About Me

My name is Jon Phillips.  I recently graduated from Hofstra University with a B.A in communications.  Since you are checking out the blog you have obviously discovered my love for mixed martial arts.  Not only am I an avid fan of the sport, but I train everyday as well.  Attending Hofstra gave me a real gift in the fact that it helped me discover my love for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA.  Hofstra happens to only be about a ten minute car ride from Matt Serra's East Meadow Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy.  I've been training there for about the last three years.  Everyday my love for the sport grows.  I created the blog just to have a space on the web where I could post videos of training sessions, tournaments my friends and I compete in, and just other cool videos that I want to share.  I also figured it could be a place where I could comment on MMA fights and BJJ tournaments; from the UFC all the way down to the amateur level.  The idea for the blog came to me when I realized that my friends and family really have no idea what BJJ or MMA is.  I figured that by throwing some videos on the blog people could see that the sport is so much more than two guys beating each other up.