Either you love him or you hate him, Renato Laranja has definitely made a splash in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community. Wear it because you’re a fan, or wear it ironically, either way get the shirt today!
$24.00
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Things can get a little out of control when alpha dogs Nate Diaz and Renato Laranja are in the same building at the same time.
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Posted by Alder Hampel
Posted by Alder Hampel
It’s been a little over 4 years since I had full time employment at a very famous post production sound facility, Danetracks Inc. Since then I made the move to opening up my own 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu affiliate in Van Nuys, California. I left Dane Davis, for Eddie Bravo, sound design for Jiu Jitsu. I went from Protools to The Twister. I won an M.P.S.E for best sound in a game., but we lost in the UFC title fight vs. Georges St. Pierre in New Jersey. I went from working inside the big blue Danetracks building, to training at the Van Nuys MMA Super Center. I walked away from the position of editor, and took up the title of coach. I traded the vibrant colors of West Hollywood, for dreary strip malls of Van Nuys. I went from an Academy Award winning sound studio, to cornering Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy in his title shot. I gave up a Kensington track ball and gained a cage panel. I swapped out sound effects for bone-breaking techniques. I left motion pictures, for pay-per-view events. I said good bye to interactive media, and said hello to “As real as it gets.” I went from competing for jobs, to competing for the challenge. I exchanged an Aeron chair for a Zebra mat. I went from networking at E3, to competing in ADCC. to went from bicycling to work, to flying around the world. I was work in a room by myself, then i was teaching seminars to full rooms of people. Punching a clock, to punching a bag. I went from recording the sounds of guns, to teaching how to use the body as a weapon. I went from insecure and scared, to confident and brave. I went from employee to entrepreneur. I went from being downsized, to running my own budding business. In my mind, I’m starting to feel like a success.
Along the way I’ve fallen, I’ve stumbled, and I’ve contemplated quitting. What keeps me moving forward you ask? I find my motivation in the moments. It’s the thank you and a smile from a new student. It’s the grappler’s realization of his/her progression over time. It’s the advice of a mentor, it’s being humbled by a black belt. It’s the camaraderie of a team. It’s the direct result of hard work. It’s the responsibility of those times when you have to be a leader and a role model. It’s reaching a goal. It’s visualizing the yet to come. It’s the win of a fighter, it’s a hug from a competitor. It’s the student confiding in you. It’s giving, and receiving the gift of knowledge. It’s in solving a problem. It’s making a difference in somebody’s life. That’s what makes being a coach such a rewarding job for me.
Thank you to everybody that’s played a part in my journey. Good, bad, or other, you all all added to the storyline, I’ve learn so much from all my experiences, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I’m looking forward to what the future brings. I have a feeling the party is just getting started. Enter the Alpha-Black era.
Posted by Alder Hampel
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It took maneuver never before seen at the highest level of mixed martial arts to snatch accolades for 2011’s top submission. Mere hours after Richard Hale locked up a flashy and rare inverted triangle in Bellator Fighting Championships on March 26, Chan Sung “Korean Zombie” Jung one-upped him in the Ultimate Fighting Championship by wrapping up fellow featherweight Leonard Garcia with a move called the twister in mixed martial arts and jiu-jitsu. The spine-wrenching hold forces the target’s neck one way with the hands and arms while using the legs to move his lower body in the other direction to sharply torque the torso.
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Congrats to Michelle @ Tri-Costa as well!
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
Van Nuys MMA
16832 Saticoy (Near Balboa)
Van Nuys, CA
“The Human Tornado” will be our third installment of the Van Nuys MMA in-house tournaments. This event will be a beginner’s tournament, anybody with 2 years of experience and under is welcome to participate. Everybody is encouraged to compete in this event, it’s a great place to sharpen skills, in a friendly environment.
Admission for competitors is $10, and $5 for spectators. Coaches get in for free, just email me and let me know who you’ll be coaching. We will be awarding medals for this event!
***Cash and Prizes for the absolute division winner!!!***
We will also be showing the UFC on FOX at the gym after the competition, so bring friends, food and fun. It will begin at 6pm.
12pm: Weigh-ins
1pm: Matches Begin
6pm: UFC: Velaquez vs. Dos Santos
See you there!
Posted By: Mike Frausto (10th Planet Van Nuys)
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The latest episode of 10th Planet Kush feature 10th Planet Van Nuys Head Instructor Coach Alder Hampel
Posted by: Mike Frausto
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In recent tournament I faced a wrestler who did this exact same thing to me. This setup could have helped.
Posted by: Mike Frausto
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Don’t forget to watch Chuck Liddel’s Jiu Jitsu coach, 10th Planet Burbank’s own, Scott “Einstein” Epstein on this season of The Ultimate Fighter.
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"Coach" Alder Hampel is a Brown Belt instructor at 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu. For seminars, group, and private instruction information, please email me.
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