Daniel will back in Canada conducting a No-gi Jiu-jitsu seminar on May 5th 2012 in Toronto at Toronto No Gi, 1560 Yonge St. Unit G4, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4T 2S9. The seminar will begin at 1:00PM and is open to the general public. No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Seminar with World Champion Daniel...

On Saturday March 24th 2012 we will be hosting a Grappling Open House featuring local Sports Hall of Fame inductee, grappling champion, Colin Daynes. Colin is a multiple provincial, national and world champion, a former Canadian Olympic athlete and a Professional MMA Fighter with a perfect...

Bellator 64 will takes place on April 6 in The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor. Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren (9-0 MMA, 6-0 BFC) faces season-five tournament winner Douglas Lima (21-4 MMA, 3-0 BFC) in the evening’s main event. “The support we have received in Canada has...

By Randy Starkman Olympic Sports Reporter, Toronto Star.   It was the biggest win of boxer Mary Spencer’s life, a huge step in her quest for Olympic gold, but her celebration in the ring was muted. Spencer had just rallied to pound out an 18-12 decision over good friend turned fierce foe...

Dynamic Slip Bag training with Coach Cedric Benn featuring Jeremy Garrod. This drill is designed to build reaction time, speed, precise punching and automatic head movement. Not only are these skills important in boxing, but as Coach Cedric points out this is especially valuable in MMA when...

Congratulations to Goran Arnaut for his Gold Medal performance in the Cruiser-weight division at the 2011 North American Grappling Association (NAGA) Championships in Toronto over the weekend– this was Goran’s first tournament competition. Also congratulations to Chris Heedo for a...

We have padded sticks at the gym– they’re a great kickboxing tool to help train your blocking, parrying, head movement and checking leg kicks. We don’t use them often because people can’t resist the urge to ninja sword fight with them. And even though they’re...

2011 NAGA TORONTO GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIP The North American Grappling Association (NAGA) is the world’s largest mixed grappling tournament circuit with over 45 annual tournaments and 145,000 competitors worldwide. On Saturday & Sunday, December 3 & 4, 2011, NAGA makes its...

Score Media Inc. announces that The Score Fighting Series (SFS) will be partnering with Avant-Guard Promotions for the first professional MMA event in the history of Sarnia, Ontario. The card will take place Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 at the RBC Centre and is scheduled for ten fights. Two...

The Canadian Press | CBC GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Canadian boxer Mary Spencer had to wait until the championship bout before she was really tested at the Pan American Games. When faced with an opponent who was truly in her class, she came through with flying colours. Spencer became the...

Congratulations to our new Blue Belts! Senei Daniel and Coach Z where made proud and impressed by the overall skill, knowledge and determination presented by the group. Well done guys! They are: - Justin Arnold - Manny Aujla - Tyler Briffa - Dan Fraser - Chris Heedo - Frank Iakovidis - Ted...

Clear your schedules– Daniel will back at Central conducting a no-gi jiu-jitsu seminar on September 24th 2011. The seminar will begin at 12:00PM and will be followed by a belt testing for approved Blue Belt and Purple Belt candidates. The cost of the seminar is $50 and is open to the...

NEW PROGRAM FOR SEPTEMBER 2011 Mondays and Wednesdays 6:00pm to 7:00pm Ladies, are you fighting to step away from the at-home fitness DVDs? Or are you looking to add that much-needed variety to your workout to keep you inspired? Are you ready to fight your way into fitness? No matter what...

In this boxing training clip, Jeremy (black shirt) and Tarek (red shirt) spar with 20 oz gloves, drill head movement and blocking while moving forward and Coach Cedric Benn talks about slipping to the outside of the...

Here’s a short clip of Sammy (big strong wrestler with red shirt) rolling with Daniel (black shirt). Daniel is an elite level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt (World No-Gi Champion) with the best top-pressure and guard passing ability I have ever had the misfortune of feeling first hand....