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Xtreme Couture Jiu-jitsu coach Neil Melanson came to Revolution Chilliwack over the weekend to teach a seminar on grappling for MMA. I am still going over my photos from the two day seminar – we drilled tons of techniques. One clever little trick is this choke. Call it “Front fist choke while cradling the head from the mount position”. Or, as Neil Melanson put it, “You are jamming a hard bone up into the throat”. Its a shocking little choke for sure and it is all the more nasty by the fact that, my lord, it takes almost no pressure at all to impose enough pain for a submission from your opponent.
Photographer Ron Sombilon shoots Tiger Balm March 2012 for the sport clothing line RYU – Respect Your Universe. RYU came to Tiger Balm 2012 to show the love, and honour martial arts by documenting the competitors and action on the mats.
Tiger Balm is such a great event that should be a part of the path of every aspiring martial artist. It’s an annual two day event that brings together a great number of different disciplines, from Kung-fu, and weapons, to Kata, Pankration, and kickboxing. It’s for every category of age and experience, from tyke to tough guy, and of course, girl.
What has always impressed me about Tiger Balm is how it is an event made for the regular people that go to the dojos and gyms to test their skills in safely organized and credibly judged combat. Tiger Balm encapsulates the great diversity and quality of the local martial arts scene, with only a few exceptions. The people who compete bring all their passion and love for what they do and then they go hard. Some get a battle scar, some win, some lose, but they all learn something about themselves in the process.
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On a recent trip to Kamloops, and needing a place to roll, I came upon MMA fighter Matt Baker’s new gym, Mata-Leao MMA. For a measure of how much mixed martial arts is making inroads to our way of life, the new martial arts gyms are a far better example of how relevant it has become, rather than UFC on Fox. How nice it is to see the new generation of MMA fighters like Matt Baker already giving back to the sport they love by opening gyms, bringing the fundamental components of mixed martial arts to a new generation of young athletes who want to learn it and train it. I took mat away from his busy schedule to tell me a bit more about his fight background and his new gym.
Matt Baker is a Canadian MMA fighter with a 10-0 amateur and a 7-3 pro record, currently fighting for Battlefield Fight League. Matt is the only Canadian on Team Nogueira, out of Rio De Janeiro Brazil. His own martial arts education has given him the opportunity to roll and train with some heavy hitters like Minotaur Noguiera, Minotauro, Anderson Silva, Tony Mariano, the #1 ranked fighter in the world outside of UFC, Bigfoot Silva, ex Strikeforce champ, Rafael Cavalcante… Matt says the gym is amazing for fighting at 185, lots of light heavyweights and 185s. No doubt!
Matt explained that the name for the gym, Mata-Leao MMA, is from the Portuguese for ‘lion kills’, which is another name for the rear naked choke. The expression also comes from the legend of Hercules. In one of Hercules’ 10 quests, he defeated the Nemean Lion with its impenetrable skin by applying a rear naked choke.
Mata-Leao naturally has a kickboxing program, and a gi and no gi program. The Brazilian Jiu-jitsu gi program is run by Andre Taniguiti. Originally from Brazil, Taniguiti trained at Axis Jiu-jitsu in Japan. Matt says Andrey is a very good brown belt. Matt runs the mma and no gi side of things, as well as personal training sessions.
I asked Matt what was his personal approach to training and the kind of gym he was hoping to run. He said, “I like working with kids, I just get lost training in classes with kids, I have a gym in my home town because it takes me away from training at my fight camps, I relax, I do it for the fun, I don’t do it for the money… The gym is open since January 2012. It’s the first year in business and I already have over 30 students. I am taking down about 8 of my students to Tiger Balm 2012 this weekend. For 90% of them it’s their first tournament. Hopefully from there the gym is going to grow, the school is going to grow, and there will be more tournaments to come. If I can’t one day be a champion myself, I would like to coach a champion. That would be my ultimate goal. Hopefully one day, I’ll make it to the Kamloops Sports Hall of fame like Tom Laroche, my first sifu.
Have you ever tried your hand in the cage? Your name might be in here!
MixedMartialArts.com now runs the official MMA registry for ABC, making it the only official registry for the sport. Fighters and promoters should send in their results, and include this site for event announcements.
Fight Results
| 1 | Shelley Strachan | Def. | Megan Williams | Womens Kickboxing. Strachan got the win by unanimous judges decision. A great opening match to King of the Rock 3. Williams and Strachan are both well known to the local scene and for the large crowd in attendance kicked things off with a very good fast paced fight. |
| 2 | Colin Butts | Def. | Tyler Mertens | Amateur MMA match. A great matchup for two young local mma fighters. Colin Butts gets a win by referee stoppage due to ground and pound, in round 2. While the end was decisive, Tyler Mertens showed great technique that has to be noted. The front kick is the most elementary martial art technique and also the most underrated. Mertens used front kicks very effectively throughout the match, paring them with notable jab and uppercut combinations. Colin Butts did manage to get through to Mertens and draw first blood on him, and a sizeable amount of it that cause the fight Doctor to almost call the fight right there. The fight ended when Colin Butts worked out of Tyler Mertens headlock to get the dominant position on the mat to bring the fight to a decisive finish. |
| 3 | Marty Wise | Def. | Matt Shannon | Amateur MMA. Marty Wise wisely finished the fight early. After blows landing on target and a short ground fight for position, Wise easily coaxed the lesser experienced Shannon over to take his back to get into a submission by rear naked choke. |
| 4 | Johnathan Dubois | Def. | Dave Koliwski | Exhibition Boxing. Johnathan Dubois showed off what a threat he can be as a boxer in this exhibition match. Despite being well outmatched for height and reach, Dubois got inside on Koliwski, knocking him down for a first, second, then third time which finally and decisively led to the referee stoppage. Dubois then knocked down Koliwski hard for the third time in round 1 and was awarded TKO by referee stoppage. |
| 4 | Dillon Brown | & | Lee Muller | Exhibition Kickboxing. Dillon Brown, showed his skills as a fighter by working the pocket fearlessly in a flowing exhibition match against Lee Muller of Canada’s Best Karate. |
| 6 | Scott Judson | Def. | Mike Downey | Amateur Kickboxing / Muay Thai. The story goes that some time ago, Scott Judson saw Mike Downey wearing a championship belt in a bar after one of his wins. Judson told Mike Downey then and there that he wanted that belt! While that particular belt wasn’t on the line at King of the Rock 3, Judson and Downey did agree to throw down over a belt, and that is how they came to be matched for the main card. Knowing Downey’s reputation as a fighter already holding several championship titles, not to mention his very recent return from a training camp in Thailand, most people would have bet on the experienced Downey over Judson, the cocky local. Problem is, nobody told Judson he couldn’t win the fight, and nobody told his numerous fans in the crowd either. Inside the ring, Judson got Downey in round 1 with a sweep and the crowd went wild. Mike Downey did a great deal to shore up his scorecard in round two, sweeping Judson twice and taking the fight to him. But round 3 gave Judson the opportunity to beat Downey with power and accuracy, knocking him down once, and then finally a second time. Downey got hit hard in there, and not having the ability to get up it would bring an end the fight by TKO. Its a bit of a surprise victory, even a bit of an upset. Judson did all he could to impress and made sure the decision wasn’t left up to the judges. |
QFGFC 3 Fight Card in order of Appearance:
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March 2 6:00pm – 10:00pm
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Gossip Nightclub
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CLUB FIGHTS Quest for Glory proudly presents ‘CLUB FIGHTS’ at GOSSIP Night Club in the Plaza of Nations MARCH 2, 2012. MMA Fights, HOT girls, drinks and dancing all combined under one roof for one night! Tickets starting at only $40!! VIP Seating $99 (limited availability, tables on the stage) Doors open at 6 pm
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Here are a couple photos from day 1 of a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu seminar. Thought I would share. Its just awesome to be in a sport where the masters are around, available, and want to make their sport grow by passing on their knowledge.
Tija Stanley in St. Kitts is a fighter looking for a fight. Having recently tried his hand at MMA, he now holds a 2-0 record and is the holder of the belt title for the CKGSF Amateur MMA Heavyweight Championship. Stanley is looking for more MMA and kickboxing matches to build upon his reputation and says he is willing to work hard and ready to go where the fighting is. Stanley says he will not disappoint while in the pursuit of his dreams. Stanley is 5’11” in height and walks around at about 208lbs.
The fight scene in St. Kitts is still at its fledgling stage. That is why he is looking for fight contacts, sponsors, promoters, and people who can help him get his career in fighting to the next level. With more experience in the cage, he is hoping to start a top-level fight gym for fighters in St. Kitts. He also says that The Caribbean has a whirlpool of good talent and the world just needs a chance to see it.
You can contact Tija Stanley directly through this web form:
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Gerry Gionco presents NOVEMBER STORM in Fight at the View VIII, featuring kickboxing champion Kiarash Moghaddam in an mma matchup, Team Bad Boy Outreach MMA Light Heavyweight Champion James Hanson, Minna Kim, the Tumback Twins, and more. Be there with the action at the Fraserview Hall, 8240 Fraser Street. Fights start at 8:00.
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