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Jason Moore
September 10th, 2007, 11:58 PM
Has anyone ever trained with a professional fighter or ever been in a pro fight?
Travis Morris
September 12th, 2007, 11:19 PM
I trained with Hermes Franca
Jason Moore
September 13th, 2007, 12:26 AM
Wow man, sweet!
Firehand10k
September 13th, 2007, 04:41 AM
I haven't personally but my instructor for Army Combatives trained under Ken Shamrock before he came in the Army.
Travis Morris
September 13th, 2007, 09:43 PM
I also train with Joe D'Arce in BJJ and had the oppurtunity to train with Igor Gracie.
Rammstein
September 29th, 2007, 10:49 PM
Well my old Muay Thai coach was one of the coaches from the German olympic team or something like that. Armando Chevaro was his name. Typical short 60 year old guy who could hand your a$$ to you before you could blink.
amhabz
October 21st, 2007, 01:08 AM
Way back, I fought 3 full contact matches, started at 38 yrs old. Lost two won one. I had to do it since I was training fighters. My sparring instructor was once rated 5th full contact heavyweight. I am much smaller. Terry Sako was his name. Don't know where he is now. Over 25 years ago, when things first started.
Stitch
February 10th, 2009, 10:56 AM
I trained for 3 yrs under Benny Meng in Wing Tsun. Additionally, I've trained under Matt Molicca in Shuai-Chiao for about 4 yrs.
Dotanuki
February 11th, 2009, 08:31 AM
Stitch,

You might want to reread your signature, with the bold type, it is the first thing that jumps out at you with every post.
HeadCheese
February 11th, 2009, 09:07 AM
Stitch,

You might want to reread your signature, with the bold type, it is the first thing that jumps out at you with every post.

But "Thing" was my favorite character from The Addams Family.... B-)
(I'm glad YOU pointed it out, Dotanuki. I hate playing the grammar/spelling nazi all the time - it's exhausting.)
Stitch
February 11th, 2009, 11:28 AM
But "Thing" was my favorite character from The Addams Family.... B-)

I'm afraid I don't follow... "thing"?... "Addams Family"?... "The"?...
bobO
February 11th, 2009, 04:22 PM
Just dawned on me, I trained with one of the German judo Olympic players. Don't remember his name, but it was up in Saratoga springs, long time ago.
rayskin
February 11th, 2009, 04:38 PM
i got a lesson from my uncles body guard james he was on either the canadian or the korean tai quando team i cant quite remember havent seen him or my uncle in years but in our .1 second sparing match he taught me just what its like to trulley have all the wind knocked out of you
Vidar Volsung
February 27th, 2009, 02:18 AM
I'm not all that good in hand to hand. Does anyone have any good suggestions for MMA?
Torawashi
February 27th, 2009, 03:43 AM
Just dawned on me, I trained with one of the German judo Olympic players. Don't remember his name, but it was up in Saratoga springs, long time ago.

....trained a bit with Victor Charlie in Viet Nam, Republic of.......also a long time ago....
bobO
February 27th, 2009, 07:11 AM
LOL, didn't he have a brother named Bubba?
Mako
February 27th, 2009, 10:47 AM
LOL, didn't he have a brother named Bubba?
The Viet Cong had a brother? :-O
Dotanuki
February 27th, 2009, 11:01 AM
Maybe he meant Bhu Ba? =))
bobO
February 27th, 2009, 05:28 PM
Pretty sure he's native American. Cause every time my buddy's said they played with him, it was in indian country. Pretty sure his sisters name was DE-DE. Hey, I was only Vietnam era, what do you want? Fast approaching full dotage.
bobO
February 27th, 2009, 05:35 PM
see next post!
bobO
February 27th, 2009, 05:37 PM
I'm not all that good in hand to hand. Does anyone have any good suggestions for MMA?
5 minutes with me, that is if you don't mind playing with an old man!:Praying:
DragonGuardian
February 28th, 2009, 12:05 AM
Hahah. Round 1: The New Guy versus Kurgan! Paramedics are....nowhere in sight.
RedZorak
February 28th, 2009, 04:39 PM
I'm not all that good in hand to hand. Does anyone have any good suggestions for MMA?

Find an instructor? Or a dojo?
Travis Morris
March 1st, 2009, 01:08 AM
I'm not all that good in hand to hand. Does anyone have any good suggestions for MMA?

Where do you live?
bobO
March 1st, 2009, 01:13 AM
Travis`s, he lives about 45 mins from me in nepa. want me to give him a message?
Travis Morris
March 2nd, 2009, 02:40 AM
Travis`s, he lives about 45 mins from me in nepa. want me to give him a message?

Yea, tell him to go here:

http://www.balancestudios.net/bjj_home.htm

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Travis Morris
March 18th, 2009, 12:57 PM
I'm training with Sean Sherk and Jens Pulver this Sunday. Should be fun.

I also just attended a BJJ seminar with Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles this past Saturday.
bobO
March 18th, 2009, 04:43 PM
Travis, did you see the 51 year old guy fight Royce. He only lasted 3 minutes ( 2mins 45secs longer then I would have) but he put up a good fight.
Travis Morris
March 18th, 2009, 10:10 PM
Travis, did you see the 51 year old guy fight Royce. He only lasted 3 minutes ( 2mins 45secs longer then I would have) but he put up a good fight.

Was it recent? I have not seen Royce fight in a long time. I'll look into it :)
Dotanuki
March 19th, 2009, 11:48 AM
Travis,

If Bob-O posted this, anywhere near St. Patricks day, he might well have been watching matches from the past, on sports TV, and not realise it! =))
bobO
March 19th, 2009, 12:44 PM
=P Don't you ever get tiried of being right. I think that's what it might have been. :-<I was surfing and never miss a chance to watch any of the Gracie brothers.
Torawashi
March 19th, 2009, 02:40 PM
I'm training with Sean Sherk and Jens Pulver this Sunday. Should be fun.

I also just attended a BJJ seminar with Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles this past Saturday.

....they have seminars for BJs??? I have got to get out more......:-O
Shadowhowler
March 20th, 2009, 12:27 AM
I'm training with Sean Sherk and Jens Pulver this Sunday. Should be fun.



HELL yeah! Thats awesome... I want pics... I want video... I want to be you! :) I'm a huge fan of Sean Sherk... and Lil' Evil is awesome also.

I'm a fan of MMA... I never had a chance to train MMA or with anyone who was a pro fighter... but when I was younger I trained Kenpo, Kung Fu and Judo for about 5 years. I used to go to full contact tournaments up in Oakland CA. (I lived in Monterey CA at the time)

MMA wasn't really known back then... not publicly anyway. The Gracies and the UFC had not really made a splash yet. However... with the grappling of Judo and the Kung Fu and Kenpo I felt like I had a good mix of styles at the time.

I wanted to train Jujitsu with a guy in my area... he was a very skilled jujitsu player... but there was a personality conflict, I just didn't like him. He was kinda a dick... so I couldn't bring myself to do it.

I have not actively trained for over 13 years now... but I'm thinking about getting back into it.
Travis Morris
March 20th, 2009, 02:41 AM
HELL yeah! Thats awesome... I want pics... I want video... I want to be you! :) I'm a huge fan of Sean Sherk... and Lil' Evil is awesome also.

Thanks! I am really excited!!!! I also trained with Hermes Franca. Also some BJJ with Rolles and Igor Gracie.

[/quote] I'm a fan of MMA... I never had a chance to train MMA or with anyone who was a pro fighter... but when I was younger I trained Kenpo, Kung Fu and Judo for about 5 years. I used to go to full contact tournaments up in Oakland CA. (I lived in Monterey CA at the time)

MMA wasn't really known back then... not publicly anyway. The Gracies and the UFC had not really made a splash yet. However... with the grappling of Judo and the Kung Fu and Kenpo I felt like I had a good mix of styles at the time.

I wanted to train Jujitsu with a guy in my area... he was a very skilled jujitsu player... but there was a personality conflict, I just didn't like him. He was kinda a dick... so I couldn't bring myself to do it.

I have not actively trained for over 13 years now... but I'm thinking about getting back into it.[/quote]

You should start training again. I think everyone should
Travis Morris
March 20th, 2009, 02:41 AM
HELL yeah! Thats awesome... I want pics... I want video... I want to be you! :) I'm a huge fan of Sean Sherk... and Lil' Evil is awesome also.

Thanks! I am really excited!!!! I also trained with Hermes Franca. Also some BJJ with Rolles and Igor Gracie.

I'm a fan of MMA... I never had a chance to train MMA or with anyone who was a pro fighter... but when I was younger I trained Kenpo, Kung Fu and Judo for about 5 years. I used to go to full contact tournaments up in Oakland CA. (I lived in Monterey CA at the time)

MMA wasn't really known back then... not publicly anyway. The Gracies and the UFC had not really made a splash yet. However... with the grappling of Judo and the Kung Fu and Kenpo I felt like I had a good mix of styles at the time.

I wanted to train Jujitsu with a guy in my area... he was a very skilled jujitsu player... but there was a personality conflict, I just didn't like him. He was kinda a dick... so I couldn't bring myself to do it.

I have not actively trained for over 13 years now... but I'm thinking about getting back into it.

You should start training again. I think everyone should
Shadowhowler
March 22nd, 2009, 11:40 PM
You should start training again. I think everyone should


Your right, of course... there are a million and one reasons to start training again... and no good ones not to.
Travis Morris
March 23rd, 2009, 01:02 AM
I'm training with Sean Sherk and Jens Pulver this Sunday. Should be fun.

Seminar was canceled. I did get a refund and they are due to come back.

I'm a little disappointed but its OK.
HeadCheese
March 23rd, 2009, 01:35 PM
:blackeye:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBi6NI-W3Zs&feature=player_embedded
bobO
March 23rd, 2009, 07:59 PM
Gracie brothers have a new dvd series out, called combat something looks good from the little I saw.
photopro818
March 25th, 2009, 01:02 AM
:blackeye:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBi6NI-W3Zs&feature=player_embedded
OMG what the hell was that :-O
HeadCheese
March 25th, 2009, 07:13 AM
OMG what the hell was that :-O

I just ran across it while cruising the Tubes. Dual-knockouts and an understandably confused Ref.
Shadowhowler
March 26th, 2009, 12:06 PM
I saw that double knockout on Inside MMA awhile back... I LOVE HDnet because I get a metric *** load of free MMA on it... woo hoo! The 'ref' was Shonie Carter, 'Mr. International'... an MMA fighter with a LOT of fights in his record, well over 50.

I've seen one or two other double knockouts, but THAT one was the best.