ttt. for my homie andrew!!!!
ghille-lol what's up?? PDM you send me emails all the time asking for classes and prices-just call or come down-we are always open-Andrew, Joe are the main instructors then Damien and I (mark) will help out with new guys and fill in when the guys are training in NY-either way we are covered with good bunch of guys-very family oriented the guys are like brothers to me
Mark
lol, I am gonna be busy for a little while down here in North carolina doing some training, but I would love to come up and fight some more, maybe get some leave so I can train with you guys up there. TTT for some bad dudes.
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pdm i teach 5 days a week No Gi and 1 day a week Gi. Due to the lack of people wanting to train Gi. Also were more mma based so we train alot of wrestling with our No Gi with my Asst. Blair Tugman former D1 wrestler from lockhaven in Penn.
Also Jason id love to help you get ready for one of your fights when you get back. You have more heart and will then 5 guys so alittle bjj tech. and you be a scary dude.
email me at tapuoutct@yahoo.com for any info on my school.
Thanks Guys, Team Renzo Gracie / Calandrelli
Also Chris your welcome to come down anytime i always here good things about you.
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Nuri that sounds like a good idea but i wanna prove i dont have anything bad to say about other schools that are local. But if someone thinks they could beat me then hell lets do it, but the thing is these guys never even stepped in a ring or a cage so to talk shit is just stupid and for me to ask for this fight would be like calling out a 1st timer. It wouldnt even be fair for them to step in the ring with me. LOL for no fighters calling out fighters just because you teach or train doesnt mean you could fight. Thanks for the advise though lol.
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Zzzz
hmm, so it definetly isn't the following teams:
dogpound, team savage, bestway
but the following mma schools haven't been ruled out: strikezone,
ctmma, snemma.
other creditable MA schools in CT not ruled out: PSDTC, GJJ WH, JP Judo
Lord knows there are hundres of MA schools in ct but the ones above
are the only ones i see that have active competitors.
I can't see any of the above schools being shit talkers as their fighters
always are respectable and good sportsmen at NHB/Grappling
tournements.
I say if you going to call someone out - don't be afraid to post your
challenge with a name. Or u shit talkers come forward.
alwaysinjured - i have a friend of a friend of a friend that promotes
underground grudge matches - perhaps we could host the fight....
TTT for a name and ending the shit talk.
Justin im very local to this school about 5 to 10 minutes away so they know who they are. And im not calling anyone out im saying stop talking shit about me and if not, then compete agaisnt me and prove yourself like i have many times if not SHUT THE FUCK UP. Also i have no problems with other MMA schools being local every school has something to offer AND THE MORE SCHOOLS THE BETTER FOR OUR SPORT, but it seems these guys are really jealous i dont know why i have a few friends that are students there and thought everything was cool but i keep hearing this shit. So im putting it out there, face me if you think your better if not stop talking shit and lying to your students.
Scott whats up kid i wanna come out to Cali soon and train. Maybe in the next few months so keep in touch tapuoutct@yahoo.com
Andrew, a good judge would be..(a reflection, if you well) on the quality of fighters and sub grapplers you've produced thus far to date. You have produced 3 new MMA fighters in the last 6 months who are collectively 6-1 (soon to be 8-1) and several grapplers who are ranked in the top 10 in the state and ranked in the top 200 in the nation-I think this speaks volumes in itself-and should not be overlooked-Not only that but you've open one of the nicest schools (largest as well)in the aera. All done in the last year (2006) and all the while being sick-totally a selfless person-who went out of his way-to be there for all of us-while being extremely sick-ttt brother-
MD
Andrew, sound like the other school is jealous and they are putting your school down to keep students from leaving - like they are trying justify there existence. I wouldn't get too bent out of shape about it. Just focus on your school, most shit talkers never step up - they just hide and talk shit. You will probably meet him somewhere and he will kiss your ass.
Chris Smith is a good dude from CT...I have trained with him before...hope it isn't him!
AlwaysInjured: I realize that grudges are marketable but that isn't me...yet. I also don't want people to think I take sides in these issues, because I don't, I am just tying to help the sport.
Anyone who is interested in getting in on my show is welcome. My events are grappling only with cash prizes to winners. lhammel653@aol.com. There are some specifics things guys will have to do to get a super fight that are not up for debate however they are not that big of a deal, they just need to be clear.
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I know chris and I agree. He and I used to train together at psdtc. His school isn't near andrews.
I guarantee the guy will kiss AC ass if they ever see each other.
cool...yeah Chris runs a class in the town where my family lives...whenever I am home from Boston I try to meet up with him
jkkaz-
Thanks for the kind words. Our academy is pretty new and we have a good group of students. Everyone always does their best to be respectful both of opponents and other academies. Chris Smith and I have been working pretty hard to build up our team and academy, so just give us some time.
Being in Middletown, I can safely say it's not anyone from our gym. I know of AC, and he has excellent credentials (Brown under Renzo, etc). Despite any differences of philosophy or methods, every gym has something different to offer and any prospective student should check out as many places as possible and find their home.
It's not to say some people aren't knuckleheads. We've had our share of people smack talking about us, and so on. It's part of the profession.
Hope you get this resolved Andrew. Best of luck to you.
John
www.snemma.com
Middletown, CT
JRod- is your school considered IMB CT or is that a different school altogether?