Category: MMA

MMA Fighters from Chatham-Kent

Big Things Happening at Gracie Barra Chatham

Big Things Happening at Gracie Barra Chatham

Dwight Wakabayashi- March 8, 2013

Gracie Barra belt - Photo by Rollan BudiSteele Gets Gold Hat Trick At This Years Arnold Classic Chatham-Kent and Gracie Barra Chatham jiu jitsu stand ... Read More

Steele Wins Three Gold at Arnolds

Steele Wins Three Gold at Arnolds

CKSN Staff- March 5, 2013

Justin Steele at the Arnolds - Submitted PhotoJustin Steele of Gracie Barra Chatham fought at the Arnold Games in Columbus, Ohio March 2-3. Steele dominated ... Read More

Gracie Barra Fighters Win 8 Medals at Junior Combat Classic

Gracie Barra Fighters Win 8 Medals at Junior Combat Classic

CKSN Staff- February 25, 2013

Gracie Barra Chatham fighters at the Junior Combat Classic - Submitted Photo wonGracie Barra Chatham students competed at the Junior Combat Classic Western Regional Championships ... Read More

Fournier Takes Grappling Gold in Toronto

Fournier Takes Grappling Gold in Toronto

CKSN Staff- February 18, 2013

Zach Fournier of Gracie Barra Chatham Wins Gold - Submitted PhotoThree of Gracie Barra Chatham students competed in Grappling Industries Toronto on February 16 at ... Read More

Arnel, Whittal Win TXC Fights

Arnel, Whittal Win TXC Fights

CKSN Staff- February 11, 2013

Gracie Barra fighters and coaches at TXC - Submitted PhotoGracie Barra Chatham went 2-0 in Utica, Michigan on Saturday, February 9 at TXC Cagefighting. Craig ... Read More

Jesse Gross Ready to Unleash “The Ghost” 2.0 in 2013

Jesse Gross Ready to Unleash “The Ghost” 2.0 in 2013

Dwight Wakabayashi- January 31, 2013

Jesse Gross (left) fights on the Score Fighting Series - CKSN.ca File Photo Jesse "The Ghost" Gross is back better than ever heading in to ... Read More

Steele, Petahtagoose Grapple Way to Wins

Steele, Petahtagoose Grapple Way to Wins

Ian Kennedy- January 28, 2013

Justin Steele in Montreal - Submitted PhotoJustin Steele of Gracie Barra Chatham competed at Grappling Industries Montreal: Pans Edition, presented by Fear The Fighter on ... Read More

Laprise Looks To Stay Busy And Undefeated In 2013

Laprise Looks To Stay Busy And Undefeated In 2013

Dwight Wakabayashi- January 16, 2013

Chatham native and professional fighter Chad Laprise is looking ahead to some very big things in his career in the year ahead and while nothing ... Read More

Clements Recovers From Surgery: Looking For May Return

Clements Recovers From Surgery: Looking For May Return

Dwight Wakabayashi- January 13, 2013

The 2013 mixed martial arts schedule is underway and Chatham-Kent has one man on the UFC roster as we start the calendar year. Dresden native ... Read More

Zanshin Dojo’s Whittal Promoted to Master Level of Yondan

Zanshin Dojo’s Whittal Promoted to Master Level of Yondan

CKSN Staff- December 9, 2012

Dan Whittal of Zanshin Dojo, middle, was promoted to master level yondan - Photo from FacebookChatham’s Zanshin Dojo karate club is pleased to announce the ... Read More

Cobra’s Taekwondo Dominate Midwest Championships

Cobra’s Taekwondo Dominate Midwest Championships

CKSN Staff- December 6, 2012

Keegan Kovar, Brandon Benoit, and Coach Ryan Formosa - Submitted PhotoKeegan Kovar and Brandon Benoit represented Cobra’s Taekwondo and Canada at the Midwest Taekwondo Championships ... Read More

Four Medal for Cobra’s Taekwondo

Four Medal for Cobra’s Taekwondo

CKSN Staff- November 26, 2012

Four athletes from Cobra's Taekwondo Training Centre competed at the Toronto Open earlier this month at The Variety Village Athletic Centre. This Ontario Taekwondo Association ... Read More

Gracie Barra Chatham’s Steele Rolls Undefeated in Las Vegas

Gracie Barra Chatham’s Steele Rolls Undefeated in Las Vegas

Dwight Wakabayashi- November 21, 2012

Justin Steele wins double gold in Las Vegas - Submitted PhotoChatham-Kent and Gracie Barra Chatham jiu jitsu star Justin Steele took his talents to Vegas ... Read More

Whittal Wins ICAD Gold in Woodstock

Whittal Wins ICAD Gold in Woodstock

CKSN Staff- November 1, 2012

Nick Whittal of Gracie Barra Chatham won gold in 205lb division at recent ICAD's submission grappling event in Woodstock Ont. He went 5-2 with all ... Read More