United MMA Team Dominates at Naga World Championship in Dallas, Tx

     United MMA competition team traveled to Dallas, Texas to the 2013 NAGA World Championship on December 16, 2013.  Christopher Robbins received a gold medal in the heavyweight purple belt division, Robert Martinez and Kendra Gray both got silver medals in the gi division. 

     On day two, the kids finished off the competition strong with six gold medals and one silver.  Big congratulations to Jag Gray, Byer Gray, and Adam Carmouche on their success.   

Congratulations to everyone that competed this weekend!

United MMA Offers Holiday Specials on Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai for Gift Giving in 2013

Give the gift of fitness and self defense this Holiday Season.  Discounted prices on memberships, and private instruction for kids and adults of all levels is available exclusively online.  Offer ends Jan. 1 2014 and quantities are limited!  Click the link below for the United MMA online store:

http://www.unitedmmafight.com/#!holiday-deals/c1dl2

Monday night training at United MMA - Start the week off right!

Area Kids Arrive at the First SETX Kids Open Mat and Find New Training Partners, Leave with new Friends

Starting in December, United MMA hosted a Kids Only Open Mat.  We welcomed kids from all schools and all skill levels. Our goal is for local gyms to take turns hosting the event on the 1st Saturday of ever other month so our kids and yours will get extra mat time, new training partners, and make new friends with kids involved in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community from Southeast Texas.  

If you are a Parent of a BJJ kid, and would like more information on attending or hosting a kids only open mat, contact us at:

info@unitedmmafight.com

Christmas Jiu-Jitsu

Black Friday Jiu-Jitsu

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United MMA Introduces the Kids Only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Mat Dec. 7th

Starting in December, United MMA is hosting a Kids Only Open Mat. We are welcoming kids from all schools and all skill levels. Our goal is for local gyms to take turns hosting the event on the 1st Saturday of each month so our kids and yours will get extra mat time, new training partners, and make new friends with kids involved in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community from Southeast Texas. 

If you are a Parent of a BJJ kid, and would like more information, contact us at:
info@unitedmmafight.com
www.unitedmmafight.com

United MMA - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Family Competes together at 2013 Texas Open

United MMA Kendra Gray and her sons Jag and Bryer were on of many that competed in the Fight to Win 2013 Texas Open.  

"It was great to have everyone bring home the hardware", stated United MMA owner/ lead instructor Patrick Head.  "Everyone that competed that day made our school proud" 

Kids Divisions:

Jag Gray - Bronze Gi, Gold Nogi

Bryer Gray - Gold Nogi

Tyler Greenwood - Silver Gi, Silver Nogi 

Adam Carmouche - Bronze Gi, Silver Nogi

Oscar Hernandez - Bronze Gi

Adult Divisions:

Kendra Gray -  Bronze Gi

Halasi Harper - Silver Gi

Doug Champagne - Bronze Gi, Gold Nogi

The United MMA Competition Team moves forward to NAGA in December 14th in Dallas, Texas.

United MMA Blackbelt Shane "Shawnee Bravo" Talks Belt Progression Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/v/4iJebLBiKRk?autohide=1&version=3&showinfo=1&feature=share&autohide=1&attribution_tag=d4e8H-qiUc1XKX_E2Z7X8Q&autoplay=1

United MMA Kids train hard and build strong friendships!

United MMA Hosts Muay Thai Seminar with Fernando Bernstein - Students From Many Area Gyms Attend

Thanks to all that came out to the Muay Thai Seminar at United MMA. It was great opening the gym to students from all over Southeast Texas.  Remember, Patrick Head and United MMA frequently hold Jiu-Jitsu open mats, Muay Thai Classes, and Seminars welcoming other students from any gym, so keep checking our Facebook page for updates!

United MMA Black belt Shane "Shawnee Bravo" Talks BJJ Belt Progression

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Muay Thai Seminar Saturday, Oct. 19th 1-3pm at United MMA

$10 Muay Thai Seminar with Fernando Bernstein on 10/19 from 1-3pm at United MMA!
First 10 registered get hand wraps and a FREE T-Shirt!  Give-a-ways for FREE Muay Thai Gear and Private Lessons.  All skill levels are welcome!  Call 409-679-3161 today to hold your spot.

Click Here to Register for the Seminar

United MMA Shane "Shawnee Bravo" Talks Gi Maintenance

United MMA Shane "Shawnee Bravo" Talks BJJ Gis

United MMA Muay Thai

The United MMA Team is happy to have Fernando Bernstein head the Muay Thai Program. As a Professional MMA and Muay Thai fighter, Fernando brings experience and expertise from his training in Thailand to Southeast Texas. You can expect a relentless amount of energy and techinque from this multi-faceted instructor. Mon, Wed, and Fri @ 6pm!

Private lessons are also available with discounts offered for semi privates. info@unitedmmafight.com

http://www.unitedmmafight.com/#!muay-thai/c2no

United MMA BJJ Blackbelt Shane Shawnee Bravo Talks About Mat Etiquette

Sure, you may be the new guy or girl in the gym, but ignorance is no excuse when it comes to mat etiquette. Pull up a chair and listen up as United MMA Black Belt Shane “Shawnee Bravo” gives the brutal truth about some BJJ unwritten laws. Many of us had to find out the hard way so please take a minute and save yourself from any embarrassing BJJ faux pas.

http://vimeo.com/73191657

United MMA Kids Show Progress

Stripes went out to some hard working kids today.  Congrats to Malachi, Hayden, Tyler, and Michaela for showing great progress!  #progress

United MMA Belt Promotions included Gideon, Jag, and Bryer.  Big congrats to these kids! #unitedmma, #bjj #kidsbjj

United MMA Results - Europa Games Dallas, TX

It's 4:00 pm and the crew is all headed back to Southeast Texas from Dallas. We made it through the weekend without a phone charger at the venue so I apologize for not updating the United MMA page. 

I won't lie when I say that the competition was Tough in Big D! As a team we started strong, lost some steam in the middle of the day, then finished pretty strong. 

As usual Jag and Bryer Gray wrecked shop fighting around 10 matches each over the course of the day. Their divisions were huge but they both managed a gold and silver each. Some of the newer kids to the program went out there and made a good showing as well. I saw some tight armlocks and even tighter triangle chokes! I was very proud of them all for putting it on the line. Individual sports bring out the best in people. With time it develops a certain mental toughness that is unrivaled in team sports. Keep up the good work!

Now on to the adults....Not in a million years would I have imagined thatJustin Hardy would be our big horse in the race. Huge congrats for your hard fought silver medal in NoGi. Lots of matches!! He missed a Gold by one reversal that cost him against a very game fighter out of Allen Mohler's gym in Dallas. We had a few other medals from the adults. Doug Champagne had a war in the NoGi against a purple belt from Dallas to win Gold in Nogi. Yancey Zane Mcfalls won Bronze by beating a girl from Bruno Bastos' academy in Dallas only to get stopped by triangle choke to a girl from Marra Senki academy in San Antonio. I want a rematch in that one by the way. Small mistakes make you pay in jiujitsu Pants....POSTURE UP  Soon after Hayli B. Osment walked right through her first opponent by submission and lost her second by referee decision. We had the match won with 40 seconds left but made a tactical error and got swept...we won't do that again right Hayli????? Lol

I had several guys who struck out in their first or second tournament experience. Shake it off guys. 400 of the 800 competitors lost their first match. I've got a list of things to work on for you guys. Experience is everything in this game! Putting your @ss on the line takes guts and I'm proud of you all. We'll be shifting from tournament training and back to learning mode. You cant fight every day of your life in this sport. Be there ready to go Monday at 6:00! 

"There are no losers. You either win or you learn"

United MMA BJJ Seminar with Professor Draculino and Professor Chad Robichaux Photos

Thanks to everyone who participated in this event!  Learning techniques from bjj legends, and hearing their stories about how BJJ makes all areas of your life better made this a memorable night for everyone who attended!  Also big thanks to Jeremy Long for the fantastic photos.

United MMA BJJ Seminar and Promotions with Professor Draculino, Professor Chad Robichaux, and Professor Patrick Head