Stronghold MMA

aka; "The Dungeon".

This was our 2nd gym. It was very Spartan like. Very small with no windows, no a/c, thin padding...

...it was brutal...just the way Vince liked it.

One of my UFC posters on the wall...(that someone forgot to give back to me!)

Another one of my UFC posters, on the door...(that someone forgot to give back to me!)

Vince Salvador is in the center. Guy on the top-right is my good friend and former employee, Rudy Stransky. He's actually 6'3", 230lbs...and was a Kickboxing champion in Czech Republic. He had like 600 career bouts and was never even knocked down. When he first came to our gym, in 2005, he had no previous grappling experience, yet, the first time he ever rolled, he knee-barred our instructor, BTT brown belt - Luciano Oliveira. He trained hard and learned very fast...and was gonna fight MMA, in early 2008, but, at 34 yrs of age, and with the promoter cancelling the event only 2 weeks prior to his debut, changed his mind. Too bad...the guy was a beast!

Oh! By the way, guys, thanks for not returning my posters!

Couple of the guys with their NAGA tournament Samurai swords - in 2007.

Kid on the left was a student of Danny Ruiz. On the far right is Vince Salvador.