Steve Maxwell: Relson Gracie black belt, revolutionary strength and conditioning coach and father to Zak Maxwell (2009 Mundials champion at Brown belt [featherweight], US Open weight Champion, Pan-Am Champion and [Brown belt] Gracie Worlds Absolute Champion. For those of you that are not aware of Steve he is the type of guy always at the cutting edge of the newest martial arts and fitness craze as they first emerge. Starting Jiu Jitsu in the late 1980’s Steve is a former NCAA Division One wrestler and can claim to be Relson …

Interview: David Webb, 21st October 2009
You simply do not get much better than this guy! 29-year old Rubens Charles Maciel aka “Cobrinha” and sometimes referred to as Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles, is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor. He is considered the “best featherweight of the decade” and to be among the best pound for pound Jiu Jitsu competitors in the world. Originally from a Capoeira background Cobrinha is a black belt in BJJ under Fernando “Terere” Augusto and a member of Alliance Jiu Jitsu. Cobrinha has won a total of six …

Interview: David Webb, 10 September 2009
When you ask most people what was there inspiration for starting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or any sport for that matter that contains an element of grappling they, more often than not, use the first few Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) and the performances of one Royce Gracie as a point of reference.
For me it was after a trip to the local HMV store in Cambridge – UK, where I was living at the time. I had just purchased a VHS copy …

Interview: David Webb, 02 August 2009 (all photographs with kind permission and courtesy of Fighting Films Ltd. and Bob Willingham).
Interview:
KombatClinic.com: Hi Neil, many thanks for doing this interview for KombatClinic.com I’m sure all of the readers know exactly who you are and have a great deal of respect for you and your Judo but for those who don’t would you be so kind as to give us a brief background to your Judo, where it all began, why it began and who did you grow up admiring?
Neil Adams: I started Judo at 7 years of age …