Fight night updates, 12/30/11

Friday Night Fight Night is on, like usual.  There are some updates. 

First, we are starting an hour earlier (6 PM).

Second, we will be heading out after to watch the UFC event which starts at 9 PM.  The venue will be discussed at Fight Night.  Come through the gym so we can all go together.

Lastly, tickets for the January 14th fights will be at the gym starting tomorrow (12/30/11).  Price will be announced once the tickets are in hand.

Elite Plus, 1261 Broadway, 6 PM.

Fight Announcement

'Tis the season to spend time with family and friends, enjoying company and good cheer.  Its ALSO the time to find opponents for our stable of skilled fighters.  Thanks to Bobby Campbell for setting up this great event to showcase the kickboxing talent of the NYC area.

January 14, 2012 in Wantagh, New York at Mulchayes, the battle is on.  A few fighters are making their debut and along with others will give you the typical fights you know and love- high energy and action packed!

Check out the fight announcement below!  (* denotes debut)

Alison Dichter* vs Lily Charles 130Lbs

Justin Navarro* vs Willam Joya @148Lbs

Adam Pakiela (1-0) vs Tom Kern 170Lbs

Edwin Rivera* vs Carlos Torres 200Lbs

Fan/walkout shirts will be available in the new year, let the shirts speak when you aren't!

Let's open 2012 with victories across the board. 

ANIMAL HOUSE!

STS? Let me explain!

STS is a new style of combat sports tournament taking place at this year's World MMA Expo on December 17 & 18 in New York City.  STS stands for Stand Up (Muay Thai), Take down (Wrestling) and Submission (BJJ).  Elite Plus Fusion MMA Fight Team has two members Rob Ovalle and Edwin "Mach" Rivera competing (185 and 195 respectively).  Come out and show your support for these warriors as they compete and SIMULTANEOUSLY try to raise awareness for the illegality of MMA in New York (OBSURD!!!)

Tickets are $20, which gets you admission to the Expo for the two days and admittance to the fights on both days (qualifiers on Saturday and finals on Sunday).

Any members of Fusion MMA are welcome to volunteer (encouraged, actually) to help out with the STS tournament.  You could be doing crowd control, ticket handling, ushering, or walking the fighters out.  Any and all help is appreciated.  Contact Mark Yehia @ Elite Plus if you would like to help!!!

Good luck men!!  Show them how Fusion Fight Team gets down.

Rob Ovalle- 185 lbs

Edwin "Mach" Rivera- 195 lbs

Sponsor Visit

Fighting Folks,

Outburst Energy will be coming by Elite Plus Thursday night to check out our facility and our fighters.  If you were thinking about missing practice that day, DON'T!!!  The rep will be there from 8:15 PM til the end of class.  Not sure if there will be freebies but come and train hard anyway. 

Be on your best behavior, show control, demonstrate discipline, bust out some sick dance moves, whatever makes us look good!!!

Hope to see you all on the mats and in the ring!

Potential sponsor, Outburst Energy Bites

Bored on Friday?

See Trevor in action on Friday

Come to Amityville, NY to watch Elite Plus Fusion MMA fighter Trevor Ierien go into battle in a kickboxing match.

Tickets are $40 and are available at Elite Plus, 1261 Broadway, New York, NY.

Send in your email addresses so you can get a copy of the NEW monthly newsletter (coming out the end of this week).

Directions and further information will be posted later in the week.

Fight Night!

TGIFNF!  Fight Night is upon us once again.  Technique clinic starts at 7 PM and sparring follows at 8 PM.  Bring all your gear, water, and energy (possibly a banana to avoid cramps). 

Last Fight Night before the holiday!

Also, tomorrow marks the  re-emergence of Fran's Fontan MMA Saturday Seminar!  3-430 PM, $25.  Awesome time, so happy to have it back!  Newbies and veterans welcome!

It all goes down at Elite Plus, 1261 Broadway, New York, NY.

Three Laws. . . Fusion Version

There are three things to remember when you get involved in MMA training and fighting.

1.  You WILL get injured.

It is a fact of life that when you train hard and push your body you will get injured.  There is a difference between hurt and injured (Remember The Program?).  To paraphrase, hurt you can play and injured. . . you can't.  Jam a finger, hurt.  Tear your meniscus and other ligaments while demonstrating a switch kick, injured.  Hurt?  Ice it, wrap it, elevate it. . . keep going.  Injured?  Stop, breathe, see a professional.  Rehab.

2.  You WILL lose.

If this weekend's UFC on Fox taught us anything, it is that no one is unbeatable.  Cain Velazquez came into his Championship fight with Junior Dos Santos a perfect 9-0 and got KO'ed 64 seconds into the first round.  So long as you take the loss in stride and learn from it, it is not the end of the world.  You might learn more from losing a close decision than you do from delivering a killer first round knockout.

3.  NOTHING goes to plan.

From training snafu's, injuries, and fight card mix ups nothing is guaranteed.  Injuries happen, people don't make medicals, promoters screw you, gyms close, money gets tight, marriages happen, babies are born, people die. . . you just have to roll with it and be flexible.  If you let your mind become clouded with all the superfluous distractions then you will obscure the prize ahead of you.  Control what you can, and let go what you cannot. 

This post is for our brothers on the Silk Fight Team, Mel and Juan.  Heads up boys!!!

YELP IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS

Friends,

Yelp (www.yelp.com) will be at the new gym from 7/7:30 PM on Thursday, November 10, to take pictures and do other promotional things for the Elite Plus listing on their site.  Come in if you want a chance to be immortalized on the internet but more specifically to train with, what I am sure to be, a full house!!!

1261 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY  10001

Plan for some great teaching which will breed fantastic technique acquisition!!!

TGIFNF!!!

Thank God Its FIGHT NIGHT FRIDAY!!!!!

Come through tonight for fight night and spill some blood and sweat with your fighting friends. 

Mat/Ring opens at 7 for instruction and sparring follows.

Showers and locker rooms are fully operational. 

Burn some calories and have fun before you head out for the night.

Pictures and videos will be taken for instructional review and you might be included in the newsletter (starting Dec 1st!!).

Come through and check out the new space, even if you don't want to play.

Send your email address to fusionmmanyc@gmail.com to be included in the monthly newsletter for important updates.

See you on the mats!!!

Cleaning House!!

Followers,

The new gym looks AMAZING!!  If you haven't come in for class, at least come in the check out the new space.  We are finalizing the class schedule (new teachers, more classes, new times) and the payment options.

Please send your email address so that we can put you on the newsletter.  It will encompass blog postings and further information on events Fusion MMA will be a part of (fights, tournaments, training trips, etc).

In the meantime, take a look at some pictures.  Make your way into the gym for some awesome training in the new, fantastic, location!!!

The elevated ring at the NEW & IMPROVED ELITE PLUS!!!

Entry area and wall to wall matted area.

Men's Lockers with dual shower stalls.  Women's Locker room has their own shower stall.

More pictures to come, stay tuned!!!

New month, NEW GYM!!!!

Friends and Fans,

Fusion MMA has moved, along with Elite Plus, to 1261 Broadway in Manhattan.  Classes are still offered during lunch and at night but the schedule is going to change when we all become fully settled.  Come by and check out the new digs!!!

More pictures will be posted as we finalize the layout.

Class tonight at 8 PM!!!  San Da.

September 30th FIGHTERS

September 30th is fast approaching.

Jason Lee is fighting a professional bout at 170 lbs.

Adam Pakiela is fighting an amateur bout at 170 lbs.

Contact the fighters, Fusion MMA, or Elite Plus for tickets.  Cost is $45 for general admission.

Check us out on Twitter as well!!

Follow us on Twitter (@FusionMMA_NYC) for up to date information and training schedules. 

Great week to train

Even if summer is over that doesn't mean you stop the pursuit of fitness.  Come to Elite Plus this week to better yourself and help our fighters get ready for their upcoming battles.

John Salgado fights on Sept. 9th in Atlantic City.  Jason Lee and Adam Pakiela fight on Sept. 30th in Newtown, PA.  Great conditioning available for everyone, no levels turned away.  Learn, train, play!

See you on the mats!!

Bring on the competition!!

Fusion MMA fighters have fights in the coming weeks.  Come out to the venues to support them and the gym to help them train. 

September 9th, 2011:  Ring of Combat, Tropicana Hotel and Resort, Atlantic City, NJ
John "Greco" Salgado (P) vs. Chris "The Story" Liguori
Contact Fusion MMA for tickets.  War GRECO!!!

September 30th, 2011:  American Mixed Martial Arts Fight League, Newtown, PA
Jason "Raw Element" Lee (P) vs. TBD
Adam Pakiela (Am) vs. Mike DiPlacido
Edwin "Mach" Rivera (Am) vs. TBD

Contact Fusion MMA for tickets and further information.

Great Tuesday!!!

Boxing training with JBS from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM.  Sparring and strength work were on the menu.  Welcome back Jesse Leo, glad your finger is healed up and you can play again!!!

The earthquake didn't scare off any of our fighters.  We came back into the gym at 3:00 PM for an impromptu class with Fran Fontan and Fontan MMA.  Happy to see the big guy is up and mobile after that knee injury.  We missed your guidance and energy!!!

Urbanathalon training early Wednesday and Friday morning, St. Vartan Park (East 36th and 1st Ave) @ 7:30 AM. 

I can almost taste it.....

Fight Night its here again.  Can't wait to get in the ring with done great opponents (and friends) for a fun night of sparring.  Nothing says love like hitting your friend in the face.

Send an email to FusionMMANYC@gmail.com to get on the newsletter list.  Should be expecting the first one in September. 

Elite Plus at 7 pm, sparring starts at 8!  Bring all your gear.

Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel. . . . .

Just like last week, Friday Night is FIGHT NIGHT!!!!

Bring your gear and leave your inhibitions at the door.  Technique/warm ups start at 7 and sparring starts at 8.  Be at Elite Plus on 3 East 33rd Street for all the fun. 

For those of you who want to go out after there are showers available, bring a towel.  Also, NYSC locations dot the area, so that is an option.

See you on the mats!!!

$20 drop in fee if you are not a member.

Fight night!

You know the deal people.  Its Friday, its Fight Night!

7 pm starts the circuits 8 pm starts the fights.

Last week we chose up teams, like any pick up sport, and went head to head in a double elimination contest.  The plan is the same for this week.

Bring your gear and don't forget your heart.

See you on the mats!

(Don't forget to ask about the Urbanathalon training starting Aug. 1)

Work your legs on Monday

Come to Elite Plus at 8 PM tonight for some great work for your legs.  Kicks, Muy Thai, and guard work (bjj) are on the menu.

Bring your shin guards, mouth piece and boxing gloves. 

Prepare yourself to take the elevator tomorrow at work!

Urbanathalon training officially starts Aug. 1.  See John, Jason, or Adam for information.  Something is offered everyday (even Sunday).

Different teacher, awesome workout

Jason Lee will be covering the MMA seminar at Elite Plus today at 3 PM.  Class is usually taught by Fontan MMA.  3-430 PM, 3 East 33rd.

See you on the mats!

Friday Night is Fight Night

Forget beating the heat!  Embrace the heat and come get some quality training in with Fusion MMA. 

Circuit training starts at 7 PM and sparring starts at 8 PM (the real fun).  Come to Elite Plus on 3 East 33rd Street, basement (under Metro PCS), to see how much fun you can really have in the heat. 

We welcome all disciplines- boxing, judo, sambo, san da, kickboxing, BJJ, wrestling, MMA, capoeira, ANYTHING!!!

Bring all your gear and plenty of water!!!  Showers are available so include a towel.

After fighting join Fusion MMA at a local bar to watch the Strikeforce Challengers fights on Showtime!!  What better way to watch fights then with your fellow gladiators.

Get motivated, get out of the AC, and come sweat with some like minded people.  You will be happy you did, I promise.

San Da Thursdays

Come to Elite tonight for Fusion MMA's San Da training.  There's kicking, punching, knees, and wrestling.  What more could you want from a stand up discipline!?

Come experience the closest thing to MMA that is legal in NYC. 

If you are ok with contact bring your mouthguard, shin guards, and groin protectors.  We have them for sale if you are pressed for time or just don't have any.

See you tonight at 8 PM.

In case you need more to look forward to!

As previously mentioned we are starting Urbanathalon Training (race is Oct 29 in Corona, Queens).  Here is a link for the running training schedule.

I will be posting the schedule as I discuss it to make sure everyone is up to speed on the goals.

Happy training!!! 

Grappling today

Come to Elite at 1 today for an in house grappling tournament.  5 minute rounds, King of the Hill style.  Two men enter one man leave (then another comes in)!

Fusion-athalon

Athletes and energizers, lend me your rears- so that we might train them to run the 2011 Men's Health Urbanathalon, Oct 29.

InnerG Training and Raw Elements have chime up with a 12 week, soup to nuts, beginner to racer, everybody and their mother training program. 

I don't want to give away the details just yet but know that it will be intense and fun.  Train for the team portion, individual option, or just train for the sake of training- we have you covered.

Workouts will be handed out to participants and posted on the blog.  Chart your times and progress with the comment feature.

Stay tuned for updates.

Weds night done right

How can you say no to grappling from 12-2 and then Fontan MMA from 730-900 PM?  I don't know how you can but you definitely should not!


Come to class tonight, sweat even more than while you are walking around our wonderful city.

Don't forget, San Da tomorrow at Noon and 8 PM at Elite Plus and Sensai Jason Lee is having an outdoor class at 110th Street in Central Park from 7-8 PM.  Sensai Lee's class is on Tuesday and Thursdays.


New location coming soon (August).  Spill the blood and sweat so the energy stays in the old place long after we are gone.

Fight Night....

In honor of our teammate Gina's sister, Kim Teresa, passing last night we will be fighting tonight with her in our thoughts and memory. 

Condolences to the de la Chesnaye family. 

Fight well, be strong, heads high!

Pre-Holiday Workout, last chance before the weekend!!!

Fusion MMA and its trainers are taking off for the holiday weekend.  Get some last minute work in before you hit the beach!

Take advantage of class tonight (San Da) at 8 PM.  Work those legs, kick catches, rastlin’, and hand speed before turning in for the night.  MMA training also at 12 PM on Friday.  Put together all of your skills for a great total body workout.

Start the weekend off right with FIGHT NIGHT.  Circuits start at 7 PM and sparring starts at 8 PM.  All are welcome, members or not.  $20 gets you as much work as you can handle, we leave when the lights go out.  

If you want to come and watch that is cool too.  Be a spectator (for free) before we start charging people for the privilege of watching some quality fighters beat on each other, for fun!

Get the work in so you can do some serious head turning on the beach and damage at the BBQ’s this weekend.  Happy FOURTH and remember- Blood is RED sweat!

Two for Tuesdays!!

Two for Tuesdays!

Boxing is the name of the game on Tuesdays with some strength exercises.   

Started with 2 min rounds of alternating Push and Pull exercises to failure.  Start with a push exercise (bench press, cleans, dips, push ups, etc) and when you reach failure switch to a pull exercise (pull ups, rows, etc) and do that to failure.  Continue this cycle until the 2 minutes are finished.

Jump in the ring and work with your partner using just the jab for the first three minute round, then introduce the hook, then for the last remove the hook option and only throw the cross when the jab makes contact (even if blocked).   In between the sparring rounds do the strength circuit stated above.

The final round is 1 minute of true boxing followed by 2 minutes of boxing with wrestling.  

Lesson for today:  Don't drop your head and hands, even if tired.  Your partner might not be nice!  Hooks to the face are good motivators.

Fight Night-Best Night

Last week we had a weak turn out.  I will blame it on the weather.  Let’s not have that happen two weeks in a row.  Get your rears in gear and get in for some work.  

As they say in The Program, “Are you hurt or injured?”  Not sure of the difference?  Hurt, you can train.  Injured, YOU CAN’T.  You can always do something.  Work within the boundaries of your limitations for the day and your body will reward you will accelerated healing.  Sweat out the impurities and have fun with your friends. 

7 PM starts conditioning circuits and 8 PM starts the sparring.  Bring boxing gloves, shin guards, MMA gloves, mouth guard and cup (TRUST ME!) and show up to Elite Plus Fitness @ 3 East 33^rd Street, New York, NY.

See you on the mat!!

Dinner for Monday- kicks, served up HOT!

Jason Lee has a kickboxing match this Friday.  Come to Elite Plus for some kick sparring tonight to get him ready to dominate his opponent. 

If you don't want to kick spar feel free to come and workout, without contact.  We have what you need to get you sweating and having a GREAT time!!!

Post Fight Week

Thanks to all who came out to support our fighters.  This week is relaxing for them but not for you.  Get your work in and make sure you put in the sweat equity to reach the goals you want.

Our warriors will be back in the gym soon enough and back in the cage soon after that.

Class tonight at Elite Plus with Fontan MMA!!!  Bring your gear cause its gonna be a good one!

 Fusion MMA fighter Adam Pakiela

 Fusion MMA fighter Jason "Raw Element" Lee (left)

Thanks to fellow fighter Gina de la Chesnaye for her awesome fight night photography.

San Da Thursdays

San Da is the kickboxing art closest to MMA. It utilizes kicks, punches, throws, sweeps and other wrestling take downs to dominate your opponent.

Come join us after you enjoy the beautiful day for some San Dan Kickboxing fun! Contact is optional but there will be plenty of things to hit and take out the aggressions of the day on!

Elite Plus MMA at 3 East 33rd Street is the spot to be. 8 o’clock in the PM is the time it all goes down.

Work your legs before the weekend comes and help get in shape (or stay in shape) for the summer beach excursions!

Blood, Sweat, and Tears (not cause we are sad)

Tears from the pain of training, blood and sweat are obvious. Come to Friday Night Fight night tonight at Elite Plus MMA 3 East 33rd Street in Manhattan. Circuits start at 7 with sparring beginning promptly at 8 PM.

Help Adam Pakiela (Am), Jason Lee (Pro), and Charlie Josephs (Pro) get ready for their fights on June 4th in Newtown, PA.

Fight, train, laugh, buy tickets!!!!

$45 each for American MMA Fight League (poster below)

If only. . .

. . . our Fight Nights could be like this. . . MMA would be legalized in a HEARTBEAT in NYC!!



FIGHT NIGHT!!! Friday, May 27 at Elite Plus!!! Help our fighters get ready, in everyway, for their upcoming bouts.

Let's run in circles!

Sunday, May 22, marks the beginning of Fusion MMA track workouts in Astoria Park. Adam will be teaching and training the basics of sprint workouts. The benefits to sprinting (high intensity training) for fighting are immense. It gets your heart rate up quickly and keeps it up for an extended period of time, even during rest periods. The actual time spent working is less but the benefits are lasting. For example, a typical spring workout might last 20 minutes from start to finish with a large (85%) portion of that time devoted to resting or active rest (walking or slow jogging)

Aside from a basic workout Adam will also teach the finer points of HOW to run, as most people waste energy due to poor form. We will also determine a baseline for all in attendance so you can chart your progress. All are welcome.

11 AM, Astoria Track in Astoria Park, bring comfortable shoes or sprinting flats and water.

FYI- Adam is a former Division 1 Sprinter specializing in short and middle distances. Was captain of the team his senior year and coached the year after. He held numerous records at his college, some still stand. He has competed at the national level in both high school and college.

Fight Night Fun for All!

Tomorrow is Friday and that means it is fight night. Two Fusion MMA fighters have fights coming up and it is sure to be a great night of blood, sweat and motor bodies (inside joke).

Bring your gear, bring your spirit, hell, bring people to just watch (we welcome spectators).

Elite Plus Fitness, 3 East 33rd Street, New York, NY at 7 PM for circuits and 8 PM for fights.

The more people we have the more work we do.

Friday is the best night of the work week already, this just helps elevate it!

Great weekend training trip to Bombsquad

Thanks to the Team Bombsquad for hosting John, Alison, and Adam this past weekend at their training facility, Ultimate Athletics, in Ithaca. The space is just as amazing as the people.

John and Adam started off doing MMA circuits with some of the Pro fighters that call UA their home. Alison sparred with a girl her size (for once) and got some really good work in. I know that girl will be feeling the MANY of leg kicks she landed. Great job Alison, we are very proud of you!!!

Take a look at the conditioning regiment we came up with. 20 sec per exercise/10 sec rest= 4, 2 min rounds aka FUN!



Come train with us at Fusion MMA, we have exactly what you need.

Self Defense Class- 5/12 (San Da too)

While this class is going on Adam will be teaching a San Da beginners class from 8 PM til you pass out. Show up early, stay late, have fun, learn something.

When you are faced with challenges do you turn and run or stand and fight?

Help MMA become legal in NY. Frans is doing his part.

Friend and fellow fighter Frans Koster has written a though provoking article with an accompanying audio slideshow in his attempt to get MMA legalized in NY State. The subject of the slideshow is Fusion MMA fighter Adam Pakiela.

Please promote this article so that our sport can become legal and regulated in our HOME STATE. It will help, not only, the fighters but also the economy.

Why MMA is Illegal in NYC

Thank you Frans.

Adjunct Instructor, boxing!

Tuesday, May 10, we welcome Xavior Ross Qvistgaard to teach our boxing class at 8 PM.

Xavior is a skilled instructor who can teach the beginners and guide the more advanced students, no matter how many of each show up!

8 PM, Elite Plus MMA, 3 East 33rd.  Ready your abs beforehand, they will be worked.

If we are lucky, maybe, X will teach us permanently.  We can only hope.

Look forward to learning from you X.

In case you are wondering, he gets his power from his lion's mane. 

Chamber a round!

Next time you are doing kicks, take 10 seconds to throw ONE!  Chamber, hold for 3, extend, hold for 3, check, hold for 3, down.  Now do that 10 times for each leg.  Enjoy!

Mondays are the best way to wake up.  Leg conditioning, especially one legged squats, snaps you back to life.  Form work and technique tires you out, trust me.  No contact needed!

Hope to see you next Monday for a great workout.

Fight night and a training trip

Tonight is fight night!  Sparring with friends is a great time, even if you are just watching.  Circuits start at 7 and sparring begins at 8.  Spill some blood and sweat with great people. 

Next week marks two important events, self defense class and a training trip over the weekend.

Self defense class is on Thursday, May 12, from 8-930 PM.  Sensai Lee will teach you basic defense techniques to use in real world situations.

Saturday, Alison Dichter had an exhibition fight at Bombsquad in Ithaca, NY.  Team Bombsquad is where UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones got his start.  Still room in the car for those who are interested. 

Check out their website: http://www.bombsquadmma.com/BombSquad-MMA-about.html

Contact John or Adam.  Great team sure to give us some great work.

San Da, Levels 1 & 2 Tonight

Come to Elite Plus Tonight for San Da Kickboxing. Learn kicking and punching techniques as well as throws and take downs. Unfortunately, it is the closest thing to MMA that is legal in NYC but WE HAVE IT.

If you are just starting out or are more experienced, come. Everyone has fun and everyone learns.

Bring a pad and paper because we are heavy on learning technique tonight.


8 PM at Elite Plus MMA (3 East 33rd Stret, New York, NY)

300's don't all have unhappy endings

30 reps of 10 different exercises followed by a  takedown competition among friends.  What's not to like!

Come to Elite Plus today at 1 to get a fantastic workout and watch some great demonstrations of grappling.

Fontan MMA has class tonight at 730.  Who knows what Fran "Kung-Fu Panda" has in store for us, but I can assure you it will get you tired.

Don't forget, May 12, Self Defense Class, 800-930 at Elite Plus.  Flyer to come soon.

Train hard, have fun, learn, ska-doosh!

Calendar is UP and running!

For those of you who live under a rock, sorry but this post will not help you.

For the rest of us who use Google Calendar here is a link with the training schedule.  Any events (self defense, strength seminars, fights, etc) will be added here for all to see.  It is Public and you can search for it on Google.




Happy Training!!!

Beautiful Week, use it!

This week is supposed to have great weather, why not use it!  Take walks, be outside, whatever it takes!

When the sun goes down, get your training in.  

Class tonight at Elite Plus, 8 PM, bring your gear. 

Also, Fusion MMA fighters Jason Lee (Pro), Eddy Bayardelle (Am) and Adam Pakiela (Am) will be fighting June 4th at Newtown, PA.  Come support them and keep the sport of MMA recognizable in NYC before it becomes legal (its going to happen!).  


After the success of Sensai Lee's self defense class last Thursday there will be another one on May 12th.  Come learn the basics of self defense and have fun with a great group of people.  Contact FusionMMANYC@gmail.com for further information.

Amateur Night at Fight Night

This week we played some games.  First to 5 points with landing kicks or punches.  Then first to get a takedown.  Finally first to 5 points AND a takedown or first to 3 takedowns. 

We ended with Jason doing a striking weight line and Adam doing a grappling weight line.

Everyone put in great work, even the newbies! 

Saturday, 3 PM with Fontan MMA.  GET YOUR SHIRTS!

New classes added, no excuse not to train!

For those who are wondering, these are the classes offered by Fusion MMA instructors.

Inner G (John Salgado)
Monday: 12 PM and 8 PM at Elite Plus
Tuesday: 12 PM and 8 PM at Elite Plus
Wednesday: 1 PM at Elite Plus
Thursday: 12 PM and 8 PM at Elite Plus
Friday: 1 PM and 7 PM Fight Night at Elite Plus

Fontan MMA (Fran Fontan)
Wednesday: 730 PM at Elite Plus
Saturday: 3 PM at Elite Plus

Elite Plus is located at 3 East 33rd Street, Basement, in Manhattan.

See you on the mats.

In the face of adversity. . .

Champions are born.

Kick sparring kills your case of the Mondays!

Working with pro fighters is great.  Thanks to Josh Key for helping out.  Great fighter with great wrestling knowledge. 

Rehab that knee so you can continue wrecking people in the cage. 

Everyone worked their legs hard today.  Starting this week we will start posting links for helpful workouts and techniques. 

One legged squats are the devil, though very helpful. 

Fight night 2.0

Fight night was great last night!  Grappling in one section, takedowns in another, sparring in the ring.  Everybody put work in! 

Ran through the weight line, twice.  Charlie and Jason have fights coming up so they each did 17 minutes each.

Saturday, class at 3 pm, Fontan MMA.  Elite Plus, be there!

Rainy day, no excuses

Get to the gym, people!  Just cause the weather is slacking doesn't mean you should.  Elite Plus, East 33rd.

Class today at noon.  Spring has  sprung, time to get ready for outdoor adventures.  Focusing on boxing, footwork, upper body strength along with speed and agility.  Get your work in, some people have fights coming up!

Don't forget, Strikeforce card this weekend.  Even though they were bought by Zuffa the card is still pretty stacked. 

Great week.

Great week of training everyone.  Keep the intensity going through for fight night tonight.

8 PM at Elite Plus on East 33rd Street.  Gear up for the weekend with some punches thrown between friends. 

Lights, camera, ACTION!

A fellow fighter is getting a documentary made, with him as the subject.  He gave us some great work, especially in the ground and pound department (ouch!).  Fight night went late because of all the great work being done.  No one seemed to mind.

Thanks to Charlie (pro) and Taj (am) for their help.  Fight night is going loco, people, don't miss out!  Come to watch or come to participate. 

Sparring on Saturday with Fran during Fontan MMA for the more advanced people and beginner technique for the newer people. 

Remember, blood is just red sweat!