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!