We had a really good time at the Kickboxing Camp today.

We worked a lot on defense, attacks, and sparring. Everyone did a great Job!
I got pics of a lot of folks from Revolution but didn't get everyone. Maybe next time. All the fighters got good sparring in, and the recreational folks were able to learn a lot of good techniques and get some sparring in at a comfortable space.

Wes will have some fun new drills for you Hot Springs folks on Monday! Be ready! Wes is doing a great job and we're glad to have him teaching.

Have a great weekend everyone and we'll see you in class Monday!

Great class in Hot Springs. Thanks to Johnny for bringing his friends in. I took a nice pic but left the camera in the car. We'll get it up tomorrow. Joe and Jordan had a great fight of the night. Michael is looking great in kickboxing along with everyone else. We worked hard on kicks tonight and I see a lot of improvement.

The new mats are much much nicer. I have something exciting worked out for heavy bags and something else in Hot Springs for later this year, but it's a secret.

It looks like our next Saturday BJJ workshop will be August 1 over takedowns. We'll have a lot of new stuff to throw in the mix, so join the fun. This will be a great way to brush up on stuff for the tournament, as we will also cover rules. We will also plan another striking event later in August to prepare fighters for the upcoming fights later this year. It seems like this year we're going straight from one event to the next. The LDMA affiliation continues to add schools and members, allowing us to have more and more events for you!

Tomorrow is the Kickboxing camp. We should have some good pics from that also.
UFC party after. Please remember to bring something to contribute to the eats.

Thank goodness Sunday is a day off! Next week we'll continue training hard. Mid-day sprints in the heat do well to get everyone in great shape.

With the exception of the heavy bag rack the Benton gym is back in order! After our disaster with the delivery folks yesterday....we're glad it's over and everything is laid out. But now both gyms look even better. We have even more mat space now and new equipment coming.

The new Benton Kickboxing schedule seems to be working well. Get your gear and get in the advanced classes. Get in better shape and have more fun. Grant looked great sparring this afternoon. He's been working hard training two-a-days a lot of days. Kickboxing Camp and UFC Party this weekend.

In BJJ we had a good fight of the night between Bobby and Ward! The fights and volume of training continue to climb.
I took some pics so that some of you can have them for your Facebook page and MySpaces.

Jake and Ward get their pics on the blog just for being some of the first ones to get their patches on! Thanks guys they look great! Most of you have your patches by now, make sure to get them on so that you can be stylin' too and show we represent a team! As the competitions approach, it's essential to have unit integrity and help each other prepare.




Dalton gets his picture on the blog just for working hard every class. We have a lot of promising teens in the program. Wes, Chris and the other blue belts continue to do a great job helping them and working with them in class.





I had a few other folks who I took pics of but they weren't blog quality. So if you pic isnt on here, well maybe next time.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Well, it was a lot of work today to get those mats done. Thanks Bobby and Tony again! They both helped load and move mats to the new locations. Please thank them for their hard work when you see them in class.
Also thanks David for helping last minute with the class when the shipment was behind. He and Grant do a great job with the kids!

I really like how the green mats look in Hot Springs. BJJ class will be a lot more fun with them there. We did get some extra GPP in in Hot Springs this evening. Jordan deserves some recognition. He's really doing a great job and has come a long way. We're proud of his progress. Keep training hard for the tournament.

The KICKBOXING CAMP is this weekend. I have a feeling it's going to be a lot of fun. We'll get the UFC and have a cookout after. LDMA offers world class striking instruction, and I am excited that we are able to attend these camps. The striking skill set is evident in our MMA fighters and Kickboxers. If you're looking to fight MMA you want to make sure you have a solid base and knowledge in striking and grappling. Luckily LDMA offers both!

Remember Tshirts are going fast! Get yours quick.
Something very exciting is coming next week!

Good training and progress everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July weekend.

Thanks to everyone for helping get the old mats out of the way and re-arrange a few things. Tomorrow we'll be taking the Tatamis to Hot Springs! Bobby will be taking the mats to Hot Springs. Thanks Bobby! He always goes out of his way to help the team. Also thanks to Tony who has driven to Benton 2 days to help arrange things. Tony also always helps the team out.

KIDS
Kids did great today! We've been working on foot speed and I see everyone getting a lot faster.

KICKBOXING
This weekend is our Kickboxing camp and festivities. It should be a fun weekend of training, building, and preparing with the entire affiliation.
We did some new ab work tonight in class. If you weren't there you sure missed out!

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
In BJJ we're training hard for the upcoming tournament and events. We had a few matches to watch today. Bobby and Jake and Chris and Grant put on a show. This will help everyone familiarize themselves with competition format and scoring, which in turn will aide in your preparation.
Jake was first to show up with his team patches on. Remember the deadline is August 8! The back patches came out really nice, make sure to pick yours up if you haven't already. Pick up an extra one for your jean jacket, or if you're like Scott pick one up for your coveralls.
Congrats to Neil and Austin on receiving their first degrees this weekend at the BJJ seminar and we had a few people hit BOTH the Hot Springs and Benton Seminar to double their time working new technique.

Tony is also looking for a partner to do a private lesson on takedowns with. If you're interested, let us know.

COMING SOON
In the next few months we'll have a variety of events and huge happenings, more changes coming so stay tuned.

Tshirts are going quick. Get them while they last.

Lastly, the old camera has officially been put into retirement. I did have to take a few shots with the new one in class, in particular because Grant and Wes couldn't quit goofing off during the ab exercises. Who would think that dropping a ball on your teammates stomach could be so entertaining?!

Where has the week gone! We've been training hard this week. Hiking and running outside mid-day is getting tough, but it works. Bonsai encountered a box turtle on our run and it scared the crap out of him. I even tried taking him back to see and smell it but that thing hissed at him and the damage was already done. So now in addition to being scared of shadows and carhops he's scared of box turtles.

Yesterday it was packed and we hardly had any room. The new mat should be in soon which will give us a lot more space. I have a plan to make our heavy bags more efficient as well in both locations and provide even more Kickboxing equipment. We're working on chokes in BJJ and in Kickboxing we are doing some speed drills. Kids are doing a great job also, keep it up. Jake got the GPP belt today. Who will get it tomorrow?

This Sunday we have a workshop in Benton. Come get some training in over the holiday! We'll be spending a few hours reviewing guard passes and defenses. The BJJ tournament is approaching and we're upping the training each week. It looks like we have a few other competitions to attend later this year.

Also remember the LDMA Kickboxing Camp is July 11. It's only $50 and it's all day followed by a PARTY! As always, you don't have to be a fighter to attend, you just have to like training and fun. Please let us know as soon as possible if you want to attend.

In September we'll be having a strength and conditioning workshop. Details on that will come soon.

New Tshirts will be in tomorrow, Limited quantities. We also have gis, patches, gear and stuff coming in in the next few days.

We'd also like to thank Tony in Hot Springs. He came in despite his injury and helped the teens out with class. Be sure to thank him if he helps you out, he 's a great teacher. Also thanks to the high ranks in Benton who continually help out the new folks who come in.

Congratulations to Teammate William from Barata MMA for winning his Pro Fight this weekend by Choke in Round 1!