Lessons learned from a Warrior

Rickson Gracie

‎"True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display strength of heart."

Rickson Gracie

“Forgiveness is its own reward.”

Rickson Gracie

"Physical strength (hard work), mental strength (perseverance) and spiritual strength (love & acceptance) are the keys to continuous growth."

Rickson Gracie

“My code of life and my personal bushido is honour, respect, loyalty, courage and surrender.” Rickson Gracie

“When I am fighting I am keeping my mind empty for any expectations. I am waiting for something unique, completely new.”

Rickson Gracie

"It doesn’t matter what it is, it becomes better with love."

Rickson Gracie

"Look around and find something for which to be grateful."

OVERTRAINING?

The Warning Signs of Overtraining

Listed below are the warning signs of overtraining:

In the Muscles:

Persistent soreness and stiffness in the muscles, joints and tendons.

Heavy - leggedness.

Emotional Symptoms:
Loss of interest in training.

Nervousness - a heightened state Depression - humour is lacking A "I don't care" attitude.

Inability to relax - linked to nervousness

A drop in academic or work performance

- inability to focus Body Warning Signs

- body does not feel the same
Headaches - an increase in headaches

Loss of appetite - food aint fun

Unexplained drop in athletic performance - no go zone

Fatigue and sluggishness - it aint easy anymore

Drop in body weight - mass associated to overtraining

Swelling of lymph nodes in the neck, groin, and armpit.

Constipation or diarrhea

- body functioning impaired

Absence of menstruation

- weight plays a factor

Overtraining is not reserved for the experienced and long-term trainer, the newbie can also fall into the 'overtraining zone'. These symptoms however are often shown via injuries and sickness and is not considered chronic whereas the more over zealous experienced runner who will tend to ignore the signs and fall flat bang in the middle of this 'zone'. It is not a pretty picture to deal with an athlete who has overtrained.

The mental strength of a seasoned runner can often be the number one detrimental factor in creating a more serious situation that arises from overtraining.
It is on these occasions that the use of a heart rate monitor comes into its own .The newbie athlete is often training too much for their "out of shape" body to adequately adapt to the new levels of stress. They become injured or fatigued, and often quit training completely. Veteran athletes who overtrain are frequently injured, and are always "flogging the horse ." The result - a drop in performance.

Test Yourself
One of the best, time tested procedures to test for overtraining is to take your resting morning pulse rate. The test is very simple to take. When you first wake-up in the morning, take your pulse for 15 seconds and times by four. If your pulse is higher than seven beats per minute faster than normal, you need to be aware of this elervated pulse and consider reducing your training load or even taking the day off training. If you have a coach, discuss this with them so that you are able to avoid the pitfalls of overtraining.

WINNER VERSUS LOSERS

The Winner is always part of the answer;

The Loser is always part of the problem.

The Winner always has a program;

The Loser always has an excuse.

The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";

The Loser says, "That is not my job."

The Winner sees an answer for every problem;

The Loser sees a problem for every answer.

The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible";

The Loser says, "It may be possible but it is too difficult."

When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";

When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault."

A Winner makes commitments;

A Loser makes promises.

Winners have dreams;

Losers have schemes.

Winners say, "I must do something";

Losers say, "Something must be done."

Winners are a part of the team;

Losers are apart from the team.

Winners see the gain;

Losers see the pain.

Winners see possibilities;

Losers see problems.

Winners believe in win-win;

Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose.

Winners see the potential;

Losers see the past.

Winners are like a thermostat;

Losers are like thermometers.

Winners choose what they say;

Losers say what they choose.

Winners use hard arguments but soft words;

Losers use soft arguments but hard words.

Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty things;

Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.

Winners follow the philosophy of empathy: "Don't do to others what you would not want them to do to you"; Losers follow the philosophy, "Do it to others before they do it to you."

Winners make it happen;

Losers let it happen.

Winners plan and prepare to win.

The key word is preparat ion.

UFC 121: LESNAR vs VELASQUEZ

UFC 121
This Sunday 10am to 12pm October 24

YVEL VS MADSEN
CAMUZZI VS YANG
STOUT VS TAYLOR
GUYMON VS ROBERTS
COTE VS LAWLOR
MCGEE VS GENSEN
SCHAUB VS GONZAGA
ORTIZ VS HAMIL
SANCHEZ VS THIAGO

CO-MAIN EVENT
SHIELDS VS KAMPMAN

MAIN EVENT
LESNAR VS VELASUEZ

As I was looking for commentaries on UFC 21, its like a black out. Nobody’s talking about the fight between the two giants of MMA. Well I guess, what the media, commentators, bloggers, critics wants us to do is to just watch and see the fight. Come this Sunday, a fight to remember with several great under cards and an interesting co main event. This UFC would be much better than MIR/CROCOP card.

UPCOMING MMA EVENTS
Oct. 21
Bellator 33

Oct. 22
Strikeforce Challengers 11

Oct. 23
UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

Oct. 25
DREAM.17

Oct. 28
Bellator 34

Oct. 30
Sengoku Raiden Championship 15

Nov. 11
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki

Nov. 13
UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami

Nov. 19
Strikeforce Challengers 12
Nov. 20
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida

WKBF Superwelterweight Champ! The Belt and the Champ..

MMA Davao: Before anything else, in behalf of all the MMA fans, enthusiasts, practitioners here in Davao and members of MMA Davao FB group, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Steve Sur Grandeza: Thank you so much.... With pride and humility, I am offering the victory .. to my bro and coach Bryan Grandeza who prepared me for the fight, my besfriend coach Edgar Alan Paulino who was there with me through Thick and Thin.. My Mom Cynthia and my sister Angel for the love and support. My Son Ice the source of my strength. My Grandfather and the person who brought Moo Duk Kwan In the Philippines who started it all .. Grandmaster Casimiro 'Chingi" Grandeza ...and finally my Inspiration who took care of everything when I was away, Belle.... Thank you and I love you..

MMA DAVAO: for the sake of our readers, what organization sanctioned the event and what weight category did you compete on?

Steve Sur Grandeza: The Fight was under The World Kickboxing Federation (WKBF) . I fought in the Superwelterweight 146LBS.K1.

MMA DAVAO: Was this the same as K1 of Japan?
Steve Sur Grandeza: The Rules are the same. But under the WKBF sanctioning body. Simply like in Boxing we have WBC, WBO, IBF etc. However, most of the K1 Type of Competition originated in Japan. Moreso, there are fighters who are WKBF World Champions fighting in K1 Grand Prix like my upcoming opponent Najmeddin "The Scorpion" Al Haddad, who himself a Grand Prix K1 Champion.

MMA DAVAO: How do you feel right now after the long months training and after great fight?

Steve Sur Grandeza: I am very happy at least the sacrifices really paid of. But it is all for the glory of God.

MMA DAVAO: How was your training and did it pay off during your fight?
Steve Sur Grandeza: Yes the training was rigorous under the supervision of my coaches - my brother Bryan Grandeza , my besfriend Edgar Alan Paulino and my Instructor & father Master Edgardo Grandeza. The Game plan was executed as planned.

MMA DAVAO: Any comments about your opponent?
Steve Sur Grandeza: The opponent was a very humble and nice guy from Ghanna. My high respect to him.

MMA DAVAO: Talking about your opponent, Do you have a specific game plan for him?
Steve Sur Grandeza: We prepared a game plan for him . We executed everything well. Though adjustments were made during the actual fight.

MMA DAVAO: We were not able to watch the fight here, or read about it, Can you walk us thru this? What happened and how did you get your opponent?
Steve Sur Grandeza:

In the first round I was able to hit him with a jumping side kick and later knocked him down with a roundhouse kick .

In the second round , he was hit by an upper count which knocked him down again.
He was given mandatory count in the 3rd and fourth round. In the later round he was dazed by combinations enroute to the victory.

MMA DAVAO: Give us your thoughts about the fight?
Steve Sur Grandeza: The fight was a good fight. What was good was we both showed the essence of Martial Arts which is Courtesy and Discipline.

MMA DAVAO: What were your thoughts when the fight ended?
Steve Sur Grandeza: I just thank the Lord for sending me the Holy Spirit and giving me the things that I need to perform well and be protected during the fight.

MMA DAVAO: How does it feel to have the belt?

Steve Sur Grandeza: I am happy and honored to represent Davao and the Philippines with humility as well.

MMA DAVAO: When is the next fight?
Steve Sur Grandeza: The fight will be this December against the WKBF K1 Champion Najmenddin "The Scorpion" Al Haddad who went up the ring after the fight who challenged me to fight him. Henceforth, the KO promotion and the WKBF scheduled the fight.

MMA DAVAO: This somewhat a controversial question but I have to ask it anyways due to popular demand. Is there a possibility in the near future that you would try to compete in MMA? :)
Steve Sur Grandeza: Will see.... Thank you

MMA DAVAO: Do you want to say anything to the fans, readers and supporters of MMA DAVAO who loves martial arts?
Steve Sur Grandeza: Thank you so much. Let's propagate the true essence of Martial Arts The perfection of ones character with the 3D's... Dedication, determination and Discipline... we will surely succeed and exceed expectation....

MMA DAVAO: Again Congratulations, thanks for taking the time for the interview and More power to you!! We are all so happy for your Victory .. REPRESENTin the PINOYs

Steve Sur Grandeza: THANK YOU GOD BLESS DAVAO AND PHILIPPINES.....

5th Mindanao Grappling

5^th BJJ/Grappling Mindnao Open Tournament

Sept. 18, 2010 SM Davao

Better late than never, September, like August, is one of the busiest month that we had. Last September 18, 2010 the 5^th BJJ/Grappling Mindanao Open was held at SM Event Center at Davao City. It had a wide attendance from different teams, some old ones and couple of new teams mostly coming from CDO. It was a whole day experience with both GI and No GI events.

Participating Teams :

Grecia Fight Club (CDO), Askal Hybrid Balintawak (CDO), Kidapawan Grapplers, Star Bods Gym, Holidayspa & Gym, Warrior BJJ, Smashville Fitness Center, Deftac Davao, Beefit Gym Python’s Pit, Mats Judo Club, Aikicom Jukado, Metrolifestyle, Edge MMA, Cenojas MMA, Osmena Elem. School, Lion's Pride.

IT is an action packed event with promising grapplers. Indeed it was a good venue where the BJJ practitioners/grapplers can test, hone and show their skills. It also one way of giving awareness to the people what grappling is all about. Kudos to the organizers, CMMA, for hosting this event.

Enjoy the Photos….

And who won if you might ask...well since there were tons of categories, there were also a ton of winners. To get the list of winners you may contact Mr. Mars Cenojas of CMMA for the official result.

SPONSORS :

ILHAN AND ARLENE OK (Canada), CRUDO FAMILY, THUNDER TACTICAL GEARS, BENZ CAFETERIA, AXZEEN SECURITY AGENCY, ANNETTE'S FOOD EXPRESS, DON PEP'S CHICKEN HAUS, KUILAN FOOD HAUS, STAR BOD'S GYM , MR. RONARD TIU and AXZEEN SECURITY AGENCY..

Thanks to RD Divinagracia, and Arnold Barney Amurao for the photos.

Where? Sports Depot

A few weeks ago I was at Victoria plaza with my kid and i happened to come across a Sports shop. As a sports enthusiast, I have to check it out. I was able to talk to the manager Mr. Jason Yap, cool guy and he gave me his business card and allowed me to graze around his place.

First things first, MMA and Muay Thai items...to my satisfaction, they have it... a variety of Boxing gloves, mma gloves, mouth guards, hand wraps and groin guards. However, I did not see any muay thai pads, or muay shin guards nor bely pads, well I guess we cant have it all. However, they have an unlimited supply for taekwondo products (kIX). Nonetheless, they have the basic equipments needed for boxing, mma and muay thai.

If you are planning to go boxing, kickboxing or even mma and you are scouting for equipments and accessories this is a nice place to go to, great products with decent selections and reasonable price. And where is this ? Whats the name of the place?

SPORTS DEPOT

Ground floor, Victoria Plaza,

JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City Philippines.

telefax 011.63.82.221.3376,

www.sportsdepotdavao.multiply.com,

email:sportsdepot05@yahoo.com.