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About Me

I love my wife and daughter above all else. My kid is a genius, she's beautiful, she's happy and healthy...we must be doing something right.I train and teach classes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, in which I am a 3 stripe purple belt under Royce Gracie. I also instruct mixed martial arts classes at Three Rivers Martial Arts Academy.I write, design, read, study and love...not necessarily in that order. I may well be the most fortunate man on the whole damn planet. .."Myspace Layouts" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top: 0px;" border="0" Get your myspace layouts at MyPsace.org

My Interests

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Music:

Stuff I can train to. Up tempo music, you know. Good rock, fusion, hip-hop. Not really big on country. I don't really consider contemporary christian a form of music.

Television:

Heroes and The Ultimate Fighter are probably my favorites right now. I also like Prison Break, WEC Wreckage and The Gilmore Girls!

Books:

Recent Favorites (because there are too many to name): The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins and The Audacity of Hope by Barrack Obama. Other than that I mostly read fiction or instructional. I like Chuck Palahniuk (except for Haunted), Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Faulkner, Hemingway, Orwell and many many others.

Heroes:

Depends on the category, because I look up to lots of people for lots of things. My wife is my biggest all-around hero. I admire many fighters past and present, like the Gracie family, BJ Penn, Fedor, GSP, Anderson Silva, Genkhi Sudo...I also admire many writers, artists, philosophers, theologins, poets, etc. I am just careful not to confuse the person with the trait I admire, because heroes let you down sometimes.

My Blog

My Web Design Services Widget

Any friends coming across this, feel free to put this cool little widget I made at paypal wherever you want. It advertizes my web design services. Thanks guys. ...
Posted by Eli on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:57:00 PST

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3 Rivers MMA Representatives as Exemplified by Brad Lynn

One week away from Brad Lynn's MMA debut in Murray, KY. Brad has trained hard and is in the best physical and technical condition of his life. We wish him the best of luck and the Three Rivers crew wi...
Posted by Eli on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:22:00 PST

Rubber Guard Workshop on Saturday, July 14th

Come 20 minutes early for a stretching routine designed especially for Rubber Guard training. ...
Posted by Eli on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:09:00 PST

New Technique of the Week

Here's an x-guard sweep for the 3 Rivers Technique of the Week: ...
Posted by Eli on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:03:00 PST

New Technique of the Week

Jared had the technique of the week. Here is a cool little bent arm from the guard. ... ...
Posted by Eli on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:37:00 PST

Three Rivers BJJ Technique of the Week - Full-turn armlock

This is a closed-guard armlock, which causes the opponent to stack to relieve the pressure. Once stacked, you spin under, grab the pant leg of the far leg and...nevermind...just watch the freakin...
Posted by Eli on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:28:00 PST

Ten-Count (short fiction about 2 years old)

Ten-Count One. He didn't even start counting me out until I hit the canvas, but the fall is what brought me to. In that time when the ring apron meets your body and you fade from blank to a thousand t...
Posted by Eli on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:37:00 PST

Your Uncle is Not a Navy SEAL!

During my tenure in martial arts, I have encountered many people overly willing to share their stories of martial arts experience. These stories have several common elements, which lets me know that t...
Posted by Eli on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:29:00 PST