Getting Ready for the Road
Another road trip is just around the corner. Tonight I get to watch the Samurai MMA3 fight in Culver City, CA, spend the weekend with the family, then take off for the Midwest. I haven’t confirmed all of the gyms I’ll be visiting, but it looks to be another great experience. This time I’m making arrangements so I can squeeze in more training and have someone else take pics and video.
My trips sometime take on a life of their own and I end up in places I hadn’t planned, but here’s a rough sketch of what I’m looking at. 6 states, 12 schools, 1 fight, 2000 miles in 11 days. In the middle of summer. Yeah, I know, smart move on my end.
July 17, 18 – St. Louis, MO
July 19 - Louisville, KY Derby City MMA
July 20 – Nashville, TN
July 21, 22 – Little Rock, AR West Side MMA
July 23, 24 – Oklahoma City, OK – Lovato’s BJJ
July 25 – Manhattan, KS – Combative Sports Center
July 26, 27 – Kansas City, MO (Leawood, KS) – High-Davis MMA, Fight University
July 28 – Kansas City – Invicta FC
I’m anxious to see the Invicta fight and interview the women involved. Women are underrepresented in this sport and I want to make sure they are included in this project. If you know of any women fighters, be sure to point them my way.
I haven’t planned a reading for Brightside for this trip, but am always open for one. Maybe I’ll be able to find a place in Kansas City, but if not I’ll wait until August when the print version will be released.
