Very happy bunch of kids in their new gear. Thank you to everyone that helped raise money to purchase them. These kids will grow up to have good memories of the club and learn valuable life lessons.
Thanks again
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Its been a while since my last blog. I have been a busy boy in the last couple months. We have added more classes and also trying to accomidate more one on one sessions for people with funny schedules and for those that like to work out in more private setting. We have started a couple new classes I would like to mention. Our womens health and fitness class, beginner fitness , heavyweights fitness and Kettlebell fit class. Womens health and fitness runs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9am. Its a high intensity aerobic workout designed to improve strength, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance. Exercises are specific to target areas such as legs, core and shoulders to create more power and stamina. Overall results are: weight loss, body tone, improve confidence and self esteem. This class is taught by Joyce Heavyweights is a class for those that have packed away a few too many pounds and might have given up on themselves. I currently have a client that has lost 178lbs in this class. We start slow and work on the basics. Trying to get people moving and motivate to change their lives. Beginner Fitness is a class that is meant to get people moving for their first time or for those that might not have worked out in a long time. Out of ten this course is a 3 to 5 in intensity and difficulty. Course taught by Noel Wallace Kettlefit is one of my favorite classes. Its the only training you’ll ever need, but you can easily combine it with the rest of your training at the club to tailor a program guaranteed to help you achieve weight loss, improved strength, power, endurance, speed or mobility. High energy functional strength training to create the ultimate YOU. Class taught by me Jonny Mac
You can find our schedule on the website. Hope to see you soon. CVBC is always keeping up with the times. We are always working on making things easy for our clients to keep up with special deals, blogs, events and more. Our website sees anywhere from 100 to 500 people a day. Now we are looking to make things even easier in the near future with a CVBC app. I will post more about this as we get closer to completing the app :)
Chris "Bukwas" Anderson " the Lion Killer" July 12th Chris Anderson stepped into the Battlefield Fight League's cage for his second time in just over 2 month. This time it was at the Hard Rock Casino in Port Coquitlam and the winner of this match goes on to fight for the BFL Amateur Title in the Fall. Andersons last opponent was Mike Crisp, a grappler that trained out of Lions MMA in Vancouver. Chris dominated that opponent so I imagine they wanted revenge. They matched up their top striker (former BC heavyweight kickboxing champ and top ranked mma fighter) Kiarash Moghaddam for this important fight. We had plenty of time to get ready for Kiarash so we brought in some of the best fighters the Valley has to offer for Andersons training camp. Names like Mike Hackert, Nathan Swayze, Todd Stewart, Russ McCumber, Travis Peterson, Pat Kitto and Chris " Quicksand Anderson' just to name a few of the dozens. I was proud to see the alumni of past and present members come together and put their bodies on the line to get Chris ready for this battle. Everyone was united for this one as they often do when an important fight comes up for an athlete in the Valley Anderson put on an extra 5 pounds of muscle mass in our Kettlebell class and that seemed to be a huge part of the outcome of this fight. Proper nutrition, power and strength along with the endless days of sparring put Chris at the peak of his his career going into this battle. Before we went into this fight we knew that Kiarash would be fighting at his lightest weight at 170lbs. Weight cutting is a science and in order to drop weight divisions you have to make sacrifices in order to do so. We figured that he would either have to diet down with carb depletion, cut huge amounts of water weight or lose muscle mass to make 170lbs. Either way he was coming in weak and we would take advantage of that with Andersons endless amounts of cardio and pressure. At weigh ins we could tell he didnt make weight as easily as Anderson did. Most of which was done on the ferry in a sauna suit. Entering the cage Kiarash tried to intimidate Anderson with a huge mean mug stare. This did nothing but fuel Bukwas's fire. When the fight started Chris took the center of the cage and dictated where the fight was going. Anderson shot for a take down right away and was successful getting him to the ground. They were inticapating this as we heard in an interview earlier in the day. They thought that Anderson was a ground fighter so we played right into it. Moghaddam was able to get up to his feet without suffering any blows but he had taken him off his game. Anderson pursued him across the cage and started finding his range with combos and a few leg kicks. He was confident enough to land a spinning back kick which pleased the crowd. Moghaddam wasnt able to put anything togther always on his heals as Anderson followed him around the cage keeping up the pressure. Anderson threw 2 overhand rights. One clipping Moghaddam and the other just missing by a few inches. Anderson attempted a soft kick which his opponent caught but he wasnt able to capitolize on which proved to be the only time he was able to touch Anderson in the fight. In the next few seconds Anderson fakes the overhand right and goes for the straight cross to the body. Moghaddam knees buckle and Anderson delivers another fatal blow to the same spot. Two more bunches land before the ref Tony Williamson jumps in to stop the fight 1:10 into the very first round. The crowd goes wild and Anderson leaps to the top of the cage to thank his fans. Later that night the BFL welterweight champion Curtis Harriot 6-1 won his championship fight and vacated his title to pursue his pro career. Harriot's only loss was to Anderson so we were a little disappointed we didnt get to try to take it away from him later in the year. Maybe he didnt want that fight and wanted to go out on top? All we know now is that we are waiting to see who who will agree to fight Anderson for the belt as he just dominated the 2 toughest guys in the division. Guess we are goinng to have to wait and see. We would like to thank everyone that supported Chris and the Bulldog Fight Team for this event and its sponsors. Chris does not get paid to fight so what he does is not for the cash but for the love of the sport. Without sponsorship a young athlete would not be able to follow his dream and represent the Comox Valley in a sport where we have to cross obsticales every week just to compete. Many thanks to Skidlords clothing company, Plateau plumbing, Comox Chiropractic, Siefferts farm and the fine people Island Bison for all chipping in to clothe and feed him. I would also like to thank all the people that took time off their busy schedules to help train Chris for his fight. If you are interested in sponsoring Chris in his upcoming title fight please message Jonny Mac for packages. If you would like to see more of chris you can follow him on Facbook under Chris Bukwas Anderson or go to the Comox Valley Boxing Club page
Chris Anderson's nickname "Bukwas' comes from his roots and suits him very well. Chris is of native descent and his ancestors believe in a supernatural spirit " man of the woods". Legend tells that Bukwas was mysterious and illusive, he lurks nears the edge of the dark forest in which he lives, offering food to lost humans, luring them to become spirits in his shadowy underworld.
The same can be said about himself as a fighter. The cage is his woods and inside he is very dark and mysterious. He llures you in with some openings making you feel safe but draws you in where he wants you. Most find themselves in very bad positions where they cannot escape . Chris has a big fight ahead of him coming up July 12th at the Hard Rock Casino in Port Coquitlam. This will be his 3rd appearence in the Battlefield Fight Leagues cage. His last fight was very impressive controlling his opponent and finishing the fight in the second round with a clinic of ground and pound to earn him a TKO. This win should have given Chris a shot at the title owned by Curtis Harriot 6-1 ( His only loss was to Chris) but we are patient and will gladly beat up the rest of the division until that date is set. We are not looking past this fight as his opponent Kiarash Moghadam is no joke. He is 4-2 and used to be a Canadian heavyweight kickboxing champion. We have studied Mr. Moghadam and found some holes in his game. This will be the lightest he has ever fought at which might be hard on him to cut and doesnt have the bjj or wrestling pedigree that Chris will have to worry about on the ground. He is a great striker but Chris has a gym full of great strikers to get him ready. He also has a wrestling coach that competed in the olympics, former #1 mma heavyweight to roll with, a team of fighters that would gladly take time off work and put their bodies on the line to spar with, one of a few certified kettlebell instructors that helped him pack on more muscle mass and engineered a routine around fighting, a team doctor that has kept him injury free, food sponsors, clothing sponsors (skidlords) and most of all his woman and his family are standing right behind supporting him. This man has never had this in his many fights so look for Bukwas to put on a great performance and get that title shot he so rightfully deserves. You can get ticket at www.bfltix.com or you can stream the fight ppv. You can find the link at www.battlefieldfl.com Time for an update on the big guy. Andrew hit a huge goal of losing 100lbs that I posted in my last blog a few weeks back. Last week on the scale he was 389lbs. He is losing a half a pound a day and with every weigh in he is gaining more confidence and his motivation is increasing to lose more. He still has a long way to go but he can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Appart from the serious pain and suffering I apply to Andrew, we also shoot the shit at the club. The other day I see Andrew chasing around my dog, laughing like a little kid. It gave me such a huge smile because I know that he wouldnt have been able to do this last year or even 6 months ago and its great to see him happy. The progress this guy is making on getting his life back is outstanding. I might be helping him by setting up his routines but he is doing all the hard work. If you dont know Andrew I can tell you its worth meeting him if you see him about. He is always positive , well mannered and is very approachable. If anyone can inspire you its this man. By this time next year Andrew will be around 275 or less if he continues at this pace. I look forward to the many laughs and stories we will share along the way. To be continued.......... I admit that I am a bad blogger. Especially when we have had so much going on. For that I am sorry. I am hoping to change that but probably not with everything we have going on down the road at the club. Just to fill you in a bit:
The A-train Andrew Mcloughlin has crossed the 100lb mark of his weight loss(down from 500lbs to 399lbs). He did it in less then 10 months. At this rate he will be very close to his goal of 275lb this time next year. I will be pushing this guy all the way as I have many hours into to this and there is no way I wont let him down. He has been posting every 3rd week on his facebook account. He appreciates the support and it fuels him to continue Vasil Stefan(Vassi) former Romanian Olympian wrestler joined our club just recently. We are trying to develope a strong wrestling team and compete at a national level. That being said our girl Claudie De Muylder came 5th in the province after only starting wrestling 8 weeks prior. I look forward to seeing what's in the future for Claudie and the team as this class is getting more popular every week. We started running circuit classes every Monday Wednesday and Fridays mornings at 9am. Its run by trainer Noel Wallace. I have seen so many improvements to the people in that class over short peroids of time. If you are looking to tighten areas you didnt knew existed this is your class. Great fun atmosphere ( to Noel watching you sweat) good music and calories burnt. We now offer Judo classes on Monday nights. This class should humble any body that wants to lay a hand on you. My god there are some scary throws. Every heard of a brat in the UFC called Ronda Rousey? Judo is her backround. Has anyone been able to mess with her? Try it ! You'll love it We are trying to spruce up the front entrance of the club right now. Try to make the place look less intimidating. That is a job in a half. We run the club out of one of the oldest bulldings in the Valley. Lots of character we like to call it. There will be more renos in the next couple months. Pics to follow Private lessons are picking up. I am inspired in seeing be my clients getting stronger,faster and sometime cockier. lol. I enjoy the challenges I encounter with each individual as they all meet certain needs. Some have injuries, weaknesses, poor balance or just plain ol lazy. Others are advanced athletes trying to be challeged.Coming up with a fitness routine for each person keeps me on my toes and stimulated. Im going to cut it short and hopefully get some time in the near future to write again. Always in your corner Jonny |
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From the steaming jungles of Thailand to the concrete testing grounds of Canada, Jonny Mac dedicates his time and energy to boxing, kickboxing and filling up CVBC's fight card. Archives
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