Welcome To The Place Where You Are Not Judged By The Look Of Your Body,
But What You Can Do With It…
This blog is about one thing… helping people who want and need self defense or fitness training.We’ve used our same routines for elderly individuals with heart disease and Warriors one month out from a war zone. We scale load and intensity; we don’t change programs.
You’re in the right place if you want something that actually works. No more meat market gym, no more “seen on TV” fad machines that don’t work. Here you’ll discover cutting edge fitness, nutritional education, modern fighting tactics, and many other resources for getting all the help you can handle.
Interested? If you would like to come and learn more about what we do; fill out the box to the right, call or send Jim an email to make an appointment to go through your introductory session. Watch the video to see the action!
Watch the Limon fighters show their newly learned skills in Self Defense Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Kids Self Defense Grappling And BJJ in Killeen Texas from jim mahan on Vimeo.
An Ex-Marine, Coming Back From Severe Injuries, Follows an Intense Regime He Calls a ‘Livelihood’
By JAMES WAGNER, Wall Street Journal. Please visit WSJ for full accounting of the article.
In April 2003, corporal Hector Delgado lay in an induced coma on a Navy ship in the Persian Gulf. His pelvis had been crushed into six pieces and his legs and nerves were mangled after a fuel tank fell on him while he was with the Marines in Iraq.
The accident kept him in a hospital for a year. His right foot was paralyzed and his left foot was partially damaged. Mr. Delgado, who often has to use a wheelchair, fell into what he calls a three-year “funk.” His weight ballooned to 230 pounds, his cholesterol shot up, and he was smoking and going to bars every night.
“When I got out of the hospital, I could care less,” says Mr. Delgado, 30. The accident left him three inches shorter than what he was before deployment.
But in 2008, a friend mentioned a vigorous cross-training routine, CrossFit, often used by military special forces. Mr. Delgado was enticed by the workout’s intensity and variety, and liked the camaraderie of the exercisers.
He now works out five times a week and keeps a strict eating regime. His 5-foot-6 frame is down to 149 pounds, and he now has the strength to walk short distances unassisted.
At this point, [working out] is more of a livelihood than anything,” says Mr. Delgado, who lives in North Patchogue, N.Y.
Mr. Delgado is an outreach worker at the Queens Vet Center in New York, where he educates other veteran organizations and service members about military benefits and support programs. He is also earning his Bachelor’s degree in education and psychology at St. Joseph’s College.
Want to read the rest of the article? Go to the WSJ.
Write to James Wagner at james.wagner@wsj.com
Mayor Lorene Spurlock Ruiz
Congratulations to Lorene Spurlock Ruiz for winning our Foursquare Mayor contest last month. She had the most check-ins of the entire family and wins the Crown!
She receives the Official Mayor’s Certificate Of Office and a gift certificate for a Manicure/Pedicure from T’s Nails.
Not sure what I am talking about? Follow these steps and be good to go.
Step 1: Go to Foursquare and join. Download and install the application on your smart phone.
Step 2: Friend me on Facebook.
Step 3: Check in on Foursquare each and every time you come to the gym and TRAIN. Go to “places”, look for Absolute Self Defense and Fitness. Check in then. Not when you drive by or late at night. 
That’s all there is to it…
So, who will be next? You?
I want to welcome new fighters to our Self Defense and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu team:
The Limon Family!
A quick welcome to our newest athletes… Please welcome:
LaSondra Jones – Boot Camp
Danielle Busque – Kickboxing and Boot Camp
This is just a quick shout to my friend and business mentor Mike Massie.
His wife delivered a awesome looking boy this weekend.
Again, congratulations to Mike and Mrs. D!
Taken From The Associated Press
Fish oil pills may be able to spare some young people with signs of mental illness from a progression into fully developed schizophrenia, according to a preliminary study of 81 patients in Austria.
The study adds to evidence suggesting that severe mental illness may be prevented with intervention. The researchers are starting a larger study in eight cities, hoping to replicate the findings, which appear in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, released Monday.
A severe mental illness, schizophrenia affects adolescents and young adults. Some 2.4 million Americans have the disorder, which is treated with antipsychotic medication.
“Schizophrenia is among the most mysterious and costliest diseases in terms of human suffering, so anything that gives some hope to avoid this is great,” said lead author Dr. G. Paul Amminger, formerly in Vienna and now at the Orygen Youth Health Research Center at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
Researchers have wondered if the disease could be stopped before it overpowers a person’s grip on reality. Studies have tried antipsychotics in select young people, but side effects pose ethical questions, and results have been mixed.
Researchers in the new study identified 81 people, ages 13 to 25, with warning signs of psychosis, including sleeping much more or less than usual, growing suspicious of others, believing someone is putting thoughts in their head or believing they have magical powers. Forty-one were randomly assigned to take four fish oil pills a day for three months. The other patients took dummy pills.
After a year of monitoring, 2 of the 41 patients in the fish oil group, or about 5%, had become psychotic, or completely out of touch with reality. In the placebo group, 11 of 40 became psychotic, about 28%.
No one knows what causes schizophrenia but one hypothesis is that people with the disease don’t process fatty acids correctly, leading to damaged brain cells. Omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil could help brain cells repair and stabilize, the researchers speculate.
Dr. Janet Wozniak of Harvard Medical School said the findings might reasonably cause psychiatrists to recommend fish oil to some patients because there are known benefits and little risk.
Copyright 2010 Associated Press
Banana Dessert
This is super easy, tasty and a great way to satisfy a sweet tooth. When done right, it can burn fat.
It can be made raw vegan, paleo or lightly warmed under on low flame. It can be served by itself or be added to your own homemade sorbet or ice cream (raw dairy or raw vegan). Believe it or not, its great with an omelette or grass fed sausage for breakfast.
Ingredients:
1 large banana
1 tbs coconut oil
½ orange, juiced
1 tsp honey
Prep:
Cut banana length wise and then in half
Place in heated fry pan with coconut oil and fry each side 3-4 minutes or golden brown
Place orange juice & honey in separate pan, simmer for 2-3 minutes, leave to cool slightly
To serve, place bananas in a bowl and drizzle the orange syrup over the top.
Serve as is, or on top of ice cream or coconut milk.
Optional – Garnish with cinnamon, vanilla powder, goji berries, shredded coconut or cacao nibs!
Check out this MEGA-INSPIRING VIDEO!
It’s about a High school kid named Dustin Carter who had both of his arms and legs amputated when he was ten.
Did that stop him from joining his high school wrestling team?
Not only did it not stop him, but be had so may wins that he went to the State Championship (and almost won the whole thing)!
I want to welcome John Michael Gillaspy to our Self Defense and BJJ family. Say hello when you see him on the mat!