All Blog Posts (105)

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

Lately, I've just been lethargic about everything...but training. Sure. this has its pros and cons. I haven't gotten injured again, I've been able to go almost 100%, I'm improving my game. But, with more focus going into training, I've been less and less focused on my school work. Although my grades are great, they're still not the best that I could do. I'm content with them but since they're not expressing my full potential, I feel…

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

All I've been thinking about recently is how its only a couple months more until summer vacation.. until I get to breath.. until I get to be free. Everything is just piling up including injuries and tension with the BF, just busy busy busy. School is okay but I just wish it was over already. I want to be able to train as constant and as fully as I used to, because right now it seems like I'm cutting it short. But I have to, with so many things…

After going to Sacramento the week before last, I had an epiphany.  It was quite a wake up call, but a good kind of wake up call.  I felt what it was like to be the student again.  I am pretty sure most instructors/coaches out there have fallen into the same trap as I did, my training stopped.  Now don't get me wrong, I have still "trained" but haven't been taught or been the student in quite a while.  When I first started Martial Arts it was all about training hard and learning.  In…

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

March is somewhat hell for me this year. The trimester ends on the 13th and so teachers decided to spread our workload for the next few weeks. I've been so stressed and sleeping at most 3 hours of sleep altogether. I have crazy projects, lab reports, quizzes, and tests this month, all above my daily homework! Semi-formal is March 8th, and I hope to attend to at least get a sort of break from the work. As if the workload wasn't enough, I'm going…

I have been a Wrestler since the age of 11. My training started with my older brother taking me to his high school practice and me getting beat up on by the "bigger kids", but that just made me tougher when i got to middle school and started my wrestling career.

From grade 6 to my senior year in high school I wrestled all year round. Competing in folk style while I was in school and during the summer I competed in freestyle and greco-roman. I have had many coach and made lot of great…

Wednesday night I injured my ankle during Submission Wrestling class. Doc says I might have sprained it but it's too swollen that I might need to get an MRI to get it checked out. But I won't let this get me down. I'm KRU strong #KRUnation 

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

Training: Because I have been working out a lot at school, I have been gaining a lot of muscle mass which has been replacing the fat that I've been shaving off to get down to my fight weight. I am currently 110 lbs, and my fight weight is 108.9-109. I know I will get there easy if I continue with my workout plan. At school, I have gym on Mondays and Thursdays for a whole hour at the weight room or cardio room. When I am at the weight room,…

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Training: I am determined into making a comeback, and being better than the fighter I used to be. I've signed up for a project at school (projects are basically 2-hour classes that occur every Wednesday) called Physically Fit. Basically, it is a project for those who actually care about gym class, unlike majority of teenagers in school. I push myself as if I was training at KRU, coming out of every class with Jell-O legs and noodle…

"A black belt is nothing more than a belt that goes around your waist. Being a black belt is a state of mind and attitude."

- Rick English

As I do have a Year Goal -- Which was my New Year's Resolution Goal in which I don't wish to announce just yet.. So this entire month I'm really going to step up my game when it comes to my Training, Health, Work and my Social…

“It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.” 

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Training has been the one thing in my life that has never let me down. It changed my life and made me the person I am now. I know a lot of Martial Artists say that but for me, it kept me from spiraling downward with my life. 

Before KRU Training, I was a complete geek and with lack of better terminology, an absolute b*tch to others. Because of this, I was always teased and people would try to kick me down. I was too young to notice how badly I was emotionally…

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

Training: I recently just back to training after being gone for about 7 weeks. Although my cardio was iffy, I was proud of myself for pushing myself at just the right pace, until Thursday. The warmups, including jump-roping, was very calf-intensive. Although I got through the warmups without my calves burning for another half hour afterwards like it used to, I had to sit out the rest of class because my calves felt like they were gonna fall…

This past weekend the KRU Training Grappling Team went to Newark New Jersey to compete in the NAGA North American Grappling Championships. We are very proud of all of the Students that worked hard in practice and it showed out on the mat! Here are the names of the Students and the medals they won!

Teens and Adults Division:

Kyle Nebab-Silver in No-Gi

Jose Sanchez-Silver in No-Gi, Gold in Gi

Jourdin Hughes-2 Silvers in No-gi and Bronze in Gi (Jourdin is…

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

Training: Currently, I have been out of training for 5 weeks and will be out until I have a follow-up with my sports doc :( But, I have been trying to sneak in workouts here and there but school has been more than stressful the past few weeks. Although I, regret not training, the timing could not have been more perfect... My goal this month is to try to workout more at home so I don't lose my physique as well as fall back on my…

Hello everyone

Hopefully everyone is doing fine in the east coast and especially in New Jersey from these past storms that we just recently had.

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-new month,new goal,new destiny-

Training: My notes are up-to-date and I am finally beginning to connect the dots with my training. I am working on flowing techniques better without over-thinking and making things come out more naturally. I find this a challenge because over the years, I've just been learning and learning and sometimes muscle memory just happens during sparring or fights.. But this isn't enough. I want to be able to actually use everything and not just a…

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

Training: I have actually caught up with my training notes and I plan to keep up with my notebook from now on. While editing my notes, I realized how much is actually in my arsenal but how little I actually put to use. As everyone says, in the pressure of fighting you usually resort to about five techniques you feel comfortable with. My goals this month is to first, keep update with my training notebook but to…

First and foremost im sore as hell! But it feels to good to feel this way. This past weekend i trained with one of the Best MMA coaches in the business, ERIK PAULSON! If you dont know who Sensei Erik Paulson is, let me tell you,   Sensei Erik Paulson has trained in many disciplines including Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling, Tae…