George "Phoenix" McGinnis of York Mixed Martial Arts Academy sent me an email about a new site called jiujitsushare, which touts itself as the "myspace of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu." From a quick look around, it seems to live up to the nickname.

The site was set up by Phil Migliarese of Balance Studios in Philadelphia, a Relson Gracie-affiliated school.

Here's a quote from George:
"The site seems pretty cool and I think it will produce a lot of good ties between other schools as well as information sharing. The site has clips, photo's, club information and communication tools. If you have the chance, sign your club up. If you are a student and or friend of the YMMAA, sign up as a student or solo practitioner under our school or an affiliated club."

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York County's own Biff Walizer, a lightweight pro out of Windsor Townhip, is scheduled to get back into the fighting game, after a series of mishaps and injuries. He's been training in York and also with Team LionHeart in State College.

Biff has a fight later this month with this promotion:

And, if all goes well then, he's got another fight on Sept. 12 in New Jersey with Ring of Combat:

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Former The Ultimate Fighter competitor Blake Bowman does.

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We're back with a vengeance ... not really, just always wanted to say that. Anyway, Tom Joyce and I give you our opinions on the latest goings-on in the wild-and-wooly world of MMA. Enjoy, dammit!

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Look for this ad in the latest FIGHT! magaizne, available at Borders, CVS, Safeway, Waldenbooks, etc:

That's local boy Jerod Phillips' company, Tap or Sleep, who puts out MMA T-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, and stuff for the chicks too. Here's the cover of the magazine:

In other Tap or Sleep news, sponsored fighter Josh Bernal increased his record to 6-0 with another win this past weekend by reverse triangle, Phillips said.

One more thing: Make sure to check out WEC on the Versus network Sunday: UFC fighter Cole Miller, and former TUF competitor Blake Bowman will be cornering Cole's brother, Micah Miller, in his fight. All should be wearing Tap or Sleep.

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George McGinnis, instructor at York Mixed Martial Arts Academy, sent out this emial on how YMMAA did at the Keystone Games in the judo tournament:

Among the Keystone Games competitors today (July 27th 08) were YMMAA representatives George McGinnis and Wayne Schaffer. To accompany them with technical support was long time friend and coach, Charles Parker.

McGinnis and Schaffer competed in both Masters and Seniors. McGinnis would go on to place 3rd in Men's Masters middle weight and Schaffer would go on to place 2nd in Men's Masters light. McGinnis was bumped out of the Seniors division his fourth fight in by a controversial (Ipon) call that even had the audience pleading with disappointment. Schaffer was eliminated his 3rd fight in by Ipon.

Here's a few words regarding the event and the importance behind Judo. McGinnis: "I have been doing B.J.J now for a few years but I have to admit that previously one of the major draw backs to my overall game was take downs. Since I have committed time and consistent effort to Judo and becoming more well rounded, events like today help me gauge were I am one event to the next. I'd like to thank my friend Chuck for being persistent and patient with me through my Judo development. Today was for you my friend!" McGinnis, Parker and several others are scheduled to compete in numerous B.J.J / Judo tournaments over the next two months.

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There's a judo tournament tomorrow (Sunday) at the Keystone Games, for anyone who may want to compete or watch.

It's being held at the York Expo Center, Memorial Hall West, and weigh-ins are from 9-10:30 a.m.

Thanks to George McGinnis from York Mixed Martial Arts Academy for letting me know about this.

The games also demo'd a new sport this year - beach wrestling. Don't know how they're going to swing this - Pa. is land-locked - are they gonna truck in the sand??? Anyway, here a video of the way they do it at Virginia Beach:

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Seems like every MMA pundit on the Internets has a radio show, so I figured what the heck. Here's the first edition of The MMA Explosion Radio Show. Took me a while to think up that title ... Anyway, I'm joined by Tom Joyce, my co-worker here at The Daily Record and videographer/producer virtuoso. Have a listen.

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George McGinnis, head instructor at York Mixed Martial Arts Academy, sent out an email saying that his school has recently moved:

"The new / current location of the Club is at the Fitness Factory in Red Lion PA. The address for the building is 27 South Main St. Red Lion PA 17356. All you really need to do is make your way to the square of Red Lion and you are there. Please park in the large parking lot available to all at the square. You will find the building to be adjacent to the parking lot. We are located on the 3rd floor."

"I / we will be working on the building over the course of the next several weeks so please bear with us if it doesn't immediately appear as a five star hotel ... We are also expected to take on furniture and or donations to help improve the building and our training area so if you think you may be of some help, please don't hesitate to contact me. The building on the whole is in pretty good shape."

"The schedule has changed a little but not much. I will at some point be adding a kids class from 6:30 to 7:25pm, beginners will then run from 7:30 to 8:30, advanced from 8:30 to 9:00:pm and then open mat until 10:pm. We do have 24-hour access to the building and training area so if you would like to schedule privates, feel free to contact me and we'll schedule you accordingly."

If you have any further questions, comments, concerns, don't hesitate to contact me - Phoenix George.

Check out YMMAA's Web site here.

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Here's an upcoming full-page ad in FIGHT! magazine for Tap or Sleep, Jerod Phillips' local fightwear company. The ad can be found on page 56 of the August issue. The ad features two of Tap or Sleep's sponsored fighters, Tonya Evinger and Josh Rabedeaux.

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