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29 Jul

Hafa Adai,   In world MixedMartial Arts  news, the MMA event “Affliction:Banned” (that many considered to be the event rival to the UFC) calls it quits, just 2 weeks before their 3rd big event, leaving hundreds of thousands of fans across the globe disappointed and at least 20 fighter- athletes-in-hard-training hanging without matches.   Locally, AJ Aguon lost his title shot in the Philippines but is in demand...

20:25 / Onra
25 Jul

Hafa Adai, Just wanted to give you an update and share some pictures from Team Guam's trip to Brave New Voices in Chicago. If you don't know, BNV is an international youth poetry event featuring teams of youth poets from all across america and the United Kingdom. This is the first year that Guam was represented but we came in too late to take part in...

06:11 / Onra / Special Forces
17 Jul

Hafa Adai, AJ Aguon fights for the 70kg title int heis weekends URCC in the Philippines. Herman Torrado fights MMA in Northern California on the 24th. Its Guam vs. Saipan with Trench Warz 10:on the 31st in Saipan. And The marianas Open Jiujitsu and No-Gi Tournament talkes place on August 8th in Guam. Following Brock Lessnars  peformance with his domncation over Frank Mir was an athletically and ethically embarrasing performance with...

20:01 / Onra
08 Jul

First, Hafa Adai and thanks again fro checking this column, Id like to apologize to anyone who might have been offended by any words of the previous article. That is never the intention. I want to also concede that Im not the authority on the sport but I am speaking for MMAs positive identity on our island and also for the Love of the Game....

23:28 / Onra
02 Jul

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13:35 / Onra
26 Jun

Purebred teaches youth the art of BJJ   Friday, 26 June 2009 00:58 by Ivan Palacios | Variety News Staff While many of the island’s youth will be participating in sports such as soccer and baseball during the summer months, a select few Ten-year-old Alex Aflague grapples with her peer David Shimizu, also 10, during Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practice Thursday, June 25, 2009 at the...

09:22 / Onra
18 Jun

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09:34 / Onra
15 Jun

Martial Artist or Fighter Posted in Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Training on June 12, 2009 by bjj4lifeI always appreciated the internal benefits of practicing BJJ as the external benefits of learning self defense and competing.  I recently read an excellent article by Dave Camarillo (if you don’t know who he is you shouldn’t be reading this blog) entitled “Fighters vs Martial Artist”.  The article focused...

19:47 / Onra