Archive for August, 2008

The Closing Ceremonies

Auto Date Monday, August 25th, 2008

The closing ceremonies of the Olympics are upon us and I must say, this Olympic Games was something else.

I especially enjoyed the judo competition and I’m sure you did as well.

It was some exciting stuff. I also really enjoyed the wrestling as well.
I’m not a huge swimming, diving, and more swimming and diving and synchronized diving and more swimming fan, but I can understand and respect those who are. I just think that out of all of the swimming that they had on television, that they could have squeezed a little bit of Judo and wrestling in there somewhere.

But with that being said, the bottom line is this … The Olympics are over.

And with that ,the Underground Gripfighting Secrets Olympic Sell-A-Bration is coming to a close. If you have not yet gotten your hands on the Underground Gripfighting Secrets, then I would strongly suggest that you get Underground Gripfighting Secrets today, especially since I’ve thrown in a bona fide bonus with it as well.

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The Olympic Games were something and so is Underground Gripfighting Secrets.
If you wanna be the best, then you have to get the best and quite honestly, Underground Gripfighting Secrets is THE BEST gripping and gripfighting information available.

So, please take this time to get a hold of this because tomorrow is won’t be around.

Take care,

Rhadi Ferguson
2004 Olympian
4X National Judo Champion
World Class Strength Coach

Congratulations to Ronda Rousey

Auto Date Monday, August 18th, 2008

First and foremost I would like to say congratulations to Ronda Rousey.

I was really glad that she won an Olympic Medal in Beijing. I along with a couple of other thousand of people was hoping that she would have brought home a Gold Medal and she was certainly close. She definitely fought like a Gold Medalist, I can attest to that.

I remember watching Ronda a couple of years ago, before the Olympics and I told her, “You’re my hero.” She laughed.  Coming off of the football field and entering into the sport of judo was very shocking to me.  I just didn’t see anyone with that “kick ass” mentality or anyone with the type of mindset that they would just as soon shake your hand as they would spit in your face.  Now I’m not saying that Ronda was mean or unsportsmanlike (for those that like to take snippets of conversations and run with it).

What I am saying is that she has that Championship “Switch”.  The ability to turn herself into a machine on command and then turn herself into a loving, shy, coy and soft spoken young lady at a moment’s notice.

I was having a conversation with Taraje a couple of months ago and I asked him a question that I already knew the answer to because I’ve sat back and watched Ronda, studied Ronda, spoken with her mother and with her coaches and those around her, but I wanted Taraje to glean what he could from being around her. So I asked Taraje, “What is it? What makes her good?”

At first he replied, “Hell, I dunno. I can’t figure it out.”

And this happens with most athletes and most people. Because the first thing that we all want to do is point out the things that are wrong or that we believe are wrong with someone.  When it comes to Ronda I’ve heard it all (and hell, to be honest, I said some of it myself …..but I do KNOW why she is as good as she is.)

After weeks of watching and studied Ronda (note: Studying Ronda is and was the right thing to do because SHE WAS, at that time A SILVER MEDALIST at the most recent world Championships) – Taraje called me and he said, “I got it.”

I said, “You got what?”

He said, “I know why she is THAT good.”

I asked, “Why?”

He said, “Because she REALLY believes that she is supposed to win.”

Now I know some of you are reading this and you think that this is normal, but it is not normal.  RONDA DOES NOT QUIT and she cries in practice when you beat her.  Now here’s the kicker.  I know I was rolling with her on the mat one time and  she got frustrated and started crying. I started thinking to myself, “Hey lady, get a hold of yourself. I’m 225 lbs., I’m a black belt in BJJ, I’m stronger than you, and there’s no way you are going to beat me in newaza. Why are you crying?”

This was a couple of years ago.

Recently, in a conversation, I was talking to Ronda and I mentioned how she gets upset when some of the guys throw her or beat her sometimes in practice and she says, “Just because they can do it doesn’t mean that I have to like it or accept it.”

Now THAT is some REAL sh–!!!!  Most woman after a period of time in practice give up or start going easy when they are practicing with guys NOT RONDA. She goes harder. SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE IS SUPPOSED TO LOSE A GRIPPING SEQUENCE, A GRIPPING EXCHANGE, A MATWORK DRILL…. NOTHING!!!
It’s awe-inspiring to see. A couple of weeks ago I was practicing with her in Boston and she was clearly huffing and puffing. To the point that I knew she was hurting in practice. BUT NOT ONCE DID SHE STOP OR LET UP.  I did a round of gripping with her and as the gripping started to kick up a little bit, I felt a pop on the side of my left jaw and saw a couple of stars. Then I thought to myself, “This mother_—— just punched me in my face!”  :-)   She said, “Sorry” and then we commenced to gripping harder.

This was a classic move by her, if for no other reason than to let me know that if I’m not going hard with her then I’m being disrespectful to her.  I CAN CERTAINLY DIG THAT AND AS A COMPETITOR I CAN RESPECT IT!! So I stepped it up. (Most guys won’t do that to me because of the potential of me stepping it up. Ronda welcomes it.)
I really admire Ronda Rousey and her toughness, her technique and her ability to hit the “switch” and put herself in gametime mode when it’s necessary.

It has been a pleasure to watch her mature over the years. To be able to speak with her mother on several occasions and to watch her juggle her private life and professional life with the expertise of a professional juggler at the circus – with the utmost care and without dropping a ball – has been really enlightening.

I feel that you can really learn from anybody and everybody know matter how much you know or how much you may think that you know.  I’m interested in hearing what Ronda has to share with the rest of the Judo world.  And I really want to see what she does next.

SHE’S FULL OF EXCITEMENT.  One moment she’s got the hottest athlete blog at the Olympic Games and the next thing you know, she’s a spokesperson for the Vegan movement.  I guess we’re all waiting to see what Ronda’s gonna do next.

So with that being said, CONGRATULATIONS RONDA ROUSEY (and congrats AnnMaria). You made us proud, very proud and you gave USA Judo a great push in the right direction.

Ronda, you are now a hero to us all. Thank you for your hard work and your dedication. You have inspired more people than you know.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Rhadi Ferguson
2004 Olympian
4-Time National Judo Champion

http://www.Rhadi.com

I forgot to tell you this

Auto Date Friday, August 15th, 2008

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If you are interested in:

  • A Complete insight to gripping sequences and gripping tactics
  • How to beat physically bigger and stronger opponents
  • What to do so that you can prevent being thrown
  • How to train to grip so that you can grip
  • Never seen before gripping drills and strategies
  • The important and crucial keys to preventing your opponent from dominating your sleeve and how you can dominate theirs
  • The intricacies of Right vs. Right Kumikata
  • The inside secrets of Left vs. Right
  • How to mask if you are a righty or lefty and get an advantageous grip on your opponent
  • What to do so that you can prevent being thrown
  • Dirty little gripping secrets , tips and tricks that will absolutely confuse your opponents and frustrate your friends (they’ll never have a clue what you’re doing to them)
  • How beat your opponent at the “zero” before the gripping sequence even starts
  • The never before taught “wrist tap” technique
  • Movement patterns to initiate and thwart gripping sequences
  • Live Gripfighting between Jimmy Pedro and Rhadi Ferguson
  • The “change up” Jimmy Pedro developed in order to be highly competitive with the European Judo Players
  • Rhadi Ferguson’s personal gripping strategies and how they fit within his “pickup” game
  • New grip breaking techniques that Jimmy has never shown before (even I was surprised!)

Olympians Rhadi Ferguson and Jimmy Pedro cover all of this and so much more.

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Take care and have a great weekend.

Rhadi Ferguson
2004 Olympian
4-Time National Judo Champion
BJJ Black Belt
“The Judo Coach’s Coach”

Did you see this video yet?

Auto Date Thursday, August 14th, 2008

I have a VERY important video presentation for you that I did with Jimmy Pedro.

Please take some time out of your schedule to watch this video very carefully.

I’m sure that you have seen some of the changes which have occurred on the international level with Judo.

Some people say that the gripfighting has really “gone too far”.

Some people just accept it as being “part of the game”.

Well 1999 World Champion Jimmy Pedro and myself, 2004 Olympian Rhadi Ferguson want to present to you an absolutely f.r.e.e. video presentation on the topic:

“Grip Fighting: Does It Hurt Or Enhance Judo”
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Take care,

Rhadi Ferguson
2004 Olympian
4-Time National Judo Champion
BJJ Black Belt
The Judo Coach’s Coach

P.S. You REALLY need Underground Gripfighting Secrets. I’m telling you right now. There’s no way to successfully coach or compete without this knowledge.
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P.P.S. Remember this will all be over on the 24th of August at the conclusion of the Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic Games. So enjoy your weekend and make sure you get Underground Gripfightings Secrets today.

Ronda Rousey Wins Bronze Medal At The 2008 Olympic Games

Auto Date Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Ronda Rousey did it.

She named her cat Beijing a couple of years ago, right before the 2004 Olympic in Athens, Greece and now she was here in Beijing in 2008.

Her focus was on Gold, her eye was on Gold and she fought with the passion and determination of someone who wanted to win a Gold Medal.
Unfortunately for her, she lost a very close overtime match to a tough opponent, Edith Bosch.  But all was not lost.

Ronda had a opportunity to go down in to the consolation bracket which is what we call the Repechage in Judo. And she fought her way back to the Bronze Medal match.

In a very smart match where Ronda displayed both Technique, Tactical Prowess and intelligent play; she beat her opponent from Germany by a Yuko.

Ronda Rousey did it. She is a Bronze Medallist at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Congratulations Ronda Rousey – YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO JUDOKAS EVERYWHERE.

Ronda Rousey for President!! :-)

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Edith Bosch
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Edith Bosch ended up winning a Bronze Medal as well.

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Now’s The Time
To Sell-A-Brate
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WELCOME TO THE OLYMPIC SELL-A-BRATION PAGE

If you have any desire at all to win a Medal at the Olympic like Ronda Rousey, then you are going to have the learn the secrets of Gripfighting. I’m sure many of you know that 1999 World Judo Champion, 4-Time Olympian and 2 Time Olympic Bronze Medalist, Jimmy Pedro is Ronda Rousey coach. And Jimmy is known all over the world for being an amazing ground fighter and an amazing grip fighter.

Some of the same gripping strategies that you’ve seen Ronda employ at the Olympic Games are illustrated by Jimmy Pedro and Rhadi Ferguson on their highly heralded and highly sought after product, Underground Gripfighting Secrets.

If you want to discover the skills that you are ABSOLUTELY going to need if you want to coach or compete at a high level in Judo, then this is it!!

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Congratulations
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You may not be able to look like Ronda. You may not have a cat name Beijing and you may not have a 2008 Olympic Bronze Medal or a 2007 World Championship Silver Medal, but you can develop World Class Gripfighting Skills and get the same world class grip fighting knowledge that Ronda Rousey has.

Congratulations Ronda!!!

You Are The Judo Crusader of the Year!!!

Sincerely,

Rhadi Ferguson
2004 Olympian
4-Time National Judo Champion
BJJ Black Belt

Beyond The Veil of Secrecy

Auto Date Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

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Introduction
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All the in-the-know gi grapplers like Yamashita, Pedro, Irvin, Ribiero, Jacare, Rickson, Yoshida, Nomura and countless others know what I’m going to tell you right now.

There are 2 Levels of understanding in gi grappling. There’s the Perceived Level of Knowing and the True Level of Knowing.

At most of the clinics that many grapplers give, you’ll notice that they kinda tell you some of the stuff that you already know. They just change it around a bit, and they cast a spell over you with their “presence” and they use catch phrases and tell you how important “the basics” are.

And while this is true, they are only reinforcing your “PERCEIVED level of Knowing”.

Meaning, they are reinforcing what you already know and allowing you to recall what it is that you already know and present it as new information. THIS IS NOT BAD!!

This does have a great deal of value. And often times there are people in the audience who have not reached the highest level within this level and they need such information.

BUT……..

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Then, there is a set of key
information that lies
beyond the veil of knowing.
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It lies within the True Level of knowing – herein lies the secrets that the champions discuss in and of themselves.

These are the secrets that you only get when you are traveling all around the world and living in smelly hostels and making the sacrifice of training 2 to 3 times a day in a country that doesn’t serve any of the food that you like to eat nor do they have the things which you are used to having back home.

These secrets are reserved for those who practice day in and day out with the best in the world and put their bodies on the line because they know if that if they learn ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY, it can be the difference between winning a national championship or sitting in the stands. Or the difference between being and Olympian and an Olympic Hopeful.

Have you ever known how difficult it is for you to sit down and join a table or group discussion of some of the worlds top grapplers?

You can’t and you can’t do it with any of the top athletes. Just think, if you saw a nice young male or female at a table and you wanted to introduce yourself, you’d be able to do it.

But if you saw, Rickson Gracie, Royce, Jacare, Rhadi Ferguson, Jimmy Pedro and Lloyd Irvin at a table…. Would you be able to do anything more beside ask for a picture and an autograph. Probably not. Why?

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You’ve Been
EXCLUDED!
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Well, there is another level of operation at that table which you can’t break into because you don’t have the understanding to break into it. We’ve LOCKED YOU OUT!!! But now Jimmy Pedro and I are gonna let you in. Could you imagine what it would be like to sit down in such company and listen and hear the ideas, conversations, strategies, tactics, stories and know-how. That %^#% would be priceless.

You are now going to be privy to that information. And not only that, Jimmy and I will be discussing ONE TOPIC and one topic only as we unleash the SECRETS OF GRIPFIGHTING.

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And for those that think they know the secrets, please understand this.

THERE IS a level of understanding that you have, which more often than not is the level of understanding which the “higher-ups” want you to have. They aren’t, have not, won’t and never will tell you what it is that they know. NEVER!!

I practiced with Jimmy Pedro everyday for a year and HE NEVER TAUGHT ME ANYTHING. It wasn’t until I retired that we started having discussions about the secrets of gripfighting.

Lloyd Irvin and I used to have private training sessions where I would provide the secret to him. Believe me when I tell you that if you think you know – YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!

Do yourself an extreme favor and allow 1999 Judo World Champion Jimmy Pedro and 2004 Olympian and BJJ Black Belt Rhadi Ferguson to expose to you the upper most secrets of the gripfighting game.

We promise you that you will see your gripping game catapult and your overall game to heights you’ve never imagined!! Don’t miss this incredible chance to watch your judo and takedown game explode!!

Take care,

Rhadi Ferguson
2004 Olympian
4-Time National Judo Champion
BJJ Black Belt
The Judo Coach’s Coach

P.S. Don’t let this pass you by. You REALLY need this. I’m telling you right now. There’s no way to successfully coach or compete without this knowledge.
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Let’s Take It Underground

Auto Date Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

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- How Would You Like To Grab Hold Of Someone’s Gi, Use Them Like A Steering Wheel In A Car And Take Them Wherever You Want Them To Go?

- How good would it feel to know that you can take your opponent, anywhere you want him to go and he can’t stop you?

- How would you like to be the sole person in the match or randori session who can decide whether to speed up the pace or slow it down?

- How would you like to walk on to the mat with the knowledge that you ARE the better gripper, and thus, you ARE going to win?

Admit it! You’d love it. I know you would because all elite players do. And now you can have this feeling too.

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The Olympic Games Sell-A-Bration occurs from now until the end of closing ceremonies.

Take care and get a grip on reality and do what you have to do to improve your judo career today.

Dedicated to your Improvement,

Rhadi Ferguson
2004 Olympian
4-Time National Judo Champion
BJJ Black Belt

The “Secret” Inside The Secret Product

Auto Date Monday, August 11th, 2008

I know you can’t wait until the tomorrow (the 12th of August) to get your hands and the Underground Gripfighting Secrets, but you will have to wait until but since I know how much waiting is really eating at you, I’m going to throw in a an extra added bonus.

That’s right.  Every person who orders Underground Gripfighting Secrets during this Olympic Games Sell-A-Bration will also get, for absolutely f.r.-e-e my audion CD set that I did with Jimmy Pedro called Grip To Win.

So tomorrow, you will already save even before you’ve invested.

If you’ve ever wondered if there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow I’m here to tell you there is. And you will get your pot of gold on the 12th of August as the product that all gi grapplers have been waiting for will hit the market once again!

Rhadi, What is it? What’s the Secret?

Well 1999 World Judo Champion and myself have decided to lift the veil and peel back the curtain on the best kept secret in grappling.  This one secret has made many-a-champions, extended many careers, won many matches and has cost many people to lose.

The Power of This Secret……

Once this secret was uncovered by grappling great Lloyd Irvin, he back a 2005 Brazilian Jiujitsu World Champion

Once this secret was uncovered by my good friend from Wisconsin, Joshua Peterson, he became a National Champion in Judo….

When I finally mastered this secret I was able to become one of the top 16 Judo players in the World and I placed second at the Brazilian Jiujitsu Championships….

My good friend and Olympic teammate Jimmy Pedro mastered this secret so well that he became a 1999 World Judo Champion, a 4-time Olympian, a 2-time Olympic Bronze Medalist and a 2 Time Judo World Medalist.

This secret has been kept from you…. And with good reason. If you had it, you would be better than your instructor and you would be an unstoppable force on the mat.

This secret is so potent that it will turn average grapplers to great ones overnight. I know, it happened to me. I went from being an international door mat on the elite judo level to being a force to reckon with and an arse-kicker in a matter of months.

It is well known in the upper-echelon of grappling and judo that you are not supposed to divulge this secret, but Jimmy Pedro and I are going against the grain and bucking the system to give you what you NEED to excel. We have already received a ‘considerable amount of heat’ once it leaked out that we were going to expose this secret.

Without this – your judo and jiujitsu game will putt-putt and sputter at best.

I’m telling you right now that Underground Gripfighting Secrets will shock you, amaze you and quite frankly you may get pissed, but oh well…..

The bottom line is that you will be a better competitor and coach because of it.

Take care,

Rhadi Ferguson
2004 Olympian
4-Time National Judo Champion

http://www.Rhadi.com

P.S. Make sure you lookout for my email tomorrow titled: “Let’s Take It Underground”

Let’s Sell-A-Brate The Olympic Games

Auto Date Monday, August 11th, 2008

Watching the Olympics and the Judo has really got me all worked up.

I was talking to Jimmy Pedro the other night and he said, “Bro. I’m going through withdrawal. I’ve been at every Olympic Games since 1984 and I competed in ’92, ’96, ’00, and ’04!  We boycotted in 1980, but this is the first Olympic Games that I have not attended.  I never thought that it would bother me this much but it really is!”

I had to agree. I thought I was going to be okay with sitting home and watching the Olympics.

I mean, I really did convince myself SEVERAL times that I was going to be fine.  But after watching that spectacular display of the Opening Ceremonies put on the Beijing Olympic Committee, I really must admit that I miss it.

So I told Jimmy that we have to do something…

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Here’s What We’re
Gonna Do
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Since we can’t be at the Olympic Games the best thing that we can do is to help you to enjoy what you watching and to help you get there if that is what you desire.

So what we are going to do is to, once again, re-release Underground Gripfighting Secrets from Tuesday, August 11th until the end of the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games.

You will have the distinct pleasure of obtaining the most comprehensive Grip Fighting Package available on the planet.  And you will be able to do so at a super low price.

So look out for my email tomorrow with the title, “Let’s Take It Underground”

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Would You Like To
Compete At The Olympics?
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Life is difficult at times, I know. Things don’t work out the way that we want them to and sometimes we’re down right unlucky.  I can recall a saying that my father used to use when I was young. He would said, “If it weren’t for bad luck, I would have no luck at all!”

Well, going to the Olympics is not only based upon you being skillful, its also based upon you being lucky. But “Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.”

And there is no better way to be prepared as a coach or as an athlete, than to have the best information available at your disposal.

So in the next couple of days you will literally have the chance to MAKE yourself lucky.

Not only will this product be on sale, but for some of you it will be the first time that you’ve seen it. It’s not on my website, its not readily available and if you weren’t on my teleseminar call with 1999 World Judo Champion Jimmy Pedro then you didn’t even hear about it

It is an absolutely new product that can and will catapult and launch your gi grappling game to another level. If you do, Judo, Jiujitsu or Sambo, you are going to absolutely salivate when you see this brand new thing that I’ve done with 1999 World Judo Champion Jimmy Pedro. It is absolutely bananas!!!!

So, make sure you pay attention to my email tomorrow with the title that reads:

“Let’s Take It Underground”

And just like my wife says, when she comes back from the mall, “Ain’t nothin’ like a good sale!”

Take care and I’ll *see* you tomorrow.

Let “The Games” Begin

Auto Date Friday, August 8th, 2008

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Introduction
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Greetings!

For those of you who know me, you are very aware that I absolutely love the Olympic Games, the Olympic process and the Olympic Movement.

I was an Olympic Alternate in 2000, an Olympian in 2004, I coached at 4 athletes this year that competed in the Olympic Trials (weightlifting, track and field [athletics] and judo) and I have one athlete right now who is getting ready to compete in Beijing in the 60kg (132 lbs.) weight class in the sport of judo.

I also serve on the Athlete’s Advisory Council for USA Judo as a representative for the United States Olympic Committee.

So needless to say, every four years I get super pumped around this time of the year.

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Atlanta 1996
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During the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, I can remember watching the Games and watching American Jimmy Pedro win a Bronze Medal at the Olympics and I said to out loud to myself, “I’m going to the Olympics” and my mother said, “Okay honey.” In a very sarcastic tone, as if she didn’t think that I could do it.

Now I can truly understand her position.

I started judo at the age of 7 and stopped at the age of 13. And the time at which I had made that statement, I had not practice judo in 10 years. So, I can see how she would think I was “off my rocker”. If someone were to make such a statement to me, I’d probably think the same thing.

But needless to say, I graduated from college in 1997 and began training.

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Sydney 2000
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I really tried to make the 2000 Olympic Team. I quit a great paying job that I had while working for Texas Instruments as a Technical Sales Engineer and moved to the Olympic Training Center. I trained and trained and trained and trained but I came up short and ended up going to Sydney, Australia as a training partner and I paid for my whole entire trip.

I had to see for myself, EXACTLY what I was going to continue to train another 4 year for, I had to *see* the Olympics up close, even if I couldn’t *touch* it.

It was a tough trip and a bittersweet feeling to watch someone compete who I had beaten 2 outta the 3 times that we fought, but in 2000 there wasn’t an Olympic Trials process only a point selection process so I had to endure another four years.

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Athens 2004
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Between 2000 and 2004 I got married to my lovely wife, Traci, and I graduated with my Masters Degree in Education and I moved back to the Olympic Training Center after having a total of 3 National Championship titles under my belt.

I was seasoned and ready to go all the way until I had a career-ending injury, 9 months before the Olympic Trials.

I was able to come back though and win the Olympic Trials and become an Olympian.

I was overjoyed and so was my mother ;-)

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Beijing 2008
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After retiring in 2005 and earning my Strength and Conditioning credential as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, I have become one of the foremost experts in the area of strength and conditioning for combat sports. I’ve coached fighters who fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, World Champion Submission Wrestlers and many Olympic Athletes.

As I said earlier, I had 4 current clients in this years Olympic Trials and a total of 9 Athletes that I coached and consulted for since 2004 that attended the Olympic Trials in their respective sports this year.

And the one and only athlete who has been with me since 2005, Taraje Williams-Murray, made the Olympic Team.

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Taraje Williams-Murray
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Taraje, will compete tomorrow at the Olympic Games in Beijing in the 60kg weight class.

He will face a formidable first round competitor from Japan and I truly believe that he will win and return to the United States with a medal around his neck.

But just in case he doesn’t, he’s won anyway.

The words of the Olympic creed are attributed to Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympic Games and they read as such:

“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”

And with that being said, Taraje Williams-Murray is a winner.

He’s a 2-Time Olympian, a 4-Time National Champion an accomplished producer of a best-selling DVD “Beyond The Rings”

–> http://rhadi.com/beyondtherings/btr.html

Taraje is quite frankly, “The Man”

I recently got off the phone with Taraje and he’s ready to go and so am I. I will be watching and the whole world will be watching.

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Please Support
Taraje’s Project
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I’m sure you are very aware that being an Olympian, doesn’t pay big bucks, but it is an honorable task and feat. However after the Olympics are over, “real-life” smacks you dead in the face.

Taraje and I really took some extreme time and care to catalog what it is REALLY like to train for the Olympic Games. We included the ups-and-downs, the highs-and-lows, the pain, the pleasure, the sacrifice, the things you lose and the things that you gain. And what is really great about what it is that we captured through this process is that it applies to life, not just sport.

So both Taraje and I would really appreciate it, if you could and would support his DVD project “Beyond The Rings”

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We promise you that you will not only learn a great deal, but you will benefit a great deal as well.

I cannot hammer this point home enough: If You Are A Coach, An Athlete, or A Parent of An Athlete, then this DVD “Beyond The Rings” is mandatory viewing”

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Take care and be sure to visit http://www.Taraje.com and http://www.TheJudoCrusader.com for updates on Taraje’s performance.

Sincerely,

Rhadi Ferguson, CSCS
2004 Olympian
4-Time National Judo Champion
Fitness Expert