UNLIMITED KICKBOXING - Crossfit - MMA

Female Fury II

This Saturday night, Unlimited Fight Teams Marisela Badillo will be defending her WCSC Flyweight World Title on the main event card of Female Fury II. Tickets are on sale now, don't miss out!

 

Over the weekend Jenna Castillo (CrossFit Unlimited Coach) defended her IKF Batamweight World Title at Fight Night at the Playboy Mansion against Tiffany Connell winning a 5 round Unamious Decision. Jenna will be headling the Female Fury II card on saturday. Congrats and Rock On jenna!

 

This picture was the only PG rated photo from the evening. The rest have been destroyed to protect the innocent, or the not so innocent!

Bay Area Submission Challenge (New Date)

With so many events in September we have changed the date of our next Submission Challenge to October 17th. Once again, grapplers of any style are welcome to come and challenge themselves in a Fun, Safe, and Competitive environment. Make sure to do your online registration early to safe money.  Our last event had over 100 competitors and we expect another great turnout this time. Hope to see you all there! 

Results from Tommy T's IKF Kickboxing

Hector Cortez, Milpitas, California, USA, 3-0, 164, 5'8", defeated Abel Del Carpio, Patterson, California, USA, 0-1, 161, 5'9" by unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28 & 30-27.

Josh Paiva, Vacaville, California, USA, 1-0, 135, 5'5", defeated Marc Toledo, Milpitas, California, USA, 0-2, 137, 5'5" by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28 & 29-28.

IKF AMATEUR MTR WEST COAST MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE *DEFENSE: 159.1 lbs. - 165
*Caley Scott, Concord, California, USA, 6-3, 164, 5'10", defeated Robert Cornejo, Milpitas, California, USA, 6-3, 163, by majority decision, 39-37, 39-37 & 38-38.

• Quote of the night: "Are you going to give it away or take it away?!" By trainer Rudi Ott, to his fighter Robert Cornejo during a round with his bout with Caley Scott

World Fighting Coalition, Results

Super Middleweight (172lbs.) Woman’s Bout
(Unlimited Kickboxing) Jacqueline Ott vs. Lisa Hensley (Gracie Fighter/ Team Black) (Draw)

 

SEASONS CHANGE - SCHEDULE CHANGE

LABOR DAY WEEKEND SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, SEPT 4th: ONLY 12noon CROSSKICK CLASS. SATURDAY, SEPT 5th: CLASSES CANCELLED. MONDAY, SEPT 7th: ONLY 12noon CROSSKICK CLASS

SCHEDULE CHANGE: Starting SEPT 12th, Saturday's CrossKick class will be moved to 9am, followed by MMA Training/Grappling at 10am and Fight Team Sparring at 11am

THIS WEEKEND'S FIGHT'S:

Jacquelin Ott will be fighting on Saturday for the WFC Battle of the Bay in Hayward, Ca

On Sunday, Robert Cornejo, Hector Cortes, and Marc Taledo will be in Rancho Cordova, Ca at Tommy T's Fight Night.  Come out and support the UNLIMITED FIGHT TEAM!

Bar Fight?

On Sunday, September 6th the UNLIMITED FIGHT TEAM will be on hand at Tommy T's in Rancho Cordova, Ca.  Marc Taledo will be making his second appearance in the ring while Hector Cortes will try to bring his record to 3-0. Unlimited's Robert Cornejo will be headlining the show in a rematch with George Tsutsui trained Caley Scott for the IKF West Coast Middleweight Championship. Their last match was a close one and we expect this one to be a barn burner so dont miss out!  get your tickets at www.Tommyts.com.  

Don't forget our Member Appreciation BBQ this Sunday at Gill Park right here in Milpitas.  The Kickboxing vs CrossFit Softball game should start at 12 noon with food and festivities to follow! We'll have a jumper for the Kid's and livations for the adults! See you there...

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DOG DAY'S OF SUMMER MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL

With Summer winding down, Unlimited Kickboxing has a special offer for the last 2 weeks in August.  Just $99 for Kickboxing, CrossKick, and MMA training until the end of October.  Just register for a 7-Day Pass to get started.  See what the best facility in the Bay Area has to offer!

 

Unlimited Fight Team on T.V.

World Combat Sports Challenge : MMA/Muay Thai               

KOFY-DT - 20.1 - Sat, 8/15, 10:00 PM 30 min

 

Highlights from Mixed Martial Arts and Muay Thai fights held at the historic Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco. Guest commentary by MMA superstars Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez. Look for Unlimited Fight Team's, Bryan Padilla and Marisela Badillo!

 

UNLIMITED MEMBER APPRECIATION BBQ & SOFTBALL GAME

The Unlimited (CrossFit & Kickboxing) Member Appreciation BBQ is all set for Sunday August 30 at Gill Park in Milpitas. This will also be the first annual CrossFit vs. Kickboxing softball game. We have the softball field reserved from 12-2. Show up at 11am for some pregame mingling. Families are welcome. After the game we'll toss meat on the grill, eat, play some more fun "park" games, award the softball champion trophy and enjoy the day. Unlimited will provide all the food and water. Alcohol is allowed at the park if you choose to get your drink on. I hope to see everyone there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUST BREATHE...

The Power of Breathing
By Dr. RandyBorum

(Article first appeared in Black Belt Magazine, July, 2009)

It has been said that “Breathing is the greatest pleasure in life.” It is also a very powerful tool for the martial artist. The use of breathing and breath control has a long history in the traditional arts. From the tradition of budo and the Japanese arts, the “kiai” is thought to enhance one’s power in executing a strike or technique. The Korean arts similarly use the “Kihap.” While the kiai is often thought of just as a shout that accompanies physical movement, it has a much deeper design.

Properly used, the kiai connects the mental and physical elements of a technique, and serves both defensive and offensive functions. The meaning of the term itself denotes a concept of a unified or integrated (“ai) spirit or mind (“ki”). Breath control is an integral part of its execution.

The kiai involves a forceful exhale and contraction of the abdominal and diaphragmatic muscles. Defensively, the exhale prevents the wind from being knocked out of you and the muscle contraction helps to shiled your internal organs. Offensively, the shout may frighten or distract and opponent – as emphasied by samurai Miyamoto Musashi, while the contracted core musculatrure strengthens the kinetic chain, enhancing the power of the blow. With the kiai or hihap comes an exaplsive relaease of inner energy, not just a shout.

Another simple advantage of kiai, of course, is that reminds you to breathe. That alone makes a valuable tool for the martial artist. When someone new to the arts or to combative sports first begins sparring, it is very common for them to hold their breath and tense their muscles. It’s a kind of natural reaction to having someone else trying to punch you in the face. But it can be a bad habit.

Your muscles need oxygen to function properly. Tense muscles require even more oxygen, because tension is a muscular action. Your body gets most of its oxygen from the air you inhale. If you are not inhaling, you are not providing a steady supply of oxygen to your muscles or to your other vital organs that require it – like your brain and eyes. This produces a higher “oxygen cost” and ultimately causes your mind and body not to perform as well as they should. Holding the breath for too long can also spike your blood pressure and cause dizziness. Your muscles definitely get tired more quickly. The result is that you become winded in a very short time. There are other problems too, but you get the idea.

Tactical police and military operators realize the need to breathe and integrate it into their training. Sometimes referred to as “tactical breathing” or “combat breathing”, these strategies are designed to be applied quickly even in high risk encounters. If you are clearing a building with an unknown number of bad guys – or even anticipating an ugly encounter on the street – you probably don’t want to fold yourself up into the lotus position, close your eyes, and do a breathing exercise. But you definitely should breathe.

David Grossman, who along with Bruce Siddle is one of the founders of the “Warrior Science Group” often teaches a very simple form of combat breathing that involves inhaling for a four count, holding for a four count, exhaling for a four count, and pausing. They point out that this will help to keep your heart rate in a better range (which also reduces your perceived anxiety). Research also shows that the exhale – or “expiratory response” - especially sends calming signals throughout your body.

Within the reality-based martial arts, Systema has probably the most active focus on the importance of breathing – and learning to breathe – in a threatening encounter. In their training and in their book and DVD “Let Every Breath”, Vladimir Vasiliev and colleagues advocate a technique known as burst breathing. Rather than long and deep breaths, burst breathing involves a regular series of sharp exhales through the mouth at the moment of any impact, followed immediately by a sharp inhale through the nose. They find this method is more applicable to hand-to-hand and close quarter combat situations, but produces the same benefit in reducing tension and upping the oxygen intake.

There are many ways to breathe “correctly” and many uses for different breathing techniques and exercises. The most important thing is not to hold your breath, to have a regular pattern of inhaling (through the nose) and exhaling (through the mouth). For purposes of training, having some system or method to follow – regardless of which one you choose – will help. You probably will not get very far just tying to tell yourself not to hold your breath. Instead – just breathe.

 

 

FIGHT RESULTS:

 

MUAY THAI FIGHT NIGHT in Sacramento, CA - Jacquelin "JAX" Ott (Unlimited Fight Team) vs Cara Gomes (Ultimate Fitness): Ott wins by Unanimous Decision

GONE IN 28 SECONDS!

Last Saturday at the Ultimate Reno Combat event Tristan "Titay" Arenal had his 3rd KO in his last 4 fights, this one coming in 28 seconds!  In his previous fight at Ultimate Reno Combat in March, Tristan scored a knockout in 47 seconds. Look for more from Tristan in October where he will be taking his skills out of the cage and into the Muay Thai ring!

(picture taken from Beale Beatdown) 

This Friday, July 31st in Sacramento Unlimited Fight Team's Jacquelin Ott will be making her debut on Urijah Faber's Muay Thai Fight Night Promotion.  Come out and support!

FIGHT NIGHT at the FOX II SLIDESHOW