tailieunhanh - I Trained with Greg Jackson And Other Greats. by Dave Rodway

I Trained with Greg Jackson And Other Greats. by Dave Rodway copyright 2012 by Dave Rodway ISBN# published by Dave Rodway at Smashwords Recently, I’ve been reading Fighting Words by Mike Straka. I’ve noticed that Greg Jackson’s name comes up regularly, which isn’t surprising. He’s well known in the martial arts world, especially in MMA circles, because he trained some of the guys who would eventually become MMA stars. But I didn’t know anything about Jackson or the style he taught until I went to my first class with him in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1998. I came from the more. | I Trained with Greg Jackson And Other Greats. by Dave Rodway copyright 2012 by Dave Rodway ISBN published by Dave Rodway at Smashwords Recently I ve been reading Fighting Words by Mike Straka. I ve noticed that Greg Jackson s name comes up regularly which isn t surprising. He s well known in the martial arts world especially in MMA circles because he trained some of the guys who would eventually become MMA stars. But I didn t know anything about Jackson or the style he taught until I went to my first class with him in Albuquerque New Mexico in 1998. I came from the more traditional Karate style of Goju Ryu and I hadn t focused much on grappling or submissions techniques Jackson was known for. As I got into Fighting Words I realized pretty quickly that the book would be interesting and exciting because of how much people were talking about Jackson. What I didn t expect was how many memories of my own training would pop up for me as I read. I started training in karate in Rockland County New York not far from Manhattan and the big lights of the big city. I was living in Spring Valley New York about a 15-minute drive from the dojo. My high school friend Tom Fitzpatrick and I were the same age and we trained karate together. Tom s older brother Kevin was a karate outlaw. Back in those days if you were known for hurting people intentionally you were labeled an outlaw and schools would ask you not to come back. You d have a hard time training because there weren t as many schools as there are today and those schools didn t want outlaws. Though I was training according to accepted traditions I was fascinated by Kevin s outlaw status. When I found out he practiced karate I wanted to learn more about him. Tom wasn t really interested in what Kevin did with karate but I was. My own older brother practiced karate but he wouldn t show me anything or invite me to practice with him. I was hoping Kevin would show me what he did with karate since I couldn t count on my own brother