Robin “Caboose” Wissmann WINS!
Robin “Caboose” Wissmann had a very successful mma debut last night here in Tampa. We packed the house for the event and no one was left disappointed as we watched Robin dominate her opponent every round on the feet, with wrestling, and on the ground until getting an awesome Knock Out about a minute into round 3 with some vicious right hands. Her opponent Brittany came down from NC for the event, an amateur fighter out of Body Quest MMA under Ashley Greenway. She didn’t make any real effort to make the agreed weight of 130 pounds, she weighed in at an astounding 147...
Read MoreUpdate on all things Gracie Tampa
Okay so to update everyone on the status at the gym, this morning when I got in to open up the place was flooded pretty bad. The hot water heater above the Warehouse Deli next to us burst over night and flooded 4 units including mine. After a long day of moving stuff out and cleaning up the mess, the gym is in working order again. Everything is not perfect as the FOAM inside the mats need to be replaced, but they should hold up until I can make that happen in a week or so. We will be running normal classes again starting tomorrow at 10AM with Kickboxing, 11AM Wrestling, and 12PM GI Jiu...
Read MoreHappy New Year!
As we move into 2014 we will be keeping the GI classes on Tuesday and Thursday in both the morning and evening BJJ classes. YOU NEED A GI! If you do not already have at least one GI, you need to buy one asap. I have the new custom GIs available at the school while they last or you can purchase one else ware but you will need a GI to take our GI jiu jitsu class going forward. We will be adding more classes very soon, I will post them and update the schedule in the next couple of weeks when we get the best time slots worked out for everything. SO far for this year we have Tony Way and Kit...
Read MoreGracie Tampa West goes 3-0!
All 3 incredibly studly fighters from Gracie Tampa West performed excellent last night and not only got the win, but finished their opponents. Congratulations to Kitty, Tony, and Jerad for preparing well, and performing great. The future is bright for you guys. #believeinteambamboo
Read MoreImproving your Jiu Jitsu
Just about a year ago, my wife and I packed up our son and moved to Tampa, FL. In part we wanted a new climate, plus her parents are down here. But another reason (probably the biggest for me) was to be able to train full-time with Rob Kahn, the owner and head instructor for Gracie Tampa. Since being here for almost a year, I’ve been told by my training partners and coaches (including Rob) that my Jiu Jitsu has improved by leaps and bounds. But why? The reasons might surprise you because they have very little to do with technique. In fact I recently had a conversation with Rob where we...
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