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18 Jul

Putting Martial Arts back in Mixed Martial Arts by: Stephen "The Midnight Fighter" Roberto The three main components of MMA can best be described, in no particular order, takedowns, striking and submissions.  MMA is widely considered the triathlon of martial arts. Being evenly skilled in all areas is ensures maximum performance and the greatest chance of victory. The most popular disciplines are kickboxing, wrestling and Brazilian jiu jitsu.  The focus of this...

00:40 / Onra
15 Jul

Congratulations to PurebredYona/GroundFu team members for their performance in this weekend's PacificXtremeCombat12:Settling the Score. Justin "TheShocker" Cruz, Micah"TheIkaikaWarrior"Tobias, and Jesse "SpiderMan"Taitano repeated their undefeated performances with firstround victories over their opponents from Saipan, Guam, and California. SpiderMan headlined the Friday the 13th event looking for revenge against Maurice Eazels Knockout victory over Ground-Fu member and Guam MMA icon, Baby Joe Taimangalo in PXC 11: No Way Out. Also out of the Fokai...

22:34 / Events
15 Jul

Hey Guys! We're adding a new segment to the blog.  It's a contest to caption the current photo.  Send all captions to fokaitv@gmail.com and we'll decide on a winner later in the week.  The winning caption will be posted next week and the winner will receive a free Fokai T-shirt.  No rules apply to the caption contest.  Send away! Also, if you have any photos you'd like...

16:45 / POD
15 Jul

Kids division: 69 lbs. and under: Tristan Magdalera, 1; Ellie Torres, 2; Marcus Manglona, 3. 70-99 lbs.: Shawn Avellana, 1; Jonah Whitt, 2; Ambrosio Shimizu, 3. 100-130 lbs.: Wesley Mabinin, 1; Jared Boese, 2; Eric Alcantara, 3. 131 lbs. and above: Masato Nakajima,1; John Martinez, 2; Kaitlyn Guile Fastest Submission: Marcus Manglona, 41 seconds via rear-naked choke. Adult white belt: 191-205: Charles Unten, 1; Roy Ausec, 2. 176- 190: Ronell Rivera, 1;...

10:38 / BJJ Stuff
12 Jul

Fokai would like to welcome BJ Rolinski and Carl Dela Cruz to the team.  If you've ever seen any of these guys surf, you'd know why we picked them up.  BJ has won the last 6 or 7 bodyboard contests on Guam, while Carl is one of the hottest up and comers on the island right now.  Look out for this kid!  Welcome aboard guys!...

10:54 / Special Forces
08 Jul

The Brazilian jiu jitsu scene is definitely blowing up due to the arrival of Guam's first resident BJJ black belt. Mike Fowler first came to Guam to guest instruct at Purebred Jiu Jitsu Academy for a couple weeks in Feb. 06. Well, two weeks later he returned for good and now calls Guam home. Fokai.tv took some time out to pick his brain and find...

14:21 / BJJ Stuff
05 Jul

MMA is a professional sport; treat it like one Editor's note: This column is about mixed martial arts, and it appears on a biweekly basis on Thursdays.Hafa Adai, people of Guam. ADVERTISEMENT  OAS_AD(\\'ArticleFlex_1\\'); Thanks again for stopping by. Stepping back, looking at our developments in mixed martial arts, I can regretfully see that we have...

15:19 / Onra
05 Jul

GroundZero,TheBuzzCafe,and Grasshopper are introducing the Duendes (Youth) Division for competition Brazilian Jijujitsu. The MarianasOpenBJJ/SubmsiionGrappling Tournament will be held at thePhoenixCenter on Saturday, July 14th,2007. The event aims for better infrastructure for Guam's fluorisihing Brazilian Jiujitsu and SubmissionGrappling Community and will be the first of many to support and qualify local grapplers for international tournaments. Brazilian Jiujitsu Black Belt "Crazy"Mike Fowler will be on hand as a referee and council....

15:09 / Events
04 Jul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lxPBbcCAfE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCdnPbiXK0M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVhijVcjdv8&mode=related&search= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ93pvTilwg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBq1Gpto_EA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD1GfQjHpBM Meet Ian and Isaac Lujan. Guam's Future Combat Sports heroes and pioneer members of the FokaiYouthCombatDivision. They are training under MarlMaimon's CobraKai and Master Toddy's Kickboxing in Las Vegas...

02:11 / Special Forces
04 Jul

Hafa Adai. Weve been out of touch or hard to get a hold of for the past year or so. But theguys at Grasshopper and Ideal Advertising are working together to open a window and create a bridge into the FokaiMovement and Label. We are hoping to archive and make public this new chapter in History for this vehicle towards higher living through self perseverance. Welcome...

01:26 / Fokai International / Special Forces