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 All shirts are pre-shrunk 100% Cotton. All shirts have a UBC pocket logo on the front and the full 5-Color UBC Logo on the back. Unless it says slogan, those shirts still have the pocket logo on the front, but the slogan is on the back. – it’s a butt-kicking sweat pouring, bag slamming, aggression releasing, power punching, workout for the “bored with the spa scene” raging kickboxer deep inside all of us!

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• M Blue – 2
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• W Purple – 2 with slogan
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XL TANK TOPS

• W Pink – 1 with slogan
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• M Blue – 5

SMALL T-SHIRTS

• Black – 10

MEDIUM T-SHIRTS

• Black – 14

LARGE T-SHIRTS

• Black – 4

XL T-SHIRTS

• Black – 7

XXL T-SHIRT

• Black – 2

XL BABY DOLL TANKS

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• W Brown – 1
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• W Blue  – 1

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    If you are paying someone else to create your Groupon or Living Social marketing campaign, you are, most likely, giving up a large amount of revenue and creating unnecessary expenses.  You can easily do the deal yourself, and receive 50% of the revenue generated from the sale of the coupon. The online coupon company’s standard deal is that they get fifty percent of the revenue, and the service provider gets the other fifty percent. You do not need a middleman to get this done.

    I have seen organizations promote that they have an exclusive agreement with Groupon. I do not believe that there are any exclusive product providers for a specific area. You can check in your area to see if anyone has an exclusive, but I highly doubt it.

   Some of the organizations that set up the campaigns for you not only take all of your money for the coupon deal, but also require you to give gloves away when they start.  There is no reason to give gloves away.  If you give a good enough deal with your coupon, they will not expect gloves. You need to have used gloves that people can borrow.  This way the people that try a class once or twice, and never show up a again, have no direct out of pocket expense to you. The people that like your classes will buy a pair of gloves from you.  The bottom line is that you can do this yourself, and make a lot more money doing so.

Next week’s topic is “How to create an internet coupon campaign.”

Jim Graden

Have you ever used one of the coupons marketing programs like Groupon or Living Social? And if so, did you do it yourself or with another organization like ilovekickboxing?

Jim Graden’s instructor and mentor, Joe Lewis, is considered by many, including Chuck Norris, to be the greatest American martial artist of the 20th century. Joe Lewis Day has been created to help a man who has inspired multiple generations of martial artists and has always given of his knowledge so unselfishly.
All proceeds will go to a special fund set up to help and assist Joe Lewis as he continues to be treated and recovers from his brain cancer.
Raise $50 and receive a personalized signed photo of Joe Lewis.
Call 727-392-3198 to participate or just stop at the front desk and pick up a pledge sheet

I got the opportunity with just a month’s notice, and who was the first person I called? Joe Lewis of course. Joe had moved back to North Carolina with his wife and he invited me to come up and stay with him and his family so he could prepare me for my upcoming title shot. This demonstrated the type of person Joe Lewis is. He asked nothing from me, not money, not publicity, not anything.  He just trained me. Wow again!                                        Joe had me convinced that I owned the ring, that it was my backyard and even though the fight was in my opponent’s hometown and country, I could not lose.  I won the fight with an eighth round TKO.  My opponent, Bruno Capiglia, could not breath from the blood gushing from a broken nose. This video is Joe talking to the camera, in his garage, on how I should approach the fight. This is classic Joe Lewis

Angelo Dundee embracing Joe Lewis

The Greatest Meets the Greatest!

Boxing greatest trainer of the 20^th Century Angelo Dundee, meeting the greatest Martial Artist of the 20^th Century, Joe Lewis. Truly one of the highlights to my career was when Muhammad Ali’s trainer, Angelo Dundee, did a fundraiser at my school.

Joe Lewis was in attendance and it was obvious that Angelo Dundee had great respect for Mr. Lewis. You can tell by they way they interacted even in the photos.

It was a great experience as Mr. Dundee answered questions about Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and boxing in general. I remember that it was right after Mike Tyson got out of jail and Angelo Dundee said he had watched him workout. He said that Tyson’s legs were shot and he would never be the same. Wow, so right on the money. Rest in Peace Mr. Dundee.

At this years JLFS Annual Research Conference, the executive board passed a resolution to create National Joe Lewis Day.  This initiative gives martial arts schools an opportunity to honor Joe Lewis on his birthday-week, with either a Kick-a-thon or Spar-a-thon fundraiser.

 Mr. Lewis’ birthday is March 7^th and Joe Lewis Day is set for the following Saturday, March 10^th.  All proceeds will go to a special fund set up to help and assist Joe Lewis as he continues to be treated and recovers from his brain cancer.

 “Joe Lewis Day has been created to help with some of the huge financial burden that such a serious illness can create.” says Jim Graden, a 7^th degree master in the JLFS and the person heading up this initiative. Jim continues, “Joe Lewis is the smartest and most giving person I have ever met. Considered by many to be the greatest American martial artist of the 20th century, Joe Lewis Day has been created to help a man who has inspired multiple generations of martial artists and has always given of his knowledge so unselfishly.”

 Special prizes have been created for the students who participate and the schools that sponsor the fundraisers. Every person who raises $50 or more will be given a personalized signed photo of Joe Lewis. The top three schools that raise the most money will win entry into the 2012 Joe Lewis Research Conference, held in Tampa, FL. Plus they will receive special recognition at the awards banquet. 

 To participate in National Joe Lewis Day please go to joelewisfightingsystems.com or contact Jim Graden directly at 727-418-4882 or jimgraden@yahoo.com

Check out this segment of Inside the UBC as I share with you my holiday party tips.

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Look at the expressions on the students’ faces. They should be engaged but not intimidated; having fun but not fooling around. A good instructor will teach an engaging class that keeps the students focused without having to scare them with intimidation. Plus, the class should look and feel like the students are enjoying the class.

There are many options when it comes to picking martial arts school. Always remember that the person teaching you and your family can have a huge impact on your lives – you just want to make sure that it’s a positive one.

A good quality family martial arts school shouldn’t be willing to teach effective striking techniques that could be easily abused by someone who is a bully and has no respect for others.

The instructors should be consistently checking with the parents of the students to make sure the child is showing improvements in their social behavior as they improve in their martial arts techniques. Martial arts should be as much about becoming a confident leader as becoming a good fighter.

If you are looking for a martial arts school for your family, make sure to sit in and watch a class. If a martial arts school will not allow you to watch a class, then walk out.

A good family-oriented martial arts school should have nothing to hide and should be willing to allow you to watch a class and then offer some type of short term introductory program so you can give the school a test drive.

When watching a class, you should first ask yourself, “What are they teaching?” Is the majority of the class being taught with the students’ hands coming back to their hips in deep immobile balances? If so, then the school is a little behind in modern martial arts and is teaching older, traditional techniques.

Again, I’m not saying that this is bad thing. Traditional martial arts is a beautiful art, but it does show that the school is not focusing on teaching modern self defense.