Thai Boxing Association Level 1 Testing and Training Clinic

GriffonRawl’s seminar program keeps on growing.  Saturday, May 10th sees the start of formal clinics provided by the Thai Boxing Association.  This clinic provides instruction leading to certification as a Level 1 boxer.  In the next few months a follow up clinic will feature testing for the certification.

What: Thai Boxing Association Level 1 Testing and Training Clinic

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014 

Where: GriffonRawl Academy, 6090 Pinecone Drive Mentor, OH 44060

When: 1 pm to 3 pm

Tickets: $20 at the door, or Free to anyone already certified at Level 1 or a member of the GR Professional Fight Team

All of GR's Professional Fighters are URGED to attend. This seminar/clinic will improve your attention to detail and polish up your already lethal abilities so please be there. Sign Ups have started at the counter for this Level 1 training clinic. 

One of our many long term goals is to have Master Ajarn Chai at the GriffonRawl MMA Academy annually to conduct a seminar for us. Lucky for us here at GR our very own Kru Aaron Juice Veverka has been working his way up the ranks for years by training, traveling, and studying up under Master Chai and this can very well become a reality. 

This seminar is sponsored by:

Intimidation Clothing

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Written by: Bob Donaghy

Friday Night is Alright for Fighting

May 30th GR will host its first ever Boxing/Muay Thai open sparring night. This event is open to the public at no charge. The matches will be in our full size Mixed Martial Arts cage and some of the areas best gyms will show up to throwdown.  We expect a full house and this event will be a great experience for both the participants and spectators.

What: GriffonRawl  Public Open Sparring Night
Date: Friday, May 30, 2014
When: 6 pm to 11 pm
Where: GriffonRawl MMA Academy, 6090 Pinecone Dr, Mentor OH
How Much: It’s FREE

The evening will consist of both Boxing & Muay Thai match ups.  With 4 matches set, we need 6 more.  Professional photographer Jack Jones will shoot the event, and New Life Church will set up a table to sell pizza and soft drinks.  It will be an action packed night of intense sparring and fun.

Jason Dent is limiting GR participation to members with experience in Smokers/Thai Fights/MMA Fights.  We are setting this limit for our inaugural event but we will open it up more when we do the second one.

We have 4 matches set so far:

• Thai match - Dave Osborne vs. Dave Awbrey
• Thai match - Brad Bukovics vs. Billy Callabrase
• Boxing match - Tim Stafford vs. Billy Freedson
• Boxing match - Annie Payne vs. Briana Coubrough

Four girls face off

Exhibition Bouts - not official of who is matched with who but the four girls are - Brooke Da Burr, Mariah Maynard, Masda Diaz and Kaylee Maynard

Matches will be refereed by the very experienced Mark Feaks who has done events for both Evolve MMA and the World Kickboxing Academy!

We are looking for match ups for Matt Hopkins 170lbs, Cody Lewis 145lbs, Allan Turner Heavyweight, Nikolai Gionti 135lbs, George Comer 155lbs, Jim Payne Heavyweight, etc, etc.

If anyone with with Muay Thai, Boxing, or MMA experience out there wants to get in some heavy sparring in front of a pretty BIG live audience to add some much need experience to their game please contact Jason Dent as he is handling the matchmaking for this event.

Keep up with updates to this event on its Facebook page HERE

Written by: Bob Donaghy

GR to Host Krav Maga Self Defense Seminar

GriffonRawl will host a practical self defense seminar on April 4th.  It will be a two hour introduction to the street fighting tactics and techniques of Krav Maga by the owner & operator of Cleveland's Fight Fit Krav Maga, Sarah Fox.

Take advantage of this opportunity to add some of the street tested techniques of this great art to your arsenal taught by one to the regions best instructors

This seminar is sponsored by Action Automotive

What: Krav Maga Seminar (ages 10 and up only please)
Date: Friday, April 4, 2014
Where: GriffonRawl Academy
When: 6 pm to 8 pm
Tickets: Members: $20, non-members: $30 (add $10 if you buy at the door)
Call: 440-358-9371 for tickets

Fight Fit Krav Maga Website

Written by: Bob Donaghy