Thursday, December 16, 2010

Another Great Year for Martial Arts

Well yesterday at 4:30pm we held our last class of the year for the martial arts academy in Dubai Sports City, However just before we head off to the festive break I would just like to take a moment to look back on what has been a great year for all martial arts in the region.




Congratulations to Pro MMA Fighter Tam Khan (Pictured Above) on his successful opening of his CONTENDER MMA CENTER on SZR,

Tam is a great guy and I can absolutely recommend him to anyone who wants to learn MMA.

Please, please don’t miss UFC & MMA Legend Royce Gracie Seminar at Contender MMA Center January 8th 2011 - I was lucky enough to have the opportunity last time Tam invited him over to Dubai to train with a true MMA legend, don’t miss your chance to do the same - for more information log onto www.contendermma.com







While on the subject of UFC I can tell you that UFC president Dana White has revealed that plans are well underway within the UFC for a return trip to Abu Dhabi on March 19, with the targeted main event pitting light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua against Rashad Evans, I can also report that The Hunnington Beach Bad Boy Tito Ortiz (Pictured Right) is strongly rumoured to be on the card.





I just want to sign off 2010 with the names of our academy students who have worked so hard this year and earned their place in our "Hall of Fame"

CONGRATULATIONS TO....


Little Dragon: Shea O’Sullivan
Young Dragon: Kiera Drake
Combat Teen: Gerrard Menon
Adult Self Defence: Sandra Sharifi

We will start back early January 2011 so please make a note of these dates in your New Year diary

Saturday 1st January – Email Registration Day.
Wednesday 2nd February – Novice Grading
Thursday 3rdt March – Intermediate Grading
Monday 4th April – Advanced Grading
Thursday 5th May – Red Belt ONLY Grading
Monday 6th June – Yellow Belt ONLY Grading
Thursday 7th July – Orange Belt ONLY Grading
Monday 8th August – Green Belt ONLY Grading
Friday 9th September – Blue Belt ONLY Grading
Monday 10th October – Purple Belt ONLY Grading
Friday 11th November – Brown Belt Only Grading
Monday 12th December – Possible Grading Day plus end of year tournament & Hall of Fame Awards

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year




Pictured Above, Myself with UFC President Dana White at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi.