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BRUTAL BRENDAN BARRETT

Respect All, Fear None.

About Me

I WOULD RATHER STARVE WITH RESPECT, THAN FEAST IN SHAME. I was born in Philadelphia but have spent almost my entire life in New Jersey. Since I can remember I have always been playing one sport or another, and competing. I have played soccer, baseball, tennis, track, rugby, football, and my personal favorite, wrestling. I have been in sports teams practically since I could walk. I attended high school at Pinelands Regional were I narrowed the field of sports down to football in the fall, wrestling in the winter, and track in the spring. After graduating I continued my education at college in Pa where I further narrowed my sports down to just wrestling. I am currently double majoring in accounting and business/finance. Due to a car accident my senoir year I had to take a medical leave. I plan to finish my degree soon. Since I have been out of college I have noticed that there has been a major hole in my life; I missed competing. Realizing this I decided to find a sport to fill this void. After much thought and consideration I decided I wanted to start training and compete in mixed martial arts. I currently am training Muay Thai, Judo, and Ju-Jitsu. I train in the Ronin Grappling System under Shehan Albert Haldenwang. I train my Muay Thai at the Wat in Manhattan, N.Y. under Kru Phil Nurse. I also travel and train with some other various teams from time to time. Despite how violent some fights get, there is always one common element carried among all of the fighters..............Respect.------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Through my training I do not focus on preparing to defeat a specific opponent. I train to better myself and to prepare myself for anything that may happen. If I get submitted, than I did not train my grappling and submission defense enough. If I get knocked out, than I did not train my stand-up skills enough. If I lose because of my conditioning, than I did not train my cardio enough. If I loose a decision, than I did not work hard enough to finish the fight. If I loose because I lost my composure or was not mentally prepared, than I did not meditate enough on the fight. If I loose I have nowhere to look but within. If I win it is because I had the help of great people around me.

My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

People who forget where they came from, do not deserve to be where they are when they get there.
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Music:

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Movies:

Troy, Boondock Saints, Gladiator, Butterfly Effect, Anchorman, Crash, 8 Mile, Stigmata, Inteview with the Vampire, Sin City to name a few, and other movies like these.

Television:

I never get to watch much tv but when I do I look for: The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, Southpark, Sopranos, Futurama, Mind of Mencia.

Books:

Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle.Psalms 144:1

Heroes:

My grandfather. He recently passed away early saturday morning on September 2nd, 2006. He was the hardest working man I have ever known and made sure that his family was always provided for. He was diagnosed with a rare nuerological disease that changed his life drastically. He never once complained about his situation or even asked "why me" even as he lost the ability to walk and later the ability to speak. He always kept smiling and kept his head high. Even in his last few days, he showed me what it truly means to be a fighter. Despite the fact he was barely fed for over a month and than was not fed for over 7 days at all (due to the fact he was no longer able to digest), he still never gave up or let go even though he was not able to even open his eyes anymore. He layed in his bed and would not give up for over 14 hours as he labored just to breath. Even in his last breath, eyes closed and all, he smiled. I can only hope that I have a fraction of the fight that he had in him. Although he is gone now, I know he will be watching me fight from above, with the same smile and look of pride he always had on his face while watching me compete. I miss you and I will see you one day again. I love you grandpa, you will always be in my heart.