Hey all,

Mick “Sissy Boy” Leonard will be taking a stand up class tomorrow night. Everyone should make it down to this.

For those of you who’ve sparred with Mick in training, you know both
A) How Good is he is at this, and
B) How he can scale the intensity up and down to suit your skill level.

Here’s a clip of Mick at Ring of Truth, it’s not the best quality vid but that knee cut his opponent open and won Mick a Doctor’s Stoppage in round 3 of a tough fight.

Good article here about overcoming the feeling of claustrophobia you can sometimes get while on the mats. Enjoy!

Double T sent this on to me. Good video

Finally got this uploaded for you!!!

Hey all,

Over a very hectic Christmas period we signed a new lease and finished up in Tallaght. Hope you guys are rested and ready for action because our new place promises to be great.

It’s located in Unit 3D, Three Rock Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18. It’s over 3500 square feet of space (Tallaght was about 1100 square feet) so it’s a lot roomier than before, and has a reception area, changing rooms, and Bill’s even organising a coffee machine for us.

Sandyford is where we need to be in order to grow and thrive, and I really hope you can make the move. I understand that for some of you guys, getting out here might be a bit tricky. Luckily, the 75 bus route goes through Sandyford Industrial Estate, leaving you about a 3-5 minute walk depending on whether it passes past the Beacon or the Luas.

You’ve built a great club up in Tallaght, and there’s a brilliant sense of camaraderie between all you guys, so I’m sure you can help each other out with lifts during the first few weeks while we find our feet.

During this time, we’ll only have classes on at 7pm Mon-Thur and Sat at 12. Once we’ve settled, we’ll be able to figure out what’s the best schedule moving forward.

Any issues, give me a call on 086-8151092.

Thanks,
Colm

From January 2nd Spartan MMA will be in it’s new home here!

More photos and updates coming soon, but in the mean time thanks to everyone for a great competitive year. Looking forward to bigger and better success in 2010

Well done to Tommy and Eoghan for their performances on Saturday in Informed Performance – The Fight Before Christmas.

Double T was a bag of nerves before hand, and told me on Monday he thought “right, I’m just gonna do this one fight and then stop” before hand. Of course, once he hit the ring all his training paid off and he did the business.

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Great performance from The Agoge at the Dublin MMA League on Saturday.

What is hugely impressive about the guys is how well they can transfer their performance in training into their performance in competition.

The lads are always very relaxed in competitions, and joke with and support each other all the way through the day.

Sorry we didn’t get every match on camera, but here’s a sample of what we did get.

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Good video on the Fireman’s Takedown