Race Director Matt Costa (outerbanksbootcamps@yahoo.com )
Assistant Race Director Jay Bowman
Are you Tough Enough for Pink?
This inaugural event combines a 10 K road course with an optional Pumping Iron segment combining for an overall Fitness-Finish Time. One of a Kind Awards created especially for this event for the top Male and Female Winners, 1st-3rd place, in the Pumping Iron and Non-Pump Categories. Especially designed Finisher Medals to all participants. Post Pink Party includes refreshments and exceptional prize packages from local businesses.
Here in North Eastern North Carolina, you know that tournaqments are few and far between in the area, but Donnie Tinsley is hard at work to change that. Mission 4 Submission is the highly anticipated follow up to the the successful Mission Submission tournament.
This event is a Nationally Ranked No-gi Jiu Jitsu tournament and is being held Saturday August 21st. The tournament will be located at 300 E. Elizabeth St. in Elizabeth City on the corner of Elizabeth and Road St.
Our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu students have been preparing for this competition and coach Jeremiah Lancaster feels confident on his students. On the very first Mission For Submission tournament our athletes dominated EVERY weight category – with 8 of our competitors bringing home 12 medals, including the overall absolute weight belt.
If you live in the area, go check it out. There will be plenty of action and teams from all over. Plus you’ll be helping a great cause.
Don’t forget that a percentage of ALL profits go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Here’s the info:
Mission For Submission Regional Tournament
Saturday August 21, 2010 All day
304 N Road St. Elizabeth City, NC 27909
More info: 252.207.7793 or coastalcombat@live.com
Check out this kid! This is Chance Church, a 9 year-old boxing natural. He fights out of Staunton, VA and was training at the best gym on the Outer Banks this past week!
Almost looks like Matt's about to take one on the chin!
Everyone’s favorite kickboxing instructor, Matt Costa, spent some time in the ring with him and says that Church is really talented. When Matt was wearing the pads, Chance knew where to hit without it being called. Matt moved the pad, and Chance hit it. He also says to stay away from his left. As you can see in the video, Chance is pretty fast!
In 2009, Chance won the East Coast 60 lb. tournament. He also won the VA State 65lb. Silver Gloves Championship the same year. This year, he has already won the State 65 lb. Junior Olympic Championship. At this point he has had 8 fights in four different states. And Chance only turned 9 years old in May! He’s been boxing since he was six!
Hands up, chin down! Nice form!
Chance liked to watch boxing and UFC on TV, and surprised his father, Ronnie, by asking for boxing gloves on his sixth birthday. Ronnie got in touch with the Staunton Boxing Club, and Coach Bruce Frank saw potential in Chance and let him train there. Chance works out four times a week, two hours each time. He is the youngest at the gym, and has to spar with the older kids and some of the older competitive boxers in the gym.
Chance does all his fighting in the ring, and doesn’t even talk about boxing at school. He gets along with all his classmates and teachers, and is a straight “A” student.
Chance also plays football and basketball, and now after working out at KnuckleUp, is looking to get into Kickboxing and BJJ as well. Good luck finding time for all that!
Chance has an amazing talent and a lot of potential. His dad’s really proud of him, and it’s easy to see why. If Chance keeps this up, there is no doubt you’ll be watching ESPN someday and hear the name Chance Church again!
Today, let’s expand our horizons a little. You already know where the best fitness club on the Outer Banks is (hint: KnuckleUp). But there are other clubs in other cities that are worth looking into if you should find yourself travelling, yet still craving that sweet feeling of kicking ass. So let’s talk about The Lab MMA. Or better yet, let’s have owner and head instructor, Chad LeBrun, show you.
Hey, if you missed these seminars, you missed out, and I’m sorry for you. Johnny Ward and Carlos Rodriguez taught an amazing Muay Thai clinic Saturday, May 29th, which was followed by an excellent Brazilian Jiu Jitsu clinic with Michael Nunes.
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