Welcome to the the Griffin Martial Training update page! Here
you will find all the information on previous and upcoming
NHB fights, vale tudo events, Silverbacks All Pro Classic,
Extreme Trials, and other local submission events. If you
have any information and/or comments on these events, or if
you would like to purchase tickets for any event covered on
this page, please contact Mike Griffin (Griffin Martial
Training/Pro Gym, Inc.) or call (727) 517-6062.
2008 News and Events
Todd Laux has been hired as the manager of Matt
Hughes' new fight gym in Granite City, IL, called the
H.I.T. Squad. Todd has hired Blake
Shoemaker to work at the new gym.
Derek Maguire has been hired by St. Louis County
Police and is getting a chance to work with some of his
martial training in real life. Derek is training out of
the HIT Squad(see above note) and hopes to
get back to fighting soon.
Adam Marberger has started promoting MMA fighting
events and had his first successful show in Bethalto, IL.
Ron Mullins is using his martial training to teach
the East Alton (IL) Police Dept. Defensive Tactics
Program.
Jermaine Andre coached rapper Nelly's fight
team on BET's reality show, The Iron Ring.
Jermaine's coaching brought his team the Championship for
the 1st Season's Show.
Jason Reinhardt has been very successful with
promoting his fighting event, Courage Fighting
Championship. Jason continues to put on successful
shows around Illinois and Missouri.
CJ Fernandes is back getting in fighting shape at
the HIT Squad(see above note) and
preparing for a comeback with his MMA career.
Mike Griffin is teaching his Q.A.I. Defense
Program in the St. Petersburg, FL area, focusing on
women, seniors and executives.
Dan Moriarty has visited St. Petersburg, FL
several times to renew his training with Mike and get
certified in Mike's new programs. Dan is Mikes
longest-training student, having begun training with him
in 1979. Dan is a certified MMA coach and master level
Martial Trainer, Defendo Instructor, and teaches Mike's
Q.A.I. Defense Program.
2007 News and Events
Dan Moriarty has been very successful with his new
program "Moving with Character." He has been traveling
around Missouri, Illinois, Texas, and Florida certifying
teachers how to use martial Arts to motivate and empower
kids to build strong character traits.
Jason Reinhardt signed a 3 fight deal with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship. Jason had his
first fight on November 17th at UFC 78 in
Newark, NJ. Jason had to move up 20 lbs to fight Joe
Lauzon. Jason lost his first professional fight, but has
had two fights outside the UFC since losing and has won
them both, giving him a 21-1 record. Mike was with Jason
in his corner in Newark, and they are hoping for Jason to
get a shot in the WEC at 135 or 145, which would be
closer to his fighting weight.
Jermaine Andre has opened his new school,
Andre's MMA, at 2035 Campus Drive, St. Charles, MO
63301, phone: (636) 724-2900. Jermaine is very successful
at training fighters, law enforcement officers, and
women. He also runs a bodyguard business and teaches
bouncers and coolers state-of-the-art techniques in
handling aggression in a business establishment.
Mike Griffin opened Griffin Martial
Training in Clearwater, FL, and is teaching MMA,
Defendo, and law enforcement programs.
2006 News and Events
Mike has established himself in Florida and has been
teaching boxing and MMA classes out of Stellar Fitness in
Clearwater, FL, and at 4th Street Boxing in St. Petersburg,
FL.
October 26, 2005
Jermaine Andre received his Black Belt and
Coach/Instructor Certification for Police Defensive Tactics
and Arrestling Submissions.
Dan Moriarty, Justin Towell and Mike Reynolds Received
their Coach/Instructor Certifications for Police Defensive
Tactics and Arrestling Submissions.
Blake Shoemaker, Justin Towell, and Ron Mullins were
certified as Submission Wrestling Instructors.
Peggy Brooks was certified as a Personal Trainer and
Aerobics Instructor.
October 20, 2005: First update in a long time...
...and boy, have some things changed!
First thing’s first. Pro Gym is changing its
name to Griffin Martial Training. As the next couple
of weeks go by, most of the references to “Pro
Gym” on this site will disappear. Mike Griffin is now
living in and working out of Florida. If you need to reach
him for info on Griffin Martial training, please call (727)
517-6062. Pro Gym of Alton has effectively moved to
Florida. (More details soon.)
Peggy Brooks is the instructor for the new Pro Gym of
Edwardsville. It’s located at the SIUE campus, and
you can contact Peggy for information on classes,
schedules, membership, etc. by calling (618) 259-1468, or
(618) 604-2838.
You’ll notice that there are no classes listed...
that will change soon. I’ll post schedules for the
Pro Gyms as soon as I can.
Webmaster note: The site also has a new look.
I’ve worked hard to make sure the site is available
for anyone who can access the web, even going so far as to
comply to XHTML (see the compliance link at the bottom of
the page); you should be able to enjoy the site fully even
if your connection to the net is a cell phone. There are no
more frames. If anyone has any issues viewing the site,
please let me know.
2005 news:
Derek Maguire was 2-0 in NHB fights winning both fights
at the Courage Fighting Championships in Decatur, Illinois
Denis Janis won his NHB debut at the Courage Fighting
Championship.
CJ Fernandes made his comeback and won a tough fight at
the Courage Fighting Championship.
Ron Mullins and Justin Towel were certified as
Instructors/Coaches and received their Black Belt from Pro
Gym.
