tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post33164830110843858..comments2023-02-27T08:57:10.901-06:00Comments on Smash Pass: The Time Has Come - Moving On-Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post-22749244883925683002007-09-14T11:26:00.000-05:002007-09-14T11:26:00.000-05:00Ponte,UofM club will always be open to you. Of c...Ponte,<BR/>UofM club will always be open to you. Of course we'd love to have you teach before you go. Just let me know when is the best time for you. We have a lot of people on Tuesdays. Just pick the date(s) ! Still hope you can come to Brazil sometime. Put that in your plans ! <BR/>Hope to see you soon, and yes, count me in for the going away party...<BR/>BillUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628774342887445534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post-45691587453530941152007-09-11T04:43:00.000-05:002007-09-11T04:43:00.000-05:00Best of luck to you!Sometimes you just have to pic...Best of luck to you!<BR/>Sometimes you just have to pick up and go. You're not as bad as me though; at least you're still in the country!<BR/><BR/>Looks like you will still have some good training options though. You never know, the change might do wonders for your game.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the rest of your time in Michigan. Make sure you give luke a call and play with him if you can. Also try to make it over to Southside. Their new place is really awesome. I'm sure Chris and Dusty will be happy to see you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post-9381286328863508422007-09-10T20:22:00.000-05:002007-09-10T20:22:00.000-05:00big changes in your life. Good luck. My padilla ...big changes in your life. Good luck. My padilla gi is easily my favorite. If only learning to grapple were as easy as finding a good gi!<BR/><BR/>Take care.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085160494038535606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post-44972087414059529982007-09-10T15:34:00.000-05:002007-09-10T15:34:00.000-05:00best of luck in your future endeavours. would be ...best of luck in your future endeavours. would be great if you could stop by Focus one last time...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044273576422736623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post-51839687158349626852007-09-10T09:12:00.000-05:002007-09-10T09:12:00.000-05:00hey jason, the reason that those padilla's are sol...hey jason, <BR/><BR/>the reason that those padilla's are sold might be that after i got mine based on your review, and have spent the weeks since flipping out over it (no saggy bum in the pants! etc.) my professor made a phone call and bought a buttload of them with our school logos embroidered. I'm thinking an order of that size might eat up some time..<BR/><BR/>looking forward to the hybrid review.<BR/><BR/>andrewAndrew and Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277251472113056998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post-78954168053475845142007-09-10T02:05:00.000-05:002007-09-10T02:05:00.000-05:00Lindsay,I'm glad that you found my blog and chose ...Lindsay,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that you found my blog and chose to leave a comment. Your positive views of Iowa City make me more optimistic about my move.<BR/><BR/>You're right, Capoeira is not the same as BJJ. But perhaps your instructor can introduce me to the Brazilian Community in Iowa City - if there is any. Here in Ann Arbor, there is a small Brazilian Community and even a Brazilian store that sells imported products and meats from Brazil. I will try to look up you guys and girls when I get there. Maybe some of you will be interested in training BJJ with me.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572100113806138133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post-760566183206890642007-09-10T01:57:00.000-05:002007-09-10T01:57:00.000-05:00Rodrigo ("Bill"),My friend, I will miss you greatl...Rodrigo ("Bill"),<BR/><BR/>My friend, I will miss you greatly. You helped me find a home in the U of M BJJ club. Now, when people hear of the the U of M BJJ club they think of me, and vice versa - even though I was never an official member of the club. You and your club allowed me to teach there for a year and have always welcomed me as one of your own. I consider the U of M BJJ club as one of my homes and I take great pride in the success of the competitors that I have helped to teach.<BR/><BR/>I will come train at the U of M club several times before I go. I will also go train at my original BJJ academy - Warrior Way, and I hope to visit East West Martial Arts, too. Maybe before I go you will let me teach one class at U of M for old times' sake.<BR/><BR/>I love you, man, and I hope that you will always be a close friend of mine. I will hopefully have a going away party before I go, and I hope you can make it.<BR/><BR/>"Ponte"Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572100113806138133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post-87814910029279981802007-09-09T10:29:00.000-05:002007-09-09T10:29:00.000-05:00Hi! I ran across your blog through a completely r...Hi! I ran across your blog through a completely random Google Alert for the University of Iowa. I moved from there one year ago and I miss it. Iowa City is generally a little known gem to the outside world, which makes it all the better. I am confident you will enjoy your time there.<BR/><BR/>While I don't know a thing about BJJ, I did study Capoeira Angola at Iowa. You should look up the UI group and go to a class. Obviously, they are not the same, but they do share some similarities. Look up a guy by the name of Kevin Hockett. He is a grad student and runs the group.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365825910123580926.post-69333261579327210072007-09-08T22:05:00.000-05:002007-09-08T22:05:00.000-05:00Good luck bro ! It was a pleasure to meet and trai...Good luck bro ! It was a pleasure to meet and train with you. When I came to MI in 1999 there were only a hand full of BJJ fighters and you were among them. You have influenced a lot of people to love and practice bjj in this state and was always an awesome instructor,competitor, coach and training partner. Not to mention the numerous times you helped promoting, refereeing or just making sure several local bjj /grappling events were successful. Make sure you stop at the UofM bjj club before you leave ! And come back often...<BR/>Bill<BR/>Ps: I confess I've been lurking for a while in your blog, so it was a good time to leave you a note.;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com