Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I would like to wish all of my extended family and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Especially a safe return home from Iraq. As you go about your holiday festivities, please take a moment and remember and be thankful for the men and women in the military serving far from home in combat zones.

Lastly, please pray or think good thoughts for those men and women who gave their last full measure for our country and their friends. I for one, will pray for the men of Charlie Troop 1st Squadron, 10th United States Cavalry of the 4th Infantry Division who I served with this last year in Iraq. Those that we left behind were five outstanding young men who will be remembered as friends, comrades and men of valor. Rest in Peace brothers and Merry Christmas.

Next year will bring lots of new programs, several Black Belt testings as well as several folks who will test for Instructor levels in our Submission Grappling program. I wish you luck and lots of fun!

Until then, Let’s Get Training!

Jim