The Pit kids are continuing to train hard and have fun. They are getting ready for The Pit Kumite V on February 6th. Adrian, and all our instructors are doing a great job at making The Pit a fun and exciting place for all our Pit Monsters!!

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I am in Vegas working on the Ultimate Fighter show… while I am here I have been training hard at SinCity CrossFit (the best gym in town), training Chuck and Antonio, and doing some relaxing with great friends.  I miss my family & friends, The Pit HQ, Bill’s Place, the beach, but I will be back home soon.  We will be opening a Pit here in Vegas very soon…and yes, I do LOVE my life.

Happy Birthday Suzy, my gorgeous lil girl, you are every parent’s dream come true.  You make my life so much happier… Thank you

Winning is definitely not everything, and for my fighters and students fighting with passion, courage, and Bushido (how life should be lived) is much more important than the “W”. With that said, “after” dinners, parties, and life are much more fun after a “W”.  Here are some pictures of my Family, both immediate and extended.  I love my life!

For Pit students physical conditioning is a very important part of our system.  Along with the martial arts techniques (striking, BJJ, wrestling), each Pit student must show progress in his/her physical fitness.  Here are some of the physical requirements necessary for the student to be eligible to “test” for their next belt.  This is done during The Pit’s pretest week.

Push up/squat/sit up/pull up…

level I: 10/10/10/5 each minute

levels II, III, IV 20/20/20/10, 30/30/30/15, 40/40/40/20 respectively.

Then they have to do The Gate Keeper, which consists of…

Row 500 meters, 30 bag slams, 30 box jumps, 30 pit sledges, 30 4 punches/sprawl/head kick, 30 double unders… within 13 minutes for level IV, 15, 20, 30 minutes for levels III-I

Then comes the Horse stance… low and deep.

Level I: 2 min; Level II: 4 min; Level II: 8 min; Level IV: 10 min

Congratulations to Mike Gahan and Johnny Hackleman on big wins last night at the Earl Warren Show Grounds in Santa Barbara, Ca.   Both fights started off banging.  The beginning of the end for Mike’s opponent was a perfectly placed liver kick, Johnny’s was a vicious knee.  The after party consisted of a great dinner, the dancing.  Good times.

that great pic of Johnny was taken by… http://mattwierphotography.com/

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