The NYC Limited Grappling Championship was held this past Sunday, June 10th in NYC @ FightHouse (our former home :) Ronin Athletics had a couple of competitors who placed and others who did extremely well. Some were competing in Submission Wrestling for the very first time and others were testing themselves in a higher skill division. Congratulations to everyone that competed! A special nod to:

Matt Oley - First Place/Beginner Lightweight
Josh Bonacci - First Place/Beginner LightHeavyweight
Dmitry Zvonkov - Second Place/Intermediate Welterweight

Keep up the good work guys and be ready for the next one in July!

Pics coming soon …

Earlier this year in February, we had Pro MMA fighter, Dean Jones of London-Pancrase stop by to train with us during a business trip to NYC. Dean recently informed us that he made his return to the MMA cage this past weekend at The Ultimate Warrior Challenge, held on June 2nd in Essex, England. Dean won his match via Kimura from the Guard in the final round. Congratulations Dean! hope to see you again later this fall.

We also had the pleasure of training with Jason Van Oijen, a Muay Thai amateur fighter and coach from Holland. Jason, also in the U.S. on business not only worked out with us, but was also kind enough to teach two very energetic and technical kickboxing classes during one of weeks when I was feeling under the weather. Our thanks to both Jason and Dean, looking forward to a return visit from both. Cheers!