Great Experiences at My Weekend Certification Course

Last weekend I conducted the first Burn with Kearns MMA Core Conditioning Certification. People from all over the country came to the course which was held at Nexus Martial Arts in Wareham, MA (30 minutes from the Providence Airport). It was a blast working with this diverse group of talented people. They were always eager to learn more.

The course kicked off on Friday with a lecture, which was followed by a group dinner. Saturday was all about strength and explosive power. For the second session on Saturday we took advantage of the refreshing Cape Cod weather and worked a lot of concepts outside. Sunday we focused on "Gas in the Tank" and partner drills. I also had one of my pro MMA fighter clients, Greg Rebello come by. I went through a workout session with him and answered questions during the process. I can't wait till the next core conditioning certification weekend in November.

New MMA Conditioning Article

The July issue of Inside Kung Fu Magazine features an article I wrote called 3 Steps to MMA Greatness. My 3 phases of conditioning are: 1) Strength and Hypertrophy 2) Explosive Power and 3) Gas in the Tank.  You can read a pdf version of the complete article here.

Burn with Kearns Certification for Personal Trainers and Martial Arts Instructors

BURN WITH KEARNS CORE CERTIFICATION WEEKEND
Friday, May 15 - Sunday, May 17, 2009 

Nexus Martial Arts ▪ 14 Kendrick Road ▪ Wareham, MA

GET A CAREER ADVANTAGE WITH A BURN WITH KEARNS CORE CERTIFICATION
You will learn how to develop cutting edge Mixed Martial Arts training programs that incorporate demanding challenges which mimic the fighting environment with innovative wellness concepts for a complete conditioning advantage - physical, mental and spiritual.

Course Bonuses:
- Receive all 5 Burn with Kearn Conditioning DVDs
- Group Dinners Included
- With the completion of this weekend course, you will receive a certificate of completion

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Getting Away

We took the kids to Disney World for the first time and they had a blast. My wife and I had fun as well. However, we realized pretty quick the food in Disney is not very nutritous. It really depended on what part of the park you were in. We ended up packing fruit in a back pack with Kashi crackers.

I also had the opportunity to drive down from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale to work with one of my new mentors, Kysohi Steve Lavalle. It was an awesome experience and worth the 180 mile drive each way. He invited me to his new training center to teach a seminar for his staff. What a great bunch of people!

Also the fight for the UFC Lightweight Title between Kenny Florian and BJ Penn is going happen on 8/8 in Philly. The team is gearing up to help the Kenflo take the belt back to Boston.

Traveling

I just finished a blitz of seminars. My close friend Steve Whittier from Nexus Martial Arts hosted our Burn with Kearns 90 Day Challenge. We had 40 people in attendance rocking the house! It was a blast! What was also great is Steve Whittier has become my first certified Burn with Kearns Core Concepts Instructor.

The next day I was off to Toronto to lead a seminar at Xtreme Couture. The guys were awesome to work with and we had over 40 people on a Sunday morning! Special thanks to Robin Black, Doug, Lee, Rob and my boyz from mmatraining.com for putting this together. I also did some interviews with John Pollock from Fight Network and my new bro 'Showdown Joe' Ferraro from Rogersports.net. We had a blast up there aye!

Alex Karalexis Comes Back

Over the past few weeks my client and bro Alex Karalexis from WEC came into town to train with Mark Dellagrotte, Kenny Florian, and myself. He needed to be ready for his next fight. Two losses in a row is not a good position to be in for the fight game. Alex is a natural 170lber, but given that he is only 5 7", he has to go down to 155. This is not easy for him. Plus, couple that with working full time at the Zuffa Gym in Vegas as their head trainer.

Alex is a great guy, who will always keep you laughing and is a solid Bostonian (he always has your back). As a fighter, some people may say he is not that technical. However, he makes up for that in balls and heart. We worked very hard over the past few weeks with his conditioning and diet. Kru Mark and I as always made sure we were on the same page. The toughest part was his weight. It was a tough cut, but the job got done. He won last night at WEC 39 in the first round by TKO!

Congrats to Alex a true Greek Warrior and the whole team!

The Martial Arts Spirit

Today was a very interesting and heartfelt day. About a month ago, I was contracted to conduct a seminar at America's Best Defense in Attelboro Mass. Two weeks ago the owner, Paul Garcia, informed me that a student of his had suddenly past away and had no life insurance to boot. He was a father and grandfather.

After losing my own father when I was 12, I felt the need to "pay it forward". Paul asked if I could do anything for the family as his school was going to direct all seminar proceeds to the student's family. My mentor, Tim Barchard and I discussed it, and we came up with a plan to donate my seminar fee to the family. It was the right thing to do. We had over 100 attendees and raised over $8000 for the family. That is the true spirit of martial arts, helping others out in need.

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