Movie Night - The "new" Karate Kid

More than six dozen kids had a fun night in November when this year's flick of choice for our Annual Movie Night was the new Karate Kid!

We once again rolled out the red carpet, got the old fashioned popcorn machine popping and broke out the projector for a fun night!

Halloween at Club MMA

Samurai Robison and Sumo Wrestler Geers led some pretty awesome Halloween Parties this weekend!

We had superheroes, witches and ninjas galore. A few nerds were there to calculate how much fun we had and the ghostbusters kept the goblins, ghouls and vampires in check.



Plus, the Army and S.W.A.T team were on hand just in case our Gangsters got out of line. And while we always tease the Juniors that Ms. Abbie is going to teach dance instead of learning MMA, someone finally showed up ready for Ms. Abbie's Dance Class!


We had so much fun with all of our characters this weekend. Click here to see all the pictures.

Muay Thai Maniacs - a deserved promotion

Our Muay Thai Maniacs promoted receiving their new sashes last week. These are some of the Toughest kids in the school and definitely the hardest working! They come to class each week ready to work and never once ask when they are going to get their next sash. They train to get good and it's working! We couldn't be prouder of this group of kids.

Congrats to all! Keep up the hard work!

Muay Thai Maniacs

Hamilton County Juvenile Court Training

Head Instructor of Club MMA is also the head trainer and founder of the "response to resistance" system used by the Hamilton County Juvenile Court. He got to catch up and complete the yearly extensive training with the officers last week. Jeff has been training the JCO's going on three years now. It is always good time getting to work on situational interventions and helping them problem solve techniques. The program has been very successful for the County and always keeps instructor Jeff Robison thinking of ways to make the system even better!

Thanks to all you officers both in jails and on the streets that keep the rest of us safe day in and day out!

BJJ Seminar with Shawn Hammonds

BJJ Black Belt Shawn Hammonds taught a seminar at Club MMA on September 26th. It was a pretty good turnout. Shawn showed us some competition tricks and techniques that were pretty cool to say the least. All who attended walked away with a renewed excitement for the sport of BJJ! Looking forward to the next tournament!

Teens Promote again

The teen MMA program is growing strong and they are getting GOOD! More teens promoted earning new tips and belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and also earning some new sashes in Muay Thai.

Keep up the good work teens!

In Memory

A Very Personal Blog written by Instructor Jeff Robison:

I walked into John Helton’s life at the age of 7 years old. My best friend Andy asked if I wanted to take karate at his Uncle John’s house. Of course I went and we ended up training with John for a couple of years. Our class was called the Bears, we were just a group of neighborhood kids meeting every Monday night in Johns basement, called the karate room. Like anything else, all good things came to an end as my friend Andy decided to start playing soccer. I loved martial arts too much to quit, so I decided to keep training martial arts at another school. I spent the next 10 years learning Tae Kwon Do and really focusing on getting a black belt and helping instruct classes.

My friend Andy and I reconnected after college, and he mentioned I should reconnect with his uncle John.

I called John and spent the last 8 years of my life learning 'the martial arts movie.' He always explained just as a movie has frames our life is made up of thousands of experiences. Experience them and make your own movie.

John introduced me to all kinds of styles, principles, concepts, and Instructors. He took me in as a student and showed me how to learn by seeing, doing, and feeling. He always pushed me to train with anyone that was better then me.These lessons are priceless, because they have molded me into the person that I am.

John Helton passed away July 30, 2010. It was very unexpected and upsetting. John has been a major influence in my life and I will miss him dearly. I will try everyday to carry on his legacy through the martial arts.

Rest in peace my friend!

The Banner that will hang in Club MMA in Memory of Mr. John Helton.