I am very excited to be training with Rob Orlando and Tim Burke at Hybrid Athletics. Getting ready for an MMA fight requires training several disciplines at the same time while increasing power and cardio. Rob and Tim have the best set up for this! I'll be at the 'Heavy Friday' class tonite. Can't wait to see what they have planned!

Well, the Summer is coming to a close this weekend. It's time to celebrate, BBQ and get ready for the Fall. RGA Stamford will be closed this Monday September 6th in observance of Labor Day. We're open today and Saturday. Get extra training in and come back hard on Tuesday!

Today's afternoon class is gonna be great! In addition to my student Roger, Moya and Javier from Costa Rica are here. This a fantastic opportunity for you guys to train with some great students! Be here for the afternoon class!

My student is here from Sao Paulo. Roger will be at today's classes. He is a Brown Belt under myself and Ryan Gracie. Be sure to be in class today to train with Roger! After the MMA class, we are heading to RGA NYC for the wrestling class. We'll be back at RGA Stamford for the evening Jiu-Jitsu classes taught by Neiman Gracie today.

Training with strongman and CrossFit competitor Rob Orlando as well as CrossFit competitor and super trainer Tim Burke at Hybrid Athletics is INTENSE! At Hybrid Athletics, a CrossFit affiliate, there are highly motivated, competitive, capable, open-minded individuals who have a passion for sports and fitness. Rob has combined strongman and CrossFit to create a highly effective workout! After today's WOD Tim asked Daniel if he wanted to do "a little something else". Well, that turned out to be a 450 pound tire that Daniel had to flip eight times in under 30 seconds and then do two more rounds. Hmm a 450 pound tire flipped 24 times in a minute and a half? Nice! This is what MMA strength training is all about! Thanks Rob and Tim!

Here's the link to the interview on the MMA Hour. Daniel had a great time speaking with Ariel Helwani. Stay tuned and keep it locked to be the first to know when Daniel will break the exciting news!

Well, yesterday was an amazing day. First, the interview with Ariel Helwani. Then training at Renzo Gracie Academy New York City coached by Renzo Gracie with Georges St. Pierre, Gregor Gracie, Rafael Sapo Natal, David Branch, Bruno Tostes (Matt Hamill's BJJ teacher), Danny Morales, Rulivan Gracie. Great day! I'll be teaching the MMA class today at 12:30. Next time I'm going to RGA NYC is Thursday. If you don't want to miss it, then come to MMA class and we'll go from there!

Be sure to check out my interview today with Ariel Helwani. Here's a few links: Ariel Helwani on YouTube, Ariel Helwani on Twitter and he's on a lot of MMA sites, too. I'll be back in Stamford for tonite's classes in between training, working out and swimming. I'm really excited about November 20th!