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I started my power training today. I'm doing this so I can be explosive for the full 5 minutes (matches and even just for rolling). I know I'm afraid to push in rolling for fear of gassing out, this is part of why I'm training harder. I try to conserve too much energy, when I may be able to blast through someone quicker!

Clean/Jerk: 2x sets warmup, 3x sets/7 reps 95lbs
Jump Lunges: 3x sets/20 reps (God these hurt)
Diagonal DB Swing: Like a golfer (or barbarian), 3x sets/10 reps per side, 40lbs
Lateral Jumps over step: 3x sets/ 20 reps (chest felt like exploding)

Rodrigo Ranieri vs Scott Epstein at 2009 Grapplers Quest World Series of Grappling Featherweight division. All preliminary and finals matches are being posted for FREE on YouTube. Support professional grappling guys! We're giving away a $10,000 prize crowning the World's Best Grappling in July in California...but we need your support too.

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We've decided to post ALL of the Prelimins on our website for free and will have ALL Finals and 3rd Place matches (10 total) available for sale for $9.99 in the coming weeks. All customers who purchased all of the Featherweights for $9.99 will receive ALL of the Finals for Free. Thanks for the support!

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Wassup everybody! Vegas in da house! Shout out to all the ground techs.

Since it is new years, well past now I will for the first time set goals for my self to get the most out of 2010. Looking back at 2009, my first year of grappling and competing I could not be more happy with the results and even shocked myself. I won my first mma fight for King Of The Cage Canada at 135 against Corey Knapp what is huge for me. Won Grappler of the year for Edmonton in two different weight divisions 135 and 145 what was the first time anyone has won two divisions for the four part grappling series held by Arashido Martial Arts.

It would be awsome to have Grapplers Quest come down to San Antonio in 2011. I dont think we have ever hosted an event. You all should consider it, San Antonio is a great place that would draw a huge crowd!!

One website is reporting it
http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/01/01/takanori-gomi-signs-with-ufc/
If true that is a huge name

*edit*
Also confirmed on Bloody Elbow..
I know this is more of a grappling site but this is big man http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/1/1/1229944/takanori-gomi-signs-with-ufc

Kurt has chosen the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (http://www.cff.org) charity. Thank you for the support everyone. Please make donations directly on their website at: http://www.cff.org

"BATMAN"