Placeville, CA
Saturday, Decemeber 12, 2009

Both Ivan Gataoli and Johnny San Nicholas represented Marinobles with excellence at the Gladiator Challenge fights held at Red Hawk Casino this past saturday.

San Nicholas was able to secure a big takedown at the opening bell and finish his opponent at the 1:58 mark of the first round with a rear choke. Ivan dominated the 0:22 of his fight but an accidental strike to the back of his opponenets head casued his opponent to withdrawl from the remainder of the contest and it was delared a “no contest” much to the dismay of the fans that sat outside in the Rain and the cold to chear the fighters on.

Thank you to all who came out to support.

Please join Mr. Marinoble and the rest of us here at Marinoble’s in congratulating our 3 new Bok Fu Bklack Belt. Please congratulate Mr. Stan Takata, Mr. Caleb Mojica and Mr. Joshua Hammons who have all met the requirements and expectations to acheive their Black Belts under Senior Instructor, Dave Marinoble.

We will be holdin their traditional tea ceremony soon, so keep your eyes posted for the date and time.

“Big Jim” Gives you a tour of our Marinoble’s Halloween party

Reno, NV.
November 14, 2009

Marinoble*Elite fighters Luis Perez and Tullio “TJ” Sara both were victorious in their fights Saturday. Both won in the first round via submissions from armbars. Who knew? Marinoble*Elite fighters have submissions? Awesome work, guys.

Video to be posted soon!!!

Marinoble*Elite fighters Luis Perez and Tullio Sara made weight for their bouts tonight. Hope evryobe can make it up to see the show.

GOOD LUCK GUYS

We will not be holding our 7:30 Strenght and Conditioning class this Saturday, November 14 due to Ultimate Reno Combat at the Event Center in Reno, NV. Please remember our Fitness Kickboxing at 9:00 will still be conducted. Thank you for your understanding.

10/10/2009
Placerville, CA

Congratulations to Ivan “Afro-Thunder” Gatoloai and Max ‘Gladiator” Griffin on their well-earned victories Saturday night at the Redhawk Casino. Both fighters let the leather fly in their performances.

Ivan and Max needed less tha a minute each to dispose of their opponents each winning by TKO in the first round. All of thier hard work came to show as they were a highlight of a cool fall night fighting under the lights at the first MMA card to be held at the new casino.

Watch out for both of these guys in the school and congratulate them on their hard earned victories.

By Joanna Jullien Special to the Press Tribune

Many people would consider 14-year-old Joey Phelan disabled.

The Folsom resident was born with cerebral palsy – a mild to moderate case according to Joey’s mother, Sonja. The CP mainly affected his balance and gait that required braces and special shoes. At 6 years old with the encouragement of his parents, Joey shed the braces and special shoes through his training with Justin Ewen, at Marinoble’s Martial Arts Center in Roseville.

Today Joey has a junior black belt degree (which he earned at 10 years old) and spars with three men: his dad, Matt, a family friend, Granite Bay resident Tony Harb and his trainer, Justin Ewen.

Since his birth, Joey’s parents remained optimistic and determined to completely understand Joey’s condition, and more importantly they said they did not want his “condition” to define him. Before he started training for his black belt, Joey could not stand long enough to have a short conversation without falling over. His balance and gait were affecting his ability to do some of the basics – like ride a bike. So his mom gave him a scooter, which today he rides with much ease and glee.

Tired of hearing only negative outcomes from the local doctors preparing them for the worst, the Phelans took Joey to the Center for Cerebral Palsy at UCLA where the doctors and therapists studied his gait.

“These experts gave me hope. They told me that Joey would simply have an unusual gait on the walk to pick up his diploma,” Matt said.

And it turned out these experts were right.

Matt credits the private training from Ewen at Marinobles for the amazing transformation of their son. Ewen said that when Joey became his student, he did his homework. He researched CP and prepared a training program that would allow Joey to pursue his potential. Joey’s father insists that the one-on-one training at Marinobles is key.

“Justin [Ewen] is a great trainer”, Joey said. “He works around your problems and pushes you to your limit and he makes it fun.”

Joey said Ewen tells jokes and plays name that tune with the music turned up loud to keep him motivated during workouts. When asked what his goal is now, Joey said he wants to improve as much as he can physically; he does not want to let CP prevent him from achieving his potential.

“I just want to keep improving,” Joey said.

Life-long family friend Harb, has been sparring with Joey, his dad and Ewen for the past six months.

“He accomplishes more than children who do not have any physical disability,” Harb said.

He also said that Joey’s parents’ response to his condition has always been positive, looking for the best outcomes possible.

“They always followed through and challenged Joey physically. As a result, Joey believes that if he really wants to do something he can get there. The marshal arts have enabled him to achieve huge wins,” Harb said.

In 2005, Joey received the Youth Inspire! Award from the Sacramento County Office of Education. He also participated in the Carl Sundahl Elementary School talent show doing a stand up comedy act three years in a row. This summer Joey attended a three-week camp at Jesuit High in Fair Oaks where he played different sports, including football and basketball.

Riding a bike, however, is Joey’s Mount Everest, and his trainer is helping him to prepare for the ascent.

“Joey’s bike is waiting for him,” Ewen said. “It’s sitting in my garage. It’s man-sized and it will be there for him when he is ready.”

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