good weekend for irish grapplers :)

john kavanagh

on sunday tommy dennis won his category at the Heart of England Judo Championships

at the 'Supreme National Grappling Championships' on Saturday Arni Isaksson had a tough division and had lots of matches. he was using the comp as a warm up for his fight with paul jenkins on oct 1st. anyway he got bronze

caoimhe back from her recent mundial gold medal won the womens division, beating a polish girl by arm bar in 10seconds! she came 3rd in the mens -62 and won 'fighter of the day':)

and i got the gold in my division

dlofnep

Congrats to all.

John, well done on the gold man.

Dizzy Carmody

no way fair play to all!

Nothingcompares

Well done to all. I was going to start a thread but couldn't find the official details. I think tommy won the u81kg category (very competitive) beating 6 guys by ippon, didn't drop any points. 3 wins were by ne-waza (ground techniques) and 3 by throw. He one gold medal by arm lock conor flanagan stylee.

well done to john, arni, caoimhe.

John where is arni fighting paul jenkins (excuse my ignorance I don't know much about uk shows)

dlofnep

I'd assume cagewarriors.. That's where most of Arni's showdowns are..

Colm_OReilly

Nice work all.

A good way to prepare yourselves for the dublin open (subtle plug!)

john kavanagh

Nothingcompares wrote:

John where is arni fighting paul jenkins (excuse my ignorance I don't know much about uk shows)

This fight will be the top liner on the next Cage Kombat 2 event on sunday the 1st of october at the Woodburn miners club ,Dalkeith , Edinburgh..

Ticket details - www.cagekombat.co.uk

john kavanagh

Dizzy Carmody wrote:

no way

way

crazy monkey

Hi Jk

Well done to you and Arni and all other Irish competitors....
Hope to be back training soon and fighting....

ciao

:cool:

Liam_B

Great Result!!!
Well done to u and the team.john

Roper

Excellent! Well done to all.

john kavanagh wrote:

This fight will be the top liner on the next Cage Kombat 2 event on sunday the 1st of october at the Woodburn miners club ,Dalkeith , Edinburgh..

Ticket details - www.cagekombat.co.uk

Sweet use of the letter K, some might say magick use of the letter K. Puts me in mind of a new name for your November promotion- John Cavanagh's Kage Fighting Khampionships... no? No?

Marty Mc

Congrats to you John and your team.

LukeyJudo22

Always great to see the Irish kickin ass!

dlofnep

Is Cage kombat a scottish show?

john kavanagh

dlofnep wrote:

Is Cage kombat a scottish show?

c'mon now john, how hard can it be to click a link??

"CageKombat is a new Scottish based event "

Dragan

Hey John,

well done man, and please pass my congrats to both Arni and Caoimhe!!!

Nice to see the dehydration tips didn't kill you!!!!

john kavanagh

Dragan wrote:

Hey John,

well done man, and please pass my congrats to both Arni and Caoimhe!!!

Nice to see the dehydration tips didn't kill you!!!!

tbh i moved up a weight category...ah its good to be able to eat

Dragan

john kavanagh wrote:

tbh i moved up a weight category...ah its good to be able to eat

Ha ha, i would simply say that if you can move up a weight category and still get the gold, there was no reason to be aiming for the lower one!

Colm_OReilly

john kavanagh wrote:

tbh i moved up a weight category...ah its good to be able to eat

All the Spartans have started cutting weight, which means I've to eat extra chocolate bars so Cadbury's don't notice a decline in sales due to Sub Champ events.

Im2Lazy

Congrats to all !

John : What weight are you fight at now ?

john kavanagh

Im2Lazy wrote:

John : What weight are you fight at now ?

well last weekend i was in the -73 division. for oct 1st i'll be in the -76 as the next weight cat down is -66:rolleyes:

Tim_Murphy

well last weekend i was in the -73 division. for oct 1st i'll be in the -76 as the next weight cat down is -66

Fatty!


Well done to all!

Im2Lazy

john kavanagh wrote:

well last weekend i was in the -73 division. for oct 1st i'll be in the -76 as the next weight cat down is -66:rolleyes:

Thanks I was just curious, cos I knew you'd been trying to drop weight lately.

So what competition will you be winning in October ?;)

You're on a bit of a winning streak..... hope it continues for a long time.

On a bit on a tangent, with regards to grading in BJJ.
Competitions play an important role in the grading of BJJ, right?
So if your steak continues could Ireland possibly have it's first black belt soon enough, or is there more to it than that?

john kavanagh

Im2Lazy wrote:

So what competition will you be winning in October ?;)

UK ADCC Trials

Im2Lazy wrote:

On a bit on a tangent, with regards to grading in BJJ.
Competitions play an important role in the grading of BJJ, right?

not neccessarily, they are a good indicator of ability...but not the only one. competition is not for everybody, BJJ is

Im2Lazy wrote:

So if your steak continues could Ireland possibly have it's first black belt soon enough, or is there more to it than that?

there's a lot more to it than that

but thanks for the props!

ShaneT

Congrats John!

You thinking of returning to the world of MMA competition too? Or is the plan to stick with grappling?

Ger Healy

Well done John.

john kavanagh

ShaneT wrote:

Congrats John!

You thinking of returning to the world of MMA competition too? Or is the plan to stick with grappling?

just grappling. good luck with your upcoming fight, if you need sparring partners you are more than welcome to drop out

Nothingcompares

if i may be so bold as to ask a direct question (or questions)

john are you going in the higher weight class cos you don't think you can physically make the lower weight and perform? you couldn't be arsed? or because there is a guy in the lower weight that may actually beat you? i've no insider info on this just wondering...

john kavanagh

i'm sure there's guys in all the weights that can beat me!

tbh i just cant make the weight. in my younger days i could but i guess things are slowing down a little (30 in a few months!) plus i've gained a fair bit of lean muscle mass.

ShaneT

john kavanagh wrote:

just grappling. good luck with your upcoming fight, if you need sparring partners you are more than welcome to drop out

Cheers John! Top Offer.

I've got loads on over the coming weeks. (Moving house, visits to Holland etc) so let's hope I'm not toooooo out of shape by the time the fights come around. Still, should be a laugh. I'm looking forward to it.

Congrats again!
-ShaneT.

john kavanagh

just got this pic emailed to me and thought it was kinda cool it's me catching a 'rolling kneebar' at this comp...same tech i caught on Roper at the weekend



funny thing is i've done this technique twice in the past 2 years or so, both times in competition. hmm that 'training method' leading to strong fundementals paying off

Nothingcompares

isn't it cheating to do a rolling kneebar to one of your own students in a competition.

john kavanagh

1. No
2. He's not my student

Nothingcompares

lovely sub btw. well done.

David Jones

30 in a few months!! HA HA welcome to the never be able to eat the food or the amount you want again club! seriously good luck mate.

Roper

Nothingcompares wrote:

isn't it cheating to do a rolling kneebar to one of your own students in a competition.

Ex-student. Didn't you hear about the "split"? He caught me doing a kata in his gym...:D

Sweet kneebar, nice to see it from another angle;) Its gone in the notebook for use later.

Nothingcompares

yeah fantastic. it was weird. I was watching some of JK's fights and I got a flashback of Dave Roache jumping thru my card and landing in a triangle. Then i saw some of his take downs and got a flashback from some in DIT Judo club abotu 5/6 years ago doing something simialr to me. All very weird.

john kavanagh

David Jones wrote:

30 in a few months!! HA HA welcome to the never be able to eat the food or the amount you want again club! seriously good luck mate.

Colm_OReilly

Leglocks man, they're cheap!

Roper

Colm_OReilly wrote:

Leglocks man, they're cheap!

Yeah but they look so cool...

Funniest moment fror me on Saturday was Jonny 'Footlock' who trains with me coming away from the rules meeting looking distraught that he couldn't do any leg locks!

Colm_OReilly

Roper wrote:

Yeah but they look so cool...

Funniest moment fror me on Saturday was Jonny 'Footlock' who trains with me coming away from the rules meeting looking distraught that he couldn't do any leg locks!

Wait, his name is Jonny Footlock, and he loves footlocks!? :eek: What are the odds?

Roper

Yeah weird eh? Like when that Ronald MacDonald guy opened those burger joints. Y'know, Burger King?