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Meeting the Man Behind Sholty Jiu-Jitsu and MMA Pt. 2 |
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Written by KOTC Staff
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Monday, 24 May 2010 22:01 |
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 Whether it’s through winning medals at grappling tournaments or adding King of the Cage Canadian titles to the team’s trophy case, more and more MMA fans are likely becoming familar with Prince George’s Sholty Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. Last week KOTC Canada posted the first in a two part series with the man behind the team, Murray Sholty, where the 36 year-old instructor discussed his own background in martial arts, as well as, the notoriety his team is increasingly receiving. In this second part of the interview, Sholty elaborates on the philosophy he employs for teaching MMA, before discussing the careers of current KOTC Canadian Flyweight Champion Clayton Sheen and former Canadian heavyweight champ, Adriano Bernardo.
Prince George has for years now forged a reputation for producing highly skilled fighters, as well as, for being one of Western Canada’s MMA hotspots. This success in the sport has taken place, despite the fact that the Northern British Columbia community is located far from any major cities or renowned MMA centers, like Las Vegas or Montreal.
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Thorne Embracing Underdog Role Heading into Bout with Krahn |
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Sunday, 23 May 2010 21:00 |
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 Since Trent Thorne began competing professionally in April, 2008, the 28 year-old-fighter has continued to work his way up the Canadian light-heavyweight division, despite having only trained in combative sports for a brief amount of time. The former 260lb. plus Edmontonian now turned 205lb. fighter, has not only put together a record of 5-2 since being stopped by Travis Quesnel in December, Thorne has won three straight bouts in 2010. Not a bad way to start your third year in the sport.
“I think my biggest improvement since last July is just my mental game,” Thorne said recently. “Every fight, until my last loss against Quesnel, I have always been going a mile a minute in my head wondering about every possible scenario. Let me tell you it doesn’t work, cause when I get in there my game plan, or whatever, goes out the window. All I want to do is finish my opponents as fast as I can!”
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Krahn Looking to End Thorne's Title Shot Aspirations |
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Sunday, 16 May 2010 21:26 |
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 One of the intriguing match-ups that will take place at King of the Cage Canada’s upcoming May 28th “Combustion” event in Edmonton, Alberta, is a tilt between rising light-heavyweights Cody Krahn and Trent Thorne. Both men will head into the bout having won three straight and both men have just two losses to date. The fight could speak volumes about where exactly the victor sits in the 205lb. division, which is why according to Krahn it needs to happen, before either man starts calling out for a title shot.
“I went after the fight myself,” said Krahn (6-2) while discussing the background to the upcoming fight. “I had heard that Trent had called out Bill Mahood after beating Chad Olmstead. I knew that me and Trent were supposed to fight a while ago. So I figured this was my opportunity to tell him, you know if you’re going to be fighting Bill Mahood, you should be fighting someone like me first.”
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Meeting the Man Behind Sholty Jiu-Jitsu and MMA Pt. 1 |
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Friday, 21 May 2010 22:56 |
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For some time now grappling enthusiasts and keen MMA observers throughout Canada have likely grown familiar with the name Sholty Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, as members from the Prince George gym continue to rack up wins while competing at various tournaments and cards. More recently the club further enhanced its reputation, as Sholty team members like Adriano Bernardo and Clayton Sheen added King of the Cage Canadian championships to their resumes. For the team’s head instructor Murray Sholty, the successes of his fighters, clearly resonate strongly with the 36-year-old martial artist.
“Winning the KOTC Canadian titles has been a very rewarding experience for me personally,” said Sholty. “We have always had great success with grappling and I felt that it was just a matter of time when we would succeed in MMA.”
“What it has meant to the club is that we have on location real life examples of normal 9 to 5 working type people that can achieve their goals while still contributing constructively to the community,” Sholty added. “This serves as a beacon of light to new students; this shows them that they too can train and win while living a productive lifestyle.”
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Davis Eager But Cautious Heading in to Rematch with Ritch |
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Friday, 14 May 2010 01:12 |
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 Things were going rather well in the career of Garett Davis when he submitted Shannon “The Cannon” Ritch at King of the Cage Canada’s “Widowmaker” event in June, 2006. Not only did the win add another high profile victory to the resume of Davis, but it was the Vancouver fighter’s sixth straight at the time; more and more Canadian MMA observers were taking notice of his career. Unfortunately for Davis, the veteran fighter has gone 3-4 since, making his upcoming bout with Ritch that much more important.
“It’s kind of a scary bout for me,” said Davis recently, who will face Ritch for a second time at KOTC Canada’s May 28th “Combustion” event in Edmonton, Alberta. “As far as “The Cannon’s” concerned the guy has as much experience as anybody; even though he has a lot of losses he still has over 50 wins you know? He’s been in there with pretty much anybody and is capable of taking anybody out in the first round.”
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