The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
Well, I know that these blog posts are sporadic at best, but as the world is finding out I’ve been kinda busy in Knoxville. After this weekend’s fights in Vancouver…
Ovince Saint Preux has had 3 fights in 24 months and he’s been healthy the entire time. In 2012 he was the victim of the collapse of Strikeforce, fighting only…
After Vince’s last fight with Gian Villante, we as a camp had a deep certainty that the fight Vince had wasn’t anywhere close to the best fight Vince had inside…
This last weekend, it was my pleasure to coach my student Ovince Saint Preux in his first UFC fight. I have been the chief second three times before with Rafaello…
Eric Turner, head trainer for Strikeforce light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux, shares his perspective on the promotion's demise and what it could mean for his fighter and others.
We all know “that guy.” The guy that’s been in a million street fights. The guy that was raised by wolves. The guy that was/is trained by secret CIA ninjas…
Most of us hate making mistakes. We spend the better part of our waking hours trying to avoid them. When we do make them we try to get out of…
Over the many years, I’ve been blessed enough to travel all over the world to fights in shows from low-level amateur to the highest the sport has to offer (UFC).…
Eric Turner, Knoxville Martial Arts Academy's Head Instructor, takes readers inside the mental game of MMA and gives practical techniques to correct negative thinking and performance.