Richard Norton's Blog

Just finished teaching a seminar at my friend Ivan Rakitic’s Raoma school in Clayton. My Co Instructor this time was my old friend and phenom in Martial Arts, ‘Slammin’ Sam Greco. The theme for this meet was Kick Boxing and MMA. We had a great bunch of around 40 attendees, all hungry and eager to train with Sam and me. One of the aspects I enjoyed most was that we all had a lot of fun along with the intense drills. Sam and I always like to add some fun into our training as I am at the stage with training that if it isn’t something that I enjoy then it isn’t worth doing. I know that I came away with some new tips from the big fella. The best part too was the eclectic mix of stylists including some ladies who showed up. I feel it is high time we do our part to bury politic’s and make it about getting together and sharing our knowledge.
I am looking forward to the next time I can team up with Sam and do it all again. One other thrill for me was that my old friend and World Boxing champion Sam Soliman came along to join in on the training. What does that say about Sammy when he will put his ego to one side and dare to participate in a grappling seminar with nothing else but the desire to add to his already incredible fighting knowledge.