Author Topic: If you could train with any fighter for a month who would it be?? (Read 5185 times)

SinCitysmallGUY · « **on:** October 04, 2007, 03:46:17 PM »

Thought this would be a cool topic.. I would love to ride with BJ for a month.. That would be cool... He is one of my favorites of all time...

americanbulldog · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2007, 04:18:49 PM »

Quote from: SinCitysmallGUY on October 04, 2007, 03:46:17 PM

Thought this would be a cool topic.. I would love to ride with BJ for a month.. That would be cool... He is one of my favorites of all time...

BJ is an incredible athlete who hasn't been able to replicate his success to others. For that reason, I'd want to train with Couture. He seems to be able to elevate people's games.

Bluto · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2007, 04:22:50 PM »

rampage. he's been around long enough to have some stuff to teach and besides, he would be a hell lotta fun to party with after the training is done for the day

SinCitysmallGUY · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2007, 04:26:51 PM »

Quote from: americanbulldog on October 04, 2007, 04:18:49 PM

BJ is an incredible athlete who hasn't been able to replicate his success to others. For that reason, I'd want to train with Couture. He seems to be able to elevate people's games.

Yeah but from what I have read and heard BJ is a great guy. I would love to just get the knowledge he has.. Plus I think his ring experiance would be great to hear about. He came up and was huge then lost it a little. I just think he would be awesome to learn from. I would for sure love to live in HI and train with him full time...

davinci · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2007, 05:46:21 PM »

as much as i love training with lutter. i went to randys new gym in vegas about a month ago (no he wasnt there) but i love the place. my girl is tryin to talk me into moving to vegas and goin to train there.

only thing stopping me is vegas is hell to live in. theres no control over rent or cost of living prices..... i can easily get a job there as en electrician, they are currently building 4 new casinos and 5 high rise condos on the strip. But even gettin paid 50 dollars an hour for me in vegas is like making 10 bucks an hour with cost of living.....

decisions decisions

K-1 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2007, 06:12:59 PM »

Anderson Silva

americanbulldog · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2007, 06:17:13 PM »

Quote from: davinci on October 04, 2007, 05:46:21 PM

as much as i love training with lutter. i went to randys new gym in vegas about a month ago (no he wasnt there) but i love the place. my girl is tryin to talk me into moving to vegas and goin to train there.

only thing stopping me is vegas is hell to live in. theres no control over rent or cost of living prices..... i can easily get a job there as en electrician, they are currently building 4 new casinos and 5 high rise condos on the strip. But even gettin paid 50 dollars an hour for me in vegas is like making 10 bucks an hour with cost of living.....

decisions decisions

Vegas has a high cost of living? Man you should see Hawaii. Climate in Vegas is tortuous. My wife and I had two condo's there two years ago. Torture was carrying a refrigerator up a flight of steps to put into the unit in August. (Next purchase I payed for the shipping) I love Master Toddy's in Vegas, LV Combat club and J-Sect.

davinci · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2007, 06:21:52 PM »

Quote from: americanbulldog on October 04, 2007, 06:17:13 PM

Vegas has a high cost of living? Man you should see Hawaii. Climate in Vegas is tortuous. My wife and I had two condo's there two years ago. Torture was carrying a refrigerator up a flight of steps to put into the unit in August. (Next purchase I payed for the shipping) I love Master Toddy's in Vegas, LV Combat club and J-Sect.

YES extremely high, its jsut so strange seein a small 1500 sqft crap house with no central ac costing 350k

how much was your condo there and if you dont mind me askin did your income cover everything?

im just a journey man electrician, now granted i can get a job in vegas easy due to the construction and my skills. i just don want to live like crap there. i dont need to a highroller either. just regular life and train at that place.... and my girl loves vegas

davinci · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2007, 06:35:47 PM »

also you heard of american standup in boulder city? i was goin to check them out to. only reason i ask is i love there shirts, the brown one with the huge white gorilla sillouhette on the back that says gorilla grappling is dope as hell. dont know if that camp sucks or not but the shirts are tight as hell

americanbulldog · « **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2007, 06:49:07 PM »

Quote from: davinci on October 04, 2007, 06:21:52 PM

YES extremely high, its jsut so strange seein a small 1500 sqft crap house with no central ac costing 350k

how much was your condo there and if you dont mind me askin did your income cover everything?

im just a journey man electrician, now granted i can get a job in vegas easy due to the construction and my skills. i just don want to live like crap there. i dont need to a highroller either. just regular life and train at that place.... and my girl loves vegas

Sold both units made 37K after paying capital gains. 1500 square foot no central AC house costs 550K here.

davinci · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2007, 07:01:02 PM »

Quote from: americanbulldog on October 04, 2007, 06:49:07 PM

Sold both units made 37K after paying capital gains. 1500 square foot no central AC house costs 550K here.

ok well what im wondering is do you think i could sustain a middle class quality life in vegas? im not goin to lie here in tx i only make 40k a year there in vegas i know it would b more jsut wondering how costly it really is compared to how much they pay you

Captain Equipoise · « **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2007, 08:03:56 PM »

Would love to train with Bas Rutten, I love the guy..great personality plus very round fighter.

In regards to Vegas, I was there on vacation in the beginning of Sept. I couldn't believe the real estate prices either! it was ridiculous, even out in the desert, a small piece of land big enough for a decent size house was something like $330,000 and this is 20 minutes out of central Vegas I'm talking about... crazy.

*ChuteBoxe* · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2007, 08:25:29 PM »

I would like to train at Vos gym in Holland, refine my striking. If I were to pick an individual fighter to train with for a month I would say Randy, he's a master at game plans and a bad ass teacher.

davinci · « **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2007, 09:15:18 PM »

Quote from: Captain Equipoise on October 04, 2007, 08:03:56 PM

Would love to train with Bas Rutten, I love the guy..great personality plus very round fighter.

In regards to Vegas, I was there on vacation in the beginning of Sept. I couldn't believe the real estate prices either! it was ridiculous, even out in the desert, a small piece of land big enough for a decent size house was something like $330,000 and this is 20 minutes out of central Vegas I'm talking about... crazy.

yea even my cab driver said he was goin to move. and alot of the people in vegas are moving out b/c for some reason mortgage prices and intrest can skyrocket on you out of nowhere and you cant do anything about it. so most people cant make house payments anymore and are having to sell and move

Thin Lizzy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2007, 10:27:19 PM »

GSP

I actually have trained with him a few times, but, it would be cool to spend an entire month doing so.

americanbulldog · « **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2007, 02:17:23 AM »

Quote from: davinci on October 04, 2007, 09:15:18 PM

yea even my cab driver said he was goin to move. and alot of the people in vegas are moving out b/c for some reason mortgage prices and intrest can skyrocket on you out of nowhere and you cant do anything about it. so most people cant make house payments anymore and are having to sell and move

Real estate in LV is in a tailspin (boy I am glad I sold when I did). Prices should continue to decline. The great thing about LV (economy wise) is there is the gaming industry and all the spinoff corollary businesses it generates. I wouldn't like the extremeties of weather, and don't like the fact it is in a desert. But man is that place the MMA mecca. Lots of great places to train, lots of experts at particular ranges. (stand up, clinch, ground)

danielson · « **Reply #16 on:** October 05, 2007, 04:15:05 AM »

Quote from: davinci on October 04, 2007, 09:15:18 PM

yea even my cab driver said he was goin to move. and alot of the people in vegas are moving out b/c for some reason mortgage prices and intrest can skyrocket on you out of nowhere and you cant do anything about it.

That means they were in an adjustable rate mortgage and now that it is adjusting, they owe more on their homes than what they are worth, meaning they can't re-finance them. It is happening many places across the country, especially where I live(MI), and yeah theres not much you can do about it. Your payment can go from 1600$ to 3000$(just an example) in one months time. At any rate, make sure you get a 30 year mortgage, don't ever get an ARM.

Bluto · « **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2007, 04:17:27 AM »

why would anyone wanna live in vegas?

danielson · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2007, 04:18:23 AM »

Quote from: Bluto on October 05, 2007, 04:17:27 AM

why would anyone wanna live in vegas?

Why wouldn't they? It's the greatest city in the world.

SinCitysmallGUY · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2007, 08:12:40 AM »

Well hence the name I just moved from Vegas a year ago.. We rented (key word rented) a 4 bedroom and 2 bath, 2 car garage on the west side. Just a little south of Summerlin for $1000 a month. That's what our house payment is up here in Idaho. As an electrician you could make good money and live a normal life for sure.. I would suggest looking into the union down there. They take good care of their people. I have a buddy who owns his own business down there doing electrical and he clears over 300K a year..

Bluto · « **Reply #20 on:** October 05, 2007, 08:15:43 AM »

Quote from: danielson on October 05, 2007, 04:18:23 AM

Why wouldn't they? It's the greatest city in the world.

for what? partying? i wouldnt mind visiting, but i wouldnt wanna live their 365 days a year

BIG_O · « **Reply #21 on:** October 05, 2007, 08:31:30 AM »

If I could train with anyone for a month it would be the underground Black list fighter Anawatazi. I have never really been overly impressed with any one fighter but after watching him fight in Brazil back in 1998 I was in absolute awe. I was standing next to Rickson Gracie talking to him about technique at the time and Anawatazi had his first match. Needless to say we both stopped talking. No one fighter has ever made an impression on me than him. He is the most brutal, cold and skillful fighter I have ever seen.

If I could train with a second person I would have to say Sakuraba. He is one of my favorite fighter's of all time. Watch Pride 1-10 and you will know why. Very technical and he seems to study the fighter's he faces and gets better as the match progresses. Not to mention he likes to have fun and is a practical joker. I bet the Takada dojo was a cool place to train in the late 90's.

I think training with Fedor would be awesome as well.

Just my .02.........

americanbulldog · « **Reply #22 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:57:09 PM »

Quote from: Bluto on October 05, 2007, 08:15:43 AM

for what? partying? i wouldnt mind visiting, but i wouldnt wanna live their 365 days a year

The one thing Bluto and I agree on.

SinCitysmallGUY · « **Reply #23 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:58:53 PM »

Quote from: americanbulldog on October 05, 2007, 12:57:09 PM

The one thing Bluto and I agree on.

I don't think it's that bad.. I kind of miss it.. Hardly went to the strip. Unless out of town friends were visiting.. The heat you get used to.. The only complaint the price of land and housing.. But the amount of money to be made is far more then most places. IMO

Bluto · « **Reply #24 on:** October 05, 2007, 01:00:44 PM »

is $1000 a month considered expensive?