Jon Olav Einemo is a giant: both in physical size and in his status as a grappler; hailing from Norway, Einemo blazed a trail at the 2002 Mundials in the blue belt Absolute division winning five fights out of six via submission. Jon Olav Einemo is a giant : both in physical size and in […]
Continue reading >I want to bring up something Royler Gracie said in the latest Grappling Magazine (Feb/04) where he said ” It isn`t necessarily easier to attack legs than arms, strictly speaking, but it is a lot harder for someone to defend a foot locks and ankle locks without the gi.SP: I want to bring up something […]
Continue reading >First time is ran in to Lister he was training no-gi at Carlson’s with Wallid Ismail.First time is ran in to Lister he was training no-gi at Carlson’s with Wallid Ismail. This was about the time the Ryan vs Walid wars were on and Ryan & Wallid were both training with vengence in to fight […]
Continue reading >We did caught up with David Camarillo just after he got back from Europe. He was there building his Olympic Judo points fighting for San Jose State. We did caught up with David Camarillo just after he got back from Europe. He was there building his Olympic Judo points fighting for San Jose State. San […]
Continue reading >Dennis Asche interview in Rio 2003!OTM: How the heck did you end up in Brazil?DA – I won the Gracie Open Tournament and got a free ticket.Helio Gracie exposed me to making fresh juices, home cooked meals, and explained how to combine foods. OTM: Tell us about the “Trip of a Lifetime” prize award? What […]
Continue reading >10/1/02 Dan Camarillo is definitely a familiar name to most long time fans of OntheMat.com. The older half of the infamous Camarillo brothers, Dan (the gregarious one) has been training in judo since he was four years, competing all over the United States and Japan when he was six.Dan Camarillo is definitely a familiar name […]
Continue reading >1/1/01 We did this interview over two weeks ago, just before my computer took a dump ; so some of this interview is a little dated. We decided to leave the whole interview so you could see Brian’s Abu Dhabi picks.We did this interview over two weeks ago, just before my computer took a dump […]
Continue reading >OTM Reporter and Voice of MMA EuropeSpenna: How does it feel to have your first interview? Carl Fisher : Rather strange as I`m the one that`s normally asking the questions (laughs) When did you first start in Martial arts? Carl Fisher : Back in 1988, aged 18, after receiving the beating of my life in […]
Continue reading >In all the years on the reporting front, I`ve carried around a top ten list of people in the grappling world that I have wanted to interview; In all the years on the reporting front, I`ve carried around a top ten list of people in the grappling world that I have wanted to interview; I`ve […]
Continue reading >10/15/2002 Had a chance to sit down with Carlos Gracie Jr. to see where he was coming from with this new Tournament idea.Had a chance to sit down with Carlos Gracie Jr. to see where he was coming from with this new Tournament idea. It seems to be on the lines of breaking though some […]
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