So the tattoo on my stomach which says 5150, which many people know is the cover of a Van Halen album is not why I got it, I’m not a big Van Halen fan sorry. It is a penal code for a danger to one’s self and other’s. Why I got it I really don’t know. I had it done when I was 18 and in the Marine Corps and as I look back at I probably wouldn’t do it again.
The kanji on my right side of my torso says Strength and Determination. I got that to remind me never to give up and stay strong.
The sleeve on my left arm and neck is a tribal it has no particular meaning I just like the designs. Same for the sleeve on my right arm it’s a mixture of things I already had there and blended into it is some tradition Japanese artwork that I really like. In a way they reflect who I am.
I’d like to throw thanks to the two guys that did my tattoo’s first Don Demurs from Full Effect tattooing in Troy N.Y. and Big Eric Pele from Las Vegas.
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jaywhite | Promotion | Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
This past Sunday evening, Ralph Renna of 104.9 The EDGE in Albany, New York, had Jay on the air to talk about his upcoming fight, the recently taped Nike commercial, and the state of Mixed Martial Arts in New York. Check out the interview in it’s entirety.
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For more information about Ralph Renna and Albany’s 104.9 The EDGE check out their site at AlbanyEdge.com.
Here’s a sneak peek at Mainline Nation Clothing’s new Jay White signature series. The company is getting ready to relaunch their new website with their new summer line including Jay’s signature series. You can check them out and sign up for their daily email blasts at mainlinenation.com as well as on myspace.
On April 20th, ExtremeFighterMagazine.com will launch a feature story on Jay as well as an exclusive video interview with Jay by Throwdown Industries’ Justin Lopez. In the interview Justin gets Jay to open up and discuss topics including his upcoming fight in May, his bodybuilding past, the just completed NIKE commercial and Kimbo Slice.
In addition to his video interview, ExtremeFighterMagazine.com will also be featuring exclusive instructional videos from Jay where he demonstrates how-to set up to Darce choke from all fours position as well as a neck crank set-up from all fours position.
Day 2 of Throwdown Fight Camp started bright and early on Sunday at 8am with Mike Springer giving a strength and conditioning for combat athlete training session for the campers. With an early start and conditioning as the first session of the day there were a few camper “no shows”, maybe they “explored” the Vegas nightlife the night before? Either way, Springer gave a great session which incorporated kettle bells and body weight exercises and the campers took away information that can help them create their own home programs.
2007 ADCC Absolute Champion Robert Drysdale taught the day session and showed the class effective no-gi techniques such as attacks from the back, escape/defense from back attacks, variations of the “brabo” choke, different leg locks/knee bars and sweeps of all types. Campers tested their newly learned arsenal of each other and then had a chance to test it on Drysdale himself. Well kind of, Drysdale played with the campers like a cat plays with a mouse but it was still an experience to be able to roll with the 07 ADCC Absolute Champion.
IFL head coach & striking guru, Shawn Tompkins taught the afternoon session and showed the campers stand up techniques that have helped athletes such as Chris Horodecki, Jay Hieron and Sam Stout be successful in competition. XC BJJ coach & MMA/ADCC vet Jay White joined the session and gave the campers his BJJ for MMA lesson going over taking the back from half guard, defending yourself while your in opponents guard and other effective techniques that he uses with the pros at XC.
After two days the campers were exhausted but will take home a wealth of knowledge that they can apply to their own training. Matt A. from Portland said- “The camp was awesome! The hours were long especially the 8 hour day but the awesome coaches and fighters and different techniques and philosophies I learned will definitely help my game and put me on the right path.”
Thank you to all of the instructors for sharing their knowledge and thank you to the campers for attending this amazing camp!
Check out the Throwdown gallery for pics from both days of the camp and stay tuned for the Camp highlight video on Throwdown TV!
