Why I Like Fighting

Not street or cat fighting. I am talking about the REAL DEAL: trained skilled athletes that express their "art" in a cage or ring and afterwards, even with broken noses and bloody eyes, hug each other in the name of the sport.

Trevor introduced me to the world of "fighting" and Mixed Martial Arts when we started dating. How couldn't he, being a fighter himself? It's in his personality, it's such a huge part of who he is. Let me (brag and) share with you why I feel SO protected just by knowing my hubby:

K-1 Fighting

Karate, Tae-Kwon-Do and Kick Boxing -> Full Contact Matches

6 wins, 0 losses

2 wins by tecnical knockout, 4 by decision

Boxing

4 wins, 2 losses

1 win by decision, 3 others by knockout

both losses by decision only, which means he fought all rounds without being knocked out and the loss was based on points

Grappling

Submission Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu
2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal

Tournament wins are by submission only, meaning no points counted, you win by making oponent tap out, or say "uncle"

MMA

Mixed Martial Arts, aka Ultimate Fighting

3 wins, 0 losses

1 by tecnical knockout, 2 by submission

Capoeira

Brazilian Martial Art

There are no official competitions in Capoeira, but Trevor has been a practitioner for about 6 years and attributes his success to a lot of the skills acquired in Capoeira - flexibility, balance, agility, etc.

And because bragging is best when there is PROOF, here are some cool pictures of Trevor in action.

PS- as for me, to defend myself when he's not around, why did you think I got a concealed firearms permit?! Hah!

I Wish I Were A Fish!

A couple of weeks ago we went boating with our friends Jordan and Lindsey.

I could not stand up on the wake board to save my LIFE! But I survived well on the water skis. My camera, though, was not alive when I finally stood up on the water skiis, so all I have is pictures of Trevor and our friends.

Jordan's dad, who so patiently taugh me how to water skii

Jordan showing off his skills
Lindsey and her cute body glove. I want one!
Miley, the doggie. What a cutie!
My White Shark! :)

Honoring My Dad

My dad was a soccer coach. I grew up going to his practices to watch him coach (and the good looking players with those even better looking soccer player legs, of course!) and going to important games with him, sitting on the bench with the team, cheering... I always wanted to be good at soccer, like my dad, like my brother... I am not good at it but I LOVE the sport, love to play it, love to watch it and love to be a ref (I did a referee course in Brazil).

Yesterday the two soccer teams I love the most from Brazil, Sport Club Recife and Corinthians played each other for the Brazil Cup. Sport Clube is from my home town and it's the team I also played water polo and swam for. Corinthians is from São Paulo and it is a great team. Sport Clube Recife won and now hold the title of BEST soccer team in BRAZIL!!!! YaY!

Now, if you don't know, I have a strong relationship with Portugal. I was made there. Yes... I was! My dad has coached there for half of his life, he spent his last days in Portugal and his body rests there. My mom, brother and his family live there as well. Yesterday Portugal beat the Czec Republic for the Euro Cup. Not the final game yet, but I am confident they're gonna win this year - they have a Brazilian coach, hint! Portugal had never had such great results as they have now with Felipão as their coach. Last Euro Cup they made it to the finals, which is the furthest they had ever gone before. So this time I really think they have even better chances. Plus, they have THE best player in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo (second from the left in the picture), so... yeah, lets keep watching the Euro Cup on ESPN2, people! :)

So... in an effort to honor my daddy who is THE BEST soccer coach and fan in the UNIVERSE, I joined TNI's soccer tournament three years ago. First year my team took third place. Last year we were the champions and this year we already started off great winning yesterday 8x1. ALL because *I* am in the team, of course ;)

Here I am ready to play, really looking like I know what I am doing, right?

I just LOVE soccer.

Somehow it brings me closer to my dad.

I imagine that he is watching me and helping me, because playing with him in mind really gives me the courage to work harder and play better. You know, trying to kick the ball and not other people's chins!