MMA Fighters Champs come to play at Queen Townsend Headstart

Written by Ellen Bradley On Friday,ALPI Queen Townsend had a special Play Date with MMA World Champion and Ultimate Fighter Din Thomas and his team! The children were treated to an anti-bullying talk and a cardiovascular workout including some very basic martial arts instruction. Phil “Bam-Bam” Daru and Rock Marlon Georges were on hand to [...] Read more »

What’s your record? One MMA fighter’s perspective on life.

At 36 years old, I have competed as a mixed martial artist almost half of my life.   One of the first questions anybody ever asks me to this day is, “What’s your record?”  The validity of my passionate life, that I called a career, has ALWAYS been measured in terms of wins and losses.  Essentially, [...] Read more »

Im going to be successful because…

I have worked hard for almost everything I have gotten.  I have sacrificed time, money, and my body.  When others complained about something being: too far, too difficult, too expensive, etc, I refused to allow pety obstacles to dictate my outcomes.    I have utilized my human potential for the quest to enjoy the freedom to live the way I would like to [...] Read more »

I’m bored…HMU

If I read the words “I’m bored…hit me up” followed by a phone number on somebody’s facebook status one more time, I’m going to start smacking people. First off, if you’re borrd, what makes you think anybody wants to call you so you can drag them down with your boredom. Secondly, you need to get [...] Read more »

You can’t win if you’re a quitter!

First allow me to say this, I do not run a competition based academy.  Do we have students that compete or fight?  Yes (a very small percentage).  Can we train you to be a fighter? Yes (we are more than capable and we will go hard if that is the path you chose).  And the fundamental philosophy of my [...] Read more »