Jojo Wins Split Decision

Jojo Guilluame and Team Machine fought...

 Christian, a very strong opponent from a reputable gym, Victory Muay Thai in San Diego.

"I was originally set to fight mma but they guy I was matched up against pulled out so I took a kickboxing fight just so I could compete. It was a great fight. Thanks to my opponent for taking the fight on short notice. Now back to the gym to start training for the next one." -Jojo

 I almost couldn't believe what I saw when we arrived on time. This was some dudes property in Escondido. In the dirt and Ghetto as fuck. It looked like we were at the county Fair...In Kentucky. I have seen some ugly crowds before...We came to fight and I think that is what the promoters were banking on. No regulation or commissioners. "Amateur" event.
Jojo's match was moved to first on the card at the last minute and then there was just a bunch of last minute shit. Jojo did not get distracted by the 7 lbs he gave up to a strong Muay Thai fighter and adapted a good strategy of making him miss all of his strikes, except the two that landed to the groin. Christian was deducted a point in the second round and lost a unanimous decision. -Coach Lober

We were finally there...after almost two and a half hours we were there and the smell of the fight lingered in the air... Actually the smell lingering in the air was a combination of skunk (not the good kine), urine, and something off in the bushes decaying. The venue had the foresight to put the spectators and octagon downwind from all of it. Luckily the smell of the puakenikeni leis we wore was enough to mask most of the noxious odor. I walked out to the car in the dirt parking lot and grabbed some water. This definitely wasn't the casino I thought the venue was at and I'm definitely not getting the $2 prime rib I hyped myself up for... I was luck we brought water... Ah, finally the weigh ins. Jojo weighed in at 127.5... Christian weighed in at 134... Problem? Nope! Team Machine is up to it. The fight card informed us that he would be number four of the night. The fight card changed and up in 5 minutes was Jojo vs. Christian. 
The Glove clusterfuck.....
"Your opponent only has 12 oz gloves"
"Roy told me to bring my 10's"
"Well your opponent is wearing 12's"
"Roy told me to bring my 10's"
"You don't have any other gloves?!"
"Roy told me to bring my 10's"
After a couple minutes of this back and forth the not so bright, gentleman came back and said, 
"Your opponent has 8's"
"Okay well I have 10's"
So after giving up 2 ounces (gloves) and 7 lbs Team Machine was ready to go. 
After butchering the name "Guillaume," believe me its not anything new, Jojo made his way out to the octagon. Coach Lober and I took our corner, and that's when Jojo was approached by the ref.
"Where are your shin pads?"
"Nobody said I needed shin pads?"
Lets remember that up until the Wednesday before the fight, Jojo had been training for an MMA brawl, not kickboxing. Shin pads were the last thing on his mind. His opponent wouldn't enter the ring until the pads went on. Soooo, after giving up 7 lbs, 2 oz for gloves, and shinguards the fight was on. 3 Rounds, 2 ball shots, and a split decision later we were getting the F*CK outta dodge and headed back to Costa Mesa. 
TEAM MACHINE got the Win. But that's just what they do...
Train. Fight. Win. -JG

 The warm up tent had a mat and a rug laid out on gravel in the dirt, Gnarl.

The Guilluame bros and Coach Lober.

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Jojo fights MMA again JUNE 16th, 2012 in San Diego

  Jojo the HAWAIIAN MMA 2012

   Jojo and I were riding our bicycles back from the beach when a police cruiser pull out and cut us off. He looked serious when he jumped out and asked us if we were on probation or parole and where is your ID. I just grinned and replied NO. Long story short, when Jojo told the cop he was here to follow his dreams and this is his coach, John Lober... the cop stopped and says he has heard of me. Turns and speeds off. 

UNDEFEATED 125lbs

   I visited Jojo and his family in February 2012 in Hawaii. I had an amazing time and we re energized our Desire to compete and win. Jojo won his cage fight May and now he is back in Cali to fight again.

We recruited another strong member of Team Machine for this fight, Terrance Heany.

 Jojo picks his own fights. On June 16th we are competing in another MMA match in San Diego, CA.

Jojo has a strong Desire to succeed. He Dedicates himself to be prepared and has a complete plan of action for his next opponent. I have complete confidence that he will do everything necessary to win this fight.

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Eddie can rip some deadly fast leg kicks.

INTEGRITY * HONOR * RESPECT

"I teach Self-Defense. What works. Victory." -Lober

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Creating a Healthy Lifestyle and avoiding Injuries. 

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Jojo Guilluame 125lbs

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Joe the Fireman Flahavan, an Irish Boxer

I met Joe Flahavan at LA Boxing. I immediately noticed he was an athletic guy, but he did not know how to box. I asked him if he wanted to learn how to throw a punch and then did not see him for three months after that.
And then Joe appeared. He asked if I could train him to box at the Western States  Police/ Fire games in 2011. I am a Fireman for the City of Glendale.
I asked how much time do we have. He said 18 months. I asked "do we get to box a cop?" He said YES. I replied " if we get started right now, you will win by KO."
18 months later, Joe won by KO. Joe told me " Coach, this is the greatest moment of my life."
I got to know Joe real well during that time and we became pretty good friends. If you google Integrity, Joe's mugg will pop up, lol.Western States Police/ Fire Games 2011

Sparring is a term used loosely Just like a "Martial Artist" could be confused for a "Cage Fighter", many fighters use the term "Sparring" incorrectly. As a Trainer and a Coach, my ultimate goal is to protect my student from taking too much unnecessary  damage during the learning process. My knowledge and experiences are passed down during normal fight simulation training in preparation for future encounters they will have.  Early on, as a world class competition in MMA, if I made a mistake, I made it a point to train myself to avoid making it a second time.  To ensure growth and success. Believe it or not, I took most of my damage sparring the ten years after my competition years and this is what really separates me from the rest of the regular trainers. The ultimate goal for me is to teach my student the Martial Art with minimal injuries and maximizing their desire to learn. There are more and more cage fighters lacking discipline in the academies these days with the growing popularity of UFC on national tv. The term Cagefighter was made more popular in early Y2K with the rise of the King of the Cage. These are mostly untrained, un disciplined, unscrupulous characters in search of an unattainable type of respect which usually ends in defeat and humiliation. They show up to the gym with their girlfriend,  just got released from jail, or commit fraud and compete as fighters while on workers comp. I have seen some real stupid shit. It usually starts out something like, " Do you want to spar light? We will go easy." because of their lack of actual training, the situation always ends up in a "Gym War." With neither coming away with anything but a test of toughness and an inevitable injury. You either know how to fight or you don't. My theory is to save this for actual combat or supervised sparring with skilled training partners who you can trust with a qualified trainer who has been traditionally trained in the art. I trained my Boxer Joe for 18 months to a gold medal in the Police/ Fire games in 2011 as he worked as a Fireman for the City of Glendale. Then life takes over. For obvious reasons, we cannot train "everyday" together, so, Joe has signed up at a gym close to his home so he can get workouts in between paramedic school classes and raising his new son. I see Joe after three months and he tells me this story. "Coach, I was in the gym and these guys asked me if I would spar with them"...and, after the guy swings and misses , Joe stops him and says to him and his friend, that was not 50%. You cannot tell me that was 50%. These two guy have no idea what Joe is saying. "So coach, I have this huge headgear on which is a big target, but I see his body, an even larger target. So, I jab him into the corner and rip off three body shots, drop him to a knee then finished him with an uppercut hook." Joe went home angry. He tried to control the sparring verbally. Most guys would have left satisfied, but if you google integrity, Joe's mug will pop up. He has tremendous character. And sometimes you just need your wife to tell you "Don't spar with those guys anymore. They need you, you don't need them." What Joe did was not wrong. It was what I classify as " the respect getter." And Joe's wife is right. Leave those dudes in the dust and fight up from there.There is a coach in this gym. He is bringing his fighters skills up. He does recognize Joe's skills. The coach approaches Joe and says "We have a fight team. I think you would be a great fit." Joe respectfully declines. And so, in conclusion, as a journeyman fighter in today's world, you will make mistakes. You will hopefully be prepared like Joe, and take the appropriate action. The key is to not make the same mistake twice.

Boxing is a sport. Football is a sport. Fighting is not a sport.

Boxing is a sport. Football is a sport. Hockey is a sport. Fighting is not a sport. I do not classify fighting as a competition. It is in essence, a breaking of the rules. I do realize that there are forces striving to convince you that it is alright to fight. It is a very self destructive lifestyle and it is not alright. It effects us all as a society. Fighting is what you do when you lack the ability to communicate a solution to a problem. And, left unchecked, it soon will be an International Monopoly so huge and so powerful that it will outreach any type of controls.

I could be concentrating more about the presidential election coming up, or the war we are in, but, I don't. I focus daily on myself as a Martial Artist and making the wonderful people in my circle better.

It has been proven that the fighters from the 90's who depended on steroid use later proved to be lesser fighters in y2k, Ken Shamrock, Mark Coleman, Kerr, etc...These and the like usually also ended up using other more powerful and destructive drugs that only compounded to the amount of damage physically and psychologically they received fighting.

Steroids have not been proven to enhance sports performance, but they are phsycogenic, which means they effect the users state of mind.

Steroids are effective in the rehabilitation of injuries like using creating would be. By nitrogen retention they just create an overall body durability, which compensates for the injury while it revolvers and repairs. Protein synthesis, vitamins, minerals and nutrients are what make you an athlete. Not the drug.

There are users and abuses of every drug. Food is a drug, believe it or not. It effects your emotions and feelings. Do Athletes use steroids? Well, in my experience there are two types of users. The Baroni's who will tell you all about it, and the ---------- ----------- that will deny it, and actually speak out the loudest in opposition to it. Do I believe an athlete should use a steroid? Well, at the level the UFC is at now, and the amount of money that is at stake, I believe they should do everything they can to prepare themselves to be 100% to fight.

 As a fighter in my prime, I would have no problem fighting a fighter on steroids. As a matter of fact, I would purposely fight those guys because they usually lacked the technical skills. Have I ever used steroids? Yep. For a very finite period of time. Do I recommend them to anyone? Nope. I do not consider steroids as cheating, because like I just discussed they don't make you a fighter, martial artist or a man. That's up to you. But Blood Doping! Now that's a fuckin' cheater move. And you know who you are.

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Video is a great learning tool

Youtube.com/KINGlober Since I worked at a Laser Research Company in Fountain Valley nearly 30 years ago, I have been intensely interested in all types of media editing. My boss the Marketing director sent me to seminars and classes to learn this art. Then we were using 3/4 inch commercial tape and over sized cameras and decks. Since then, i have amassed a collection and Home video and production video of Action, Fighting shows and just interesting things that people do. With the advent of digital capabilities, i purchased my first Macintosh Laptop and began downloading and editing in this digital age. What was really a "hobby" turned into a profitable venture. I began posting my self produced videos to YOUTUBE in 2006 and have collected well over 6 million views and receive a check from Google ADsense every month. Also, recently my entire vintage NHB library was purchased by TapouT for the new movie The History of MMA. When I first decided to become a competitor in MMA I began carrying my 8mm video camera with me in my backpack. I jumped at every chance to video. When I got home I would watch the footage like a mental patient. I critiqued the footage and the style in which it was recorded. Watching myself on video helped so much to correct my style. I use video for all of my students today. If its not on video, it didn't happen.

Teaching

I love to teach. I have been teaching ever since I got my blue belt in ' 96. I have taught many, many students. I have taught some huge names in MMA today. And I have taught people you will never know. My first mat that I had all to myself was in '98 at LA Boxing in Huntington Beach. I really liked that mat. I called it the Redroom because of the red mats. It was a racquetball court room with wall to wall Norbert mats.  My mat now is blue. I like blue. It makes me feel good. The last group of guys were my most successful yet. I nicknamed them the DeathSquad, because they killed it at every competition we entered.  I feel that over the last ten years that the students were more concerned with an MMA class as opposed to traditional BJJ. The DeathSquad focused on the traditional and it proved to be effective.  When teaching a student with no knowledge, I feel it is best to begin from worst position first. On your back. So, I focus on the guard and how to defend it. Keep your legs from getting smashed and moving hip to hip. How to escape, to sweep and of course to submit from the guard. The most importan t key is not to focus on just one submission, but a chain of three or more and the transitions in between.

MOTIVATION

Motivation One thing I learned as a World Class Competitive No Holds Barred Martial Artist was that if a man, any man, cannot kick your ass, if you give him a reason too, he probably is gonna. Although the mental edge is important and the fight can be won before you even get to the ring or cage, there are effective ways of intimidation and there are ineffective ways. My best results came from, with no emotion,  just shaking my opponent's hand, looking him in the eye, and telling him "Good Luck." Then as I am walking away, in my mind and soul, I want nothing more than to destroy him into ashes.

SPARRING

Sparring is a term used loosely Just like a "Martial Artist" could be confused for a "Cage Fighter", many fighters use the term "Sparring" incorrectly. As a Trainer and a Coach, my ultimate goal is to protect my student from taking too much unnecessary  damage during the learning process. My knowledge and experiences are passed down during normal fight simulation training in preparation for future encounters they will have.  Early on, as a world class competition in MMA, if I made a mistake, I made it a point to train myself to avoid making it a second time.  To ensure growth and success. Believe it or not, I took most of my damage sparring the ten years after my competition years and this is what really separates me from the rest of the regular trainers. The ultimate goal for me is to teach my student the Martial Art with minimal injuries and maximizing their desire to learn. There are more and more cage fighters lacking discipline in the academies these days with the growing popularity of UFC on national tv. The term Cagefighter was made more popular in early Y2K with the rise of the King of the Cage. These are mostly untrained, un disciplined, unscrupulous characters in search of an unattainable type of respect which usually ends in defeat and humiliation. They show up to the gym with their girlfriend,  just got released from jail, or commit fraud and compete as fighters while on workers comp. I have seen some real stupid shit. It usually starts out something like, " Do you want to spar light? We will go easy." because of their lack of actual training, the situation always ends up in a "Gym War." With neither coming away with anything but a test of toughness and an inevitable injury. You either know how to fight or you don't. My theory is to save this for actual combat or supervised sparring with skilled training partners who you can trust with a qualified trainer who has been traditionally trained in the art. I trained my Boxer Joe for 18 months to a gold medal in the Police/ Fire games in 2011 as he worked as a Fireman for the City of Glendale. Then life takes over. For obvious reasons, we cannot train "everyday" together, so, Joe has signed up at a gym close to his home so he can get workouts in between paramedic school classes and raising his new son. I see Joe after three months and he tells me this story. "Coach, I was in the gym and these guys asked me if I would spar with them"...and, after the guy swings and misses , Joe stops him and says to him and his friend, that was not 50%. You cannot tell me that was 50%. These two guy have no idea what Joe is saying. "So coach, I have this huge headgear on which is a big target, but I see his body, an even larger target. So, I jab him into the corner and rip off three body shots, drop him to a knee then finished him with an uppercut hook." Joe went home angry. He tried to control the sparring verbally. Most guys would have left satisfied, but if you google integrity, Joe's mug will pop up. He has tremendous character. And sometimes you just need your wife to tell you "Don't spar with those guys anymore. They need you, you don't need them." What Joe did was not wrong. It was what I classify as " the respect getter." And Joe's wife is right. Leave those dudes in the dust and fight up from there.There is a coach in this gym. He is bringing his fighters skills up. He does recognize Joe's skills. The coach approaches Joe and says "We have a fight team. I think you would be a great fit." Joe respectfully declines. And so, in conclusion, as a journeyman fighter in today's world, you will make mistakes. You will hopefully be prepared like Joe, and take the appropriate action. The key is to not make the same mistake twice.

The Common Cold

The Common Cold Optimum Health and Fitness Please listen to me. This is very important to your Health and Fitness. The Flu  is not just a cloud that comes over us and we get sick. It is around us 24/7 and there are three factors that lower your immune system and make you susceptible to getting sick. 1. STRESS. Mental stress of a demanding job, deadlines, bosses, etc... Physical stress. Training like your on the biggest Loser, or two a days at Crossfit and just pounding yourself into the ground to failure with every workout, cutting weight, etc.... 2. POOR DIET. Not only eating processed crappy foods with little nutritional values, but also not eating enough. When you sweat, you are sweating out the essential vitamins and Minerals mandatory for your recovery. Eating food and drinking water will not replace this soup of minerals you are sweating out, thus your recovery will be hindered. 3. LACK OF SLEEP. You have to get your 6 to 8 every night. Train smarter not Harder. Eat for Strength, Sleep for Speed. Good Luck, John Lober

ANGER

MAD SAD GLAD n SCARED

 I began a new training concept. I had been inactive for three years. I made the decision to get back in shape and compete again. I was completely miserable and felt this would help me regain " happiness" I had felt before this low period. I made a few unsuccessful stops before finding Medina's Fight School. When I did, my friend welcomed me with open arms. Reminding me of our long history and the appreciation for helping each other out of dark times. I started training with his highly skilled students and I was in bad shape. I made a deal with the PANCRASE to fight in eight weeks. Brilliant, I will just stay in Japan after this and avoid jail all together. I called Ken and scheduled twice a week with him for the technical skills, Nate three days a week for my strength and cardio, which turned out to be the Origional Crossfit. Then I would use the Fight School for my sparring three times a week. I was staying at the FS. Consuming my thoughts again with fighting. I got outta bed, the leather sofa in the office, bright and early. Clean the place up real fast then hike across town to my Huntington House to check shit out and be back just in time for noon sparring. About a three hour march. This was my warm up for the sparring. After the Island Boy slammed my ass to the mat the week before, I felt I needed to step up the intensity. I began to fast every morning until after the noon workouts, this seemed to be just what I needed. I was so Angry. This gave me an incredible edge to compete, but, also it gave me an insight to my true inner me, my feelings. Anger. This is what I was really fighting. A huge, ugly fuckin' monster. Talk about fear, feared it to death. Beneath the anger was fear. The hope of food was giving me good feelings to balance my bad feelings. But, now the balance was off. I needed to find the Way to deal with it. Psychologically, that sort of thing is spoken of a lot today. Especially in regard to people who have much pain in their lives. We would say they " medicate" their pain with food. They anesthetize themselves to the hurt inside by eating. But, this is not some rare, technical syndrome. ALL of us do it. EVERYBODY. No exceptions. We all ease our discomfort using food simply and cover our unhappiness by setting our eyes on dinner time. Fasting exposes all of us - our pain, our Pride, our Anger. Fast for 24 hours and your true character will be revealed to your self. Either you will fight or submit. If Anger controls us, it will be revealed almost immediately. *John Piper, A Hunger for God; Desiring God through fasting and prayer. 1997 --------------------------------------- What's up Todd?, Here is another installment to my Memoirs. Please file it with the others. Anyway, I hope all is well with you. Everything is good, as good as it can be, in here. I began working out harder this week. Scaring everybody but my training partner, lol. He is a tough athletic kid. He is really talented physically. I like him. It makes me work hard to keep up. It pushes me. Write back when you get time. Stay strong. Spirit. Soul. Body. Your friend, John

Robert Lopez

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BJJ Soldier 

Robert "RubberToe" Lopez and ME

I met Robert through his nephews. He had  recently been released from prison, after a 7 year term for cocaine distribution. Back in the day, he would hop fence to fence, party to party in Newport with his backpack  filled with a kilo of coke. With out gloves, he would pull the block out and crack it with his bare hands. It had its toll on Robert with time, from an All-Star short stop to a prison convict with a noticeable deficit from the years of constant cocaine contact. Robert has a uniquness about him because of this.
From out of nowhere, Robert wanted to do a Grapplers X. I hadn't really noticed, but Robert was really getting into the grappling we were doing with his nephews. He entered the Grapplers X and wanted me to coach him. In his first match he immediately got caught in a wicked toe hold. As soon as he escaped from the most righteous toe hold ever in competition, I knew we had something to work with here. Hence, the name, Rubber Toe.
I trained with Robert and coached him at three  more grappling tournaments. Robert has developed a strong guard and submitted half of his opponents and only lost in the the finals of each tournament by minimal points. Acrueing three silvers with me and one more at another school.  I promoted Robert to a Blue Belt with Ken and sponsored him with a Storm Kimono. 
During my down time when I was not training, I encouraged him to seek out other BJJ. He found a school and competed at the Pan Ams 2012. Robert won by armbar in the first round and lost by 3 points in the final elimination tournament.
The week after he hit me up to train. Robert showed up eagerly to train with me Saturday morning. Oooh... I had some shitty sleep last night, but here we go. Right now, he is in the best shape I have ever seen him in. Stronger than ever. After thirty minutes of hard grappling and me just mobbing him, he takes my back and Gi chokes me. Legit. Hahaha, I could tell how good that made him feel. Something in me said to encourage Robert as opposed to making an excuse. I surely don't expect that to ever happen to me again, being a bb, but nonetheless it happened and I was proud of him. I consider Robert a loyal soldier in the legion of Jiu Jitsu. And I am the Ambassador. We will be brothers in our Jiu Jitsu life as we journey apart and back...to be continued.

The Piano Teacher - Testamonial

Jen is a Piano teacher and a pleasure to train. 


"I hired John Lober as a kickboxing instructor in the summer of 2011 and have been extremely satisfied with the results and services offered. After reaching a plateau at a local boxing gym that only offered cardio classes at a basic level I contacted John in order to advance my skills to the next level. I have no aspirations to compete or fight at an amateur level and John has respected this decision and allowed me to work towards my own personal goals of increasing my fitness level while perfecting my skills as a kickboxer. 

I have worked with a number of trainers through the years and can say that John is by far my favorite because of the depth of his knowledge and his approach to training. Because of his vast and varied experience as a professional fighter John understands the mechanics of building a skill set. I never feel as though our sessions are haphazard or random -- there is always a plan in place and as a result I have seen my fitness level increase greatly and many mechanical issues I had with my kickboxing have been remedied. 

John Lober is a man with a high level of integrity who takes his role as a coach in your life very seriously. He is extremely reliable, easy to reach, punctual, and training with him is invaluable. Whether you are a beginner looking for a new training regiment to embark on, or someone like me looking to take your skills beyond the basic level, I give my strongest possible recommendation to John Lober as a trainer." 


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Josh Rodriguez - Testamonial

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Coach Lober and Josh age 11

Josh is a very special student of mine. I have trained this southpaw for over 7 years now. Every time I go to tell someone how long I have been training Josh, I have to look at him and ask him how long. "Uugh,  7 years coach, ughh..." haha. It is funny to me because I like to see him and train him so much that the time flies by so quickly. He asked me what's next? well, you want to be a fighter. You know how to punch so now it's time to get on the mat. As soon as he got to High School wrestling he went all the way to State. So satisfying to me.

Coach Lober and Josh age 15

John Lober's latest testamonial...Yet another satisfied customer...Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
John has trained my nephews and my son for well over 7 years to superb results. He takes the time to pay attention to detail and passes that down to his students/clients. He's hard working and has the ability to bring out the best in those he trains. You will see results after the first training session. Professional at the highest level. February 15, 2012

SPARRING

Sparring is a term used loosely Just like a "Martial Artist" could be confused for a "Cage Fighter", many fighters use the term "Sparring" incorrectly. As a Trainer and a Coach, my ultimate goal is to protect my student from taking too much unnecessary  damage during the learning process. My knowledge and experiences are passed down during normal fight simulation training in preparation for future encounters they will have.  Early on, as a world class competition in MMA, if I made a mistake, I made it a point to train myself to avoid making it a second time.  To ensure growth and success. Believe it or not, I took most of my damage sparring the ten years after my competition years and this is what really separates me from the rest of the regular trainers. The ultimate goal for me is to teach my student the Martial Art with minimal injuries and maximizing their desire to learn. There are more and more cage fighters lacking discipline in the academies these days with the growing popularity of UFC on national tv. The term Cagefighter was made more popular in early Y2K with the rise of the King of the Cage. These are mostly untrained, un disciplined, unscrupulous characters in search of an unattainable type of respect which usually ends in defeat and humiliation. They show up to the gym with their girlfriend,  just got released from jail, or commit fraud and compete as fighters while on workers comp. I have seen some real stupid shit. It usually starts out something like, " Do you want to spar light? We will go easy." because of their lack of actual training, the situation always ends up in a "Gym War." With neither coming away with anything but a test of toughness and an inevitable injury. You either know how to fight or you don't. My theory is to save this for actual combat or supervised sparring with skilled training partners who you can trust with a qualified trainer who has been traditionally trained in the art. I trained my Boxer Joe for 18 months to a gold medal in the Police/ Fire games in 2011 as he worked as a Fireman for the City of Glendale. Then life takes over. For obvious reasons, we cannot train "everyday" together, so, Joe has signed up at a gym close to his home so he can get workouts in between paramedic school classes and raising his new son. I see Joe after three months and he tells me this story. "Coach, I was in the gym and these guys asked me if I would spar with them"...and, after the guy swings and misses , Joe stops him and says to him and his friend, that was not 50%. You cannot tell me that was 50%. These two guy have no idea what Joe is saying. "So coach, I have this huge headgear on which is a big target, but I see his body, an even larger target. So, I jab him into the corner and rip off three body shots, drop him to a knee then finished him with an uppercut hook." Joe went home angry. He tried to control the sparring verbally. Most guys would have left satisfied, but if you google integrity, Joe's mug will pop up. He has tremendous character. And sometimes you just need your wife to tell you "Don't spar with those guys anymore. They need you, you don't need them." What Joe did was not wrong. It was what I classify as " the respect getter." And Joe's wife is right. Leave those dudes in the dust and fight up from there.There is a coach in this gym. He is bringing his fighters skills up. He does recognize Joe's skills. The coach approaches Joe and says "We have a fight team. I think you would be a great fit." Joe respectfully declines. And so, in conclusion, as a journeyman fighter in today's world, you will make mistakes. You will hopefully be prepared like Joe, and take the appropriate action. The key is to not make the same mistake twice.

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John is a Martial Artist best known as the only man to beat Frank Shamrock, the greatest UFC fighter in history. He received three world championships in Mixed-Martial Arts Internationally in the early to late 90's.

John received his Black Belt from the first American in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and full JKD instructor, Ken Gabrielson and Rodrigo Gracie. John was truly a pioneer of MMA. He has over 30 years of experience at a world class competitive level and pioneered the first MMA program for LA Boxing and created TEAM MACHINE. He has trained the biggest names in the UFC and has developed Machine Martial Arts, a complete fighting system.

John T. Lober

I enjoy the study of human potential and organizing things. I like competing in mixed martial arts and training with my Team Machine, inspiring movies about true life events are my favorites. More than anything I enjoy meeting new people and learning about their life experiences. I like the challenge of building my business and also helping to train and develop the people on my team. I am always up for a challenge and like new adventures. Listening to Music as well as singing and dancing are things I enjoy most in life. I love animals especially dogs and family is very important to me. My main focus in life is having balance and being consistent in everything I do. I am excited about the new experiences and challenge life will bring my way.  Ever since I was a young boy, I have enjoyed playing full contact team sports. After I graduated High School I participated in a wide range of diverse sports including Rugby, Racquetball, Weightlifting, and Karate. I quickly transformed the knowledge I gained from years of participating in team sports to sports that were mostly viewed as individual sports. Boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu were my strengths and I quickly became a world-Class competitor at the new sport MMA. I had 5 title fights Internationally before Y2k with a record of 3-1-1, with a note able win over the greatest UFC fighter at the time, Frank Shamrock, and this fight was hugely defining for the both of us as fighters and young men.  So after paving the way for the new sport of MMA, I am focusing on keeping myself healthy and injury free. Recovery and Longevity are my personal focus specifically because I want to last to see my son through College. I have trained a lot of professional athletes and after 10 years of that I decided to concentrate with the Amateur athlete. This has been much more rewarding for me as a Coach/ Trainer/ Competitor and fighter at heart.  More than anything, I enjoy meeting new people. Everyone is interesting to me and I enjoy helping them fulfill their true potential and attaining their goals. Their happiness is a great reward to me and it keeps my soul satisfied. Each and everyone is important to me and I am zealous in protecting them and cultivating their growth.  I have had many Mentors in this journey of LIFE, and each and everyone of them has become a part of me. My extensive, practical experience and knowledge that I have acquired has given me a true sense of wisdom and success that I would like to share with you sometime.