How To Be A Champion E-Book Available on Amazon

Hello Friends,

A few months ago, I told you that my 1st book, "How To Be A Champion" would be available. Well, now the E-book is here for you. We are still working on making the hard copies available (which will have a really cool cover). But, for now you can get an inexpensive electronic copy from Amazon. There will be a bio section, I will talk about my first Shidokan experience, I will discuss a little of the mental and physical preparation, and a good section on techniques for full contact karate, kickboxing, and grappling. Thanks to Phil Sehenuk and Jaral Bowman for helping to demonstrate techniques. You will also see fight photos from Shidokan shows (some that I promoted and some promoted by U.S. Shidokan). I would also like to thank Noel Plaugher for making this happen. Enough talk for now, get you E-book! Go to www.amazon.com and look it up (How To Be A Champion by Richard Trammell). Thanks for you support.

A History of Boxing Video

Here's a pretty cool boxing video showing fighters from the the past to present. I like it up to the present. I think that there are a lot of good boxers past the 90s era (in the clip, current guys get dissed). I will agree with a lot of people that there are not a lot of good Heavyweight fighters (United States) right now that we see. Today, I do see a steady rise in boxing of lighter weights. Bernard Hopkins shook up the boxing world by winning a fight recently at the age of 46 against a strong Pascal. Anyway, you will still enjoy this clip as it will give some history to this amazing sport.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hmu_iUkv2Q

Scared to lose?

When I was coming up in the martial arts as a competitor, I would take every chance I could to compete. I trained everyday, so, if asked to fight on a week or 2 day notice, I did it. Today, a lot of young fighters aren't so quick to do that. I see amateurs turning down fights because there opponent has a couple of more fights than them. I've promoted events where a fighter looking to make her debut wouldn't take a fight against a girl who only had one fight. Professional fighters avoid ranked fighters because they don't feel they are ready. My fourth professional kickboxing match was against a 2x World Champion. My 4th boxing match was against an Olympic Bronze Medalist who had over 200 amateur fights (to my 3). I say fight the best opposition and test yourself to see if you have what it takes (assuming your goal is to be champion).

Sanshou Chinese Kickboxing

There are many forms of kickboxing. One of them is Sanshou/Sanda. This sport combines kickboxing with throws and takedowns. Points for throws are based on how how good a throw is performed (i.e. sweep, throw over the back, throw overhead, etc.). Here's a highlight clip of this exciting sport.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8nCgNTByiE

Jean Frenette

I am not a big fan of musical kata, but I have to admit I use to like watching Jean Frenette do his thing. His Creative Musical Kata, still kept some Karate in it (with out turning to a dance, gymnastic routine). Check out this clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nHyy25WaTY

Shuai Jiao (Chinese Wrestling)

Shuai Jiao is a form of wrestling developed by the Chinese. It history dates back to 2697 B.C. and it is practiced to this day and is a popular sport worldwide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYqW67992Yw

Forrest Griffin

I remember seeing Forrest Griffin fight on local shows in Atlanta several years ago. This is before the Ulitmate Fighter and the UFC Light Heavyweight title. He's come a long way and remains humble to this day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kai_CbgA2JA