The place – your home blender. If you feel like you got scammed, give me a chance! Here is my personal favorite recipe:

140g Dole Mixed Fruit (frozen)
80g Triple berry blend (frozen)
2-3 teaspoons organic sugar (to your taste)
8oz Water
Optional: scoop of protein powder

Blend this up very well in a blender and it will yield about 16oz of fruity deliciousness (with protein 20oz).

Fear of criticism
Fear of loss of love
Fear of poverty
Fear of poor health
Fear of old age
Fear of death

These fears will affect every decision you make if you allow them to. If you fear criticism, you will become a “yes” man, going along with whatever someone else says. If you fear poverty you will never take the risks required to be successful.

Fear is the enemy. Conquer it and your life will become much easier. Decisions will seem simple where they were once complex.

How do you defeat fear? Develop the habit of being courageous. You don’t have to be brave, just act brave when a situation calls for it. If you make acting
courageous a habit, you are courageous.

It is said that the average person will come to a decision slowly and change their mind very quickly, whereas top performers make decisions quickly and change their mind slowly.

Why do people take forever to make a decision? People will claim that they need more facts before they can decide, but this often is not the reason. You could explain all the facts and have written out clearly and they will say they need more time to “think it over.” In reality, all decisions are based off emotions – not logic. Decisions backed by solid facts will give you more confidence (emotion) that will make it easier to decide.

I will go into this more later, but for right now give the following exercise a try. Whenever presented with a decision making opportunity – decide within 30 seconds. Start with small things, like what you will eat, what time to meet someone, what activity to do, etc. Once you pick something – stick to it. Do not flake out on yourself, stick to your decision and follow it through to the end.

1. Get a 3×5 notecard, a pen, and some tape

2. Think of a goal that you want to accomplish. Make it something that you REALLY WANT.
example: I want to learn how to dance salsa

3. Now think of it in the present, as if you already had or achieved your goal. Think of how it would make you feel. Put some emotion into this idea.
example: I am a great salsa dancer and I love dancing salsa!

4. Think of what you would have to sacrifice in order to attain goal. Describe it to yourself as if you already did this.
example: I enrolled myself in a salsa dancing course and practiced for 3 weeks.

5. Set a date for when you want to achieve this goal.
example: On my 5th year anniversary.

6. Put it all together and write it down on the notecard.
example: It is my 5th year anniversary and I am a great salsa dancer. I love to dance salsa! I was able to master salsa by enrolling myself into a salsa dancing course and practicing for 3 weeks.

7. Tape the notecard somewhere you will see it everyday at least twice.
example: Car Steering Wheel, your bedroom door, refrigerator, etc.

8. Everytime you see the card, read it out loud. By excited to read it!

That is it. You will be surprised on how effective this little idea is. But there is only one way to find out – go out and do it!

I have had the pleasure of training him, or rather the pain (the man hits hard!) . Joe is one of those people that excel under pressure. He fights his best in the ring, not in the gym – which is excellent for an avid competitor. I have been waiting for the day that Joe would go into MMA. He has so many weapons in his arsenal, he can really pick how he will finish the fight.

Today he will be doing his last training session with me at 6pm, then afterwards heading over to do photos and interviews with the Strikeforce crew. Tomorrow, he will be weighing in and of course on Saturday – it is go time!

I will post videos and pictures of Mr. Ray as we continue his preparation for Strikeforce.
OSU!!!

FFA Davie has had it’s share of bad luck early in with issues from land lords, faulty equipment, etc. But I’m happy to say that we have squashed all of those. Since I have come around to personally teach and run operations at FFA Davie, business has never been better!

I’m happy to say that we are in the black. With coaches Mike Bernhard and Cesar Serje teaching alongside myself and my brother, we have an all star staff running the show. The students have been progressing and growing into blues. By the end of the year, I see some more blue, purple, brown and black making it’s way through! We also having a growing list of fighters that will be breaking through soon, so stay tuned.

So if you are in town, stop by and say hello!

I will also be jumping back into the mix after a year off. I’m looking forward to moving our team into the spot light of the MMA world. I know that our fighting style is one of the most versatile and well balanced in the sport. It is going to be great to showcase the depth of our skills this year!

I will be posting links to the fights for Bruce, Luis, Leo and Edir later on today. Stay tuned!

Leo was the first to go. This was his first fight, having no previous experience in kickboxing like Edir or Luis. Naturally, I was nervous. Leo was confident. He had trained hard and done everything he was supposed to. The fight started with his opponent quickly closing the distance and striking. Leo handled the first few exchanges well, keeping good composure. He then begun to land some big shots that had his opponent on weak legs. There were a few times which I felt the fight could have been stopped, as his opponent kept turning away from him while taking hard punches.

The round ended and Leo came back to the corner. At this point, it was just a question if when the fight was going to be finished. I told him to follow up on the ground and finish his opponent. He did just that. After landing some brutal shots, his opponent fell to his fours, where Leo then applied a rear naked choke to win by submission.

Luis was next, and he did not waste any time dropping bombs! The first punch he threw dropped his opponent. Luis was not fighting with the prettiest hands, but man were his punches hard! Luis battered his opponent with lunges, kicks and knees – yet he made it into the third round. It was at his point I urged him to attack the body and throw straighter punches. Luis proceeded to land a straight right followed by a vicious left hook to the liver which ended the fight.

Finally it was Edir’s turn. This fight was a barn burner! Both fighters exchanged fiercely during this bout. What made the difference was Edir’s clinch work, where he was able to control his opponent and land knees to the body.

In the previous fights, I was able to relax once my fighter was dominating. However, I had no comfort in this one. Edir was put in danger a few times that had me worried. But he rallied back and came at his opponent hard.

This bout went to a decision, and I knew Edir won 2 of 3 rounds – I just wasn’t sure if the judges knew that Fortunately, two out of three of the judges did and he was awarded the decision. Not only did he win, but he was awarded fight of the night!

I was very proud of all my fighters and their performance. I hope to be at their corner for many years to come! OSU!!!

I’m very excited to see the guys in action and will be posting more videos of them soon.