Never Tap 2 – No Gi Event, Phuket, Thailand, March 27, 2010 Many people know me for my ‘have gi/rash guard/shorts will compete’ attitude over the years and this has seen me compete all over the UK, Europe and Scandinavia and more recently stepping up to do battle in the Middle East in 2008 and […]
Jittis Gym, Bangkok – the Fighting Photographer drops in for a taste of authentic Thai training. Way, way back in the early days of my martial arts training, when I had just started in Karate, I read an article in a martial arts magazine, about a guy who travelled to Bangkok and trained at Jittis […]
Capital Challenge International, Amman, Jordan, December 19th and 20th, 2008 Overview of the black belt final matches Braulio Estima was the man of the tournament held at the Emile I. Habbad Gymnasium in the suburb of Abdoum, a short yet hair raising taxi ride away from the Grand Hyatt Amman Hotel on Hussein Bin Ali […]
Capital Challenge International, Amman Jordan, 19th and 20th December 2008 – Black Belt ResultsCapital Challenge International, Amman Jordan, 19th and 20th December 2008 – Black Belt Results -99K Fabricio Werdum bts Luis Fernando – points Semis Charles Cachoeira (Gracie Sul) bts Leo (Alliance) pts Gabriel Vella (Alliance) bts Werdum – points 3rd Place Leo Leite […]
Combat Base Interclub at Caged Steel, Sunday October 12thSunday 12th October saw the successful return of the Combat Base inter club but this time focusing only on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, both gi and no gi. The Combat Base Inter Club BJJ Championships were used experimentally to see if clubs are going to support the idea […]
U.M.A. G.B. II OPEN NATIONAL GROUNDFIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS (With Gi) SUNDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2008 MOORWAYS SPORT COMPLEX, DERBY. UK. Since taking up the Chief Officer role for the UMA at the start of the year, I had my fair share of ideas and ways to take the UMA on to bigger and better things; naturally coming […]
RIP Paul ‘Gilly’ GilliganI write bearing the very sad news about the tragic death of my dear friend and student Paul ‘Gilly’ Gilligan, who was stabbed twice in the shoulder and heart on a night out at the weekend, who died in the early hours of Sunday July 13th. Another victim of knife crime which […]
UMA 2nd Groundfighting Championships, Sunday 18th May – report from the Fighting PhotographerDue to the growing popularity of the UMA events from last year, a bigger venue has now been secured for the rest of the year at the Belvedere Park in Burton Upon Trent. The venue has two mats on the go and plenty […]
Once again, another month flies by in the blink of an eye and I’m back to attend side control part 2, courtesy of brown belt Darren Currie.Once again, another month flies by in the blink of an eye and I’m back to attend side control part 2, courtesy of brown belt Darren Currie. A thorough […]
Carlson Gracie Revolution Team member Simon Hayes was awarded his black belt from Wilson Jr at the London based club the other night, in front of over thirty team mates. Simon is one of the UK’s most respected and inspiring jiu jitsu players, a warrior on the mat and a gentleman off them. All the […]
