken out. Everything should be […]
It was a rather satisfying feeling as I began to contemplate just how much the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scene has grown, especially in my corner of the world. I was sitting in Los Gatos High School, chatting with my friend and recent southern California transplant Karim and he asked me who the players and significant […]
Each video posted will count as an entry to the sweepstakes for a drawing for a $250 gift certificate for the OTM online store! Post a video, win a $250 gift certificate That’s right post your videos to the OTM online library and be entered in our sweepstakes. http://onthemat.com/video/ Each video posted will count as […]
In the end this Red Belt is an entertaining film and it portray Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in a positive light, so it’s easy to recommend this film. As an instructor, you come to realize that you cannot truly understand something until you have the ability to explain it someone else. In this way Red Belt, […]
The Seminar benefited the Clean Water Drinking Project. www.cleanwaterworld.com Simpson Go recently stopped by One World Jiu Jitsu in Union City, CA to give a seminar that benefited the Clean Water Project for the Philippines. (www.cleanwaterworld.com) Sim Go, as you may know, is Marc Laimon’s first black belt and an instructor at Cobra Kai Las […]
In a new regular feature OntheMat will be attempting to summarize the BJJ credentials of the fighters you see entering MMA. If you’re a long time reader of OntheMat.com, then this article may not be for you. Many of the names mentioned here have been interviewed and profiled years before on this very site. But […]
