Billy Blanks

Billy Blanks is an American fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the inventor of the Tae Bo exercise program. This is a picture of him and I at the Dyslexic Dreams Foundation annual GALA . This GALA held in Washington DC helped raise money for The Friendship School.


It was an honor to hang out with Billy Blank. We had some great conversations about the growing sport of Mixed Martial Arts.

Wall Street Journal Story on Angels with Attitude

Master in the Art of Living

I am currently in San Francisco hanging out with my boy Ethan, the creator of www.WSYK.tv " What Should You Know " Check out his videos he has a really cool concept going on.

Ethan and I have a very similar outlook in life.

Budda sums it up best

" The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which; he simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he is always doing both. "

any my coach Jeff says

"Every Day is work, Every Day is a vacation"

and one of my favorite authors David Deida says,

"Make love with the present moment, while giving your unique gift"

I don't know any other way to live!

Grappling World Team Trials Preview

September 13th and 14th I am competing in Sacramento in the World Team Trials. If I win I get to represent the United States in Switzerland in December and fight in the World Championships.

Here is a link to the article and a picture below of where I was mentioned.




Currently I am ranked 7th in the United States in my weight class of 136.5 pounds.



Here is a link to that article

Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo is the youngest US wrestling Gold Medalist ever. My good friends Tracy Greiff is Henry's Coach and sponsor. Tonight they were on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. ( 32 Minutes into the broadcast )

It is am amazing story!

When Tracy met Henry in 7th grade he told him at that young age that he would one day win a Gold Medal.

Tracy told me that Henry was so poor that in high school Henry had to share a pair of wrestling shoes with his brother.


Tracy told me of how he psychologically trained Henry that I won't reveal in this blog but it is absolutely fascinating what he did with him. Tracy is an amazing mental skills coach. He works with a lot of other top athletes and it is an honor to learn and work with Tracy.

I want to congratulate Henry for this legacy that he just created and for Tracy for coaching and guiding Henry through wrestling career to this ultimate victory.

Below are pictures and a video of Henry Cejudo.

A Tribute to my Father

My father died six years ago from Pancreatic Cancer and Liver Cancer around this time of the year. I have a lot of unresolved issues regarding his death that I hope to one day solve. Although over the last few years, these issues have become more complicated. I wish I could have one last conversation with him to clear things up, once and for all.

I listen to this song from Assemblage 23 when I am feeling down because it relates exactly to how I feel about his death, at this point in my life.

Disapoint



"

Just one more time
For the sake of sanity
Tell me why
Explain the gravity
That drove you to this
That brought you to this place
That pushed you down
Into the soil's embrace

Give me the chance
I was denied
To sit and talk with you
For one last time

CHORUS
Did I disappoint you?
Did I let you down?
Did I stand on the shore
And watch you as you drowned?
Can you forgive me?
I never knew
The pain you carried
Deep inside of you.

I can't forget
Having to see
The words that knocked the wind
Right out of me
It's not enough
I've come undone
Trying to find sense
Where there is none

Just give me peace
You owe me that
To help ward off the fears
I must combat

(CH)

And so I ask
For one more chance
To understand
This senseless circumstance
Help me to see
This through your eyes
The reasons I've been trying
To surmise

Though you are gone
I am still your son
And while your pain is over
Mine has just begun

"


Rest In Peace.

I love you dad.

Letter from my interns

Cordero and Shawn did some great work for me! This is a letter they wrote me a few weeks ago thanking me about my internship opportunity. Thanks guys!!!