the is a pretty nice variation on the what to do when an opponent defends the stack pass by passing his leg to the opposite side.

take a look and let me know what you think… shortly the blog  will be transferred to the new   website   www.elitecenter.tv/news.htm   so starting mid this week you can go there to keep up to date on what goes on at mississauga’s elite training centre.

hi everyone i am official back on the scene and hard at work in preparation for my upcoming competition nov 13 in CFC#3 to be held in winnipeg.

My most recent travels had me out in dominican republic at Jiujitsu de la Costalocated inside hotel extreme directly on cabarete beach in just outside puerto plata http://extremehotels.com/

training here was great and i was lucky enough to swap positions with some quality guys including joe, ken and yamasaki jiujitsu brown belt Papo.

i got some pics and video of training there and around the trip as i love to keep the camera handy. so check back later in the week to see PAPO’s super tight variation on the stack guard pass.

other than that fight prep is going well and i should peak just at the right time for the event making this what i hope to be a standout performance, speaking of which above are some more pics from the recent muay thai sparring demo..

upnext our first inhouse grappling tourney.

In this video Ryron Gracie faces one of Americas best Black belts in Cameron Earle. This particular match was contested under Specific rules in which slamming from closed guard was allowed as it would be in a fight or self defence type of scenario but never in training or sport bjj. Sunder sport rules slamming would lead to an immediate disqualification.

pos what you think about this before i chime in with my opinion.

sorry its been so long since my last update i have been doing the headless chicken thing trying to get things organized in time for the 1st week of September. And i am glad to say i have accomplished the mission.

1st up let me congratulate everyone who took part in the muay thai demonstration last weekend we had a great display of technique conditioning and in all cases heart as everyone did their best. I do have several pictures in the works which are just getting edited after which there will be a cd available to the athletes looking for shots of their portion of the session. To get your copy of the cd please email me at

PEAKMMA@GMAIL.COM

up next is the ever changing schedule.. with school back in and summer winding down we have been getting solid feedback regarding the proposed day classes so they will begin the week on monday september 21st

The new day classes schedule  

Tuesdays at 12pm – Muay thai

Wednesdays- 12pm- Jiu-jitsu

Thursdays -12pm – Muay thai

Depending on demand we may add additional day classes so lets see how this goes.

Childrens program,

Our children’s program run by a true martial arts master will be getting under way this month as well and while the exact times are still up in the air the classes will be running sometimes between 3pm-5pm with our regularly scheduled adult classes starting at 6pm.

My upcoming fight is scheduled for november 13 in Winnipeg vs Dan Grandmaison,  Dan is a great athlete on a solid winning streak so anyone looking to step thier training up is welcome to follow my lead in prep for the fight as i plan to step into this match in my BEST SHAPE EVER..  ive been told it will be airing on the Score TV network across Canada so all you sponsorship minded individuals know what to do  

email me at  PEAKMMA@GMAIL.COM to go over advertising opportunities 

speaking of which here is a video of syrone spong in what i think was his best weight warming up pre fight.. one of my favorite thai fighters.

was this even legal

as with 98 percent of my news this is a good one. I have been working closely with the team at natural sport sciences. they make some great natural products that really work  and  have put together a great promotion for everyone at elite.

For every new member refereed you will get one free product kit

including all that you see below.

to get your please email

claudepatrick@gmail.com

New class times

we are nearing the end of the month and with that the start of the proposed new afternoon and day classes.

roman will be doing a kickboxing class Wednesday at 12pm

kids class fitting in somewhere between 3 and 5pm Tuesday and Thursday

new no gi / mma classes  tuesday and thursday at 8pm

the detailed new class  schedule will be mailed out next week(august 24th) Click here to join our mailing list

GREAT VIDEOS

Rickson gracie doing his thing

hope you are well on your way to enjoying the long weekend. No classes will be held Monday august 3rd but we are back to work tuesday so rest up and be ready to get back to business then

thanks cp

some studies for the day off

i found this real treat of Samkor Kiatmontep ” considered one of muay thai’s very best kickers in this video he covers the detais behind many of muay thai’s less known kicks.. Yes people there are more than just eh roundhouse and teep

up next for jiu-jitsu i found this old school fight footage footage of leo veira who is simply one of Today’s best trainers and influenced my training a lot. Here is is in one of my favorite bjj tournament matches vs Charuto who himself is no slouch

ENJOY

Huge week at the facility, some of the highlight you can look forward to are

- We are fortunate to have a stand i guest instructors for Ians classes this week as he is away.

Muay thai will be covered by myself and the always intense and mysterious kickboxing machine also known simply as Roman. If you have never done one of his classes you won’t want to don’t miss this chance to train with a world class coach.

roman manhandling a surf board

For our Womens conditioning classes we are lucky to have martial arts + fitness specialist and the equally mysterious Yael young working with the class on some cardio/resistance/kettlebell workouts that will get people talking. Given this is the 1st time she has come in we are making these classes FREE to people outside the facility interested in improving their fitness

Classes are monday and wednesday at 6:30

register via email here claudepatrick@gmail.com

yael giving it her best go at man-handling a surfboard

CHILDRENS MARTIAL ARTS

The finishing touches on a program i have been trying to get rolling for years is taking place right now so we can look forward to a kids program in the gym shortly. More info on the instructor will be posted here but it is a truly unique program at least locally so if you have any kids between the ages of 9-13 years check it out.

FACILITY UPGRADES

Always trying to improve the facility we are looking this month at bringing in additional equipment and making the mats much larger to surge the surge in students training at the academy. These change will co-inside with a unique seminar i am looking at trying to secure which will be quite a bit different than the ever so over done MMA workshops that were so popular locally.. check back at www.elitecenter.tv for details

HI everyone,

NEW TEST RESULTS

Another week passes andwe have some additional promotions this past weekend Jaime and Kevin both successfully flew through the phase 1 grappling test with little issue.

Now some people have asked me ahhh XYX student is really tough he should be a blue belt already ect, to which i always provide the same answer.

 ”Jiu-jitsu is a martial art and field of study so simply being tough is not enough to progress through the ranks.” 

In some cases it can take up to 2 yearsto attain a blue belt so i thought it a good idea to structure the training in a way that everyone knows exactly what the requirement knowledge for each level entail.

With membership growing as fast as it has been i realise some  of the newwer student may not have yet in thier hands a copy of the sylabus detailing the exact movements but you can email me at claudepatrick@gmail.com  listing sylabus in the subject headline to get a copy and get down to work.

INHOUSE SPARRING DEMO

Given the apparent lack of  any summer mma action for myself  the date for 1st in-house muay thai sparring expo has been set to.

AUGUST 22nd  starting at 3pm.

Seating will be limited to approx 130 people so tickets will be made available to friends and family of Elite memebers + competitors  prior to the rest being offered to outside spectators.    

Advanced tickets will be $12 and for sale starting next Monday “ July 27″ through myself at the gym or you can call me at 416-910-6175.

First off  i want to congratulate both Brian and Jason on taking the first step towards their blue belt in brazilian jiujitsu by being the first two students to successfully complete the phase 1 testing for the elite training centre grappling syllabus. 

brian and jason

While still holding the rank of white belt in brazilian jiujitsu this signifies that they have the basic framework of the positions+transitions  in place correctly and are comfortable enough to know when to apply the techniques. That being the case students that complete the phase 1 test will now be working separate techniques from those yet to do so.

I will be scheduling times to evaluate the other students that are ready on a case by case basis. With classes growing weekly i am also be looking at adding additional class times based on demand so feel free to drop me a message at peakmma@gmail with any time suggestions.

Other than that i ran across this gem on youtube which i had seen before on the renzo gracie legacy documentary which BTW you should get if you can because it is a great watch.. In  any event this is renzo working with legendary rolls gracie  black belt Mauricio Gomes ( current 8X world BJJ champion Roger Gracies father) the similarities in thier games is incredible..

ENJOY