Post by DataLifePlus #050 on Jul 23, 2006 3:20:44 GMT -5
T.Jay Thompson, Icon Sport President, is stepping into the ring to compete.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 21, 2006 - Honolulu, HI
T.Jay turns 40 this year. His mid life crisis? Not a flashy car or a young girlfriend (he's already got those). He is going to compete in MMA. Those who know him may have noticed his body changing over the last year. 13 months ago he was carrying over 205lbs. He will compete in MMA in the 165lb class next month. He has trained hard for a year, eaten right, exercised, and drank cases of Rockstar Energy drinks.
Besides fulfilling the "mid life crisis," T.Jay is also taking this fight for a number of other reasons. First, he loves MMA and, as he says, he wants to "play" too. Think about all the executive fantasy camps there are for the NBA, MLB, and NHL. This really isn't that different for him. T.Jay is also taking this fight as a nod of respect to all the fighters who have fought for him. He wants to show them that he appreciates their hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence. T.Jay is also taking this fight to let the critics know that MMA is a safe, legitimate sport.
Most importantly, T.Jay is NOT taking the fight for money, fame, fan adoration, etc. He purposely chose not to compete in Hawaii, where he would draw attention to himself. In fact, it was only in the last few weeks (under my incessant urging) that he decided to share his story.
T.Jay will compete in the AX Fighting event against Ryan Alverez (1-0). The event will take place Aug 5 in the Everett National Guard Armory in Washington. www.axfighting.com.
He is not taking the fight on a whim. He has trained many years, but decided to fully commit last year. He began practicing the sport he promotes 8 years ago under the tutilege of Ray Cooper at the Jesus is Lord gym. He later trained under Egan Inoue at Grappling Unlimited. In the last 12 months he has trained
full time at HMC in Honolulu. This summer he spent 3 weeks in Thailand training at the camp of legendary Muay Thai fighter/coach Sang Tien. Today he is returning from 2 weeks training under jiu-jitsu black-belt Jay Jack at the Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine. Local MMA insiders also know about the Hawaii Kai "Sunday sessions" in T.Jay's garage, which he converted into a training facility about a year ago.
Source: Patrick Freitas via www.onzuka.com/news.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 21, 2006 - Honolulu, HI
T.Jay turns 40 this year. His mid life crisis? Not a flashy car or a young girlfriend (he's already got those). He is going to compete in MMA. Those who know him may have noticed his body changing over the last year. 13 months ago he was carrying over 205lbs. He will compete in MMA in the 165lb class next month. He has trained hard for a year, eaten right, exercised, and drank cases of Rockstar Energy drinks.
Besides fulfilling the "mid life crisis," T.Jay is also taking this fight for a number of other reasons. First, he loves MMA and, as he says, he wants to "play" too. Think about all the executive fantasy camps there are for the NBA, MLB, and NHL. This really isn't that different for him. T.Jay is also taking this fight as a nod of respect to all the fighters who have fought for him. He wants to show them that he appreciates their hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence. T.Jay is also taking this fight to let the critics know that MMA is a safe, legitimate sport.
Most importantly, T.Jay is NOT taking the fight for money, fame, fan adoration, etc. He purposely chose not to compete in Hawaii, where he would draw attention to himself. In fact, it was only in the last few weeks (under my incessant urging) that he decided to share his story.
T.Jay will compete in the AX Fighting event against Ryan Alverez (1-0). The event will take place Aug 5 in the Everett National Guard Armory in Washington. www.axfighting.com.
He is not taking the fight on a whim. He has trained many years, but decided to fully commit last year. He began practicing the sport he promotes 8 years ago under the tutilege of Ray Cooper at the Jesus is Lord gym. He later trained under Egan Inoue at Grappling Unlimited. In the last 12 months he has trained
full time at HMC in Honolulu. This summer he spent 3 weeks in Thailand training at the camp of legendary Muay Thai fighter/coach Sang Tien. Today he is returning from 2 weeks training under jiu-jitsu black-belt Jay Jack at the Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine. Local MMA insiders also know about the Hawaii Kai "Sunday sessions" in T.Jay's garage, which he converted into a training facility about a year ago.
Source: Patrick Freitas via www.onzuka.com/news.html
