by Mac | Nov 8, 2018 | Interviews
Yuta Shimada is Japanese home-grown Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, a rank earned from the legendary Naoya Uematsu of Nexusense academy. Shimada is also one of the top competitors in the IBJJF international circuit and has won the Asian Open as a Black Belt 3 times....
by Mac | Oct 18, 2018 | Interviews
Dan Reid is from a small town 30 miles from Edinburgh called Dunfermline. His interest in BJJ & MMA began around 2005, when he watched the first ultimate fighter and decided he would give it a try. This didn’t actually begin until 2008. Better late than never as...
by Mac | Jul 31, 2018 | Competitions
QUINTET Grappling Challenge From MMA legends Kazushi Sakuraba and Josh Barnett comes a unique grappling contest, where you must compete and defeat other team grapplers. It’s not 5 on 5 MMA like we see from Russia (that’s one extreme many people, including myself, find...
by Mac | Apr 26, 2018 | Blog, Health
Bucket Handle Tear – Post-Op Recovery Not being able to do much due to injury is one thing, recovering after getting the issue resolved is another. I accepted that recovery was going to take a while and that the physical therapy was a matter to be taken seriously....
by Mac | Apr 18, 2018 | Gym Report, Travel, Trip Report
Recently, I had the privilege to visit Carpe Diem Mita in Tokyo. Attending part time study at Temple University in Tokyo I was walking distance to the gym and was keen to see what the hype was. Gi packed and class finished, I made my way to the basement gym. History ...
