This week’s BJJ Poll comes to us from David, one of the Mighty 600,000. He writes,
Hi Caleb,
I tore my rotator cuff last October and had subsequent surgery in December. After a grueling rehab I am finally back on the mat. I am able to use both arms while practicing positions but I have to stuff my arm in my belt when I roll. It’s extremely frustrating but it forced me to look at jiujitsu in another perspective and I am back on the mat. I would be interested in knowing how others have dealt with their injuries and subsequent return to the mat.
Thank you for the poll idea David!
Make sure you let us know about how you cope with a jiu-jitsu injury by voting in the poll and leaving a comment on this post!
Bruno Malfacine received by his Alliance teammates after his victory over Caio Terra for the 2010 rooster weight gold medal. All images courtesy Cohost Dan.
by Philippe Balmant
I traveled from New York City with the (mG)inaction team to Long Beach California for the 4 day Mundials event for my first time ever. I found myself in a feeling of Jiu-Jitsu Nirvana. When first arriving at the Walter Pyramid I was blown away. This looks like something out of the movie Stargate. I said to myself, “What a perfect venue to host the Mundials.” Once inside the electricity is running through my body. I felt a great festive atmosphere inside the Pyramid. This event marks my first time linking up with the entire Alliance team. Meeting Mestre Jacare and the General Fabio Gurgel to me was worth the trip alone. Watching the white/blue belts competing in 8 rings at the same time kept me looking everywhere.
The acai stand was my source of a much needed refreshing energy boost when one was needed. I limited myself to two acai bowls per day. One thing was obvious from jump street, that this energy I felt was only going to go up, till the black belt finals on Sunday exploded in full effect! From Friday through Saturday the matches were coming and going non stop. One thing I found hard was when there were 3 or 4 world champions fighting in different rings all at the same time, now that was crazy. When Sunday June 6th arrived, where there were 8 rings are now only two.
There is a connection at the Mundials, like to the BJJ life source we all share, within your own team, between academies from fighters to supporters. It’s a high dose of Jiu-Jitsu on its biggest platform with a sprinkle of a carnival type atmosphere. I fell in love with it. My best experience was meeting Rickson. My favorite moment was when my professor Marcelo Garcia won his 4th black belt Mundial title, even though the last 8 seconds had me on Skype with God. Yes!!!!
Great matches, great victories, gracious defeats, quick submissions, a back and forth war, by 1 point, by 1 advantage, or by judges decision, with BJJ history being made. Mega props to Roger Gracie. The 2010 Mundials had it all. By the end I had pretty much lost my voice, was running around on pure adrenaline and hollering at Caleb and Dan from The Fightworks Podcast. Podium, medals, pictures. That’s all folks. Except for the voice of Tony Torres still in my head saying, “You have now been DQ’d………” Nobody says it better than that guy.
A few hours later with a celebratory dinner for team Alliance, the General gives us our first toast in which he brings to light that today June 6th 2010 marks 28 years since the legendary Mestre Rolls Gracie passed away. With Alliance winning its 5th World title, and Mestre Jacare receiving his red & black belt, our entire Alliance team ended this amazing night with joy, laughter and happiness.
Philippe Balmant is a BJJ purple belt under Marcos Santos/Rigan Machado. He is currently a student of Marcelo Garcia, training in New York City.
This is an installment in our Tournament Review Tuesdays column, where FightWorks Podcast listeners submit reports about Brazilian jiu-jitsu and grappling competitions that happened the weekend prior. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of The FightWorks Podcast. Through the rest of 2010, if you submit a Tournament Review Tuesday piece, you might win an Isami gi!
UFC middleweight fighter Joe Doerksen (45-12) was the only Canadian fighter to walk away with a victory in Montreal at UFC 113 last month. He stepped in for an injured Tim Credeur at the event and defeated Tom Lawlor by submission in the second round of their preliminary card fight.
Doerksen had already made a previous agreement to appear at a Canadian Fighting Championship 5 in Manitoba before the Montreal event. The UFC has allowed Doerksen to honor his previous agreement and will now face Shawn Marchand in the main event of the Canadian show.
Here is the press release.
It’s Fight Week For CFC 5
There is less than a week before CFC 5 and fans are excited to see one of Canada’s top promotions live on June 4th. With no MMA in Manitoba the past few months, fans are anxiously awaiting the chance to see the best fighters that Manitoba has to offer including Joe Doerksen.
Joe Doerksen is coming off his victory of Tom Lawlor at UFC 113. Doerksen submitted Lawlor in the second round and was the only Canadian out of seven to win in UFC Montreal this year. Incredibly, the UFC has allowed Doerksen to honor is agreement to fight on CFC 5 and fans will be the ones to benefit. Doerksen will be taking on Shawn Marchand in the main event. Marchand is an up and coming Canadian fighter who already is the Middleweight champion from a maritime promotion. Doerksen should not overlook this Ontario fighter as Marchand has not lost since 2007 and is looking at this fight as his opportunity to knock off a UFC veteran.
Not only will Doerksen be fighting in his hometown, but “Fight of the Night” Eric Perez will be in the Semi-Main Event of CFC 5. Perez has been victorious in the three CFC fights that he has appeared in and he has also walked away with a Fight of the Night performance on each occasion. “I like a war,” says Eric Perez, “I want this one to go three rounds and I knock him out late in the third.” Perez is not the only one who likes to put on a show. Former Ballroom Zombies singer, Robin Black is no stranger to entertaining fans. Black is coming back to Winnipeg to challenge Perez in a fantastic Bantamweight matchup.
In another battle of Bantamweights, Winnipeg’s Roland Delorme will put his undefeated record on the line against Regina’s Sean Quinn. This fight has not received as much attention as the previous mentioned fights, but, rest assured, this one has Fight of the Night written all over it. This is a battle between two nationally ranked fighters in their weight division. Delorme has come off two consecutive victories over Remi Morvan – the last one at CFC 4. Quinn is a tough fighter who has also appeared in the Canadian Fighting Championship. Quinn took out the tough Francois Lacombe at CFC 3 last year. Expect big things from these two fighters!
Fan favorite Lance Cartwright will also be returning to the Steel Circle. The Snake is fresh off his supporting actor appearance in the prison-based action movie “Locked Down” and promises to bring his crowd-pleasing brand of MMA back to the CFC. He will be facing Steve Skinner, who like the previously mentioned Marchand and Black, is an MMA champion of a Moncton promotion. The Snake will have his hands full on June 5th.
Fans can purchase tickets to see Joe Doerksen, Robin Black, Eric Perez and the rest of the CFC 5 fighters this Friday, June 4th for as little as $40. You can get VIP seats by calling 772-2599 or General Admission through Ticketmaster.Remember that this event is now open to fans sixteen years old.
The rest of card will be just as entertaining with local Winnipeg fighters Dominick Blais, Mark Durant, Dwight Sutherland, and Agostino DeNatale returning to action. Ronson Sabourin and Travis Gervais will also make their hometown CFC debut.
Beta-Alanine Supplementation Increases Time to Fatigue to Yield Strength and Power Gains: A Short Review
By: Mike Zourdos, MS, CSCS
Ph.D. Student – The Florida State University
Skeletal Muscle Laboratory
Introduction
Fatigue is an unstoppable outcome to any intense training session or period of training. We can define fatigue as any drop in motor output during a session. Do not mistake fatigue for only something an endurance athlete feels during a run; fatigue includes a reduction in bar speed, falling short of a prescribed rep range, or performance decrements during a session of General Physical Prepardeness (GPP). A drop in motor output is inevitable and even failure will always eventually occur, however, we do have the ability to delay fatigue. As powerlifters delaying fatigue allows us to increase our total training volume or even perform a greater number of reps at a higher percentage of our max, thus leading us to greater strength and power gains.
May 6th, 2010 | Author: iCompete
This article was originally published at iCompete. Copyright: iCompete.
Prizes:
Absolute Division Winner of the Purple/Brown/Black Belt division receives all expenses paid trip to the 2011 Abu Dhabi Pro World Championships.
The Top 3 winners in each division can compete in the Absolute
This competition is open to individuals from all countries
Weigh-Ins: Friday, June 11 from 2PM to 8PM, HALL 5, Weigh-in is WITHOUT your Gi on
NOTE: When you register for a tournament you also receive free General Admission access to MMA Expo for the day of your competition.
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This event will be pre-registration only. No walk-ins on the day of the tournament.
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Fabio Gurgel, the leader of Alliance in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
This weekend the 2010 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Tournament is underway in Irvine, California. The Pan, formerly referred to as the Pan-Ams, is widely regarded as one of the most important Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions held anywhere in the world. As of this writing, none of the champions have been decided yet but yesterday was full of very high-end talent. We will reflect on some of the action with Alliance Jiu-Jitsu’s Fabio “The General” Gurgel, the Sao Paulo-based instructor who is responsible for some of the most dominant jiu-jitsu competitors today.
The majority of our show today is a conversation with Antonio Antonioli, a brown belt in jiu-jitsu from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Most of us have an idea of what we think Brazilian jiu-jitsu is, and we know what our personal experience in jiu-jitsu is like, but not many of us have experienced jiu-jitsu from Brazil itself. Antonioli will give us a glimpse into the everyday way jiu-jitsu is felt by the multitudes back in the nest of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Antonio Antonioli (left) demonstrates a half guard position with Alex Brandao.
103-pound consolations 3rd place: Jordan Conaway, New Oxford, d Chris Vassar, Cedar Cliff, 3-1. 5th place: Anthony Cabrera, Liberty, d Evan DiSora, Easton, 3-0. 7th place: Ethan Kenney, Connellsville, d Billy Rappo, Council Rock South, 6-3.
112-pound consolations 3rd place: C.J. Palmer, Delaware Valley, d Dereck Enders, Big Spring, 3-1. 5th place: Thomas Traxler, Bellefonte, d Paul Bewak, Hempfield Area, 5-2. 7th place: Devon Lotito, Liberty, won by DQ over Kevin Flack, William Tennet.
119-pound consolations 3rd place: Brandon Choate, Blue Mountain, d Matt Harkins, Hatboro, 11-5. 5th place: Derrick Nelson, Waynesburg Central, d Nick Bongard, Monsignor Bonner, 3-1. 7th place: Matt Malfaro, Boyertown, d Dylan Nguyen, Red Lion, 7-0.
125-pound consolations 3rd place: Casey Kent, Lasalle, d Jordan Glykas, Northampton, 5-4. 5th place: Cameron Throckmorton, South Western, md Scott Wolfinger, Quakertown, 11-3. 7th place: Matt Rappo, Council Rock South, p Dylan Mogan, Bethel Park, in 2:41.
130-pound consolations 3rd place: Tyler Rauenzahn, Blue Mountain, d Dan Neff, Solanco, 9-4. 5th place: Mitchell Minotti, Easton, d Jordan Toledo, Pleasant Valley, 4-0. 7th place: Mason Popham, Unionville, d Erik Galloway, State College, 3-2.
135-pound consolations 3rd place: Nick Catalano, Canon McMillan, d Travis Shaffer, Derry, 8-6. 5th place: Alex Pellicciotti, Boyertown, d Jacob Chamberlain, Pleasant Valley, 7-0. 7th place: Joey Mazzi, Lasalle, p Seth Ehlo, Central Bucks West, in 0:25.
140-pound consolations 3rd place: Mark Hartenstine, Easton, d Joseph Marino, Garnet Valley, 5-0. 5th place: Brian Brill, Central Mountain, d Matt Martoccio, Council Rock South, 4-0. 7th place: Anthony White, Northeast Catholic, d Brett Harner, Norristown, 3-1.
145-pound consolations 3rd place: Bo Candelaria, Middletown, d Ryan Krecker, Nazareth, 3-2. 5th place: Andy Candiello, North Allegheny, p Billy Randt, West York, in 1:33. 7th place: Donald Paul-Miller, Pocono Mt. East, d Justin Harold, Kiski Area, 2-1.
152-pound consolations 3rd place: Austin Sommer, Northampton, d Zack Shannon, Kiski Area, 5-2. 5th place: Matt Hundenski, Hopewell, p Cameron Fine, Elizabeth Forward, in 1:50. 7th place: Will Resnick, Penncrest, d Jayshon Wilson, Carlisle, 4-3 in OT.
160-pound consolations 3rd place: JM Staudenmayer, Plymouth Whitemarsh, d Colton Spade, Lewistown, 3-2. 5th place: Wade Rivera, Parkland, won by forfeit over Pat LaBuz, Hazleton Area. 7th place: John Bolich, Upper Moreland, d Nick Bonaccorsi, Bethel Park, 3-1.
171-pound consolations 3rd place: Jared Kay, Hazleton Area, d Josh Popple, Coughlin, 4-3. 5th place: Tyler Wilps, Chartiers Valley, p Robbie Fitzgerald, Downingtown East, in 4:53. 7th place: Jermaine Easter, Cathedral Prep, d Matthew Transue, Stroudsburg, 6-5.
189-pound consolations 3rd place: Antonio Giorgio, Warwick, d Phil Sprenkle, Dallastown, 8-3. 5th place: Michael Pollard, Corry, p Kyle McWreath, Trinity, in 4:45. 7th place: Eric Shaffer, Greater Latrobe, d Tarik Haddad, Parkland, 2-0.
215-pound consolations 3rd place: Nick Ruggear, Oxford, d Joe Stolfi, Souderton, 9-4. 5th place: Sean Sadosky, St. Mary's, d Taray Carey, Whitehall, 8-3. 7th place: Brandan Clark, Methacton, d Travis Friend, Cumberland Valley, 2-1.
285-pound consolations 3rd place: Adam Lazenga, Bethel Park, d Marcus Robbins, Norristown, 6-2. 5th place: Caleb Baker, General McLane, d Averee Robinson, Susquehanna Twp., 3-2. 7th place: Cody Mason, Jersey Shore, d Dave Dewan, Springifeld, 5-1.
BDFPA General Secretary Sharron Clegg has announced that the BDFPA Unequipped Powerlifting National Championships which were originally scheduled for March in Sunbury, England have been canceled.
BDFPA General Secretary Sharron Clegg has announced that the BDFPA Unequipped Powerlifting National Championships which were originally scheduled for March in Sunbury, England have been canceled.