Here’s something to start your week out. Talk about motivating — scene from the 1985 movie Vision Quest, those inspiring words “It’s what happens in those 6 minutes……”

Hey to our Canadian friend Ken Rode. He stopped in a while back for a week of training with me. He came to Arizona for a vacation, he really enjoyed seeing the wild west. Ken, I look forward to seeing you again sometime. Take care & keep training hard!

I’ve posted this video before, it’s so worth seeing it again! Just so you know, Capoeira is a martial arts style way of fighting.

Here’s a shout out to our 12 new people this week—
To: Robyn, Taylor, Julius, Ralph, Susan, Mark, Phillipe, Leonardo, Marc, Elida, Meghan, & Jacob. We hope you’ll find it all to be a great experience. We will give you our best, be ready for some terrific boxing training.
Thank you for coming to Irongloves!!!

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it. If he has you in a bear hug, squirm fast & furius, butt his head, bite him, poke his eyes, do anything to break the hold. Even pull your legs up off the ground to make him fall down with you, then kick him. The point is to just create a second for yourself so that you can run.

2. Learned this from a tourist guide.
If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you…. Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car:
Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you, but everybody else will.  This has saved lives.

4. Getting into your vehicle:
Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their chequebook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR , LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
C.) Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side… If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs:
Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!).
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target)
4 in 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig-zag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic:
STOP It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked ‘for help’ into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

9. Another Safety Point:
Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird.. The police told her ‘Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.’ The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, ‘We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.’ He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby’s cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby’s cries outside their doors when they’re home alone at night.

10. Water scam!
If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full ball so that you will go out to investigate and then attack.

Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbours! Please pass this on This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because  the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America ‘s Most Wanted.

Finally, a final answer!!! Pacquiao will not be fighting Mayweather. The super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is officially dead, as Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said he closed a deal Sunday for Pacquiao to meet Joshua Clottey in Dallas at Cowboys Stadium on March 13. Read the whole story at>> Yahoo Sports

Dear lord, this video will make you laugh soooo hard, it is one of the funniest I’ve seen.  Starting at about 1:25 till the end. Not sure which is funnier — how the students keep screwing up their punches, or how the coach is yelling at top of his lungs. All you coaches can relate to this clip, haha.

Tomorrow, Monday, coach Paul Barton starts with Irongloves. He is the brother to the Contender competitor, Rico “Suave” Hoye.

Paul is an extreme technical trainer. He has over 40 amateur fights, and 7 MMA fights (all 7 won by way of knockout). He still competes in both Boxing and MMA.

Renene here live, coming to you while action takes place. What a wonderful day today, nice & sunny…. Stevie, you are missing a good one.

Rich Bakinski is here  training with Coach Tony, Jeff Fletcsher training with Big Joe, Jeff brought his pal to do a workout, so far Greg is doing fine.

David & Dani Harrison just showed up. Keri Hohm is here with her pink gloves. Elmer is here from Texas, he ‘s here for 1 week with us, doing open gym.

Parker & Phillip are rolling in. Coach Chris is training Parker for his first fight. Here comes David Crotchett, he is training with Joe for the Ringside tournament.

Gotta sign off  for now, Coach Chuck McGregor is due in soon.

Looks like it aint gonna happen, according to>> KPHO News They are still arguing over the drug test.