damn, just realized cant make it,
im going down to UFC fight in Toronto the Sat night before this with bunch of guys,
staying down there for the night, so wont be home or in any shape for a cruise on the Sunday!

UFC = better.

Jjaden are you not going?

naw, I had the option of getting some tickets but passed. I'm not impressed at all the by the card the UFC is only getting away with it because they have GSP headlining.

I have trouble supporting a company that I feel is exploiting the fans. This is how I feel about the UFC these days, they put out way too many cards mostly filled with crappy fights.

It's also turned into the Ultimate Wrestling Federation where a takedown counts as more than a knockdown. I don't think shooting for a takedown and then lying on a guy and accomplishing nothing merits being rewarded and lately the UFC has consisted of wrestling matches with the occasional knockout here and there.

Will be competing in a BJJ tourney in May, and looking to have another MMA fight this summer.

Looking forward to the meet and I hope you have a great time at the UFC Tom..

Tickets were free :ughdance:
otherwise i probably wouldnt pay anyways, too much money
but looking forward to it, hopefully it doesnt turn into a wrestling mtch, especially the GSP fight, he has something to prove

Adam , would be good to come see you compete, let us know where/when...

Hard to argue with free tickets, nice!

Yup GSP is frustrating because he has all the tools to KTFO of anyone at 170 but usually chooses to play it safe. I guess you can't fault him as long as he keeps winning but it's not what the fans want, and not like he isn't capable of annihilating his opponents.

Will fire a heads up when I have confirmed dates but the BJJ Tourney I'm looking at will Ontario Kombat Classic May 28-29

I'm going to do Gi and No-Gi but I warn you, BJJ matches can be super boring if one of the guys involved just stalls all match and goes for position. I always go for the sub and slams to try and make things exciting...:eekdance:

Im always MIA ^.^

After a rough winter like this... With me behind the wheel... Im surprised Im still alive lol! But the car isnt kickin.. Its flyin :P

Anyways Im too baked to say anything else lol count me in on the meet on may 1st. With my girlfriend :)

oh and my bad for neglecting the forums :S :facepalm:

I'm pretty sure slamming is illegal in almost all tournaments in BJJ, and I've seen many guys disqualified for it. What belt do you have and how long you been training?

I have no problem being disqualified from a tourney for being exciting and trying to finish. Far too many people grapple for 'advantage' and superior position, which often means getting in your grips, trying to get on top and holding on for dear life.

Belts are used for holding up pants, anyone who judges a person's ability by the colour of their belt is a fool, no offense intended.

My third month training I began to regularly sub blue belts and I have subbed brown and purple belts regularly in training while I was a white belt as well. This was out of BAMA, a well know Burlington training facility that is a member of the Gracie BJJ system and has Marcus Soares fly in and do our testing 2x yearly.

That told me everything I needed to know about the belt system.

I did win the 2009 Canadian Open Grappling championship in Hamilton, Ontario 2 years ago.

I've been training for 3-4 years now but I would say the majority of my training is MMA training while I did BJJ for the first year only.

I agree about lay and pray guys who stall and play the points game rather than attempting subs. But still, there is a big difference between skillfully subbing a guy vs picking him up and dropping him on his head.

If you were regularly submitting blue belts as a white belt let alone purple and brown belts then either you're a prodigy, the next bj penn. Or your gym promotes way too undeserving guys way too soon. There is a huge gap between white belts and purple or brown belts. There is no way a white belt can fight evenly with a purple or brown belt let alone sub them

I'm not looking for praise but after only 3 months training when Marcus Soares came to do testing at BAMA he raised me to blue after watching me do 3 test matches for him.

At the time he said I had a natural ability for the sport and combined with my size and athleticism I would do very well.

I am also 6'5, 210lbs and very flexible and athletic. This allows me to power out of dangerous positions but also use my flexibility to work out of guard for quick subs and sweeps.

My size and strength also give me a huge advantage when rolling against a 170lb purple belt or a 150lb brown belt. There are very few high belt guys my size at the club I was training out of.

Again after a year of BJJ I switched my training to MMA, so I haven't worn a GI since I won my last tourney and my focus has been more working on GNP from top rather than submissions.

Truly tho, both of my MMA coaches stopped at purple belt and I have watched them grapple blacks and browns all day long without losing a match. They continued to work on their BJJ skills they just stopped caring about the belting system and I reflect their attitude that a belt is something you use to hold up your pants..:tup:

1. Mhaddy
2. 1Sweet Z
3. Dizzy
4. rainbow3610
5.Z OH!
6.Jjaden
7. z307z
8.LMBmikeZ
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I'll be down! Just looking for reasons to drive it now!

1. Mhaddy
2. 1Sweet Z
3. Dizzy
4. rainbow3610
5.Z OH!
6.Jjaden
7. z307z
8.LMBmikeZ
9. DjSquall
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I might as well add myself too. Gonna be a big meet ^.^

Welcome back DJ..... we now know that your car AND you hibernate during the winters lol

Nawwww i was too busy driftin'!!!

Lol ill share the crazy winter stories at the meet, i had a ton of fun

Looks like we're going to have quite the meet! I'm really looking forward to this. I've been thinking a bit about the route to take and I think our cruise to Port Dalhousie would be a nice season opener. Thoughts?

I'm good with that

Sounds good to me.

Another thought for the crew from the East end is a trip up to cottage country. The reason I didn't suggest that initially is because we'd have to meet rather early, around 9 am and it's a few hours drive to get there, lunch then a few hours driving around, a few hours back (likely in traffic) and you'll be home well after dinner.

I'm not feeling a full day cruise from 9-after dinner. But I'm up for the original plan of port dalhousie. I just don't want to be gone all day.....I know I'd hear about it fron the wife if I were to go for 12-14hours like it is sounding it would be.

going to miss this one....but ill be up for the next...might even have my car done for the long weekend in may...minus the wheels, who knows when they will come in ;(

I am east in cottage country and to come to burlington will be a whole day thing for me. But I want to meet with the guys and go for cruise.

If the idea doesn't fly this time, I would like to organize a cottage country meet sometime maybe before July 1st when cottage traffic gets crazy. I have a perfect route, Highway 507 from Buckhorn to Goderham. Apparently it is the top rated motorcycle route in Ontario... 30+ kms of turns, very short straight aways and only on cop shop to worry about.

I'm with you Mike. Port Dalhousie is already a full day for me.

what city are you in?

Peterborough.

For the run the Port Dalhousie- Are you thinking highway run and partial surface roads? Or do you know I nice windy scenic route that follows the lake?

It's a good windy route near the lake that we usually take, great for photos and sprinted runs. We usually stop in port to grab a drink and a bite to eat at the end.

I wonder if we will run into those kids with the beamer :)

Yep, side roads all the way there and depending on time at the end and people's schedules, we may take the hwy back or continue on side roads.

Aaron, I'm glad you're coming as I'll need at least one other car who knows the route in case we get separated. It'll be pretty tough keeping this many cars together.

A reminder: if you have walkie talkies, please bring them.

You guys out east are so lucky. This morning in Edmonton..... 15cms of snow. Tommorrow....5 to 10 more cms of snow. Sunday.... more 5 cms of snow. Monday....


Can you see where I'm going with this.:shakes head:

Ouch that sucks! I think it's safe to say, we're done with the white stuff for this year *knock on wood*

Our temperatures keep going up and up, with more sun :)

Yes, this is our Alberta ending to winter.:shakes head:

It's going to be VERY close to see if my new Fenders and Wheels arrive in time for the meet.

This spring has turned into a gongshow for me and the Z so far...:shakes head:

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I would be in for May 1st

1. Mhaddy
2. 1Sweet Z
3. Dizzy
4. rainbow3610
5.Z OH!
6.Jjaden
7. z307z
8.LMBmikeZ
9. DjSquall
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Its growing!

So where is the cruise going to take place?? Did I miss a post or something?

Its mostly a side roads route from burlington to port dalhousie.

What time are we going to start our cruise from Burlington?

Ahhhh, so it was you that cursed us!! ;)

WTF was up with all that white stuff yesterday? Yuck!

lol sorry guys, I think it's over now..... :shakes head:

its snowing here right now...