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24 Feb

Hafa Adai, Congratulations goes to one of Guam’s BJJ pioneers and PremeireXtremeCombat Co-founder, Joey Calvo for receiving his blackbelt under NovaUniao’s Renato”Charuto”Verrisimo. Members from the Guam Amateur Wrestling Federation were in Apia, Samoa.to attend the 2011 Oceania Coaching Course & Training Camp from February 16-19 following the 2011 Oceania Championships Wrestling tournament on February 23rd and 25th. Guam Jiujitsu covered some serious ground on the weekend of February...

15:25 / Onra
13 Feb

Hafa Adai, It was a big weekend for Guam on February 6th as Congratulations again goes to Team Purebred/LloydIrvin's Mikee Sanchez for another gold medal finish in the Purple Belt Division of the North American Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Tournament on February in California. On Guam, That same weekend The Guam Amateur Wrestling Federation put together the 2011Best In The West Wrestling Tournament hosting a former Olympic...

06:50 / BJJ Stuff / Onra
24 Jan

Paying homage and respect to a man who walked in the life of true spirit and trustfully now flies in the spirit of true life. You presented a great example for GuamJiujitsu, In your case truly AFamily Thing. Our best regards to the Universe's greatest instructor. Catch you on the other side. Thanks Chris for all your support and a sincere applause for a short yet well-filled...

16:25 / 1008 / BJJ Stuff / Familia / Onra
17 Jan

Hafa adai. It looks like the 155-pound title is up for grabs and that we will finally get to see the year's anticipated bout where Roque Martinez gets to defend his PXC Heavyweight Championship title against Saipan's Kelvin Fitial with Premeiere XTreme Combat 22 scheduled for next Friday Purebred/Lloyd Irvin Guam is counting at least 14 students that will be competing in the Pan American Juvenile Brazilian...

06:51 / Onra
02 Dec

Hafa Adai, Welcome to Guam Claudio”Juninho” Calassans! The 2010AbuDhabiWorld Pro Cup Absolute Division and MiddleWeight and Open division champion and BrazilianJiujitsu World Champion from ATOS Jiujitsu is on island for a week’s instructional at the Purebred/LloydIrvin Academy all the way from SauPaulo Brazil. Also a warm Hafa Adai and Welcome Back to Toby Imada— The 2009 Sherdog Submission of the Year recipient is visiting our island for...

11:42 / Onra
18 Nov

Hafa Adai, A Big Congratulations goes to Guam’s Bryant “theRock”Pangelinan of the Crispim BJJ Competition team as he collects for Guam his second World Championship securing a gold medal in the Masters Heavyweight Brownbelt division and silver in the Masters Open Weight Brown Belt Division. Congrats also goes to former Guam High School Wrestling noteable—Zachary Rapadas who secured a gold medal...

14:25 / Onra / Special Forces
04 Nov

We should use Guam's influence in BJJ, MMA By Roman Dela Cruz • For Pacific Daily News • November 4,2010 Hafa adai. This past weekend in Saipan, Trench Warz13 pulled off an outstanding event showcasing talents from the U.S., Japan, Guam, Saipan and Tinian. Meanwhile, Joshua Calvo found his first mixed martial arts defeat via guillotine-choke to the undefeated Lyle Beerbohm in Rumble...

23:50 / Onra / Special Forces
28 Oct

An open mind, strong work ethic and unbridled passion can go a long way. It's helped former Guam resident and standout athlete Richard Chou make it in the world of professional sports. The American Red Cross Chou, who played Division 1 collegiate volleyball at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., is a former member of the Guam national volleyball team as well as the recipient of the Most...

09:04 / CelebrityFokai / GlobalGuamMMA / Onra / Special Forces
21 Oct

Hafa adai. TrenchWarz 13: Vengeance is set for Oct. 29 at the Saipan World Resort while Josh Calvo will be competing in a featured bout at Rumble on the Ridge 14 in Washington on the 30th. Reminding ourselves of Guam's impressive resume in martial arts, we can marvel at the fact that Guam's footsteps in the martial arts world are not just...

14:07 / Onra
15 Oct

Reverse: Letting fighters who face charges compete sends wrong message October 15, 2010 * The decision by a Superior Court of Guam judge to allow two mixed martial arts fighters who face charges in assault cases to fight sends the wrong message to this community. The American Red Cross On Tuesday, Judge Vernon Perez gave the OK for...

22:00 / GlobalGuamMMA / Onra / Special Forces