Focused Fight Team

09/25/2026

Excited for the Seminar tomorrow with Coach Jeff...I will see all my kids tomorrow at 4:50!. Starting at 5:00.

09/22/2026

🥋 Uchi-Mata Counter to the Single Leg

One of my favorite counters to the single leg is the uchi-mata.

If you go back and watch Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate in the UFC, you’ll see Ronda use her judo background to counter wrestling exchanges over and over again.

When your opponent commits to the single leg, instead of fighting against all that forward pressure, you can use their position and momentum against them. That’s what makes the uchi-mata such a powerful option for MMA, no-gi grappling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Learn to recognize the position. Understand the pressure. Then turn their attack into your counter.

Stay focused. Stay motivated.

09/21/2026

09/17/2026

YOU CAN’T LOSE.

I tell my fighters this all the time: you can’t lose.

Now, I’m in the fight business. There are winners and there are losers. When you step inside that cage by yourself, the door locks behind you, and there’s another person standing across from you trying to beat you—there will be a winner and there will be a loser.

And losing a fight sucks.

But there are much bigger things in life that you can lose.

You can lose your community.
You can lose your training partners.
You can lose your friends.
You can lose the people who believe in you and support you.

To me, that is real loss.

When you surround yourself with people who are committed to your growth—people who want to see you become a champion, a better teammate, a better father, a better friend, and a better human being—you have something much bigger than a win on your record.

When those people believe in your goals and pour gasoline on the fire of what you’re trying to accomplish, that’s a team.

That’s why I tell my fighters we can’t lose.

We might lose fights. That’s part of the game. We’ll learn from them, get back in the gym, and get better.

But win or lose, we still have each other.

We’ll train together.
We’ll fight together.
We’ll celebrate together.
We’ll hurt together.
We’ll cry together.
And when somebody is struggling, we’ll pick them up and carry them until they can stand on their own again.

That’s the kind of team I want to be part of.

That’s the kind of team I want to build.

And that’s the kind of team I want us to continue forging into something even stronger.

Fights come and go. Records come and go. But your people matter.

I love my team.

Stay focused. Stay motivated.

09/15/2026

09/15/2026

08/24/2026

Let’s take a look at the Leg Hook Takedown—one of my favorite takedowns because it relies on simple, effective leverage.

This is a great option for MMA, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, self-defense, and law enforcement applications.

One of the biggest details is the angle. When you get into position for the leg hook, you don’t want to fight strength against strength. Get the proper angle, control their balance, and use the hook and leverage to take them backward and to the mat.

Good takedowns don’t have to be complicated. Understand the position, understand the leverage, and drill the details.

Stay focused. Stay motivated.

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08/18/2026

Finally back to training. 🥋

I made the decision to take the summer off from my normal training routine and really be present with my kids. More time together, more activities, more memories—and I’m grateful I made that choice.

Now that the kids are back in school, it was time for me to get back on the mat.

Today was my first session back with my longtime training partner, Tony. Nothing crazy—just two old training partners getting together, having a good conversation, moving around, sweating, and getting some reps in.

We spent some time working rolling back takes, knocking the rust off, and just enjoying being back in the gi.

Sometimes training isn’t about how hard you can push. Sometimes it’s simply about showing up, reconnecting with something you love, and getting yourself moving in the right direction again.

It felt great to sweat. It felt great to train. And it definitely feels good to be getting back on track.

Looking forward to staying consistent, enjoying the process, and seeing where the next season of training takes me.

Stay focused. Stay motivated. 👊🥋