Northern Virginia Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness - BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing

Have you tried us out yet?

2011-12-09T16:11:00.000-05:00

It's almost 2012. Another year has gone by and you've put it off long enough. You've watch all the UFC events and thought, "I wonder if I could do that on SOME level?" It's time to take advantage of our TWO FREE classes. If you want to try Muay Thai Kickboxing or Jiu Jitsu or even CrossFit, now is the time.

Our qualified trainers are ready to take you to the next level of fighting and fitness. If you want to compete, we are your school. If you just want to get in shape while learning a skill that could save your life, we are your school.

We're in Arlington, just a block and a half from the Courthouse Metro. So what are you waiting for???
For more information on all of our programs you can check out our schedule www.novamma.com/class-schedule.html and see more about how fun we are at our facebook page: www.facebook.com/novamma

See you soon...

Gabriel Gonzaga BJJ and No Gi Seminar

2011-03-10T17:04:00.001-05:00

UFC Fighter and BJJ Black Belt Gabriel Gonzaga will be doing a seminar at NOVA MMA. He will cover Gi and No- Gi techniques.

$50 for NOVA MMA Members
$60 for Non Members

In addition to facing fighters like Cro Cop and Randy Couture in the UFC, Gabriel won the Mundials in 2004.

He will be doing only 2 seminars in the area, here in Arlington and in Woodbridge at Master Leo Dalla's. DO NOT miss out.

Has beaten Mustapha al-Turk, Ricco Rodriguez, Marcio Cruz and Eduardo Telles in the ADCC Submission Wrestling Championships
Holds a Knockout victory over Cro Cop in the UFC and has faced Randy Couture
Winner CBJJO Copa Do Mundo Black Belt Pesadissimo
Winner CBJJ Mundials Black Belt Pesadissimo

Good Sparring article ~ Northern Virginia Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness - BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing

2011-02-16T17:28:00.000-05:00

Good Sparring article ~ Northern Virginia Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness - BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing

Good Sparring article

2011-02-16T09:21:00.003-05:00

I like how Bill talks about sparring and ego, and uses video samples from BJJ rolling and Muay Thai sparring. It is important to know how not to be a jerk to your sparring partner. Sparring light (50% of power, technique based only, no ego), medium (75% of power, sense of respect, lowered ego), and heavy sparring (95% power, heavy only for those prepped for fighting competition, yet not actual fight) to improve your game.

CrossFit Arlington Nutrition Seminar!

2011-02-01T19:32:00.000-05:00

CrossFit Arlington (www.crossfitarlington.com/) is hosting a nutrition seminar on Saturday February 5th at 12pm.

Admission is $5 and it is open to the public - so please bring your friends. The seminar/knowledge share will be presented by Brandon Stewart.

NOVA MMA/ CrossFit Arlington

2407 Wilson Blvd

Arlington, VA 22201

Self Defense class with Derek Sierra and David Carter video from Jan 22, 2011

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Next event is
Saturday, February 26 · 1:00pm - 4:00pm

This incredible seminar will be taught by self defense and combat experts David Carter and Derek Sierra. Together they bring over 30 years of experience in real world combat from the military to doing private security along with training and coaching in Boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Wrestling, Jeet Kune Do, Mixed Martial Arts, Arnis/Escrima/Kali (knife and stick fighting).

JT Torres Jiu Jitsu Seminar & Welcome 2011

2011-01-14T17:42:00.000-05:00

Team Lloyd Irvin Black Belt JT “Spiderman” Torres will be doing a Jiu Jitsu Seminar at NOVA MMA! The seminar is THIS Monday January 17th at 7:30PM.

If you are a grappler of any level, you NEED to attend this seminar. JT has been setting the BJJ world on fire by winning tournaments around the world with his amazing techniques. Now he's here to teach YOU!

Here is a video highlighting JT's amazing skills! HIGHLIGHT VIDEO

All are welcome.
$40 for NOVA MMA Members
$50 for Non Members

We would like to thank you for being a part of our gym family. In 2010 we had several exciting additions to our staff. We've added several new CrossFit Arlington instructors and we welcomed back Muay Thai/Boxing/Grappling instructor Dave Carter. In charge of our Judo program we added 2004 Judo Olympian Suldbayar "Sugi" Damdin. There is no doubt that our Judo program is the best in all of the Washington, DC/Arlington Area.

Check out several links of note as well...
www.facebook.com/novamma - Our NEW facebook page where you can interact, post pics, videos and get the lastest news on the entire school

http://www.crossfitarlington.com/ - For the CrossFit lover in you, CrossFit Arlington is updated every day with the Workout Of the Day as well as interesting fitness/nutrition articles.

http://www.youtube.com/crossfitarlington - For even more CrossFit Arlington... CrossFit Arlington's youtube channel!

See you in the New Year and thanks again for being a part of our gym.

- The greatest wealth is health - Virgil

NOVAMMA Video work in Progress

2010-12-20T08:40:00.001-05:00

Embedded Video from Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kETBHNzZ-nw

www.crossfitarlington.com youtube is launched!

2010-12-10T10:43:00.000-05:00

Novamma Crossfit has two new websites!!

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Crossfit Arlington

www.crossfitarlington.com

Video site at

www.youtube.com/crossfitarlington

IKF Orlando Results

2010-07-27T15:59:00.000-05:00

Both Vivek and Misty Proctor went to Orlando this past weekend and fought in the IKF Tournament.

This was Misty's first fight. She went against a very experienced fighter with over 20 fights. Misty held her own, even knocking her opponent down in the third round. She came through unscathed, other than a knee injury she suffered in training, but lost a decision to the woman who ended up winning their division.

Vivek fought an incredible set of matches this weekend in Orlando, stopping his first opponent with knees to the body in the second round. He fought with determination and skill and put away fight after fight, landing him in the championship bout Sunday afternoon. Though he did not bring home the belt, we all feel he deserved it. Always the champ, he has not let the questionable result bring him down. More than ever, he's ready to get back in the gym and begin training for the next title fight.

Make sure to let Vivek and Misty know how proud we are of them!

Copa NOVA: May 8, 2010 Results!!!

2010-05-13T16:59:00.002-05:00

Shin Kim- 1st place, purple belt male master’s absolute division

Ron Renzi- 1st place, white belt male light heavy weight division

Chris Knight- 1st place, white belt male heavy weight division

Catherine Seguin- 1st place, no-gi female class C beginner division

Congratulations to all the NOVAMMA competitors!

TLI Named "Best Grappling Team of the Decade"!!!

2010-03-26T15:40:00.001-05:00

TLI Named "Best Grappling Team of the Decade"!!!

www.grapplersquest.com/blogs/briancimins/best-grappling-team-decade

Jeff Ruth helping Elijah Harshbarger with upcoming MMA fight

2010-03-25T20:50:00.002-05:00

Here is the latest video blog of Jeff Ruth coaching Elijah Harshbarger with 'Casting' punches for his upcoming fight this Saturday in Baltimore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr03rR5SYTg

Team Suriya Sak 1993 and Brooks "Khun Kao" Miller on Youtube

2010-03-23T06:35:00.002-05:00

March 2010 Saturday Afternoon fights

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I will update the first and last names when I get more info on who fought.- editor

Matt vs Dave

Khemeran vs Seth

Brock vs GMG

Quang Vs Amir

Joon vs GMG

Matt VS. GMG

MAtt vs GMG conclusion

Corey vs Mu

NOVAMMA SATURDAY AFTERNOON FIGHTS

2010-03-11T16:27:00.003-05:00

TIME AND VENUE: THIS Saturday March 13th 2:30 P.M.

Come support your teammates!!! Everyone is welcome!!!

MATCH #1:
Matt Hershman VS David Paciotti (K1 Rules)

MATCH #2:
Seth Benkov VS Kameron Ing (Amateur Boxing Rules)

MATCH #3:
Chris Wade VS Mark Flavin (Amateur Boxing Rules)

MATCH #4:
Corey Donahue VS Mu Ali (Boxing Rules)

Elijah Harshbarger wins another MMA Pro event

2010-01-12T12:48:00.001-05:00

Check out my photos on Facebook

2010-01-11T21:13:00.001-05:00

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Muay Thai vs Sanda

2009-12-20T12:04:00.001-05:00

Muay Thai vs Sanda in Mainland China Dec. 18th 2009

Muay Thai challenged Shaolin so China sent out some of its Sanda fighters to fight the Muay Thai fighters.

video links here:

http://www.youku.com/playlist_show/id_4024943.html

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Elijah Harshbarger wins MMA Pro Debut

2009-11-17T17:13:00.001-05:00

Here is a video of Elijah's win, he is one of Jeff Ruth's first MMA students.

Vivek at WKA in Spain and Corey Donahue MMA fight at Operation Octagon

2009-11-15T15:50:00.003-05:00

Vivek fight- sorry about video quality but its the only footage we have:

Corey Donahue

The Actual Tryout!

2009-10-27T10:31:00.002-05:00

I just finished grappling and am waiting to find out if I go to the next round. I pulled guard and worked from there and half guard but I couldn't finish him. He couldn't submit or pass my guard.

UPDATE:

Well I didn't make it to the second round because I need more fights. "Maybe next time," they said. Sorry I let everyone down,

- Mu

Mu's Ultimate Fighter Tryout Blog: Day 3

2009-10-26T14:45:00.004-05:00

The trip was long, but more comfortable then the first part. I slept and boy was I happy to reach the hotel. I had a day of rest and light cardio. Tomorrow comes the tryouts.

TRY OUT DAY 1:

I woke up early, prayed and then had a 7AM morning swim. Then I changed and went to register, got my number and am now a face amongst a large diverse group of fighters. Some guys are very big, some small. It's nice to know all these people have the same goal. We all want what only a few can have. It's about to start.

More Later

- Mu

Saturday Afternoon Fights Oct. 24, 2009

2009-10-25T08:09:00.002-05:00

Corey Vs Anthony 2X3 minutes K1 rules.

Rogelio vs Joe boxing rules

Ike vs Khameron

Byron vs Alex

Day 2 - Mu's Tryout For The Ultimate Fighter

2009-10-24T12:17:00.004-05:00

Day 2

Left Chicago on time and traveled most of the night across, in no particular order, Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, and when I awoke from the night before, we were in Colorado. Beautiful scenery and I actually got to sleep, all praises and thanks to GOD.

It is currently saturday, 11AM mountain time. I am still faithful that I'm gonna do well. Many thanks to Tommy for posting these blogs, much love to everyone for helping a struggling man try for his dream. You all are a blessing.

Until later, keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

- Mu

More From Mu's Ultimate Fighter Tryout

2009-10-24T12:03:00.002-05:00

DEA stopped me. They searched my stuff, then let me go.

Then I sat behind a really smelly punk rock guy. Egads!!! Bad way to start the second leg of the trip!

- Mu

Mu's Tryout For The Ultimate Fighter Blog - Day 1

2009-10-23T15:07:00.003-05:00

Day 1 -
Coach Jeff dropped me off at the train station, boarded what appeared to be a roomy train. Boy, was I wrong. A trip that was SUPPOSED to take 17 hours to Chicago took nearly 20 hours. Let's rewind those 20.

Slept off an on for a total of maybe hours - each nap interrupted by a nagging cramp or a pain in numerous parts of my body. Times like these I wished I was afraid to fly. At 11:30 or so we finally pulled in... delayed an additional 3 hours due to a train derailment the night before. So here I sit at noon, waiting for my 3:15pm and a 41 hour train ride to L.A., but I'm staying in high faith and ready to do my best.

More to come tonight.

- Mu

Operation Octagon!

2009-10-14T09:10:00.001-05:00

"We are excited to announce That on November 7th, Nova MMA/Team Lloyd Irvin will have two Fighter's Competing at Operation Octagon. One of Jeff Ruth's 1st Student's Ever & Owner of Gold Medal Grappling, Elijah Harshbarger will be making his Pro-Debut versus the Talented Capital Jiujitsu Fighter, Taylor Dixon. Also, The "Denver Dandy," our own Corey Donahue, will be making his Amateur MMA Debut Versus Rick Scott of Energy Fitness. More details about the event can be found here http://www.operationoctagon.com

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Operation Octagon

2009-10-06T16:57:00.004-05:00

See NOVA MMA Students Corey Donahue and Elijah Harshbarger compete in MMA action.

Location: Dulles Sportsplex
21610 Atlantic Blvd.
Sterling, VA 20166
7:30 PM

http://www.operationoctagon.com/

Operation Octagon- Mu's fight at a better view

2009-08-21T17:34:00.000-05:00

Operation Octagon and SAF videos!

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Operation Octagon Mujahid wins via submission in 1st round!

Matt vs Bashir

Lit vs Chris Clayton

Rogelio Raymond vs Khemeran Ing- K-1 rules

Chris Wade vs Yasir- Awesome fight of the day!

Joe Chang vs Corey

Najims and viveks IKF fights on Youtube!

2009-08-03T11:57:00.005-05:00

vivek

Najim-

SAF Aug.15th 2009 2:30 pm

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Please come out and support our fighters-

Matches:

1. Matt Hershman vs Bechir: K1 rules
2. Yasir vs. Chris Wade- Boxing
3. Tony Talbert vs Corey Donahue
4. Rogelio Raymond vs. Khemeron Ing- boxing

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Najim brings the Gold, and Vivek brings the Silver back to Novamma from IKF Championships in Florida

2009-07-27T21:34:00.006-05:00

Videos coming soon!

From Jeff:
Vivek Lost his 3rd fight by split decision. It was the best fight of the tournament. Super close with vivek winning first two rounds. Najim won all 3 fights for the gold medal.

From Misty:

Vivek fought three fights in a four fight bracket for his weight class. The first fight was won by unanimous decision, the second by split decision, and the third he lost by split decision. He put on quite a show! We were all shocked by the results of his last fight...it was very close! Several other fighters actually came over to Vivek afterward to give him their support and let him know how great the fight was. It was a very tough tournament for his weight class (the overall winner KO'd his opponent with a kick to the head in the first round!). Videos for Vivek's fights will all be posted shortly. In the meantime, be sure to send a shout out to Vivek for those two hard earned victories in the tournament! He may not be bringing home a belt, but he put forth a valiant effort! WE LOVE YOU, CHAMP!

Killer Bees at work

2009-07-27T21:32:00.001-05:00

Novamma video archives of Vivek, Joel, Dave Kaplan, and other fight team members.

MU's KO win at Barbarian MMA Event

2009-07-16T10:24:00.000-05:00

Novamma video Archives: Sambo Faceplant

2009-07-06T08:22:00.001-05:00

June 2009 Saturday Afternoon Fights

2009-06-14T10:17:00.005-05:00

Chris Wade vs Matt Hershman

Mu Ali Vs Alex Rodriguez

Jared Vs Aaron

Guiseppe Vs Corey

BJJ Blue Belt Promotion May 26, 2009

2009-06-12T05:43:00.003-05:00

Muay Thai Level Promotions - June 6th, 2009

2009-06-06T16:28:00.007-05:00

Muay Thai Promotion from Level 4 to 5 (Above)

Muay Thai Promotion from Level 3 to 4 (Above)

Muay Thai Level 2 to 3 Test - June 5th, 2009

2009-06-06T16:26:00.001-05:00

Muay Thai Level 1 to 2 Test - June 5th, 2009

2009-06-06T16:03:00.002-05:00

NOVA MMA's Saturday Afternoon Fights June 13th, 2009

2009-06-05T15:53:00.002-05:00

NOVA MMA's Saturday Afternoon Fights (S.A.F)

We are pleased to announce another FREE Event featuring 4 Matches, some SAF Veterans and a couple of new fighter's making their NOVA MMA S.A.F debut on Saturday June 13th

In the MAIN EVENT, we have Alex Rodriguez VS. Mu Ali...
This match is geared in preparation for Mu's MMA fight June 20th in Fredericksburg, Va (www.barbarianfightclub.com)

The Fights Start at 2:30pm!

#1: Jason Meredith Vs Matt Hershman (Boxing)
#2: Yasir "Desert Eagle" Omar Vs Chris Wade
#3: Guiseppe "The Crusher" Carfagno Vs Corey "The Downtown Dandy" Donahue (Boxing)
#4: Mu "The Butcher" Ali Vs Alex "King" Rodriguez (Boxing)

Remember… IT’S FREE!

Novamma video archives: Jeff Ruth MMA Title Fight

2009-05-29T19:04:00.001-05:00

Jeff Ruth Defending Champ at 'Fire and Ice' MMA event Dec. 2001.

SAF fights- Muhajid vs Damon, Quang vs Derek, Najim and Tony

2009-05-22T15:06:00.003-05:00

Najim vs Tony

Muhajid Vs Damon

Quang vs Derek

More SAF fight vids Yasir, Joon, Matt and Pat

2009-05-19T21:39:00.002-05:00

Yasir vs Joon Oh

Matt vs Pat

SAF- Saturday Afternoon Fight video

2009-05-18T17:57:00.001-05:00

More coming soon-

Jared vs Aaron

Vivek vs Napoleon

Channel 4 News at Novamma

2009-05-09T08:43:00.003-05:00

In Case you missed the Channel 4 News segment titled- "Women who Punch"

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/video.

600 people came to our school last Saturday...

2009-05-07T17:58:00.004-05:00

Thanks to Red Dog Events, we were able to be a part of the "Great Urban Race" and 600 different folks had to find us, do a 5 minute kickboxing lesson as part of their task/clue. From 1:00 - 5:00 pm on Saturday, May 2nd, participants came in pairs, big and small groups, coming in and out of our school just to receive their 5 minute lesson. It was defeinitely entertaining, hectic and fun watching! Imagine walking right through the door, and Derek orders them to "20 Pushups, 20 Squats and 20 Situps" right off the bat.

Here are some fun pictures from the event:

In-House Saturday Afternoon Fights, Sat 04/11/09

2009-04-10T09:38:00.001-05:00

NOVA MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Presents The 5th Installment Of….
Saturday Afternoon Fights!!

TIME AND VENUE: Saturday April 11th at 2:30 PM. 2407 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
RULES: USA Amateur Boxing Rules
ADMISSION: FREE!

***ATTENTION NOVA MMA STUDENTS and FRIENDS***

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting another live, exciting combative sports event featuring fighters from our very own NOVA MMA Academy, and for the first time ever, we are featuring fighters from a local affiliate MMA academy, Rage Fight Club in Manassas, VA. Remember, all are welcomed and an added BONUS--This event is FREE for everyone watching the show! Please come out, watch and support some of the best local fighter’s in our region.

Fight #1:
Mujahid Ali (NOVA MMA/Rage Fight Club) VS Anthony Talbert (NOVA MMA)

Fight #2:
Alex Fearnley (Rage Fight Club) VS Alex Rodrigues (NOVA MMA)

Intermission:
Muay Thai Demonstration
Thai-Pad Demo Featuring NOVA MMA Master Instructor Jeff Ruth and
National Thaiboxing Champion--Vivek Nakarmi

Boxing Demonstration
Focus Mits Demo Featuring Head Instructor Sandeep Barnabas and Female Competitors
Misty Proctor and Anya Soydova

Fight #3:
Arturo Napoleon (Rage Fight Club) VS Corey Fitzschling (Rage Fight Club)

Fight #4:
Mujahid Ali (NOVA MMA/Rage Fight Club) VS Jared French (NOVA MMA)

Judges: Lisa Hedden, Misty Proctor, Anya Soydova
Timekeeper: Rhandi Martin

Crushers

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If you haven't seen Joseph Allen's photo essay, log in to Facebook.com and check it out. Just search for Joseph Allen or some of your Team Lloyd Irvin staff and friends

from Joseph:

Crushers

This is a photo essay I did on the NOVA mixed martial arts gym in Arlington, Virginia. www.novamma.com Some tough folks, but they couldn't be nicer when they aren't trying to crush each others heads. The really cool track is "Good Enough" from Honor by August www.honorbyaugust.com

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In house fights March 21 2009

2009-03-22T20:31:00.001-05:00

the fights are now on the Youtube-

http://www.youtube.com/novammadotcom

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BJJ Seminar, Saturday March 21, 2009 3:30 pm

2009-03-18T16:28:00.000-05:00

Wander Braga Seminar Cost: $40.00

Wander Braga is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Jorge Pereira. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Wander has been training jiu-jitsu for over two decades. He is currently undefeated as an NHB (no holds barred) fighter and devotes his time to teaching at his two academies.

In-House Fights at 2:30 pm Saturday, March 21st, 2009

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MATCH #1: Kareem "The Lion of Lebanon" Bacho Vs Alex "King" Rodriguez (Boxing).

MATCH #2: Anthony "Trex" Talbert Vs "Gentleman" Jared French (Boxing).

INTERMISSION: Demonstration of Judo (Yudo) by Shin Kim (Korean Olympic Alternate) and a Olympic caliber Judo (Yudo) athlete from Mongolia “Sugi” who has just started at our gym. This should be something every martial artist should see. These two men are true elite athletes.

MATCH #4: Matt "The Demon" Hershman Vs Nick "Danger" Ewing (Boxing Rules).

MATCH #5: Yasir "Desert Eagle" Omar Vs "Razor" Ramon Santiago.

Also...after the fights, we have Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Wander Braga for a BJJ seminar at 3:30 pm

Muay Thai Testing - February 27th, 2009

2009-03-02T18:33:00.010-05:00

Level 2 Test and Level 3 Test

IN-HOUSE Fight Event, Saturday February 28th, 2009

2009-02-27T18:39:00.004-05:00

COME TO SUPPORT YOUR TEAMMATES!

TIME AND VENUE: Saturday Feb 28th 2:30 P.M. Mat 2 (Big Room)

Fighter 1
Name: Giuseppe Carfagno
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Height: 6'2"
Current Weight: 225 lbs.
Fighting Experience: Debut

Fighter 2
Name: Edgar DeJesus
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Height: 5'9"
Current Weight: 214 lbs.
Fighting Experience: Debut
Other Fights Scheduled: Tony Talbert vs Joe Chang in K1 Rules (leg kicks)

RULES:

EQUIPMENT: Headgear(?), 6 oz MMA gloves, shinguards, cup, regulation mouthpiece. Good handwrap and Vaseline job.
RULES WHILE STANDING: No elbows, no knees to head. Punching, kicking and knees to the body (and legs) are allowed. (Basically Muay Thai without elows and knees to head) TAKEDOWNS: Wrestling/Judo takedowns/trips. Are we allowing throws(?).
ONE PERSON STANDING - ONE PERSON ON GROUND: No Strikes. Only guard passing and other submission related moves.
BOTH PEOPLE ON THE GROUND: Only grappling. No strikes allowed. All submissions allowed?
ROUNDS: 2Rds of 3Min. 1 Min break between rounds. 1X3 minute overtime round if needed.

UWC - Ultimate Cage Fighting - World Title Fight - Sat Feb 21st GMU Patriot Center Arena

2009-02-14T13:32:00.001-05:00

UWC 5 - MAN "O" WAR - ULTIMATE CAGE FIGHTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT

SATURDAY FEBRUARY, 21st 2009
GMU - PATRIOT CENTER ARENA - FAIRFAX, VA

UWC 5 - MAN "O" WAR - SATURDAY FEBRUARY, 21st 2009

GMU - PATRIOT CENTER - FAIRFAX, VA

THE BIGGEST MMA WORLD TITLE FIGHT IN

NATIONS CAPITAL HISTORY

#1 RANKED UWC FIGHTER MIKE "THE HULK" EASTON VS.

FORMER 2X WEC WORLD CHAMP CHASE "THE RAGE" BEEBE

Special Guest Appearances by 9X UFC World Champ Matt Hughes

Elite XC World Champ Robbie Lawler and more...

FOR TICKETS, EVENT INFO, VIP PACKAGES, FIGHT VIDEO, AND MORE LOG ON TO:

WWW.UWCMMA.COM
WWW.UWCMMA.COM/UWC5

1st IN-HOUSE NON-CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING MATCH WOMENS DIVISION

2009-02-04T08:59:00.002-05:00

TIME AND VENUE: Saturday Feb 7th 2:30 P.M. Mat 2 (Big Room)

RULES: USA AMATEUR BOXING RULES (NO CLINCHING ALLOWED)

Fighter 1
Name: Misty Proctor
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Height: 5'8"
Current Weight: 160 lbs.
Fighting Experience: Debut

Fighter 2
Name: Anya Soydova
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Height: 5'5"
Current Weight: 145 lbs.
Fighting Experience: Debut

BJJ Blue Belt Promotions Nov 3, 2008

2008-11-06T23:35:00.006-05:00

Congratulations to Derek Wilcox and Kelly Ginley who got promoted to Blue Belt on Monday, November 3rd.

New Web Design and 4th of July

2008-07-03T07:51:00.000-05:00

We are transitioning our website and still under construction so be please be patient.

For any questions, please call 703-807-0342 or email us at info@novamartialarts.com

Team Lloyd Irvin Arlington will be closed on Friday, July 4th. Normal class schedule will resume on Saturday, July 5th.

Novamma Instructors Video

2008-05-13T10:48:00.001-05:00

Check it out! Our Instructors in action!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_0QlU4Jqk

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Vivek Nakarmi and Joel Phelan Win Big in Master Toddy's Muay Thai Amateur EVENT

2008-02-25T15:45:00.010-05:00

Vivek Nakarmi and Joel Phalan went to Las Vegas Nevada to compete in Master Toddy's Muay Thai Amateur Event "Rising Star Fight Night 17" on Feb. 23rd 2008. Master Toddy is known for producing several cable T.V. shows featuring American Muay Thai athletes training and competing in Thailand. This includes Oxygen channels- FIGHTGIRLS seasons I and II and a Muay Thai documentary on Discovery channel.

Joel Round 1-

Joel Round 2-

Vivek round 1

Vivek round 2

Vivek Round 3

Muay thai DVD!

2007-12-20T14:18:00.001-05:00

Team Lloyd Irvin Muay Thai DVD's-

We have just finished with MMA Champion Jeff Ruth's 1st Level 1 Muay Thai DVD in a series of Instructional DVD's . First video is on Fundamentals like ranges, stances, punching, footwork, knees and kicking.

Second is on bag, focus mitt, thai pad, and glove work building on the basics and stacking into 2, 3, and 4 count punching and kicking combinations.

Third DVD will Covers more fundamentals, drills, and other exercises to build a tough and well conditioned athlete and his unique training style and curriculum.

If your interested in Pre-ordering please let us know. We are in the process of getting a head count on orders and production.

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Press Release - CSL - "PURE FIGHT" on FOX TV this Saturday

2007-10-20T08:40:00.001-05:00

Press Release – October 19, 2007

CSL – “PURE FIGHT”

On FOX TV and My Network TV

October 20, 2007, Richmond, VA, USA

The Combat Sports Leagues CSL – “PURE FIGHT" television show begins airing on regional FOX TV and My Network TV on October 20th and October 21st. The half hour (1/2) show will air on FOX TV Saturdays at 3:30 PM following ACC Football and on MyTV at 11:00PM following UFC: Wired. "CSL PURE FIGHT" will feature the rising stars of MMA, Muay Thai and Boxing from the top fight shows throughout the country. CSL is fast becoming the premier farm league for all forms of combative sports. CSL Pure fight will bring a new flavor to the ever growing combat sports world by airing multiple ring sport disciplines from promotions across the country.

Episode I will open with the beautiful CSL Host and model Hella Zoet. The fights will be commentated by Lloyd Irvin BJJ Black Belt and Mission Submission president Mike Moses and Muay Thai/BJJ practitioner and WKA USA Chief Official Rick Mullis. Amir Sadollah vs Chris Liebl (Muay Thai), Dustin Pague vs Joey Allen (MMA), Ian Alexander vs Kurt Reinhart (Muay Thai), Anthony Morrrison vs Patrick Upton (MMA).

The CSL’s WKA USA sanctioning body has hosted fighters such as: Brandon Vera, Sean Sherk, Khunpon Dechampku, Nate Quarry, Reynaldo Duarte, Cole Miller, Chris Nigimbi, Sultan Ibragimov, Din Thomas, Ebo Elder, Jongsanan Fairtex, Donald Cerrone, Nat McIntyre and Luke Cummo.

CSL - “PURE FIGHT will be featured on FOX TV and MY Network TV (see local listing for times in your area).

CSL - “PURE FIGHT” is sponsored by: National Guard, Monster, Hooters, Epperly and Follis Attorneys, R.E.O. Cash Flow, Crusader Industries, Green State, Primetime Fight Gear, ACTS Strength and Conditioning and brought to you by Brian Crenshaw and Sucker Punch Entertainment.

Regards,

Brian Crenshaw
WKA Representative
Ring Sports Division
Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Full Contact
MMA and Submission Grappling
10454 Ridgefield Parkway
Richmond, VA 23233 USA
804-937-7072, Fax 804-754-0233
info@wkausa.com
www.wkausa.com

Combat Sports Challenge 22 - "The Reckoning" - Sept 29, 2007, Richmond, VA

2007-09-25T09:41:00.000-05:00

Press Release – September 14, 2007

Combat Sports Challenge 22 - "The Reckoning"

Brandon “The Truth” Vera and Rob “The Dutchman” Kaman

added to Star Packed Event

Sept 29, 2007, Richmond, VA, USA

The Combat Sports League returns to Richmond, VA with the 22^nd installment of it’s top rated event Combat Sports Challenge 22, “The Reckoning. This premier event will take place September 29^th at 7:30 pm at The Showplace. Action packed card of 9 Professional Combat Sports bouts highlighted by 3 title match. Tickets are available at www.CombatSportsChallenge.com, the Combat Sports Center and all Richmond area Hooters locations.

"The Dutchman" Rob Kaman and his protégé Brandon "The Truth" Vera join the star studded crowd at this star studded event. Holland’s own Rob Kaman is one of the most prolific Muay Thai and Kickboxing champions of all times. Kaman has fought over 100 times in his career while winning titles within all major sanctioning bodies, including a WKA World Championship in 1983. Kaman and Vera are at Vera’s east coast training camp as Vera begins preparation for his UFC match up with former Heavyweight Champion Tim Silvia. Vera will be training at Team Lloyd Irvin's in Camp Springs, Maryland facility as he gears up for his return to the octagon.

Vera himself made his way up the ladder to the UFC through the WKA USA’s amateur ranks. Vera had a long successful amateur career in both the MMA and Muay Thai divisions. After capturing the WKA US Muay Thai Championship, Vera went on the represent the US at the 2002 WKA World Championships in Masa Carrara, Italy.

UFC Legends Pat Miletich and Jens Pulver will be guest commentators at the event. Jens is making his second consecutive appearance at the CSC and Pat will make his debut appearance. During Fight week, these top trainers will hold their highly rated MMA seminar at the Combat Sports Center in Richmond on Friday night after the professional weigh-ins and press conference.

Three’s a charm, as CSC 22 is headlined by THREE professional title matches. Shane Campbell of Canada defends his WKA World Muay Thai Title against Holland’s own Chris Nigimbi. This is a rematch between two of the top fighters in the world that will leave one fighter sitting on top. In the second professional title match, American Top Team’s Ricardo Tirloni (Florida) takes on Team Combat and current Eastern Regional champion Anthony Morrison (Pennsylvania) for the vacant WKA Professional US MMA title. The third title match has the prodigy of retired Muay Thai Champion Khunpon Dechampku, Chike Lindsey, challenging Zimbabwe native Mukai Maromo for the vacant WKA Professional North American Muay Thai Title. These fights will not disappoint as all of these professionals have appeared on the CSC before to the delight of the fans.

The card is also stacked with great talent from National powerhouse gyms. Mike “The Hulk” Easton from Team Lloyd Irvin (Maryland) collides with Reynaldo Duarte of American Top Team (Florida) in Professional MMA action. The heat is turned up at Team Lloyd Irvin’s Maryland training center and the training has been ferocious as Brandon Vera checks in to ready himself for his match up against Tim Silva in an upcoming UFC fight. Team Lloyd Irvin’s rising star, Marshall Thompson, tests his skill against Miletich Fighting system’s Ramiro Hernandez.

CSC always brings the best local talent to the ring and this time is no different featuring Virginia based stars Dwayne “Diesel” Shelton (Team Combat) who is looking to improve his win streak by stopping Canada’s Nelson Sobral. Active duty Marine, Phillip Wyman will gear up for the always game Levon Maynard (Virginia) in Levon’s Pro debut.

Other pro bouts action features a Muay Thai match up between Georgia’s Brian Robertson and Holland’s Twan Aarts. Twan was known as the toughest fighter the CSC has ever seen in his last battle at the CSC.

Two professional boxing matches are also on the card to please. Richmond VA’s own, Adam “The Real Deal” Seal, looks to bring the crowd to their feet with his hard hitting devastating style as he faces Carolina grown Lamont Crawford. In another match up of Virginia vs. Carolina, Abdul Gilliard takes on Ed Edwards. The night will start out with some of the best up and coming amateurs in the country, as they battle their way towards national recognition.

CSL will also debut its own brand of Submission Grappling and BJJ at the hottest new tournament, “MISSION SUBMISSION”. The event will take place during the daytime festivities at the Showplace. The twist here is that competitors will be ranked and get extra points in their Mission Submission rating with wins by submission. The CSL and Mission Submission welcome the ZEBRA as the official Mat Sponsor of the league and the tournament circuit.

CSC 22 - “The Reckoning” will be featured on CSL – Pure Fight Show on FOX TV and MY Network TV (see local listing for times in your area).

CSC 22 – “The Reckoning” is sponsored by: Zebra Mats, National Guard, Monster, Hooters, Epperly and Follis Attorneys, R,E.O. Cash Flow, Crusader Industries, Green State, Grove Ave Dentistry, Primetime Fight Gear, ACTS Strength and Conditioning and brought to you by Brian Crenshaw and Sucker Punch Entertainment.

Dave Kaplan wins Singing Bee MMA (Mixed Music Art)

2007-08-09T19:07:00.001-05:00

Former Team Lloyd Irvin Coach Dave Kaplan was on NBC's "The Singing Bee"
this week and worked his way up to the final round winning the $50,000 grand

prize. The show which is seen by millions of people, is a game show where a
contestant has to fill in the blanks on song lyrics to test their knowledge
of hit songs. The Singing Bee theme for that day was "Girl Power" so Dave
had to lock into his memory banks on such artist as - Madonna, Pat Benatar,
Julia Andrews, just to name a few. Here is a clip of the event on NBC's
Singing Bee website staring Dave Kaplan doing his thing:

http://www.nbc.com/The_Singing_Bee/videos/#mea=140660

Evolved Fighting Videos

2007-07-26T17:43:00.001-05:00

Team Lloyd Irvin takes home some wins!

Joel Phelan

Vivek Nakarmi Round 1

Vivek Round 2

Vivek Round 3

Team Lloyd Irvin Wins US Grappling Team Tournament - July 14th

2007-07-16T20:46:00.000-05:00

WKA CSC Chmpionships this Saturday JULY 14TH 7:30PM

2007-07-11T10:30:00.000-05:00

WKA North American Amateur

Combat Sports Championships

Muay Thai MMA Grappling

July 14-15, 2007

The Showplace, Richmond, VA

INFORMATION

http://www.wkausa.com/north_americans/2007/

Don't miss

North America's premiere

Adult Combat Sports Tournament

Over 150+ Adult Fighters Registered

Special Guest

UFC Champion Sean Sherk and

Ultimate Fighter 5 winning coach Jens Pulver

CSC 21 profession

mma and muay thai fight show

Saturday JULY 14TH 7:30PM

with select North American Amateur Title Matches

World Class Wrestling Seminar tomorrow and Saturday!

2007-06-07T21:51:00.000-05:00

Attention!

WORLD-CLASS WRESTLING SEMINAR

For All Serious Grappling Students

Olympic Bronze Medalist and NCAA Div. 1 Wrestling Champion

Noel Loban

DAYS: Friday June 8th & Saturday June 9th, 2007

TIMES: Friday 7-9pm & Saturday 1:00-3:00pm

COST: 1 Day $15; 2 Days $25

Important Notice: For those who plan on competing in the Diamond State Games on June 23rd, this seminar is a must!

(All proceeds will be going to Coach Loban for his travel expenses.)

Competition Results

2007-06-05T21:30:00.001-05:00

Memorial Day Weekend, Team Lloyd Irvin--Arlington had competitors compete in two prestigious grappling tournaments. On Saturday, May 26th, we had Maria Valenzuela compete in one of the top rated North American Judo tournaments, the Am-Cams which draws 700-800 of the top Judo Players from all over North America. Maria had three hard fought matches, losing in the finals and taking 2nd place in the women 73kg Black Belt division! Losing only to the #2 ranked woman's Judoka on points. This is a big step for Maria as she plans on competing in a lower weight class in the next big Judo tournament. That same day, we had five members of our competition team travel to Pittsburgh, Pa to compete in the Kumite Classic ( www.kumiteclassic.com). This competition is an Rated event under the World Grappling League. In the Gi divisions, Travis Harrington took 3rd place (White Belt), Derek Seirra 2nd place (Blue Belt), Tim Koren 1st Place (Blue Belt) & Sean Gutridge 1st Place! In the No-Gi Advance divisions, Derek 2nd Place, & Sean took 1st place! Watch for all of these competitors on June 23rd at the Diamond State Games in Delaware.

Check out our new video- support the school and tell a Friend!

2007-05-23T21:56:00.000-05:00

Leo Dalla Tournament Results, May 20th

2007-05-20T22:13:00.000-05:00

Congratulations to all Team Lloyd Irvin Arlington Virginia members who competed in Leo Dalla's in-house tournament on Sunday, May 20th.

Gi Results
Maria Brogan - 2nd place in weight class & 2nd place in open division
Travis Harrington - 2nd place in weight class (1 Win & 1 Loss to Dave England)
Dave England - 1st place in weight class 1st place open division
Tim Koren - 1st place weight class (winning 2 matches)
Kaice Reily - 1st place weight class (winning 2 matches)

No Gi Results
Dave England - 2nd place (Dave went 5 wins 1 loss on the day!)
Tim Koren- 1st place weight class
Latif Idris - won 2 matches winning his weight class

Videos and pictures from Evolved Fighting in Philadelphia

2007-03-19T23:11:00.000-05:00

Team Lloyd Irvin went to Philadelphia to compete in the Evolved Fighting
tournament March 7th. Dave Cater and Vivek Nakarmi represented and were
victorious. Dave Carter was able to win by technical knock-out in the second
round with using knees and leg kicks.
Vivek who was fighting a previous champion was the final fight of the event. Vivek was able to outscore his opponent and push the pace of the fight with his combinations.

Carter Warming up-

Carter round 1

Carter round 2

Vivek Warm up-

Vivek round 1

Vivek round 2

Vivek round 3

COACHES WIN BIG

2007-03-07T16:50:00.000-05:00

Team Lloyd Irvin Instructor/Coaches won big this weekend in Philadelphia's Evolved Fighting Muay Thai event. Dave Carter won by KO with a leg kick when his opponent was unable to continue the fight after the opening of the 2nd round. Vivek Nakarmi won a 3rd decision over one of Phillie's top fighters who holds to titles in Muay Thai.

Fox 5 at Lloyd's in Camp Springs

2006-12-22T13:23:00.001-05:00

I found the link for when Fox 5 Morning News filmed at our affiliate Team Lloyd Irvin in Camp Springs this past Wednesday, December 20, 2006. It’s good that they are showing martial arts to a wider audience. Check it out:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/Detail?contentId=1836739&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=5.2.1

If you can’t get the link to work, go to myfoxdc.com, go to Fox Morning, and then Let Tony Try It. From there, click on the link that says Martial Arts.

Fury FC 2 - Sao Paulo, Brazil

2006-12-03T19:13:00.000-05:00

Dave Kaplan (Team Lloyd Irvin) vs Christiano Marcello (Chute Boxe)

Well the fights are over and the results are in. Team Lloyd Irvin David Kaplan lost second round by triangle choke. First round saw David and his opponent exchanging lots of punches and kicks. Once it hit the ground we saw lots of action with having to defend submission after submission. With about 20 seconds left in the 1st round Dave escaped an armbard and end up on top. From there Dave started releasing a storm of punches that looked like the fight might be stopped. Then the bell rang. End of round one.

Round two saw more of the standing game and lots of clinhing as both men looked tired. Dave did a reversal taking the fight to the ground but ended up with getting caught in a triangle choke. As Dave tried to escape the triangle choke got extremely tight. Dave was forced to tap with 2:30 remaining in round 2. Dave got some great International experience and it will only help him grow into an even stronger fighter.

Dave Kaplan's Fight Video coming soon...

Mike Easton (Team Lloyd Irvin) VS Hudson Rocha (Brazilian Top Team)

Mike Easton wins by Knock Out in the second round. It started off VERY rough for Mike as he got caught in the choke early in round one. Everyone had told us that Hudson was extremely good at this choke and if he catches you with it the fight would be over. Well the first part was correct, but the fight the last part was not. Mike escaped the choke but was almost out on his feet. Hudson throws a BIG flying knee almost catching Mike, then takes Mike to the ground where the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt wanted to finish the fight.

Mikes jiu jitsu skills held up and the ref told the fighters to stand back up. Hudson screamed “NO”, then refused to get up, after a talking from the ref the fight was restarted and the rest is history.

Evolved Fighting Results - Philadelphia

2006-12-03T19:01:00.000-05:00

On Saturday, December 2, 2006, Casey Campbell fought in his first Muay Thai bout at the New Alhambra in Philadelphia, PA. Casey came out strong, winning the first round. In the 2nd round and 3rd round, his opponent threw more kicks than Casey, therefore, winning the fight 29-28 (2 rounds to 1) and lost by decision. This was Casey's first fight and we are extremely proud of his progress at our school. This is just the beginning for Casey and we are preparing for a quick comeback. We expect to see him in the ring fighting soon again. See below a video clip of the first round from his fight Sat night.

Casey's Fight Video coming soon...

On another note, instructor Dave Carter, was asked to fight last minute on Saturday night's card. He was given basically 5 hours notice. The promoter called and asked if we had a heavy weight available to fight on the card and Dave Carter agreed. Please note: We normally do not do last minute fight arrangements. However, the promoter insisted it was going to be good with 2 minute rest time. Dave has been doing mostly in house training and sparring. The last time he fought a Muay Thai event was two years ago! Dave put up an awesome fight, stopping his opponent in the first round with a leg kick. His opponent went down thinking he had broken a bone but when the doctor checked on him he discovered he was fine and able to continue. By this time the fight had already been stopped for over a minute, and his opponent's corner asked Carter if he wanted to continue. Carter wanting to put on a good show agreed and it was back to business. Carter finished the fight with 2 more knockdowns that left his opponent winded and hurt and won by decision after going through three rounds of punishing his opponent. Although he felt a little "out of shape" for lack of preparation for the fight, he was confident, ready to go, fast
food style.

Dave Carter's Fight Video coming soon...

[Clip of Carter and warmup]

Michael Biercuk Receives His Blue Belt!

2006-11-22T09:13:00.000-05:00

More pictures and interview with Michael coming soon!

WKA Amateur World Championships - Spain

2006-11-13T08:48:00.000-05:00

WKA US TEAM members face tough international competition and three came home with SILVER MEDALS in the Thaiboxing and Kickboxing divisions:

Vivek Nakarmi (VA) , Daniel Bowers (MD), Rob Wells (NY).

Congratulations to all the team members !