Fight Virgin episode 6: Back to Basics
01/21 2011 Posted in Episode, Health, Workout | 2 comments
So after a bit of a break to regroup, Fight Virgin is back with another episode. Apologies to everyone for being so late and I am grateful for all those who are enjoying the journey. This episode as the title indicates is a sort ofREAD MORE
Fight Virgin episode 5: MMA Class
11/19 2010 Posted in Episode, Health, MMA, Workout | 2 comments
Here is episode 5 in which I attend a MMA Class at 10th Planet Burbank and receive excellent training and a killer work-out from Pro-fighter and new to 10th Planet Burbank MMA instructor Jared Carlsten. Thanks to him and my fellow students at 10th Planet for theREAD MORE
Fight Virgin episode 4: Bathtime and Jiu-Jitsu
10/29 2010 Posted in Episode, Health, Workout | 2 comments
In this episode I take an ice bath to ease some sore muscles and detail the dangers of Wii bowling. Then its off to my very first Jiu-Jitsu class at 10th Planet Burbank. Thanks to the instructors for their time and classes including Erwann Marshall,READ MORE
Fight Virgin episode 3
10/13 2010 Posted in Episode, Health, Workout | 2 comments
In this episode, I take a fitness test and my first class at my new MMA gym 10th Planet Burbank. Thanks to 10th Planet and the MMA Conditioning Instructor Jason Juatco. If you want to learn more about him or the class, check out thisREAD MORE
Couch-to-5k week 1 playlist
As described in episode 6 of the Fight Virgin, I am following a Couch-to-5K program which features intervals of walking and jogging for certain amounts of time. For week one, you begin with a 5 minute brisk walk followed by alternating 60 second jogging and 90READ MORE
Cool short film about a MMA fighter
numb from Erwann Marshall on Vimeo.
This short film was written and directed by one of my 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu instructors Erwann Marshall and stars another instructor Scott “Einstein” Epstein. It is my understanding that Erwann is developing a feature length screenplay from this material. To view theREAD MORE
Found a Gym
So as some of you know, I was searching for a MMA gym to begin my training. This proved difficult. It was not as easy as walking into a gym and signing up. I needed to find a gym that would allow me to recordREAD MORE
UFC 119 Predictions
The UFC comes to Indiana for the first time and man did they bring an exciting card with them. No title fights for UFC 119 but with so much potential for action and quick finishes, I’m not going to complain. All that and who isn’tREAD MORELooking for a gym
So I need a gym for my primary MMA training. The Fox Valley Grappling Club(the gym from the first episode) would be an excellent option, but unfortunately that gym is in Wisconsin and my wife and I are in North Hollywood. I had a killerREAD MORE
Fight Virgin update
Thank you so much for all the positive response I’ve received for the first episode of Fight Virgin. Thanks to the blogs who posted the episode and to my facebook friends who linked or reposted the episode. If I had put it out there andREAD MORE
