Yaw Yan Ardigma

In the attempt to offer OTFC members more classes to ’round’ their martial arts skills and become true Mixed Martial Artists, we are bringing in the Filipino Martial Art of Yaw Yan Ardigma!

As wikipedia describes it:

Yaw-Yan, also called Sayaw ng Kamatayan or “Dance of Death”^[1] is a Filipino style of kickboxing developed by Napoleon Fernandez. Since its inception in the 1970s, it has dominated the kickboxing scene in the Philippines and has proven very effective against other stand-up fighting arts.

Yaw-Yan closely resembles Muay Thai, but differs in the hip-torquing motion as well as the downward-cutting nature of its kicks, and the emphasis on delivering attacks from long range (while Muay Thai focuses more on clinching).

Yaw-yan practitioners participate in various Filipino mixed-martial arts tournaments such as the Universal Reality Combat Championship^[2] and Fearless Fighting.^[3][4]
 

On Saturday May 12, 2012 – you can get take an introductory Yaw Yan Ardigma class. Fee is $10. Its a two hour class and be prepared to sweat – and expand your knowledge of Mixed Martial Arts.

 
Yaw Yan is one of the most popular striking arts for Mixed Martial Artists in the Philippines. From Kickboxing to the Filipino version of the UFC called “RCC”, Yaw Yan is the main striking art for fighters who excel in their professional career.

They are now taking it overseas – to America – and trying to put a stamp on their fighting style on US soil.

Click Below Image for More Info about Class Saturday 12, 2012!

More info: “Yaw Yan Ardigma” (Post Main Picture is from this site)

Check out Yaw Yan Ardigma fighter, Ian Caniga’s 3 round fight:

Ian was the First Cebuano (MMA) Mix Martial Art Fighter to compete in USA. He already won several fights in MMA and Brazilian JIU-JITSU in Cebu and Manila.

Here was the presser:

So… Expand your Mixed Martial Arts this Saturday! Check out Yaw Yan first hand!

Also – watch the Yaw Yan Ardigma Documentary here: http://sayawngkamatayan.com/
Come in early to warm  up! Then ‘get it on’ and learn how to fight like a Yaw Yan Fighter!

HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED
SCHILLING VS. MARCUS II
WBC FULL RULES MUAY THAI EVENT
TO STREAM LIVE ON
LIONFIGHTPROMOTIONS.COM
SATURDAY, MAY 12

WBC INTERIM CHAMP JOE SCHILLING AND UNDEFEATED SIMON MARCUS TO COLLIDE IN GRUDGE REMATCH

SUPERSTARS ROMIE ADANZA AND THANIT BOOM WATTHANAYA TO REMATCH FOR VACANT WBC SUPER FLYWEIGHT TITLE

“MALAIPET” TO DEFEND WBC NATIONAL WELTERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST JUSTIN GRESKIEWICZ

MMA FIGHTERS JAVIER TORRES AND MICHAEL MADRID TO FACE OFF IN 170 POUND CATCHWEIGHT FIGHT

PLUS EIGHT OTHER MATCHUPS
FROM HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS (May 7, 2012) The star-studded, 12-bout Lion Fight Muay Thai VI: Schilling vs. Marcus II, WBC full-rules Muay Thai event, headlined by a much-anticipated grudge rematch between WBC Interim Light Heavyweight (175 pounds) Champion Joe Stitch Em Up Schilling (12-2, 10 KO s) of Los Angeles, Calif. and undefeated top contender Simon Marcus (23-0, 18 KO s) of Toronto, Ontario Canada, will stream live, in its entirety on LionFightPromotions.com from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, May 12.

The live stream, which will be facilitated by Go Fight Live, will begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be purchased for a one-time credit card charge of $14.99.

In addition, the first meeting between Schilling and Marcus, which ended in a controversial and brutal first-round TKO on Feb. 25, can be viewed free-of-charge, on LionFightPromotions.com between today and May 12.

In the co-main event and a second much-anticipated rematch on May 12, Filipino American Romie Adanza (16-3, 7 KO s) of Irvine, Calif. will face off with Thanit Boom Watthanaya (45-12, 12 KO s) of Vancouver, BC Canada via Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.in a super flyweight (115 pounds) matchup.

Thai superstar Mongkon Malaipet Wiwasuk (138-27-5, 26 KO s), fighting out of Fresno, Calif. will put his WBC national welterweight (147 pounds) strap on the line against aggressive-minded counterpuncher and entertaining showman Justin Greskiewicz (17-8, 3 KO s) of Philadelphia, Pa.

Fresh off his rubber match victory over Coke Chunhawat, seasoned technician and fast-rising contender Matt Embree (20-3, 9 KO s) of Toronto, Ontario Canada will return to Lion Fight action and face another tough, highly-experienced adversary in former world champion Nils Widlund (34-1, 12 KO s) of Stockholm, Sweden.

In a matchup of two experienced, Las Vegas-based MMA competitors who have decided to test their combative skills in the Muay Thai ring for the first time in their respective professional careers, Javier Torres (0-0) will square off with Michael Madrid (0-0) in a 170 pound catchweight fight.
Scotty Leffler (5-2, 3 KO s) of Las Vegas will take on upstart Artem Sharoshkin (3-1) of San Diego, Calif. via Penza, Russia in a welterweight (147 pounds) affair.

Undefeated rising star Tiffany Van Soest (2-0) of San Diego, Calif. will take on fellow prospect Heidi Otterbein (3-1, 1 KO) of Las Vegas via Vancouver, BC Canada. in a 125 pound catchweight bout.

The main card will be preceded by a five-bout, amateur undercard sanctioned by The United States Muay Thai Association (USMTA).

LION FIGHT MUAY THAI VI: SCHILLING VS. MARCUS II COMPLETE MAIN FIGHT CARD:

Joe Schilling (Los Angeles, CA) vs. Simon Marcus (Toronto, Ontario CANADA)
175 lbs / WBC Interim World Title

Romie Adanza (Irvine, CA) vs. Thanit Watthanaya “Boom” (Vancouver BC CANADA / THAILAND)
115 lbs / WBC International Title

Mongkon Wiwasuk “Malaipet” (Fresno, CA / THAILAND) vs. Justin Greskiewicz (Philadelphia, PA)
147 lbs / WBC National Title

Tiffany Van Soest (San Diego, CA) vs. Heidi Otterbein (Las Vegas, NV / CANADA)
125 lbs / no title

Nils Widlund (San Diego, CA / SWEDEN) vs. Matt Embree (Toronto, Ontario CANADA)
140 lbs / no title

Javier Torres (Las Vegas, NV / MEXICO) vs. Michael Madrid (Las Vegas, NV)
170 lbs / no title

Scotty Leffler (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Artem Sharoshkin (San Diego, CA / RUSSIA)
147 lbs / no title

COMPLETE UNDERCARD:
Jason Andrada (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Jessie Magusen (Fontana, CA) 125 lbs

Josh Shepard (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Amir K Ansari (Shreveport, LA) 160 lbs

Genesis Bravo (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Marie Choi (Irvine, CA) 112 lbs

Chris Lazaro (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Guilherme Bertholdo (San Diego, CA) 147 lbs

Brandon Ebert (Las Vegas, NV) vs. William Briones (Van Nuys, CA) 135 lbs

About Lion Fight Promotions
Lion Fight Promotions is a Las Vegas, Nevada-based world championship Muay Thai kickboxing promotion dedicated to producing matchups between the best Muay Thai fighters in the world in their respective weight classes. Led by former Las Vegas casino executive, Scott Kent, the promotional company has been developed in consultation with Christine Toledo, one of the sport’s most popular champions and star of the Oxygen Network reality television show Fight Girls. Both Kent and Toledo share a common passion for Muay Thai and are working together to promote the sport.

About Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is Las Vegas off-strip playground, just minutes and less than three miles from McCarran International Airport. The premier destination entertainment resort is owned by Brookfield Real Estate Finance Fund II, a division of Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) and managed by WG-Harmon, LLC, a subsidiary of Warner Gaming, LLC. Built in 1995, the property completed a $750 million expansion in 2010. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino offers an energetic entertainment and gaming experience with the services and amenities associated with a boutique luxury resort hotel. The property is known for its innovative nightlife and music scene where acts such as The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, Incubus, Foo Fighters, Carlos Santana and Motley Crue have all performed. Features of the property include an 11-story Casino Tower with 640 guest rooms, 17-story Paradise Tower with 490 rooms and suites and the all-suite HRH Tower with 359 suites, eight spa villas and seven penthouse suites; 72,000 square feet of casino space; 80,000 square feet of flexible meeting and convention space; more than $3 million in rare music memorabilia throughout the hotel; the luxurious Vanity Nightclub, home to SIN on Sundays industry party; Reliquary Water Sanctuary & Spa; Reliquary Salon; 4.5 acres of tropical pool paradise which houses the trendsetting pool parties including the famous REHAB Sunday party and RELAX Monday party as well as the new Summer Camp Fridays and Nectar Music Festival Saturdays; The Joint concert venue; Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co.; restaurants including traditional steakhouse with an edge 35 Steaks + Martinis, Mexican cantina Pink Taco, and round the clock diner Mr. Lucky s Caf ; and a state-of-the-art Fitness Center. For room availability and additional information call 800.HRD.ROCK (800.473.7625) or visit www.hardrockhotel.com.

Contact
Mike Afromowitz (917) 566-8754, mikea@yourwitzend.com

The Benefits of joining OTFC

#1. Fitness and Health
Ultimately – its all about fitness and health. From getting fit for the summer, to getting ready for a fight, fitness and health should be everybody’s ultimate goal when joining a gym. At OTFC we like to say: Stay Motivated – Keep Training – Fight for Life!

#2 Learn a new skill
Get fit while learning a new skill! If you are new to Mixed Martial Arts, train with other Members just like you! And while you get in shape, in “Fight Shape” as we say, you’ll learn a valued skill along the way. Kick, punch, elbow, knee, sprawl and grapple. MMA means activating all your major muscles groups as you improve upon all your prime movements! You’re not just running, or swimming, or lifting weights – a Mixed Martial Artist (and those getting fit the MMA way) must utilize the 7 major primal movement patterns for full body strength! Push, Pull, Lunge, Bend, Twist, Squat, Walk.

As a MMA Athlete you need to push opponents away or off you. You need to pull opponents into your guard or into a clinch. You need to lunge to close the fighting gap. There’s a ton of bending and twisting as you fight your way out of awkward or into position. Squat to avoid punches or to lift an opponent before you throw them. And of course, if you can’t walk, you can’t run!

#3 Get confident with your bad self!
Kick that bag! Punch those mitts! Brace that core! Pump those weights!
You don’t get that at a gym that may be open 24 hours a day. And once you do, the confidence, the self-esteem, the pride – it all comes with putting it all out there and kicking some ass!
NO NO NO – you don’t have to fight to be a top fighting fit MMA Athlete! You just have to want to get fit and stay healthy in a unique and fun way that does not limit yourself to riding a bike for an hour or running on a treadmill for to build a healthy heart.

Your confidence will sky rocket!

We can go on and on… but here’s just a few more benefits that being an OTFC member can provide:

Competition: if you want to compete, we will get you in shape to compete!

Self Defense: Need a class on self-defense – we got it!

Personal Training: Want someone to guide you through a circuit or develop a personalized Workout schedule just for you – just ask!

Want to run a marathon? Triathlon? Or just a 5K? We’ll set you on the right path!

Meet new people? You can’t walk in or out of the gym without meeting someone new!

Come on in. Try a week for free. Then sign up, get in shape, and feel the TEAM BUILDING experience you get when you take a class at OTFC – see? The benefits are never ending!

See you at the gym!

Stay Motivated – Keep Training – Fight for Life!

You get all your power from the ground…

…supported by the strength of your core, and finally into your punch! When looking for power, look at your feet!

Likewise, when looking to evade, counter, intercept and close the gap or ‘stay in the box’ without getting hit, it all comes from the ground up! Quick feet will increase mobility and with that, the ability to evade and counter with a powerful punch.

So how do we develop that mobility, and power?

It’s a very simple formula really: WORK ON YOUR FOOTWORK!

As a fighter, mixed martial artist, karateka, and of course, eskrimador, footwork could be the key to a win, loss, a hard powerful hit, or a knock down and knockout blow with your hand or your stick! So if you are interested in the type of explosive speed a Division I College coach is looking for in an NCAA Point Guard for your Mixed Martial Arts skills, then you need to look for proper footwork drills to make your two slow feet better, and explosively faster!

Here’s where footwork drills will come into play and should become a major part of your mixed martial arts training regiment!

I’m all about footwork! One article I wrote showed a percentage of how amateur boxers lacked in power, all because of footwork. Wheras the professional boxers improved footwork and thus, created more power with a punch! Read the article here: (How to increase punching power)

Check out this video which shows incredible footwork – all coming from unique footwork drills:

Yeah, I know, this is basketball and ball handling skills. But check out that footwork and imagine how THAT can help YOU in a fight!!!

Bang-Bang-Bang

Then you’re gone and before you’re opponent knows it…

BANG-BANG-FINISH!

It’s all about the feet!

Best selling Coach/Author, Certified Personal Trainer, and personal quickness trainer, Alex Maroko, has transformed athletes in more than 51 countries worldwide into lightning quick scholarship level players using his new and unique training methods.

And that’s Alex Maroko above in that video!

Pretty incredible footwork don’t you think! Coach Maroko moves like the Manny Pacquiao of basketball!

If you are a Mixed Martial Artist or even a Stick Fighter, you will feel the ability to avoid punches and strikes much easier. Why? Because you will develop quickness in foot movement: stepping forward/back, side-to-side and pivoting.

If you do any type of resistance training you will have extra power activated by your Central Nervous System!

If you are 40ish years old like me, it’ll improve your mobility to the point you feel like a 25 year old again!

As a Martial Artist – why wouldn’t you want these things?

Let’s cut to the chase – footwork exercises and specific drills catered to faster feet is key when you train. And Alex Maroko’s training techniques found here, “The Truth About Quickness“.

Do you want to improve your fitness while improving your footwork and quickness? Do you already workout 3 times a week, and can dedicate just 27 minutes a week to quickness exercises, drills and concepts? Then commit to becoming faster and practice the concepts outlined by Coach Maroko in his “The Truth About Quickness“ program!

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TRUTH ABOUT QUICKNESS
Click Here!

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Train to be a top level MMA athlete or, if you are a fitness enthusiast who just wants to train like an MMA champion, visit Old Town Fight Club, Monrovia and schedule a one-on-one with a Certified MMA Conditioning Coach! You will learn the training principles of an MMA athlete and easily apply them to your personal fitness goals through an intense and effective MMA workout.

Learn the best tactics & strategies for explosive power, strength & endurance by our Certified MMA Conditioning Coach – or try an MMA Fight Shape Fitness class with others interested in unconventional, yet fun, effective and safe Fitness class geared for Mixed Martial Artists and health care enthusiasts!

Work one-on-one with our MMA Conditioning Coach where you will recieve a personal assessment and a unique individualized MMA Training Program based on your health and fitness goals. This could mean a fight you want to peak for, or a 5k race or even a Triathlon. Or… train like an MMA Athlete  just to get in shape: Fight Shape as we like to say at OTFC.

Call us now and schedule your one-on-one with Glenn Magas, OTFC’s MMA Conditioning Coach, today!

Glenn Magas holds two Black Belts: Okinawa-Te Karate & Armas de Mano (Filipino Martial Arts). He is a Mixed Martial Artist, MMA Fight Shape Fitness instructor, and a Certified MMA Conditioning Coach (MMA CC).

Current OTFC Membership Special: $99/month (1 program)

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Signup for One Program – Boxing or Muay Thai or MMA Fight Shape Class or Stickfighting or Karate and get your membership for $99/month!

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Train to be a top level MMA athlete or if you are a fitness enthusiast who just wants to train like an MMA champion, visit Old Town Fight Club, Monrovia and schedule a one-on-one with a Certified MMA Conditioning Coach! You will learn the training principles of an MMA athlete and easily apply them to your personal fitness goals through an intense and effective MMA workout.

Learn the best tactics & strategies for explosive power, strength & endurance by our Certified MMA Conditioning Coach – or try an MMA Fight Shape Fitness class with others interested in unconventional, yet fun, effective and safe Fitness class geared for Mixed Martial Artists and health care enthusiasts!

Click here for more info: MMA Conditioning

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Come vist or call OTFC (626) 239-1000 to get information on Boxing Classes, Muay Thai, Kids Karate, Stickfighting and our new MMA Strength & Conditioning classes with Certified MMA Conditioning Coach, Glenn.

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Armas de Mano MMA? Eskrima? Arnis? Kali? What’s the diff?

Often times each is used interchangeably to represent the Filipino Art of Stick Fighting. Each, generally, refers to the same thing. But it’s not to be confused with a name for ‘only’ stick fighting.

At Old Town Fight Club you can learn a FMA (Filipino Martial Art) called Armas de Mano MMA – which, of course, includes Stick Fighting and other Filipino street fighting concepts: Fluidity, a continuous flow of attack, and attacks from angles.

Believe it or not – Stickfighting is a very simple art form to learn. Try out a class!

To read more about the differences between Armas de Mano MMA, Eskrima, Arnis, and Kali visit:

“Armas de Mano MMA? Eskrima? Arnis? Kali? What’s the difference?“

Other related articles: “Filipino Stick Fighting Club in Monrovia, CA”

Filipino Stick Fighting Club

Learn the Art of Stickfighting!

Join the OTFC Stick Fighting Club in Monrovia!

The fighting arts of the Philippines is a huge part of the culture and history. From the very beginning, Filipinos have fought to defend their homes and villages and their nation with combative skills passed down from generation to generation.

This fighting art was a way of life in the Philippines.  Combat before and during the occupation of the Spaniards was taught to men, women, and children. It was such a deadly form of combat that “Kali” was banned from the islands during this occupation.  It is now a growing Martial/Fighting Art in the United States. Stick Fighting Tournaments, the effective use of Filipino Boxing (Panantukan) or dirty boxing, and the beautiful flow of sinawali when practiced by two Escrimadors makes Stick Fighting a fun, yet deadly, martial art!

Where the Japanese Karate and flying kicks of Korean arts were primarly seen on the silver screen and TV, more recently movies like “The Bourne Identity” series and other films have used the art of Filipino Fighting. Whether it’s hand to hand, or the flow of weapons (or light sabres), Filipino fighting arts are becoming more prominent, and used more and more in the movies, and in martial arts training facilities everywhere.

Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gyms have included Filipino Stickfighting classes as part of their curiculum.  Tae Kwon Do gyms are also adding Filipino Stickfighting classes. Mixed Martial Arts gyms are including Stick Fighting as part of their ‘mix’ as well. Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) is getting stronger and widely accepted! Here’s your opportunity to learn an FMA today!

So what exactly is Arnis?

Often called, Arnis, Filipino Stickfighting is an excellent form of self defense/offense, street fighting, and martial arts training.

Arnis, sometimes referred as Escrima (or Eskrima), or Kali, and most commonly “Filipino Stick Fighting”, is the national sport and martial arts of the Philippines.  The martial art of Arnis can be strictly defensive or a very aggressive and deadly ‘attack-oriented’ fighting system. The most common method of training is the use of a single baston (rattan stick) or double baston, usually 28in length.

Arnis specializes in the practice of using sticks as fighting techniques where the stick techniques transition into an adaptable empty-hand combat system as well as an edged weapon combat art. As a Filipino Stickfighting student you start training with weapons first. As you learn the motions and actions/results of your stick fighting techniques, you will be able to transition those movements into effective, fast paced empty hand strikes that become a continuous flow of attack.  Learning with weapons first benefits the student because they learn coordination skills which in turn increases the speed of empty hand techniques.

An “Escrimador” or Arnis/Kali practitioner should understand that using two rattan sticks for practice is for the safety of the practitioner and his or her partners. But the assumption should always be that these ‘practice sticks’ are replacing what could just as well be edged weapons: swords, short and long knives (kris: traditional knife), sabres, etc. in a more ‘tradtional’ sense of a Filipino fighting art.

What is Armas de Mano MMA?

There are many styles and systems of  “Stick Fighting: Modern Arnis, Kombatan, Doce Pares, Balintawak, Lameco, Armas de Mano… to name a few.

Armas de Mano, or “Weapon of the Hand” is descended by the founder of Modern Arnis, Grand Master Remy Presas (1936-2001). Grand Master Presas’ brother, Grand Master Ernesto Presas (1945-2010), developed Armas de Mano which he then called Kombatan.  Master Nestor Ylagan, who studied Arnis from Grand Master Ernesto Presas continued the name “Armas de Mano” in his system that also includes Hapkido and Karate but is primarily a Filipino Fighting martial arts system. Master Ylagan has represented the United States both as a Filipino Stick Fighting expert and as a black belt Hapkido practitioner.

“Armas de Mano MMA” is a Filipino martial arts with heavy influence from another Hawaiian/Filipino martial art system called “Okinawa-Te”: a Filipino/Hawaiian martial art developed by the late Gordon Doversola (1934-2011) in the late 1950s.  Master Doversola grew up in FMA (Filipino Martial Arts), and trained in Kajukenbo and Dan Zan Ryu in Hawaii, then Shotokan Karate in the Mainland. He established his own system of Martial Arts calling it, “Okinawa-Te Karate” and is one of the very first to teach Karate in Southern California.

Armas de Mano MMA is taught by Filipino/American, Sensei Glenn Magas, a black belt currently under the tutelage of Master Ylagan, and a black belt in the late Gordon Doversola’s Okinawa-Te system. He brings FMA and stickfighting to OTFC with the Okinawa-Te “Fight” mentality – a very aggressive, continuous flow of attack as a form of Self-Defense.

To learn more about the rapid growth of Filipino Stick Fighting, and to join a Filipino Stick Fighting Club in Monrovia, CA, visit Old Town Fight Club in Monrovia, email ArmasDeManoMMA@gmail.com or call (626) 239-1000. Also follow Armas De Mano MMA on Twitter: @ArmasDeManoMMA