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The picture's a little shaky ... well, more than a little, but it's the only video I could find. Man, I can't wait for this one.

Brett "Night Crawler" Myers, Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge's 170-pound champion, right after his submission victory over Justin Krebs on Friday night. Catch Brett and head instructor George McGinnis at York Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Red Lion.

Brett Myers trains the Muay Thai clinch with Hanover Academy of MMA's Jay Haas.

Talked with George McGinnis, owner and head trainer at York Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Red Lion, tonight about several topics. We'll start with his brother Brett Myers' training. Brett is gearing up for a 170-pound title fight against Justin Krebs at Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge III on Oct. 23 in Lancaster. The title was vacated by Justin Scott, who won it at CPWC I in April and defended it at CPWC II in July (against Krebs). Scott will make his debut as a pro at CPWC III.

Anyway, about Brett, George said, "Training's going good, Brett's healthy. We've stepped up a few things (his diet and conditioning) Brett's looking strong."

"No matter where this fight goes, I'm pretty confident that's Brett's capable of handling the situation," George said. "We wish Justin Krebs a healthy camp and good luck."

George said he has continued to work with Hanover Academy of MMA head trainer Bob Bitner on striking, both for himself and Brett. George has also logged time at Jay Haas' new school in Lewisberry.

It's George's hope that Brett wins the title, defends it several times, and then moves on from there. "We're looking at the future for Brett; we're not just concerned about what's going on right now."

George also said that he competed in the recent Grapplers Quest tournament in Lancaster. George, a purple belt under Rogerio "Tatu" Taborda, entered the no-gi advanced division, which meant he was going up against purple, brown or black belts. taking on a member of Maxercise, one of Philadelphia's best academies, George lost by rear-naked choke, he said. Putting on his gi, George took another high-level opponent, a brown belt, who was at least a weight class above him. George was able to hold off any submission attempts by the Team Balance member, but lost on points.

George McGinnis, head trainer at York Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Red Lion, sent me this pic of his brother, Brett Myers, facing camera, training with Jay Haas. In the photo, Brett has the Muay Thai clinch on Jay, meanwhile Jay is swimming his right hand inside to try to counter with a clinch of his own (I'm guessing).

Myers trains at YMMAA and Jay trains at Hanover Academy of MMA, but both schools often train together. Both Brett and Jay are on the card at Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge in Lancaster on Oct. 23. Jay has a pro fight against Sean Santella and Brett has a title fight - I believe it is the 170-pound championship - against Justin Krebs.

Just received the latest email from York Mixed martial Arts Academy in Red Lion. And here we go:

Hello everyone. This is Coach George bringing you more exciting news about the academy.

1: Brett "Night Crawler" Myers is on good pace and is currently prepping for his title bout in October. To mix things up a bit we have added on (Aaron Hubbard) as Brett's dietary advisor and strengthening coach. Muay Thai instructor Bob Bitner will be working with Brett to focus on different stand up tactics and I will continue to push Brett's ground game. Tickets are now available. Both general admission and v.i.p are on hand, please contact us to purchase your tickets for the Oct 26th event. Don't miss out!

Dear students, family and friends:
Brett Myers: Brett recently took on M.A.C.E academy fighter (Mike Blackwell) at CPWC II and earned the first round win via arm bar @ 1:45.00 of the first round. The fight started with Blackwell throwing a kick to the calf, Brett would soon after answer with a right cross that put Blackwell on his back. Brett closed the distance, passed the open guard and went to work. Near the end of the first round, Blackwell mistakingly stood up in Brett's closed guard which sealed the deal...

I talked with George McGinnis of York Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Red Lion last week and he told me a little bit about the victory by his brother, Brett Myers, at the WKU Warrior Challenge in the Poconos.

"The strategy was exactly what he executed ... get off first, set the pace of the fight," George said. "Be the first to make contact ... We had a contingency plan to get the fight to the ground."

"I felt that no matter where the fight was at ... I felt Brett was going to be just fine."

Brett launched a front kick and then a 1-2 combo that nearly knocked opponent Chris Evans out, George said.

Brett backed Evans to the cage wall and pinned him there, standing. Brett unloaded with combos against Evans until the referee stopped the action in the first round and called the fight in Brett's favor.

In two fights, Brett has shown his stand-up, but also groundfighting - he won by armbar in Virginia back in September.

His next fight is against Mike Blackwell at CPWC II.

At the start of my shift today, I went to see George McGinnis' BJJ seminar at Elicker Kenpo Karate Academy, located at the West Manchester Mall.

George, who owns York Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Red Lion, said it was the first seminar he had done by himself, but it sure didn't seem like it. George was a pro all the way -- his instructions were clear and concise and he kept the mood light, cracking jokes all the while.

I got there about half-way through the seminar, so I missed the gi jiu-jitsu and judo, but was able to see some of the muay Thai instruction and some no-gi grappling.

At the end, George sat down on a mat and invited anyone who wanted to roll with him. He had a few takers, some from his school and some from Elicker's. Pretty much everybody tapped out to George, also known as "Phoenix." His brother Brett "Night Crawler" Myers, who has some crazy fast and long legs, gave George a good roll.

Elicker's owner, Donna Elicker, has a great studio there and said she hopes to have more cross-promotional events with George in the future.

Stay tuned, I'll have some photos up in the next few days.

George McGinnis, owner of York Academy of Mixed Martial Arts, recently attended a seminar at the academy of his instructor, Rogerio "Tatu" Taborda, in Scranton. There, Tatu received a stripe to add to his black belt from instructor Paulo Guimaraes, a black belt who hails from Australia.

So, the lineage would go like this Rickson Gracie -- Jorge Pereira -- Paulo Guimaraes -- Rogerio Taborda -- George McGinnis.

Now that's amazing.

Brad Souders received a stripe to his purple belt, George received his purple belt, and George's brother, Brett Myers, received his blue belt.

Congrats to all you guys from MMA Explosion.

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Back with a vengeance, Tom and I had a special guest this week, George McGinnis, owner and trainer at York Mixed Martial Arts Academy. The three of us break down the Kimbo fight and subsequent fall-out, as well as how York fighters did at Gladiator Fight Club. George added some great (and much-needed) insight into the fight game, rather than just a couple schmoes like Tom and me talking.

Here's an email I received from George McGinnis of York Mixed Martial Arts Academy (with minimal edits) on the debut of his brother, welterweight fighter Brett Myers, at this weekend's Gladiator Fight Club in Virginia:

Brett "Night Crawler" Myers of the York Mixed Martial Arts Academy was scheduled this past weekend (September 27th 08) to make his amateur MMA debut at the Gladiator Fight Club in Winchester VA's Sportsplex.

Myers and his opponent (Bryan Lane of Fairfax - Yamasaki Academy) weighed in at the appropriate weight and were placed on the fourth slot of the fight card. Myers, a submission fighter and MMA apprentice under his brother George McGinnis, would take on the Fairfax fighter who is also an amateur with a wrestling background and MMA training and was currently listed at 0 - 1 - 0.

Here's some insight on the fight from McGinnis: "Well it started out as planned. Brett looked to exchange and his opponent worked in for the clinch. Brett looked for the guillotine but didn't lace it in time and his opponent got the big take down which put him in side control."

"Brett kept cool and shrimped his way to half guard and eventually to full. His opponent was limited on BJJ training and couldn't effectavly break Brett's guard. From there his opponent stood up with Brett's guard intact and slammed Brett in an attempt to open the guard. Brett transitioned his hips for an arm bar look but his opponent was steadily trying to inflict damage from the top."

"Brett set up a triangle off his opponent's fury and laced it deep. Brett's opponent showed great heart and didn't quit and attempted to stack pass out of the triangle but Brett soon after transitioned to the "arm bar switch" and finished the fight moments later. Man, I couldn't be prouder! I would also like to say that it was an honor to face off with the Fairfax crew as they are and continue to be classy sportsmen."

Brett will shortly break from fight preparation for several weeks and is said to look into scheduling a fight at the same venue in the near future. Myers and his camp are currently considering a division change that would put Myers at the stats of 6'1" 155lb.

Tomorrow night in Virginia, an event at Gladiator Fight Club is stacked with fighters from York.

Brett Myers, who trains with his brother George McGinnis at York Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Red Lion, fights in his amateur welterweight debut against Bryan Lane of Mario Yamasaki's MMA academy.

Ryan Krauss, who trains witjh Russian MMA (I believe that's Steve Bentz's school), takes on Adrian Cann of Steve Blackman Fighting Systems in Harrisburg in the welterweight division.

Lou Armezzani, who trained with McGinnis before his recent move to LionHeart Fighters in State College. squares off with Bruce Drago, of Drago MMA in a middleweight battle.

Jay Haas, of Hanover Academy of Mixed Martial Arts, will fight Pat Odonel of TNT Destruction in a bantamweight bout.

Chrissy Adler, also of Hanover Academy of Mixed Martial Arts, takes on Elliott Martin of Dirty South Heavy Hitters in the nighht's sole heavyweight bout.

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This week, Tom Joyce and I talk about Affliction partnering with EliteXC, Cro Cop's groin shot woes, St-Pierre's thoughts on Patrick Cote's chances against Anderson Silva, and an MMA card in Va. this weekend that is stacked with local talent.