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 »
Toys 4 Tots: Martial Arts School helping the Community
I knew it would be a grueling 12 hours. Trying not to think too much about it, I walked into the academy with 3 gis and a half gallon of “Hulk Juice”, well that’s what I call it. It consists mostly of kale, spinach, cucumber, and whatever pieces of fruit I have laying around. And of course, if you [...] Read more »
Just throw a towel on your shoulder
The other night at a fighting event, I had a very interesting conversation with a very powerful man in the fight game, probably the most powerful man in the Florida fight scene. I had never spoken to this gentleman other than the customary and complimentary “hi’s” and “bye’s”. We spoke on the current state of Florida [...] Read more »