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What’s in a Name? KNUXX. How is it pronounced? What does it mean? Why did you pick a name like KNUXX? These are all questions that have been posed to me since starting this paper several months ago. I have answers for all of them and even answers for questions that have yet to be asked. There are a lot factors that go into choosing a name – especially a name for a business. This past month, I’ve been thinking a lot about what goes into a name – what goes into a brand. KNUXX is a made-up word. It’s a play off of the word “knuckles” and so it is pronounced “nucks” – the ‘K’ is silent. In combat sports the knuckles are one of the most used tools in a fi ghter’s arsenal. That’s part of what went into choosing the name of my company – that’s the more obvious part. Given my background in marketing and business I didn’t want to choose a name that was too common or was too weak. I wanted something that would stick in people’s minds, was easily recognized and was fi ve or six letters long. I didn’t want a name that would bind me to any particular geography or would be too limiting in scope. It had to be a name we could trademark (which I’m doing now). And, most importantly, it had to be available as a “.com” domain. KNUXX was born from these requirements. KNUXX had to be scalable. A company called “Denver Karate Magazine” wouldn’t have a chance in the New Mexico market or any other market for that matter. There isn’t a way to successfully grow a company if you have to completely change the brand for each market– don’t get me wrong, not every company has to be designed for worldwide domination. Some companies are designed to be local and remain local. My idea just started bigger. You can localize a brand and make something like “KNUXX of New Mexico” as long as the main brand is still maintained. There is a lot that goes into building a brand. Ask Google – I remember laughing when I fi rst heard their name. But now you can’t hear their name without literally feeling something deep down – a con-nection with the brand (good or bad). Similarly with Nike, RedBull, Tapout or UFC. Those names mean something. Brand building is THE biggest job of business owners. Sometimes however you have to protect the brand instead of building it. There are some decisions that must be made just to protect your name. Decisions on growth, strategic plans and who to hire (and who to fi re) are key to protecting a brand. If someone is damaging your brand you have to make decisions based on the big picture and you have to make choices that won’t damage your brand further. Brand protection is sometimes harder to do than brand building because it infers that you have built a brand to a point that it can be damaged – it’s pretty scary when you realize that – there’s an element of vulnerability. The fi ghters we profi le this month each have well known names – names they have had to build and live up to. Rocky Ramirez was named after all the Rockys of the 50s; Marciano, Granzano, Castlaine. But they have each protected something much greater than their name. They have represented the United States (the best “brand” out there) by serving in the military. They have worked hard to build their per-sonal brands as fi ghters while protecting and defending people like me who want to start a company and wax philosophic about naming my company. I thank them for their service and their willingness to spend a bit of time in the KNUXX spotlight.

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The Angry AztecFighters in Combat Series

Rocky “The Angry Aztec” Ramirez (6-1-1 as a Profes-sional Cagefi ghter, and 1-0 as a Professional Boxer),

is a man slated from birth, to be a fi ghter. As one might suspect, he was indeed named after the famous boxer Rocky Marciano, by his father Albert Ramirez (professional boxer recently inducted into the Roswell Hall of Fame) who began to teach him to box from the age of 5. He attended Mayfi eld High School in Las Cruces, where he played football all 4 years, as well as a year of wrestling. After high school, he attended NMSU for a year, for business management, but he soon decided the college life wasn’t for him, and he joined the United States Air Force. He served our coun-try for 4 years as a specialty fi reman. When he got out of the service, he moved to Santa Fe to do some con-struction work, but after a few months, he moved to Raton to serve once again as a fi refi ghter. During that time, he began to learn Kajukenbo and Hakko Ryu Jujitsu from Sensei Randy Rogers

and Sifu Luke Seawolf. Under their instruction, he had his fi rst amateur cagefi ght for King of the Cage. His coaches soon realized Ramirez’ po-tential, but felt he needed more than just their instruction. Sensei Rogers called on his friend, Greg Jackson, to help out. Jackson drove up to Raton, trained with Ramirez for 5 hours, and invited him to come down to Albu-querque to train on a regular basis. So he commuted to Albuquerque once or twice a week for nearly 2 years, until one day, Jackson asked why he did not move. Ramirez thought about it, and decided he wanted to dedicate himself to fi ghting full time. He left the Raton Fire Department as Captain, and moved to Albuquerque in 2006, and has not looked back.Although Ramirez had 8 fi ghts as an amateur and felt ready to go profes-sional, Coach Jackson told him he need to do some grappling tourna-ments and kickboxing smokers fi rst. So Ramirez attended multiple compe-titions, often winning fi rst place, over the next 9 months. In addition, Coach Winkeljohn required several months of kickboxing smokers. Finally, at the end of 2007, Ramirez approached Coach Jackson, asking him if he could fi nally go professional. Jackson said yes, and Ramirez made his profes-sional debut in February 2008. Wanting to be a “working fi ghter”, that is, a fi ghter who competes more than once every few months, Ramirez decided to try his hand at professional boxing. To that end, he made his debut on Johnny Tapia’s card in June 2011, winning by KO in the second

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Rocky Ramirez @ Westside Power Gym - Photo by Will Fox

round. He plans to continue fi ghting in both sports, as often as he can, bar-ring any further injuries. He won his most recent fi ght at the MMA Fight Pit in August, against Mark Lujan by TKO, even though he suffered from a broken foot. In fact, he has fought 4 times in the last 7 months, winning them all. He started training again right after MMA Fight Pit, but soon sustained another injury. Now recov-ered, he is looking to fi ght in Decem-ber, with his management team work-ing to lock down an event for him, either in boxing or cagefi ghting. Not content only with fi ghting, Ramirez also owns a “hardcore power gym”, Westside Power Gym, in Rio Rancho, which he opened in November 2010 and hosted the fi rst annual Westside Power Gym Strongman Competition on July 23, 2011.A man dedicated to country and community, Ramirez continues to be involved in with service organizations like WhatWouldUGive, an organiza-tion dedicated to “provide grass-roots support for all of our veterans, by assisting them to achieve their after-military life goals, as well as provid-ing safe havens for veterans, while building camaraderie among the local community, our veterans, and their families.” Ramirez is proud to be a part of this group: “Our military doesn’t get rec-ognized and remembered, no veteran who has served, especially combat mission, should be homeless, and yet there are over 5000 homeless veterans in our state alone.” For more infor-mation on this organization, see their

Fighters in Combat For this new series, Trula Howe profi led several fi ghters who have served in the Military, public service and security and still fi nd time

to fi ght. This will be another on-going series for KNUXX.

website www.whatwouldugive.org.For more information on Westside Power Gym, see www.westsidepower-gym.comRamirez would like to thank his other sponsors, German American Technol-ogies, Complete Nutrition, Jackson’s MMA, Dextrus Fightwear, Absolute Throwdown Fightshop, Mean1MMA, Streamline Insurance Services and Ambition.

“Jackson trained with Ramirez for 5 hours and

invited him to come to Albuquerque and train

on a regular basis.”

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MATT LEYVA

Fighters in Combat Series

United States Marine vet-eran, Matt Leyva (8-2 of Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA), co-headlined

Jackson’s MMA Series VI, which took place on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at the Hard Rock Casino Ho-tel Albuquerque, against the scrap-py Federico “Kiko” Lopez. Leyva is a pedigreed wrestler, having attended West Mesa High School on the wrestling team all four years, under Coach Lenny Lo-vato (Sr.), along with teammates and best friends (then and now) Lenny Lovato, Jr. and Damacio Page. While other kids were saving to go on summer vacations, Leyva was saving up to take himself to wrestling nationals each year. When he fi nished high school, Leyva knew he didn’t want to go to college right away, but he also did not want to stay in town and “go nowhere” with his life. So, the last day of his senior year, he marched right into the recruiter’s offi ce for the United States Marine Corps and enlisted; two weeks later he was left for boot camp. He spent the next six years in the Corps, specializing in emergency aircraft recovery, the majority of his service on combat missions in the Middle East. His platoon was the fi rst required to par-ticipate in MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program), a regimen which is now a Corps-wide require-ment. While serving in Iraq, Leyva watched videos, sent by his brother, of The Ultimate Fighter, where he saw Diego Sanchez, someone he

knew from his high school wres-tling days. After seeing them, and hearing that his friends Lenny and Damacio were also cagefi ghting, he thought to himself, “If they can do this, so can I!” When he was done with his term of service, Leyva fl ew back to Albuquerque, arriving on a Tuesday. Wednesday morning, he walked into Jackson’s MMA, sat down to talk with Greg Jackson, and began his training that same day, in March of 2007. He felt that he was ready to fi ght right away, with his strong wrestling back-ground, and six years of MCMAP, but he decided to take the advice of teammate and UFC fi ghter Dama-cio Page, and wait until his coaches felt he was ready. Eight months lat-er, he had his fi rst amateur match, and he choked out his opponent in 36 seconds. He had one more ama-teur fi ght, and then he went profes-sional in May 2008. Since then he has gone on to win 8 of his 10 pro-fessional fi ghts, with four wins by TKO. Leyva felt totally prepared for anywhere his last fi ght may have gone, “If a submissions opens up, I’m gonna go for it, If he leaves his chin up, I’ll knock him out. I’ll go wherever the fi ght takes me.” But Leyva was not afraid to go the dis-tance, with October 22nd’s win coming by decision and his last 3 wins by unanimous decision as well, “I love those fi ghts where we beat the … out of each other.” Following this most recent fi ght, Leyva would like to fi ght once more before the end of the year. In the meantime, he is attending Univer-sity of Phoenix, majoring in crimi-nal justice. “I like to have options,” says Leyva, pointing out that, at any time, an accident or injury can end or severely cripple the career of any athlete, especially fi ghters. Father of two daughters, the last one born just before his most recent fi ght, Leyva is devoted to his family and his friends.


While some are reluctant to refer to Krav Maga as a martial art in the tra-ditional sense of the word, many are

taking advantage of its techniques and learning how to use this art in real-life situations. In Albuquerque there in one instructor who teaches Krav Maga. Shon Wright, a trained martial artist, began teaching Krav Maga after learning of the style when training for contract work in Afghanistan. Krav Maga, literally translated contact com-bat, is an Israeli self defense known to many for its emphasis on real-life situations. In the 1930s Imi Lichtenfi eld, who at the time was skilled in boxing and wrestling, developed the art as a practical way to defend against the threat against Jewish citizens in Bratislava. After distinguishing between sport and the need for actual defense, Lichtenfi eld and other wrestling and boxing experts began developing a combat system now known as Krav Maga. “They cherry picked the simplest most effective parts of every art that was out there and created a refi ned, quick combat-effective system that was easy to teach their guys, which became a street wise way of defending yourself,” Wright said. Krav Maga combines striking, wrestling and grappling to teach its students to defend themselves in a realistic way. It was not until the 90s that Krav Maga was taught to civilians, when Israel began teach-ing it to its citizens as means of self defense. “They applied some of the tactics to the civilian

world,” Wright said. One thing that sets Krav Maga apart from other martial arts is Krav Maga is rarely learned as a sport, but more for reasons of defending against real-life attacks and situations one is likely to encounter. “It is stricly a self defense, combat survival form of art. There’s no way to compete with it,” Wright said, “It is solely geared towards survival.” Krav Maga puts a heavy emphasis on neutral-izing a threat as quick and effi cient as possible. “We are taking out knees, taking out eyes,” Wright said, “trashing the human body to give us an opportunity to get out of dodge.” It is for this reason that many, including Wright, will not teach the martial art to anyone who is under the age of 14. “This is not what you would want your son using in the locker room if he was upside down in a trash can,” Wright said, “9 out of every 10 things we teach puts someone in the hospital or terminates them.” Advanced Krav Maga students will be trained in weapons and their use in negating a threat. Students of Wright are trained in effectively defending against multiple attackers, sometimes three or four at a time. Shon Wright teaches Combat Krav Maga at David Erler’s dojo on Albuquerque’s west side. Those interested in learning Krav Maga are welcome to attend for a free class on Fridays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. If interested visit CK-MNM.com for more info.

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The Jackson’s MMA Series VI Results

October 22, 2011

If you’re an MMA fan, and you’re not familiar with the Jackson’s MMA Series...you should be. The local series has launched fi ghters to the national level on “The Ultimate Fighter” and Strike Force.

Jackson’s MMA series delivered another fantastic night of fi ghts with its sixth installment on Saturday Oct 22nd at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Albu-querque. The Hard Rock was packed as local fans, and even some out of state fans gathered to check out the action. The event had not one, but two main events, one more exciting than the next.

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The main event featured local veteran and longtime Jackson’s/Winkeljohn’s MMA fi ghter, 27-9-0, Joey Villasenor vs. Iowa’s KO Dynasty, 34-13-1 knock out artist Chuck Parmelee. The fi ght would mark Vil-lasenor’s drop from the 185 lb. division, to the 170lb division. Right from the bell, Parmelee made his intentions clear with a barrage of powerful combos, many of which landed. Villasenor carefully weathered the storm, biding his time, waiting for the perfect mo-ment to capitalize. That moment presented itself just 2:47 into the fi rst round, in the form of an exploding left hook from close quarters that dropped Parmelee. Villasenor mounted for a few more nails in the coffi n before referee Craig Zellner stepped in with the stop-page. Villasenor expressed how happy he was to have the win at his new weight in his hometown. The co-main was a 135lb event that brought Team Quest’s 5-4-0 Federico Lopez from Temecula California, to square off against Jackson’s/Winkel-john’s MMA fi ghter, 7-2-0 Matt Leyva. Both fi ghters promised the crowd an action packed bout in their pre-fi ght video, and defi nitely delivered. Round one opened with big take downs by both fi ghters. Leyva had what appeared to be a tight guillotine, but Lopez was able to escape. Round two had more great take downs and Lopez on the receiving end of a knee to the head. Round three was a battle, this time with Leyva escaping the guillotine; punches were traded all the way to the bell. Former US Marine Matt Leyva walked away with the “W” after the judge’s decision.

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Leyva vs. Lopez - Photo by Will Fox


KOTCKOTCKing of the Cage

“Underground 71” ResultsUte Mountain Casino, Oct 15, 2011

Isaque Martinez (Montezuma MMA) defeated Dwight Parker

(Rock Springs, WY) due to strikes in the 1st.

Angelo Sanchez (Santa Fe, NM) defeated Amross

Teasaytwho (La Plata, NM) by armbar.

Ambert Teasaytwho (La Plata, NM)choked out Anthony Ford

(Blanding, UT) in the 1st.

Manny Ruiz (Cortez, CO) slapped on a devestating arm-bar to defeat Trevor Long (Bio

Dog MMA).

Terrin Yazzie (Blackwater MMA) won over Ambrose Tea-

saytwho (La Plata, NM) ref stoppage in the 2nd.

Efren Castenada (Bio Dog MMA) was able to connect

with a huge elbow in the 1st to get a TKO over Charles Deihl

(Blanding, UT).

Brice Boling (Durango, CO) took an opening and defeated Sergio Garcia (FIT NHB) by

RNC in the 1st.

Daniel Castenada (Bio Dog MMA) was able to defeat

Dominci Gurule (Cortez, CO) by unanimous decision.

A KOTC Title Changes Hands

Bill Albrecht is new Welterweight World Champion

KNUXX would like to congratulate William “Wild Bill” Albrecht for be-

coming the King of the Cage Welter-weight World Champion. Bill won the title on September 17th and KNUXX has failed to properly recognize this stellar accomplishment. Bill had fought and trained at 185 lbs. for quiet some time but dropped to welterweight (170 lbs) for his last few fi ghts – which he won. He currently trains at FIT NHB in Albuquerque which has helped him to improve his already impressive, and long, record.Bill was able to accomplish this task while still working full time as a secu-rity guard. He was able to squeeze in twice-a-day training as well as 40 hours per week and still fi nds occa-sion to spend time with his 2 sons. Bill exemplifi es the type of commit-ment required to reach for the upper echelons of combat sports as one who fi ghts yet gives back by protecting the assets of others. Watch for a more in-depth interview with Bill as he prepares for his fi rst title defense. Congrats again Bill.


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11 Myths About Nutrition – Part 2By Max Muscle of Albuquerque & MS&F

Myth #5 Vitamins and Minerals are Natural Substances, So They Are Completely Safe Vitamins are natural substances, but depending on the actual vitamin, they can become toxic in large amounts if care is not taken to stay within recommended daily allow-ances (RDA). There are two types of vitamins: Fat-soluble and water-soluble. Water-soluble vitamins are vitamins that, if taken in abundance, we fl ush out on a daily basis. Vitamins C and B are good examples of this. Take 10 times the daily dose and you’ll only excrete what you don’t use. However, fat-soluble vitamins are a bit dicey. These are vitamins A and E and, if taken in copious amounts, can build up to toxic levels because our bodies store these in fatty deposits. They are not excreted daily. A good example of toxicity is an excess of Vitamin A: Skin color actually turns orange and eyesight (the very thing that vitamin A nurtures) can be impaired. Best to stay within the recommended daily allow-ances.

Myth #6 You Can’t Digest More Than One Food at a Time Humans, unlike animals, are omnivores (omini=all; voro= eat). We have a medium length gut that can handle eating a ham-burger on a bun and digest every bit of it. Sheep, cow and other herbivores (plant eaters), on the other hand, have multiple stomachs that digest different nutrients from different plants. Mam-mals like lions and tigers are carni-vores (meat eaters) with a short gut and have trouble digesting plant sub-stances. Our digestive system is much more evolved than any other animal, so we are able to tolerate many differ-ent categories of foods. In my opinion, diets that suggest we cannot eat more than one category of food (protein, carbohydrate, or fat) in one meal, are ludicrous! Humans are built to tolerate a wide variety of macronutrients and types of food at one sitting.

Myth #7 You Should Stay Away From “White Foods” Because They are Constipating Because foods like white rice and white bread have less fi ber, many people assume that all “white foods” are lower in nutritive value. And while more processed foods are lower in food value, not all white foods should be singled out. Foods like white potatoes, white navy beans, white whole grain oatmeal and white barley are very high in fi ber and nutritive value. So the correct answer is that foods that are processed less and are not stripped of their fi ber are the ones that are high in nutritional value. The color doesn’t matter.

Myth #8 You Need More Food in Cold Weather Than in Hot Weather This is a big fallacy and one that keeps a great number of people in cold climates, heavy. Actually, as the thermometer rises, your appetite is likely to go the other direction, and fall. But even if you don’t feel hungry in hotter climates, you still need the same energy to perspire as you do to keep warm in colder weather. If you’re active and play tennis, golf, or swim in hot weather, you may actually need more calories than when it’s cold; unless you ski or are involved in winter sports. The point is, your activity level deter-mines your daily caloric needs, not the thermometer!

Myth #9 High Cholesterol Means that I am at Total Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke Cholesterol is one of the most misunderstood substances and readings in the human body. Extrapo-lating information based on high cho-lesterol counts can be diffi cult because cholesterol is such a transient reading. One week cholesterol counts can read in the high range, and with a slight change of diet, the next week can read much lower. Blanket cholesterol readings are also deceiving because a general reading does not account for the differences in cholesterol. There is good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, for example cholesterol garnered from plant sources is most always good. This is a simplifi ed explanation, but nonetheless should help put to rest some of the mystery behind the state-ment “Your cholesterol is reading in the high range.”

Myth #10 The Best Way to Reduce Cholesterol is to Avoid Eating Meat Actually, the facts tell a different story. A 3 oz. serving of white chicken breast has 73 mg. of cholesterol, a 3 oz. serv-ing of fl ounder has 60 mg., and a 3 oz. serving of lean eye of round, roasted, has only 56 mg. of cholesterol. So while many people want to scapegoat red meat as the responsible culprit of heart disease and other maladies, the fact is, it is the cut of meat that is important. Red meat provides a great deal of benefi t to the diet and body and should not be excluded unless ethi-cal, religious, or personal issues are involved with its consumption.

Myth #11 All Preservatives Are Bad For You Actually, Vitamin C is a preser-vative. So is Vitamin E. These antioxi-dant substances prevent spoilage such as rancidity that can occur naturally when food is exposed to air. Preser-vatives such as antibacterial nitrates and nitrites are used to protect meats from food poisoning and bacteria that causes botulism. Preservatives also protect against certain cancers by kill-ing off potentially carcinogenic molds in grain products and other foods. In fact, preservatives that kill molds are responsible for lowering stomach can-cer in the U.S. So even though your mother meant well by telling you that preservatives were bad for your health, she wasn’t exactly correct. Preserva-tives are why we can eat a variety of foods and stay healthy.

Grapplefest VIGrapplefest VICleveland High SchoolCleveland High School

Rio Rio RanchoRancho, NM, NMOctober 22, 2011

Grapplers of all ages, sizes and skills, from all over the state, as well as Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma and South Dakota, took part in Grapplefest VI, on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho, NM.

Teams and individuals came to test their mettle on the mat. One of the teams, J5 MMA/BJJ, has been in business for nearly one year, with this competition being their 3rd. “These events motivate the kids to train hard and stay out of trouble. That poster goes up on the gym wall, and it keeps them coming in,” shared Joey Lujan, owner of J5. “I just want to thank Dave (Friedlander),” said Rob Romero of Santa Fe BJJ, “for making it possible for our kids to compete; he even helped some of the kids who couldn’t afford the entire entry fee.” Ruben Garcia, Los Vatos, as well as many other teams and individuals, had more personal reasons to participate: “It’s a good way to test yourself, to see if you want to continue to the next level.” Nate Harris of Undisputed Fitness in Santa Fe said, “I think everybody should compete, roll against guys you don’t normally go against, see how your gym stacks up against others.” One par-ticularly motivated individual was the very tough, Adrianna Rascon, of MMA Alliance in Las Cruces, who agreed to compete against 4 other women in her category, all of whom were on the same team (Jackson’s), even though there was no placement awarded, in consecutive matches, with only 3 minute rests between. The event announcer told the crowd about her, calling her the “Iron Woman.” Not only did wrestlers, teams and coaches attend, but families and friends as well, fi lling up the bleachers to watch and cheer them on. “I’m enjoying myself,” said Gilbert Mancha, father of Gilbert Mancha Jr. of Banken’s Combat Jiu Jitsu, “I’m so proud of my son, and proud of Mr. Banken.” Event results are available online at www.combatsportsclub.com, on the Results tab.

Grapplefest VI - Photo by Josh Peiper

Grapplefest VI - Photo by Josh Peiper


Tommy “Gun”Truex

Meet Lt. Tommy “Gun” Truex, Army National Guard, Execu-tive Offi cer of Bravo Compa-

ny, 1-200th Infantry, cagefi ghter (8-3 of Jackson/Winkeljohn MMA) and matchmaker/promoter (MMA Fight Pit-Genesis). Truex graduated from Juanita High School in Kirkland, WA, where he was a varsity wrestler and football player - he even played baseball for a year. He married his high school sweetheart, then, devoted to our country, Truex joined the Army National Guard after high school, attended Basic Training, then Advanced Individual Training, then started to attend college at Cen-tral Washington University, where he intended to study Exercise Science. However, after a few short weeks in school, he was deployed to Iraq and was away for more than a year. On his return from theater, he resumed his studies at Central Washington, hoping to participate once again in wrestling, but unfortunately, the team was dis-banded by this time. A few of his team-mates, from the former wrestling team, began to train in mixed martial arts and encouraged Truex to join them. With his Army Combatives training (he is now a Level 3 Instructor), and his wrestling background, Truex was more

than ready and willing to get involved. In fact, he not only joined them, but took over and helped put together an intramural fi ght club, even obtaining funds from the university to outfi t the team with equipment and fees. In 2007, during a visit to his in-laws in New Mexico, Truex decided to visit Jackson’s to train while in town. Short-ly after that, Greg Jackson invited him to train at Jackson’s, so in 2008, when his wife was offered a good job in NM, they moved here. He transferred to UNM and switched his major to Busi-ness Administration, and went on to obtain his BA from Anderson School of Management. He had his fi rst fi ght in NM in August 2008, at Duke City Bike & Brawl, and has gone on to win 5 of his last 6 fi ghts. He has also, in the last few years, been a stunt man in several movies. With years of experience in fi ghting, organizing, leading, as well as produc-tion, Truex decided to try his hand at the promotions game. To that end, he began to work with promoters Torry Crooks and Nick Montoya, to put on the MMA Fight Pit “Genesis”. He ob-tained his matchmaker license this sum-mer, and helped put on a stellar show in August, not only matching up fi ghters, but organizing logistics throughout the production. Not done with fi ghting by a long shot, he also hopes to fi ght in November and once more before he goes to Egypt in January, for a year. In the mean-time, he trains 2-3 times a day, takes Army Combatives classes, and prepares for his deployment.

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Albuquerque Kickboxing’s Freddie Crosby made his professional debut against Jackson’s/Winkeljohn’s MMA fi ghter, 1-0-0 Hunter Tucker. The fi rst round of the 145 lb. bout had both fi ghters defending and earning take downs each preceded by punches and leg kicks. Crosby made his way out of 2 rear naked choke attempts before the bell. The second round brought another take down by Crosby that was answered by the third and fi nal choke sunk by Tucker, the neck crank proved too tough to escape as Crosby tapped. Undefeated 4-0-0 Freddie Lux Traveled from Team Scrub in Tucson, AZ to fi ght 1-0-0 Nick Urso of Jackson’/Winkeljohn’s MMA at 125 lbs. Round one had Lux catching two of Urso’s kicks bringing things to the ground both times, Urso demonstrated great defensive skills and attempted a triangle choke. In the second round Lux again took down Urso in dramatic fashion. Urso returned the favor landing a solid high kick, and fl urry of punches to the face of Lux. The third round had Urso displaying more great stand up, but it was tough to compete with the take downs of Lux. The judges declared Lux the winner. Three Crosses BJJ 1-1-0 camp member Nate Patterson made the short drive from Las Cruces, NM to fi ght 2-5-0 Jackson/Winkeljohn MMA’s fi ghter, Rich Chavez at 145 lbs. Round one began with a hard right hand that knocked Chavez to the matt. Chavez got to his feet and returned kicks to the body of Patterson. The round ended with Chavez grinning and fi ring up the crowd. Both the second and third rounds were marked with unrelenting leg kicks by Patterson to the left leg of Chavez. With Chavez’s leg glowing red and already beginning to bruise, you could see the pain on his face as Patterson continued to work the leg with precision kicks, disabling Chavez’s ability to shoot in or attack. Chavez had a lot of heart and was able to land a couple more kicks, but the close of the third round had the judges declaring Patterson the victor.

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In the second edition of the Jackson’s/Edge Fighting Challenge, Team Santa Fe’s Juan Carlos Mora came down to the Hard Rock to battle Team Albu-querque’s Ricky Esquibel at 145 lbs. Round one opened with a take down by Esquibel that brought things to the ground where he worked hard to sink a rear naked choke, just as things looked bleak for Mora, the bell rang. The second round was more of a standup battle with Esquibel still controlling the pace of the round. The third round brought more take downs by Esquibell, one of which Mora was able to reverse. Again Mora found himself in a rear naked choke be-ing saved by the bell. The judge’s decision brought Esquibel the victory. 3-2-0 Fabian Salas from Hyashi Martial Arts in El Paso, Texas Fought 3-0-0 Adam Gonzales from the Jackson’s/Winkeljohn’s MMA camp. This 185 lb bout only went 16 seconds and ended with Salas KO’d by a short but powerful left hook from Gonzales. Another fi ght ended in the fi rst round with 1-1-0 Jackson/Winkeljohn MMA’s fi ghter John Sparks defeating 3-2-0 Adam McGurk from Hyashi Martial Arts in El Paso Texas. Sparks fi nished McGurk with a rear naked choke 1:25 into the fi rst round.

-Mike Taddoni

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Marine Corps Martial Arts: “One Mind, Any Weapon”

“One mind, Any weapon”. That’s the creed of the Marine Corps Mar-tial Arts Program or MCMAP. MCMAP is a hand-crafted fi ghting style developed specifi cally for Marines to not only develop combat skills but develop the combat mindset needed for the rigors of battle. MCMAP’s goals are not only to teach all Marines how to fi ght; it also teaches the appropriate force that a situation might dictate. From disarm-ing, disabling or dismantling the enemy, Marines are trained to react to any situation with various amounts of force deemed appropriate for the situation. MCMAP is divided into three disciplines: physical, mental, and character. By combining physical strength, mental strength and strength of character a Marine is able to properly react to battlefi eld situations while maintaining the code of conduct that is the corner stone of Ameri-ca’s fi ghting force.

The Physical discipline is by far the most recognizable. This is where Marines learn to fi ght effectively. Taking moves from a variety of styles, including Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, and Tae Kwon Do, Marines learn how to effectively engage targets ranging from unarmed opponents to multiple opponents with knives. Marines learn to identify the weak points and strike with deadly force. Along with the physical conditioning, Marines must also train to make themselves mentally tough for combat. Marines learn anatomy, physiol-ogy, proper nutrition and exercise habits to give them the mental tools to be successful. You’ve heard the saying “knowledge is power” and the Marine Corps has excelled at this with military precision.Character discipline is one of the most unique features of the Marine Martial Arts. The goal is to not only to make Marines strong physically and mentally but also to build the character necessary to make marines the ethic warrior of the 21st century. Character discipline is the ability to judge a situation effectively and effi ciently. Throughout the course, marines study previous warriors to understand the principles that should guide all warriors on the battlefi eld. The course is rigorous. Training begins in boot camp where Marines advance through the basic levels to the most advanced levels of disciple. Advancement does not come easy. It’s not uncommon to wake up at 0430 to run 3 miles in boots, followed by a discussion about the warrior strength of the Cherokee tribe, and fi nish off the morning with some good old fashioned grappling. That’s the pace of MCMAP; it is both physi-cally and mentally taxing. Day in and day out you toughen your mind and body, always training for combat. While nothing can truly prepare anyone for combat, MCMAP is helping to better prepare the 21st century warrior for the stresses of combat.

- Ian Luna

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