Archive for May, 2008

UFC PARTY AT FFA DAVIE!

May 23, 2008
Hello guys and girls, the Freestyle Fighting Academy (FFA) and Women-Only Bootcamp are inviting everyone to the UFC party SATURDAY NIGHT, May 24!  We are going to be hosting the UFC at our new brother gym in Broward!  The new gym is located abour 40 minutes away from the Miami gym at:
 
13678 W State Road 84
Davie, FL 33325
 
To get there from FFA Miami, catch the Turnpike North to I-75, then from there catch the I-595 and get off the first exit which is Flamingo Rd.  When you get off of Flamingo, make a U-turn and then make your first left and after you cross State Road 84 you will see the “Shenandoah Square” mall to your right – we are located in that mall next to the Publix.  For the local residents, we are nearby Markham Park, across from IKEA, about 5 minutes from Sawgrass Mills. 
 
It’s on!  Saturday at 10:00pm, FFA will be hosting UFC 84 – “BJ Penn vs Sean Sherk”!  We are going to be charging only $10 at the door.  You can bring anybody with you.

We will have the fight on 2 Plama TVs and on a Projector as well!  We’ll have pizza and soda available as well!

 The main fights will be:
BJ Penn vs Sean Sherk
Machida vs Tito Ortiz
Vanderlei Silva vs Keith Jardine

Ok everyone, see you in a bit!
 
Marcos and Rima Avellan
FFA and Bootcamp

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Where’s Coach Marcos????

May 13, 2008

Where\'s Coach Marcos?

Where’s Coach Marcos been?  I’ve been gone for a while! :)   I miss everyone over at the gym and I miss teaching.  I’ve been gone for the past month or so because I’ve been working in overdrive along with my father Marcos Sr., Coach Che, Coach Mike, David Lago, and Gio Moljo in getting the new Broward gym up and operational.

This has been a HUGE project – and it has been a war to get this gym up… but now its up! :)   Right now we are letting currents students of Miami switch over to Broward if its closer to them.  The Grand Opening for new students is this weekend.

If you would like more info about the Broward school, which is located in Davie, FL, visit www.FFAdavie.com .

I will be back very soon, I’m expecting to be back at FFA, full swing, by May 26.  In the meantime, we are fortunate enough to have Coach Enrico take over all my classes.

By the way, I’ve been getting many congratulations emails for the new gym, thank you all for your support!

– Coach Marcos Avellan

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Kids Martial Arts Summer Camp

May 12, 2008

Hello Everyone!

What are your kids doing this summer?
Do you want to keep them mentally and physically active in a healthy, character-building environment?

From JUNE 9 – AUGUST 8, 2008,  we will be hosting our first ever

FFA Martial Arts Summer Kids Camp!!!

While you are at work, your kids will be fed, educated and entertained from 8 am until 4 pm.  You can choose to have your child attend for one week, 2 weeks, one month or the entire session.  We can accomodate you and your schedule.

Activities will include:

  • Weekly Field Trips
  • X-Box & Video Games
  • DVD’s & Movies
  • Fitness Games 
  • Eat Out Days
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Enhanced Martial Arts Training
  • Motivational Guest Speakers
  • Team Building Activities
  • “How to Defeat the Bully” Curriculum
  • Role Play & Discussion
  • Anti-Drug Awareness

If you are interested, please email us at info@ffamiami.com with your full name and phone number and one of our staff will set up an appointment for you to meet & talk to the Kids Program Director, Coach Gus or Ms. Kamla.  

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Crandon Park Pics!

May 12, 2008

Here are a few pics from the BBC Get-Together at Crandon Park!  Unfortunately I wasn’t able to personally attend (I am still out of town) but all the instructors told me it was a blast! The next BBC event will be announced soon… and it will be PAINTBALL! :)   I’m thinking color belts versus white belts!  More info coming soon…

 

 

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BBC Barbecue this Saturday, May 10th, at Crandon Park

May 5, 2008

Freestyle Fighting Academy BBQ

Attention all FFA BBC students, we have a special event planned for Saturday May 10!

For BBC Students Only… we are having a Get-Together at Crandon Park this Saturday, May 10 at 12pm.  We rented out a shelter and will be serving up a barbecue right by the beach in the beautiful Crandon Park.

All the BBC members and their families are invited.  There is no charge except for a $5 parking fee, but the contribution of food and/or drinks is appreciated. Below you will see a checklist of items needed, please make sure to drop a comment on this thread to claim what you will be contributing (this way nobody will bring the same item).  Some of the stuff we need more than one, for example, the hamburgers, I put 5 sets.  So if you want to bring hamburgers, just sign the comment and put “Hamburgers – 1 set” and that means we still need another four people to volunteer hamburgers.  It wouldn’t be fair for one person to buy 60 hamburgers :)

It is very easy to get to the park, you can mapquest.com the directions, here is the address:
4000 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne, Florida 33149

We are at Shelter #7 which is on “North Beach”.  We are meeting at 12pm and staying to about 3pm.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the staff at FFA (888-332-4967) for more details or email info@FFAmiami.com .
 
Thanks everyone!  And to the rest of you who aren’t in the BBC yet, keep working hard and we’ll see you there soon!
 
Sincerely,
Marcos Avellan
Head Instructor

CHECKLIST

hamburgers (5 sets)
hotdogs (5 sets)
matching buns (5 sets for hamburgers and hotdogs)
paper plates (enough for 100)
napkins
sodas (cans only) (5 sets)
water bottles
beer
ketchup
mustard
cheese slices (5 sets)
chips
dip
charcoal
lighter fluid (matches)
stuff to clean the grills
spatulas
2 coolers
ice
soccer ball
football
boom box (music!)
CDs

P.S.  If there is anything you think we need and haven’t put up on the checklist, let us know. 

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Staff Paintball Showdown!

May 5, 2008

Freestyle Fighting Academy Staff Playing Paintball

The FFA Staff went at it last weekend in another form of violence… paintball! :)   We had such a great time that we decided next month to host another paintball get-together for all the BBC!  We will keep everyone updated on the exact date when we plan it.  For now, we have a BBC BBQ coming up!

 

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