MMA Amsterdam

Tara Larosa #1 Ranked fighter WAMMA, training at Swiss Top Team

2010-03-31T00:52:00.000-07:00

Vote Pro MMA

2009-09-19T08:48:00.000-07:00

Give your support to the MMA Community in Germany.

Follow this link and use the steps on how to give your support.

www.vote-pro-mma.de

Osu,
Ivo

M-1 MMA Amsterdam, fight preparation

2009-09-15T00:45:00.001-07:00

M-1 Training in Amsterdam Part II

2009-09-14T13:37:00.000-07:00

M-1 Training in Amsterdam

2009-09-14T13:10:00.000-07:00

MMA Videos

2009-09-14T02:44:00.000-07:00

Here are some videos from our training...

Some Bas Rutten videos that I took...

Mixed Martial Arts in the german Media

2009-09-08T06:40:00.000-07:00

Since the UFC came with it's show UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany on 13th July there has been many negative media about the sports of Mixed Martial Arts.

Not only do the practitioners and the fans have to defend them and the sport as to not beeing brutal and fighting without any rules until one of them dies, but they also have to fear being banned out of the society by Politicians who just don't know much about it.

There has been many calls to forbid the "Blood sport" of the "human cock fight in the cage" due to no rules, brutality and awakening of the so called lower insticts. It just shows how quick people like to jump on the train of wrong propaganda and use it for their election campaigns, which are by the way in Germany currently running.

There has been many documentaries showing what needed to be shown to upset the common TV viewers and to have their minds made for them.

But the biggest Mixed Martial Arts organisation www.mma-verband.de in the german speaking territories just doesn't want to accept what media has to offer.
Instead they have started creating their own Press Archive of positive news. MMA Archive

Showing that Media doesn't always has to be about sensation Press and influencing readers and viewers oppinions by giving them small and incomplete chunks of Information. It can actually be quite a nice and informing piece of work beeing seen through the eyes of somebody not beeing involved with the sport but willing to read about it and put the pieces together.

People have to fear closing down of their Gym's or shutting down of Events.
It is difficult to find studends willing put a lot of effort in training but now the feeling comes up like those people are doing criminal things.
Some would like to earn their livings by something they simply love to do either beeing a fighter, a trainer or a coach.
What the politicians don't see or simply aren't willing to look at is how big the Sport became in Germany.
There are more than 4000 registered Mixed martial Arts practitioners only at MMA Verband e. V.
Apart from the other members of different MMA Gym's.

But there is a good thing in all of this.
Many of the key players in the german Mixed Martial Arts landscape have decided to pull on the same string and put eventuall differences aside. There is the will of standing up as a big unity and speak up for all of us. Many are stil to join as they recognize beeing stronger as a group and beeing heard when they speak up.

We shall wait and observe...

M-1 MMA Gym in Amsterdam

2009-05-27T23:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday 27th May 2009 I have read some great news in the http://www.mixfight.nl/ Forum.

There is a new Mixed Martial Arts Gym in Amsterdam non lesse then from M-1 which is a new up and comming MMA Organisation.

Here are two flyers that I could find.

I will attand the boxing classes tonight and as soon as I will be back from my holidays I'll go for the full MMA Program.

Bas Rutten Seminar, Netherlands

2008-11-09T15:26:00.000-08:00

This is some time ago but still I don't want to keep back this great experiance I had.

I went to a seminar with Bas Rutten.

He showed some punching combinations, takedowns and submissions on the ground.

Also how to avoid chockes once your opponent has your back as well as how to turn it into a submission.

Great Seminar!

Dan Henderson Seminar

2008-03-30T11:22:00.000-07:00

Hey people!

On the 24th March I went from Amsterdam to Belgium for an Seminar with the amazing Dan Henderson!

The seminar was great in terms of practiced techniques as well as meeting one of the best guys in the world when it comes to MMA!

The two divison Pride Champion is more then down to earth!

He took his time to work with everybody and didn't let anybody out.
Any question he was asked was anwserd immediately without any hesitation.

We firt started with nice 10 minute warm up.

After that Dan explained us how to keep the correct distance and how to get into the clinch while punching / out of the punching distance. Once in the clinch some possibilities of opening the oponent for knees and uppercuts were shown.
The opening was trained for two possibilities:
1. Forcing the opponent for closing the distance
2. Knoking him eventually out or hurting him ith knees / uppercuts.
From the clinch we worked three different types of taking the opponent to the ground.

Please note that the start was quit the same all the time.
Puncing, thumbling in the right underhook and capture the opponent right shoulder with your left elbow. You would pull down his head/neck to make him straighten out again. From there we would work the possibilties.

Out of the right underhook, we went for the opponent right leg to break his balance and taking him down. Once on the ground you could keep him down, doing some ground and pound or go for submissions.

Another possibility was to go arround your opponent, come to his back and bring him down to his back.

3rd one was a product of the opponant definding the second take down. Then you would switch quickly to the other side and take him down from there (Also from his back).

After that Dan's assistant showed us a very nice shoot possibility.

Of course as always there were many possibilities of doing this so Dan showed us another version. He has also added or better pointed out some weaknesses and where to pay attention.

And for the sweet finish he has shown us an amazing chocke. You can see it from the pictures.

All in all it was an amazing Seminar that I would attend also the second time anytime!

Many thanks to Dan Henderson for this Seminar, http://www.shootobelgium.com/ for making this seminar possible and Marieke from http://www.mixfight.nl/ for taking those amazing pictures of hers!

Thanks

Looking forward to simmiliar opportunities

Yours Ivo!

Boxing Training

2008-03-05T02:53:00.000-08:00

Just to start with something.
Here some pictures of the Boxing Classes and my Trainer Stef van Gelderen.
check out the website of the USC sport centrum www.usc.uva.nl
Cheers,
Ivo

Grappling

2008-02-01T05:58:00.000-08:00

Here is a Pic of me winning a Medal.
Notthing big though :)

MUNICH 9.-11. November

2008-01-01T08:39:00.000-08:00

I went to Munich on this Weekend. Just to see my Family and to train with my Brother Uno.On Friday we went to the gym where he usually trains. S.M.A.R.T. Munich led by Thorsten.I wanted to take the opportunity to thank Thorsten for allowing us to use his gym.On Friday we have trained some stand up fighting. Different kinds of Combinations and how to follow up with a kick or shooting in.After that we went on the ground to train escapes from the back position. Uno gave me some hard time with my escapes but hey so I did to him.After 2,5 hours of satisfying training with my brother we went to take a rest and decided to accept Thorsten's invitation to Saturday's Fight Club training.So on Saturday we joined the small group of 6 people. There it was all about sparring.First part involved punches only.Second included also Kicks and so we went on until all the distances were covered.I spared quite a lot with Thorsten. It was a good training as he is a very good ground fighter and know how to shoot in.\All in all it was a good weekend. I enjoyed the spent time with my brother a lot!After that it was only all Family weekend!