Whatup new year! It's good to see u!

The last few months have been electric! It's amazing what can happen when you're willing to weather any size storm to get to your goal.  Our objective here has always been achieving EPIC success in everything we do.  Whether that be a child building confidence, a soccer-mom getting her groove back or elite level athletes smashing their way to the top, we seek results on the most fruitful of levels. That culture has drawn into our team individuals that exemplify the pinnacle of success. Characters that produce it in every aspect of their lives and inspire those in their presence to do the same.  These leaders, our team, broadcast an energy, a sincere interest in those effected by their guidance that absolutely breeds positive productivity.  As we conclude this year and open up the next I can tell you if my confidence was any higher I'd probably light on fire! Our leaders, our athletes, the facility, most importantly our relentless, hardworking, hungry, positive culture is going to manifest experiences in 2012 that will blow minds! Get prepared cause it's going down! 2012 is ours!

All the pieces are in place.

Man it's been a minute since I've updated this... so much has happened.  Heard a great quote one day that sums up the experience of these last three months "Those who succeed have learned how to build castles with the bricks others have thrown at them."  I couldn't have imagined a year ago the experiences that have followed but now that the smoke is cleared I couldn't be more excited about the future.  Our team of instructors I believe is the best in the mma world no joke and I absolutely expect our team to rise to the top and remain there for a very long period of time.  Our crew now is either highly educated or exceptionally accomplished and most are both.  In addition to that the most important element is that each understands the concept of synergy knowing that by working with our teammates we as individuals become better.  The icing on the cake is that each has an exceptional ability to teach and instruct.  Our leadership team is there, the competitive team has never had so much promise and the facility is rounding third base and will soon be the nicest in the state without question.  We're one way flight to the top. Stay tuned.

Never been so excited!

Dang it's been a crazy few weeks!  Been out of the ordinary for sure but made way for some huge and welcomed changes.  This last year has no doubt been unpredictable! Had some big ups and some unanticipated lows... sometimes the quality of life comes down to ones ability to weather storms and bounce back.  Sometimes you gotta have the discipline even if uncomfortable to put the trash on the curb and make room for new possibilities.  You do this and although you may let go of some comfort and feel some uncertainty  it is an absolute necessity if you intend to grow without burden.  We gotta decide what we want and pursue it relentlessly. Nose to the grindstone!

A new wind!

Sometimes things happen so slowly issues slip through our awareness.  In the the hustle and bustle small things pass through our radar displaying relatively low risk or are undetected entirely.  We get distracted with what appears to be the most important issue of today until those small things have added up into something substantial and force our focus to be placed upon them.  When change arrives, opportunity has too.  Change offers us the ability to decide the direction of our future.  We can decide our circle of influence. We can re-evaluate our purpose and adjust accordingly to ensure we are on track to meet our objectives.  Change offers the purest form of opportunity.  We can design from the ground up on a clean slate and with discipline bring about whatever it is that we seek.

The power of synergy.

Just like anything the success of a team or a gym is the result of the right people.  People that really do care about building up the crew and understand that you remove your limitations when you help others remove theirs.  Great things take time. They take patience.  If you seek greatness you must be prepared to face adversity and willing to overcome it.  You have to put forth good judgement knowing when adjustments need to be made and have the fortitude to standby those decisions.  There is no shortage of people selfishly navigating the waters of life. You must believe in your dreams and relentlessly pursue them in a way that lift others closer to theirs and in turn amplify the outcome of  your own.  If you do this your challenges will become boosters bringing you to your destination faster than you could have ever imagined.  Believe and achieve.

Only the strong.

The wave of excitement that carried us through the weekend has passed laying us back in the gym focused on the road ahead.  Although September isn't carrying the volume of fights we've seen in August the magnitude of each is significant.  Got some top pros going out to represent.  Some carrying HUGE momentum looking for that big show shot and others trying to overcome recent losses.  The MMA game requires stamina and perseverance.  Challenges are going to present themselves.  What differentiates the good from the great is ones ability to overlook distraction, benefit from adversity and develop a hunger to succeed that will consume anything in it's path. Only the strong survive.

Prophecy fulfilled!

YA YA YA!!!! 8 Fights, 7 Victories, That is what I'm talkin about!!!!  Excellent weekend for the whole crew!  Even our loss was an excellent fight that led up to a controversial decision.  Man I can't wait for tonight!  Excitement is running high and now our sites shift to the future.  Got some top top talent fighting beginning of September and the 1st of October.  Success is a routine that is habitually practiced and the results speak for themselves.  Expect the trend to continue!

Can't contain this ;)

Oh man!  So Justin ends up smoking his opponent showing the mma world at 12 and 4 he belongs in the BIG SHOW and today we got six fighting on another card!  This is my kinda weekend!  The 6 that are getting down, Gabe, Isaac, Zack, Adam, Mark and Ricky should be expected to pounce.  Each one is the best they've ever been and are 100% fighters.  Melon Thump'n in Rocky Ford, Colorado aint gonna be seeing any watered down, trendy mma fights tonight, expect some bombs to drop! ;) LETS DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

Justin Guthrie's up tonight!

Woke up today and my first thought was that Justin fights tonight!  Ft. Lauderdale's in for some action!  We see tons of athletes come through the doors but none do I believe in more than I do Justin.  Like many of our athletes he represents the pinnacle of ability, skill and potential.  It's your night brother!  The whole crews got your back and for those that aint there with you in Florida, we'll be here at the gym anxiously watching you serve it up on TV.  You're destined for greatness brotha!  Much love!

Fight week!

With 7 fights scheduled this weekend, I'm looking forward to some exciting action.  Having scene the preparation leading up to this point first hand, I can't help but like our chances with every matchup.  Got fighters representing at every level, each with the skills and conditioning to stack a win.  Should be an excellent weekend and if you're in Colorado, come down to Rocky Ford and see what I'm certain will be an action packed event at Melon Thumpin! 

The power of pressure.

Crazy week.  Lots of activity and talk leading up to these august fights.  Venues from big to small and all in between.  It's weird watching how athletes at different levels handle the pressure.  Got top guys preparing for televised events as cool as a cucumber while first timers don't know how to react.  All in all the seasoned vets are good peers guiding the whole crew to supreme levels of confidence.  Sometimes the team has to look back and see that in the strongest states, success was heavily contingent on teamwork and trust.  When power struggles are waged upside potential crumbles and politics distract from serving the greater good of the team and limit each athlete individually.  A day in the life... more complicated than most understand....

Wednesday mornings are for killaz

Another Wednesday morning cardio.  With as easy as it is to sleep in and use sparring tonight to justify how hard you work the gym's full of the dedicated this morning.  Grindin it out preparing for a busy August.  This is where the stars are separated from the trendy.  Working hard as hell just so they can go home, rest for a bit and come right back tonight to put the gloves on.  Props to the whole crew, coach Drew for setting the tone and a team that's gonna stack some big wins this month.

hell ya! bout time we document what goes on here

Interesting day... Allot of energy in the gym.  Got a couple of our guys coming off some controversial losses, others with some career boosting victories and some huge opportunities for those and others in the close future.  Coach is grinding it out... Traveling like a vandal.  No worries though... he's wired for success and his work ethic fortunately spills over into the drive of the team.  Allot of energy and excitement leading into the last few fights of summer.  They can't get here soon enough....