News
December 15, 2008:
Due to adverse weather, class is cancelled tonight.
October 04, 2008: Cage Fight Results
Congratulations to John Elder on his mixed martial arts victory at Corvallis Cage Fight #5. John demonstrated his boxing skills and his takedowns and then submitted his opponent with a rear naked choke.
September 29, 2008: BJJ Seminar Results
The Jiu Jitsu seminar conducted by Rylan Lizares on Sep 27, 2008 was a huge success. We are looking forward to having Rylan back for another seminar this winter. Congratulations to Nick Chang, Chris Brumley, Dax Strubb and James Glover on their promotion to Blue Belt. Congratulations to Mozafar Wanly on his promotion to Purple Belt.
September 27, 2008: Rylan Lizares Seminar Sep 27
September 17, 2008: No CLass Wed 9/27
Due to an "open house" at Cheldelin on Wednesday evening 09-17-08, the Oregon Pound school will be closed.
August 27, 2008: TKD Wed Classes Cancelled
The Wednesday night TKD class is cancelled until further notice...
May 03, 2008: 8th Annual BJJ Seminar
Oregon Pound held the 8th Annual Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Seminar on Saturday May 3, 2008. Master Pedro Sauer conducted the seminar and was assisted by Black Belt Anibal Lobo. The seminar was a huge success with a lot of expert technical instruction and students from several Northwest Schools attending. Rylan Lizares, former Head Instructor at Oregon Pound, flew in from Hawaii and also assisted. Saturday evening Mozafar hosted the post seminar dinner and it was outstanding as usual.
December 01, 2007: Rylan Lizares Seminar
Rylan Lizares will be conducting a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminar on Saturday, December 1, 2007. The seminar will run from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and will be held in the mat room at Cheldelin. Cost is $50.00. Rylan is a brown belt under Pedro Sauer and is the former head instructor at Oregon Pound Jiu Jitsu. Rylan recently won third place in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships (Mundials). Contact Mike or Josh for more information.
November 01, 2007: TKD Pizza Party
Thursday, Nov 1 TKD class will end early and we will adjourn to Woodstock's for pizza! Pleae let me know if you will be attending so I can pre-order the food. -Poul
September 29, 2007: BJJ Awards
Three members of Oregon Pound Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team competed at the 10th Annual Mighty River Classic Martial Arts Tournament in Vancouver on September 29th. James Glover took Second Place in his division. Cody Hufeld won First Place in his division and Matt Kiesse also won First Place in his divison. Congratulations to James, Cody and Matt.
September 15, 2007: BJJ Awards & Promotions
Rylan Lizares (head instructor at Oregon Pound Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 2003 - 2005) competed at the Mundials ( BJJ World Championships) this summer and won Third Place in the Brown Belt Division. Congratulations, Rylan!
Jeff Rockwell (head instructor at Oregon Pound Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 2005 - 2006) was recently promoted to Brown Belt by Pedro Sauer. Congratulations, Jeff!
September 14, 2007: BJJ Staff Changes
James Wohlmacher has left the Oregon Pound since he relocated to the Portland area due to his employment. James will probably be training with Mel Locke in Camas, but is certain to occasionally drop in at the Pound to train.
September 10, 2007: Pentathlon Scores
Below are the scores for the 2007 Oregon Pound Pentathlon. The bag kick and bag punch events were new and the scoring definetely needs some tweaking - expect those events to be combined for next year, and for scores to be more consistent and somewhat lower!
| Name | 3-mile Run | 1-mile Run | 100yd Dash | sit-ups | push-ups | pull-ups | jump rope | bag-kick | bag-punch | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik | 82 | 97 | 100 | 91 | 100 | 100 | 488 | |||
| Poul | 89 | 79 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 483 | |
| Angela | 86 | 87 | 76 | 82 | 96 | 75 | 84 | 96 | 100 | 465 |
| Jeff | 80 | 70 | 80 | 95 | 79 | 58 | 88 | 68 | 422 | |
| Cindy | 78 | 80 | 56 | 77 | 98 | 84 | 76 | 78 | 418 | |
| Josh | 73 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 73 | 66 | 74 | 100 | 391 | |
| Christian | 64 | 69 | 49 | 71 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 80 | 66 | 373 |
| Breanna | 41 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 54 | 52 | 332 | |||
| Kyle | 60 | 32 | 67 | 53 | 57 | 82 | 66 | 332 | ||
| Lee | 51 | 46 | --- |
September 09, 2007: Class at Cheldelin
Oregon Pound is back in the mat room at Cheldelin starting Monday September 10. Sorry for the short notice everyone.
September 06, 2007: TKD Promotions
Congratulations to Angela and Roy who earned their purple belts this evening.
July 21, 2007: TKD Tournament Awards
- Angela B
- 2nd place in traditional forms
- Cindy L
- 3rd in traditional forms
- 3rd in open forms
- 3rd in sparring
- Roy M
- 2nd in sparring
July 19, 2007: TKD Promotions
Congratulations to Breanna who earned her yellow belt this evening. Great job!
June 30, 2007: Rylan Lizares on FCTV
Rylan Lizares was recently interviewed by Mike Onzuka of FCTV. Check it out on youtube
June 09, 2007: Annual Pentathlon a Success
This year's pentathlon event was attended by 10 Tae Kwon Do students who braved the rain to participate in the outdoor activities. The events this year changed slightly from last year and included:
- 3-mile run
- 1-mile run
- 100yd dash
- sit-ups in one minute
- push-ups
- pull-ups
- jump rope in two minutes
- bag-kick in one minute
- bag-punch in 30 seconds
dips
After the gruelling morning activities, attendees and spectators alike convened at Poul's house for a barbeque.
May 12, 2007: 7th Annual BJJ Seminar
Oregon Pound held the 7th annual Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Seminar on Saturday May 12, 2007. Pedro Sauer taught the seminar which was of his usual high caliber. We are looking forward to his next visit.
Promotions: Josh Figueroa and Jonn Nishiguchi were awarded their purple belts by Pedro Sauer following the seminar. Congrats to both Josh and Jonn.