Saturday, September 5, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Altitude Fitness & Combat Sports
Utah’s newest martial arts gym will be opening July 1st 2009!
Altitude Fitness & Combat Sports is a gym dedicated to the teaching and promotion of the grappling arts; namely Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Catch As Catch Can Wrestling, Olympic and Folkstyle wrestling.
Altitude Fitness & Combat Sports head instructors are:
Brandon Ruiz is; a Machado Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Grappling World Champion and BJJ World medalist, and an accomplished international level Greco Roman wrestler.
Jake Shannon is; a Catch Wrestling Master, Krav Maga certified instructor, Cross Fit certified instructor, Shamrock Submission Fighting instructor, and owner/creator of the website www.scientificwrestling.com
Classes will start July 1st. Nightly class schedule is as follows:
Monday & Wednesday: Catch As Catch Can Wrestling 7:00-8:30pm
The class will cover drills, games, conditioning and instruction for the perfection of techniques of Catch as Catch Can style wrestling.
Tuesday & Thursday: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 7:00-8:30pm (8:00-8:30pm Open Mat)
The class will cover instruction, drills, and live sparring/application of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Grappling techniques and principles.
Single Discipline Membership $75 a month
All Access Membership $97 a month
Altitude Fitness & Combat Sports is located at:
27 N. 800 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Check out our website at:
http://www.altitudeslc.com
Altitude Fitness & Combat Sports is a gym dedicated to the teaching and promotion of the grappling arts; namely Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Catch As Catch Can Wrestling, Olympic and Folkstyle wrestling.
Altitude Fitness & Combat Sports head instructors are:
Brandon Ruiz is; a Machado Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Grappling World Champion and BJJ World medalist, and an accomplished international level Greco Roman wrestler.
Jake Shannon is; a Catch Wrestling Master, Krav Maga certified instructor, Cross Fit certified instructor, Shamrock Submission Fighting instructor, and owner/creator of the website www.scientificwrestling.com
Classes will start July 1st. Nightly class schedule is as follows:
Monday & Wednesday: Catch As Catch Can Wrestling 7:00-8:30pm
The class will cover drills, games, conditioning and instruction for the perfection of techniques of Catch as Catch Can style wrestling.
Tuesday & Thursday: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 7:00-8:30pm (8:00-8:30pm Open Mat)
The class will cover instruction, drills, and live sparring/application of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Grappling techniques and principles.
Single Discipline Membership $75 a month
All Access Membership $97 a month
Altitude Fitness & Combat Sports is located at:
27 N. 800 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Check out our website at:
http://www.altitudeslc.com
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
2008 FILA Grappling World Championships
In December of 2008 I traveled to Lucerne, Switzerland for the first FILA Grappling World Championships. FILA is the official World Wide governing body for Olympic wrestling. FILA put on their first official World Championship in which I won a SILVER MEDAL in the 125 KG division!
I defeated Bulgaria and France with Rear Naked Chokes, defeated Canada by a narrow 1-0 decision and lost a 5-1 decision to U.S. team mate Jeff Monson. It was a very exciting tournament! I felt that I performed very well!
There were 26 or 28 countries that participated. Our United States team won the team championships in both No-Gi and Gi divisions. It was an honor and a great blessing to have been able to compete and experience such a large scale and prestigious event!
The weekend before I also earned my Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Jeff Kunze in the Machado system. Jeff earned his black belt from Rigan Machado.
You can also see my finals match against Jeff Monson, at my friend and U.S. team mate Ricky Lundell's World Championships blog. http://2008filaworlds.blogspot.com/
Monday, June 9, 2008
World Bronze Medalist
This past weekend I won a Bronze medal in the Brown Belt Ultra Heavy Weight Division at the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships!!! It was an awesome experience! I had a ton of fun being there with my wife and little girl. We had some spare time to check out a few fun things in Long Beach too while we were there.
I had a couple good matches on the way to the bronze medal. I also was able to see more of what the "next level" for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is all about. I have a long way to go but I think its reachable. I hope to keep on winning medals and improving my technique as I work my way to my black belt.
In my division I had a nice submission win over a tough opponent (Lalo Salazar) and then lost a decision to Gustavo Dias.
In the Absolute Division I won with a submission over an athlete from Finland (I used a Kimura Arm Lock), then won by advantage point over a Brazilian, and then lost to Kayron Gracie by submission just two matches shy of the medal rounds. It was a much better experience than I had last year losing one and done.
Now that I have medalled at Pan Ams and Worlds in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu I am looking forward to winning those tournaments in the years to come. I am grateful the Lord has blessed me to be able to compete and do the things that I enjoy and feel that I need to do in life. It has been awesome to be winning again!
I had a couple good matches on the way to the bronze medal. I also was able to see more of what the "next level" for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is all about. I have a long way to go but I think its reachable. I hope to keep on winning medals and improving my technique as I work my way to my black belt.
In my division I had a nice submission win over a tough opponent (Lalo Salazar) and then lost a decision to Gustavo Dias.
In the Absolute Division I won with a submission over an athlete from Finland (I used a Kimura Arm Lock), then won by advantage point over a Brazilian, and then lost to Kayron Gracie by submission just two matches shy of the medal rounds. It was a much better experience than I had last year losing one and done.
Now that I have medalled at Pan Ams and Worlds in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu I am looking forward to winning those tournaments in the years to come. I am grateful the Lord has blessed me to be able to compete and do the things that I enjoy and feel that I need to do in life. It has been awesome to be winning again!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Fighting Spirit
The Pancrase World Submission Wrestling Championships was a great time for me and my family. I had been having some problems with my back over the last few weeks and it hurt so bad it was killing me.
The first match I had out there was against an athlete that looked like nothing physically and I thought I would run through him...DOH!!! So after I had taken him down and a few seconds later I was tapping out to a knee bar. I was shocked! I couldn't believe I had just lost my division! Especially to a physically inferior opponent! I then got more mad and focused than I have in years and choked my opponent for 3rd and 4th in under 30 seconds which won me 3rd place.
I had to stand with the other competitors and receive my 3rd place medal...I walked over to where my wife and girl were talking with a friend and I threw my medal down on my gear...I was even more mad after I won 3rd...and more focused on DESTROYING any and all opponents in my way to the Absolute title. Throwing my medal was very uncharacteristic and I'm usually as graceful and humble in defeat as in victory...but today was different. Something inside me decided it was time to fight and fight hard.
In the Absolute division I submitted (with a one arm smother choke) my first opponent in less than 2 minutes. Then I submitted (with a Kimura armlock) my second opponent in about the same time. Then in the finals match I defeated my last opponent on points...I had a chance for a submission but my aggravated back didn't allow me the flexibility I needed to finish it.
I was awarded a HUGE trophy, a nice medal, AND, the tournaments OUTSTANDING GRAPPLER award!!! It was an awesome experience and I am so glad that I was blessed with the seemingly NEGATIVE outcomes and circumstances that forced me to REACT and ACT in a way that was necessary for me to succeed and win the title that I REALLY wanted. Sometimes the LORD works like that and sometimes we have to be willing and ready to pick our self up and take another shot as soon as we can. It was an awesome feeling to comeback and overcome and be the champion for the whole tournament and outstanding grappler. It was even sweeter that my little family was there with and for me.
I am now able to have the title of WORLD CHAMPION!!!
The first match I had out there was against an athlete that looked like nothing physically and I thought I would run through him...DOH!!! So after I had taken him down and a few seconds later I was tapping out to a knee bar. I was shocked! I couldn't believe I had just lost my division! Especially to a physically inferior opponent! I then got more mad and focused than I have in years and choked my opponent for 3rd and 4th in under 30 seconds which won me 3rd place.
I had to stand with the other competitors and receive my 3rd place medal...I walked over to where my wife and girl were talking with a friend and I threw my medal down on my gear...I was even more mad after I won 3rd...and more focused on DESTROYING any and all opponents in my way to the Absolute title. Throwing my medal was very uncharacteristic and I'm usually as graceful and humble in defeat as in victory...but today was different. Something inside me decided it was time to fight and fight hard.
In the Absolute division I submitted (with a one arm smother choke) my first opponent in less than 2 minutes. Then I submitted (with a Kimura armlock) my second opponent in about the same time. Then in the finals match I defeated my last opponent on points...I had a chance for a submission but my aggravated back didn't allow me the flexibility I needed to finish it.
I was awarded a HUGE trophy, a nice medal, AND, the tournaments OUTSTANDING GRAPPLER award!!! It was an awesome experience and I am so glad that I was blessed with the seemingly NEGATIVE outcomes and circumstances that forced me to REACT and ACT in a way that was necessary for me to succeed and win the title that I REALLY wanted. Sometimes the LORD works like that and sometimes we have to be willing and ready to pick our self up and take another shot as soon as we can. It was an awesome feeling to comeback and overcome and be the champion for the whole tournament and outstanding grappler. It was even sweeter that my little family was there with and for me.
I am now able to have the title of WORLD CHAMPION!!!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
"KING OF COMBAT GRAPPLING"!!!
March 15th I won my FIRST World Championship!!! I won the Pancrase World Championships of Submission Wrestling. I won the title of "KING of Combat Grappling"!!! Pretty exciting! I will write more when I get a chance. It was a great weekend and great blessings!!!
Friday, March 7, 2008
Pancrase..."World" Championships
I will be competing in the Pancrase Submission Wrestling "World" Championships on March 15th. We will be taking the trip to Denver, Colorado. It was formerly called the North American Championships...which I won 3 out of the last 4 years. I am hoping to win this tournament and have some fun in the process.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wrestling Training
Training has been improving at UCTC. We have a few more bodies to train with. More bigger guys to train with and its getting fun! I am having better workouts and hope things keep going well.
Planning on a training trip to Canada soon...hopefully. Read an article on www.themat.com about my training partner Ari Taub.
Here is a link: http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=18177
Hope it works...DOH!!!
Pancrase in 15 Days!!!!!
Planning on a training trip to Canada soon...hopefully. Read an article on www.themat.com about my training partner Ari Taub.
Here is a link: http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=18177
Hope it works...DOH!!!
Pancrase in 15 Days!!!!!
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training
Training has been going well. Getting in shape and ready for the Pancrase Championships in Denver, Colorado.
Also getting ready for Greco Roman Nationals which qualifies for Olympic Team Trials in June.
Also getting ready for Greco Roman Nationals which qualifies for Olympic Team Trials in June.
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