Denzel Washington (Actor), Gary Oldman (Actor),
Albert Hughes (Director), Allen Hughes (Director)
Rated: R | Format: DVD
Check out Guro Dan Inosanto In the “Special Features” section!!
June 5 – 6, 2010 Seminar To Be Re-Scheduled
June 5 & 6, 2010
Utah Seminar is being re scheduled for a later date. Please check the seminar page for updated information as it becomes available.
Sincerely,
Paula Inosanto
Vice President, Inosanto Academy Ltd.
Director/Senior Instructor, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts
Director/Senior Instructor IIMAIA
Director/Senior Instructor IIDTA
CEO, InnerCircle Enterprises
www.inosanto.com
Dan Inosanto Seminar – August 21 – 22, 2010 – Colleyville, TX
August 21 – 22, 2010: Texas | Download Flyer | Register Online
The Bladed Hand
A Film By Jay Ignacio
A documentary on the global impact of the Filipino Martial Arts
September 2010
Official Facebook Page for my film “The Bladed Hand” is up. Come join the group!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=345346948419&ref=mfjayignacio
Celebrate Diversity
May Is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2010
Events:
Asian Cultural Festival of San Diego Liberty Station: NTC Park in San Diego, California, May 8, 2010
Seattle Chinatown ID Preservation & Development Authority Spring Roll: Party Down for Chinatown, May 24, 2010 at Union Station, Seattle
Wing Luke Asian Museum celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival
VC FILMFEST: The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, May 3 – May 10
Annual Pacific Rim Street Fest – May 17, 2009
Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival, May 9-18
Asian Awareness Month, May 9, Florida State University
National Asian Heritage Festival – Fiesta Asia, May 16, 2009
Asian Heritage Street Celebration, May 16, 2009
Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, May 2-31, 2009
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration, Sponsored by Asian American Cultural Center at University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, May 2, 2010, 2-4p.m.
New BJ Penn Book: Why I Fight
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DESCRIPTION:
From its humble beginnings twenty years ago, mixed martial arts has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. Chief among the world′s leading mixed martial arts organizations is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) which is making its way to the top of the sports food chain, dwarfing boxing and nipping at the heels of the NFL. And fighter-turned-author B.J. “The Prodigy” Penn has been one of the few chosen to lead the greatest fighting generation.
In WHY I FIGHT, the controversial Penn will, for the first time, bring MMA fans into his remote and insular world on the Big Island of Hawaii, where he lives and trains and give them an in-depth look into the complex mind of a man beloved by all peace-loving Hawaiians–who devastatingly imposes his physical will on opponents and then brazenly licks their blood off his gloves.
Penn will recap his journey from his days as a 17-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu prodigy, street fighter, and reckless party boy in Hilo, through his current status as a celebrity and world class competitor. Along the way he will discuss his controversial views on the UFC, his crazy yet heavily influential family life and how he came to embrace the Hawaiian Warrior spirit, and he will do so with the passion, wry sense of humor, and candor, that has made him one of the most loved, feared, and provocative athletes in the world.
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Hardcover – 320 Pages
Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
New IAMA Jiu Jitsu Instructor Gary Padilla
IAMA New JJ Macahdo Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Class Instructor
Gary Padilla
Inosanto Academy Of Martial Arts Jean Jacques Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Class Instructor
Gary was born in 1958 at Fort Smith, Arkansas. He’s the eldest of five children. He was raised in Southern California. Had a normal childhood. Worked for 25 years with MTA. Is now retired, which freed him up to fully invest his free time into his favorite past time. Martial Arts, BBJ. His interest in Martial Arts didn’t start until a few stints with boxing, wrestling and karate. But those Arts didn’t seem to stick. Then in 1987 after seeing shoot fighting tapes, from Japan, his interest began to peak. He started to train off and on, with wrestling and boxing. Then in 1997, he walked into the doors of Jean-Jaques Machado’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy and so began his path with BJJ. He’d like to think he was a natural, but he admits that he’d be lying. He fell in love with the Art, even with the great frustrations of learning a new discipline. But it’s always brought great joy and reward training with Jean-Jaque. And he will always be grateful.
Competition and Progression:
Gary began competing as a blue belt, and performed well in Gi and No Gi tournaments. As he reached Purple, he really began to find his “game”. At this point in his BJJ career he opened “Empire Training Center” with his cousins, Joe and Paul Herrera. He got the “okay” from Jean-Jaque to teach basic BJJ. At this point he began a clear and comprehensive study of BJJ. Books, Tapes, Private training and then some. He stayed in the tutelage of Jean-Jaque learning how to teach BJJ. Staying sometimes well after class. Once he received his Brown Belt, Jean-Jaque made his school, Empire Training Center, and official affiliate.
Black Belt, May 2008. He was grateful and humbled to receive his Black Belt from Jean-Jacques.
As a Black Belt instructor, many of his students have won several, and placed in many more tournaments.
Accomplishments:
- Black Belt, BJJ.
- Full Instructor under Jean-Jacques Machado
- Chief Instructor at Empire Training Center – www.EmpireMMA.com
- Chief Instructor at Dan Inosanto Academy
- Assistant Instructor with Jean-Jacques at many seminars
- Guest Instructor at many schools in the western US.
Personal Note from Gary:
In closing, I would like to share this with you. Jean-Jacques told me when I started teaching; it was going to be great and good. He spoke of all the good things that would happen at my school. He was very supportive. I though I was just teaching BJJ. But, as he told me in our talks, “Class starts after the training is over”. I have seen people that have come into my school and get off drugs, alcohol, go back to school and get healthy. I’m just now seeing how Jiu-Jitsu is such a gift, to empower people’s lives. I’m grateful for all the people I’ve met and the friends that I have made. God Bless, and See you on the mat!!!!
From friends:
“To Gary, An awesome Black Belt and Great friend, All the best” – Jay Zaballos, BJJ Black Belt.
“Gary, True friend and fantastic Black Belt” – Jean-Jacques Machado