Competition team...
Anyone who wishes to compete and is honest about doing what is necessary to reach their potential for an event is on the "Competition Team." Competition is about getting honest, testing one's limits and learning and ultimately growing through the experience. Winning is just a nice bonus!
Many of our students also train at other schools and other styles and we wholeheartedly encourage this -to reach one's potential, one must explore all avenues and train with as many legitimate sources as possible. One has to get honest. It's hard to lie to yourself after you've just been tapped or knocked out!
You'll notice that we compete in all types of competition; grappling with gi and no-gi, boxing, kickboxing and MMA. We try to be well-rounded, complete fighters who can perform in all realms of combat. Some of the guys have even competed in full-contact weapons matches!!! The goal of it all is the experience, and the learning that comes through it.
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Fighters...
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Brett Hicks
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Brett Hicks has trained in Jeet Kune Do and BJJ in Florida, and has joined PA-Grappling last fall. Brett trains in both submission grappling and MMA, looking for more competition in the near future. |
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Brett goes 3-1 to take the Gold in the blue belt division of the "Battle on the Battleship" in NJ! (Oct 2008) | |
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Brett fights his way back against an early ankle-lock to achieve the Bronze medal at the Kumite! (May 2008) | |
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Brett returns to the competition scene after five years away, taking a 2nd place Silver at the NAGA-run Arnold classic! (March 2008) | |
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Spike Morelli
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Spike Morelli has been training in martial arts for years, including Jeet Kune Do, shoot fighting, Muay Thai, and weapons training. Spike is one of our "premiere big guys," and if a heavyweight PA-G student is competing, you can bet Spike helped get them ready! |
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Spike makes his competition debut in the Advanced Division of the "Podara's Boa Pit Grappling Open," where he takes the Gold medal!!! (Sept 2008) | |
 Dave Yoder |
Dave Yoder . Dave Yoder is an "old school fighter," competing in MMA and submission fighting throughout the 90's. Dave went against some of the best fighters in the world, competing in the famed "Extreme Fighting" event that brought up many of the UFC fighters in the late 90's and early 00's. Like instructor Eric Grove, footage of most of Dave's fights have been lost in the mists of time! |
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Dave goes 3-0 to take the Gold at the "Podara's Boa Pit Grappling Open" Advanced Division! (Sept 2008) |
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Dave takes 3 medals in one day at the "Diamond State Games" in DE, landing 2 Gold and a 1 Bronze medal! (June 08) | |
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Dave moves up to the Kumite Advanced division and goes 2-1 to take the Bronze! (May 08) | |
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Dave works his sneaky guard to go 2-1 and take the Silver at the Kumite Classic submission grappling tournament. You can see Dave use some X-Guard sweeps he learned only weeks before! (May 07) | |
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In preparation for the "Next Level Fighting" event 2 weeks later, Dave decides to enter the ISWA to touch up his grappling skills. He goes 3-1 to take the Bronze! (Dave injured his knee, unable to fight in Next Level.) (Nov 06) | |
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Dave comes out of retirement to compete in the 2006 Kumite Classic. He performs extremely well, outscoring his opponents and dominating position. At the end, he gets caught in a triangle, landing 3rd place Bronze. (spring 2006) |
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Chase Seger
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Chase Seger trains in MMA and submission grappling at PA-Grappling and with Dave Yoder, while going to college. |
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Chase takes the Gold at the "Podara's Boa Pit Grappling Open," finishing one opponent in 9 seconds!!! (Sept 2008) | |
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Chase makes his competition debut after only 6 months of training by going 4-0 including 3 submissions at the NAGA-run Arnold Classic in OH. (March 2008) | |
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Bruce Monroe
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Bruce Monroe has transitioned from semi-pro football to boxing, kickboxing, and now grappling and MMA!!! |
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Bruce goes 3-0 to take the Gold at the "Ground Zero Fighting Systems" submission-only tournament! Bruce only went to the tourney to keep the rust off, looking for another MMA fight! (Aug 2008) | |
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Bruce wins in MMA again in the "Battle at the Fairgrounds" event, landing loads of leg kicks, controlling the clinch and takedown, and pounding his opponent on the ground, scoring a unanimous decision! (March 2008) | |
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Bruce enters his first ever MMA fight in a Next Level event. Bruce landed punches and a lot of kicks, controlled the clinch and takedown, and dominated ground position, pounding his opponent black and blue, winning a unanimous decision! (July 2007) | |
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Bruce enters his first ever grappling tournament, controlling the takedown, position, and submitting his opponent! Apparently the Kumite matchmakers and/or ref intentionally matched Bruce up with a PA-G teammate in the 2nd round, so Bruce lost the coin toss. (May 2007) | |
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Juan Robles
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Juan Robles is one of PA-Grappling's top heavyweight submission wrestlers. Like many of our competitors, Juan works a regular job and raises a family when he's not kicking butt and taking names! (oh yeah... he's kind of strong, too) |
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Juan wins Gold in the Intermediate division, controlling the takedown and dominating ground position. This was a well-deserved victory, as Juan has been the victim of dubious ref's in the past, and nothing would stop him this time! (May 2008) | |
 Matt Rakar
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Matt Raykar is one of the heavyweights at PA-Grappling, and works as a teacher at Huntingdon High School. |
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After only 6 months of training, Matt takes the Gold at the Kumite Classic grappling tourney in the heavyweights! (May 2008) | |
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James O'Brien
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James O'Brien still, in high school, Jimmy has only been training for several months at PA-Grappling, before entering his first grappling tournament and winning the gold! |
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Jimi lands the Bronze medal in the Kumite Classic! (May 2008) | |
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Jimi again sweeps the Kumite Classic Youth division, this time at open experience, to bring home the Gold! (May 2007) | |
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James enters the youth division and submits all his opponents in the "National Grappling Association" tourney with his sneaky triangle choke, taking home the Gold!!! (May 2007) | |
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Tony Villella
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Tony Villella wrestled throughout high school, having also trained in boxing and striking. Still in college, Tony started training at PA-Grappling to add submission grappling and MMA tactics to his skills. |
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Tony competes in the "Mission Submission" tournament in Frostburg VA, where he takes the Bronze despite breaking his thumb during a match! (April 2008) | |
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Tony wins the intermediate division Gold at the nationally ranked "National Grappling Association" tourney by submitting all opponents! (May 2007) | |
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Charlie Brenneman
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Charlie Brenneman has wrestled his entire life, competing on the national level throughout college. His is also well known as the winner of Spike TV's reality show, "Pros versus Joes," season 1. Charlie is currently undefeated in MMA, and has moved away to finish grad school. Best of luck in his future! Check out www.charlie-brenneman.com to keep up on Charlie's progress! |
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Charlie continues his undefeated streak by winning in the ROC "Beast of the Northeast" MMA tournament, setting up the stage for the finals on Nov 30th. Charlie dominated in all ranges of combat; striking, clinch, takedown, and ground, taking a Unanimous Decision victory! (Oct 2007) |
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| VIDEO COMING SOON!!! | Charlie wins in the first round of the "Ring of Combat" event in NJ, beating a previously undefeated opponent and moving onto the second round!!! (Aug 2007) | |
| VIDEO COMING SOON!!! | Charlie wins again in the "Extreme Challenge" MMA event in NJ, landing strikes, scoring takedowns, and controlling the ground game to win a unanimous decision victory! (June 2007) | |
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Charlie takes the Light Heavyweight Iron Man belt by winning the "Extreme Challenge 4-man tournament!" Charlie landed nice strikes, scored some big takedowns, and controlled position on the ground. (May 2007) | |
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Charlie goes for his second win in MMA against a heavy hitter in another NextLevel fighting event, choking out his opponent in the first round. (March 2007) | |
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Charlie goes 3-0 to sweep his division at the "Ultimate Grapplers Challenge." Charlie dominated his opponents, not allowing a single point scored! (Feb 07) | |
| VIDEO COMING SOON!!! | Charlie makes his MMA debut with a unanimous decision victory in the "Next Level" event in OH in Nov 2006. Charlie controls the match, taking down his opponent numerous times and using ground-and-pound to punish him on the mat. | |
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Heath Amick
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Heath Amick is still in high school, dividing his time with other sports as well as submission grappling. Heath's family has been involved in traditional martial arts for years. |
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Heath enters his first ever competition at the "PA Submission Championships," taking second Silver. In the finals Heath faced an experienced wrestler (who shouldn't have even been in the same bracket). (Sept 2007) | |
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Jeff Rembold
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Jeff Rembold came to PA-Grappling to tighten up his MMA skills and strategies. Jeff holds a blue belt in BJJ, was a US Army Ranger finishing 7th in the 2001 "Best Ranger Competition," fought Golden Gloves, and has competed in several Triathlons including the "Baton Death March." |
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Jeff wins by TKO in his first MMA fight, utterly dominating his opponent and forcing the guy to quit towards the end of the 2nd round!!! (July 2007) | |
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Darrin Billoch
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Darrin Billoch has done traditional martial arts before switching to MMA and grappling with Dave Yoder. Darrin has been training at PA-Grappling since the fall of 2006. UPDATE: Darrin has moved away -- best of luck and continued success, Darrin! |
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Darrin fights in a Next Level MMA event, landing strikes, fighting off an experienced wrestler's clinch, controlling the takedown, attaining the mount and submitting his opponent in the first round!!! (July 2007) | |
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Darrin enters his first ever grappling tournament and takes Gold at the Kumite Classic! (May 2007) | |
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Josh Breto
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Josh Breto instructs at Cambria Martial Arts Academy and comes from a strong base of Muay Thai boxing. He's been training at PA-Grappling, strengthening his grappling and MMA strategies. UPDATE: Josh has moved away, and we wish him continued success! |
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Josh fights with heart and determination, trading punches, landing kicks, scoring numerous takedowns and controlling ground position to win a unanimous decision in this Next Level MMA event. (July 2007) | |
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Josh uses some sweet submission flows to go 3-1 and take the Silver at the Kumite Classic submission grappling tournament. (May 2007) | |
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Josh's first formal MMA fight in the "Next Level" event showcased his striking skills. Josh was able to keep his grappling opponent away while landing punishing strikes and scoring points. (Nov 2006) | |
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Tom Sutton
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Tom Sutton wrestled in high school, and did karate and striking in the past. He has been training at PA-Grappling to add submission and MMA skills to his arsenal. |
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Tom submits all his opponents in the "National Grappling Association" tourney, bringing home the Gold!!! (May 2007) | |
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John Miller
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John Miller has wrestled his entire life, and did full contact MMA back in the 90's when he was on the US army's fight team, competing in the midwest US and in MX. John also trains and teaches at Cambria Martial Arts. UPDATE: Our friend John has returned to serving his country, going back to the military and entering Marine Recon. Best of luck John! |
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John comes out of retirement for this NextLevel fight in OH. John annihilates his opponent, winning in :49 seconds! (March 2007) | |
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Dustin Charney
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Dustin Charney has wrestled much of his life, is finishing his degree in physical therapy, and trains both at PA-Grappling and Cambria Martial Arts. |
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Dustin makes his MMA debut in this NextLevel fighting event. Dustin lands numerous leg kicks, dominates the takedown time and again, and controls the position on the ground, landing punches and knees alike. (March 2007) | |
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John Pollock
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John Pollock has wrestled throughout his life, coming to train at PA-Grappling in mid-2006 while going to college. John competes around the 150lb class. |
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John's first submission grappling tournament, he goes 3-0 to take the Gold at the ISWA, or "International Submission Wrestling Association" tourney in Pittsburg, PA. (Nov 2006) | |
 Josh McBride |
Josh McBride. Josh McBride has been tearing up the mixed martial arts circuit in Ohio... Josh trains at both PA-Grappling and Northeastern Pummeling Den. UPDATE: Josh has moved away, but we wish him the best of luck and continued success!!! |
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Josh wins a good 3-round fight in "Caged Fury" event to become the #1 ranked contender in NAAFS ! (May 2006) |
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Josh with a quick and powerful win in NAAFS event "Ultimate Glory!" (March 06) | |
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Josh unleashes powerful throws and strikes for a quick win in this NAAFS caged event! (spring of 2006) | |
 Allen Coble |
Allen Coble, assistant grappling instructor. Allen is an expert in sports conditioning. (note those huge dumbbells!) |
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Allen trains for another grappling event and sweeps the Intermediate division at the "East Coast Grappling Championships" in Richmond, VA . The event brought many schools, including Gracies and Machados, from NY, Philly, Baltimore, D.C. and VA. (April, 2006) |
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Allen began doing private lessons with Eric Grove in early 2005. After only 3 months he competed in the Kumite grappling tourney in Pittsburgh, PA, sweeping his division. | |
 Eric Grove |
Eric Grove, Head Instructor. Eric competed throughout the 90's, retiring from formal competition in 2000. Footage of most of his matches has been lost (including the 4 second flying armbar against a Rickson Gracie affiliate in 1995, the Danger Zone win he took on 5 minutes notice (which appeared on an MSNBC documentary entitled "Extreme Fighting"), and the 'in-house challenges' at Lloyd's school) but here are 4 matches that remain. |
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Eric's last formal competition and only formal loss, Eric loses a decision against UFC veteran and Danger Zone champ Adrian Serano in 2000. Eric describes this as "the worst fight of my life!" |
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Proof that cardio and proper execution of technique are very important, this "U.S. Vale Tudo" fight took Eric almost 15 minutes to win. Get in shape!!! |
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Eric's first official NHB fight in 1996 in Tijuana MX, taken on only 4 days notice because he was afraid to lose face when Gokor asked him "if he wanted to fight this weekend in Mexico." Eric won $300 for 13 seconds of "work" --not too bad! |
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Rough footage from the first 2 years when Eric won Nationals at Combat Sambo, where all holds and throws were legal. No striking. (Eric had popped chest cartilage in the very first match, hence the wincing!) |
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