Another BIG week coming up for Isohealth, Michael Lim and I. Mikey has
received the call up from Australia's biggest MMA promotion, the CFC!
Mikey will be fighting Kian "Karnage" Pham in the big top at Luna Park
Sydney on Friday August 26th. This is huge for everyone involved as
it's the first ever CFC 57kg fight!!!
In fact it is arguably one of the biggest 57kg fights to take place in
Australian MMA as it's the first time that the 57kg'ers have had a
fight on an event of this magnitude. Congratulations to both Mikey and
Kian for this great opportunity (but of course Mikey is the one I am
coaching and cheering for)!!!

I have been so busy lately that I have not updated the news on our
website in ages. I just want to take a moment to congratulate a few of
our guys on some outstanding achievements in the ring and the cage:
- Mike Lim: Fought a full-contact kickboxing bout back in June, he
won the bout and received the Fighter of the Night Award on a card
containing over 30 fighters!!!
- Alex Sims: Made his MMA debut in July, he won by submission just 45
seconds into the first round! On top of that he weighed just 57kg and
gave away about 4-5kg on fight night!!!
- Ray Lawley-Sinclair: Also made his MMA debut in July. He too
weighed 57kg but went up against an opponent who was 7kg heavier and
had 9 Muay Thai fights already under his belt. Ray went on to win by
submission just 70 seconds into Round 1 and also won the coveted
Submission of the Night Award!!!
- Mike Lim (again): Mikey had an MMA fight in July, his opponent was
far more experienced yet Mikey went to win by submission in just 90
seconds! Another terrific effort from ISOHEALTH's 57kg dynamos!!!

Congratulations guys, we are all very proud of you!!!

It was another amazing day of BJJ competition at the South Australian 2011 BJJ State Championship.  ISOHEALTH backs up it's win of the 2010 State Championships by winning the 2011 State Championships!  That's right, ISOHEALTH went back to back as the 2010 & 2011 Team Cup Champions   This makes ISOHEALTH the first and only team to have won the Team Cup two times!  Congratulations to every member of the ISOHEALTH team!!!    

Hi Guys, we sell a lot of BJJ Gi's at our academy and most people like to keep their gi in good condition so here are the tips we give to help keep your investment in good condition. If you don't want your gi to fade then:

Hi Guys, 

I've finally managed to salvage this footage off my old PC so here are Parts 1 & 2 of a great interview with Rodrigo Gracie.  Rodrigo is a former ADCC World Champ, and verteran of Pride and K1.  In the interview we talk about a range of topics including his times at Renzo's academy (Rodrigo was part of a super tough group at Renzo's which at that time included Rodrigo, Almeida, Roger Gracie and many other grappling and MMA stars) and the Gracie family motivation to provide hope for the average person in regards to defending oneself.  Rodrigo is more than just a great fighter and coach, he is one of my coaches and one of my friends, I hope you enjoy the interview.

I just want to take this opportunity to wish all of our ISOHEALTH'ers a very Merry Christmas and to thank you all for being such amazing people to share so much time with. You guys and girls make me feel like I have the best job in world!!!

Have a safe and super fun Christmas,
Matt :)

On Dec 12, 2010 8:22 PM, "info@isohealth.com.au" <matt.iso.jones@gmail.com> wrote:

Congratulations to all of our new ISOHEALTH Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belts, Ray, Nick, Matt, Lachy, Jason, Jamie, Scott and Omar. All very well deserved of course. It was an honour to award your new belts to you and it's an honour to be your coach!
Great job guys,
Matt :)

On Dec 12, 2010 8:15 PM, "info@isohealth.com.au" <matt.iso.jones@gmail.com> wrote:

Big shout out and a huge congratulations to Macca on being voted the 2010 recipient of the "ISOHEALTH Iron Sharpens Iron Award"!  Also congratulations to...
- "Highlight Awards":  Darcy, Ray & Lachy C
- "Hardman Awards":  Karl, YH & Lachy B
- "Coaches Choice Award":  Scotty
- "No Rivers Award":  Macca
Great job guys, we're proud of you all!

Matt :)

Congratulations to all of our new ISOHEALTH Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belts, Ray, Nick, Matt, Lachy, Jason, Jamie, Scott and Omar. All very well deserved of course. It was an honour to award your new belts to you and it's an honour to be your coach!
Great job guys,
Matt :)

On Dec 12, 2010 8:15 PM, "info@isohealth.com.au" <matt.iso.jones@gmail.com> wrote:

Big shout out and a huge congratulations to Macca on being voted the 2010 recipient of the "ISOHEALTH Iron Sharpens Iron Award"!  Also congratulations to...
- "Highlight Awards":  Darcy, Ray & Lachy C
- "Hardman Awards":  Karl, YH & Lachy B
- "Coaches Choice Award":  Scotty
- "No Rivers Award":  Macca
Great job guys, we're proud of you all!

Matt :)

Big shout out and a huge congratulations to Macca on being voted the 2010 recipient of the "ISOHEALTH Iron Sharpens Iron Award"!  Also congratulations to...
- "Highlight Awards":  Darcy, Ray & Lachy C
- "Hardman Awards":  Karl, YH & Lachy B
- "Coaches Choice Award":  Scotty
- "No Rivers Award":  Macca
Great job guys, we're proud of you all!

Matt :)

had an awesome day at our ISOHEALTH Christmas party BBQ! Thanks so much to Dom, Mum & Dad for doing such an awesome job on it! Dan and Dom also did great on the BBQ. Hope the kids like their presents and hope everyone had lots of fun!!!

3 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze medals, we also had 3 of our guys come in 4th place in a few different divisions. Not a bad haul for just 9 competitors.

On the weekend of November 27th ISOHEALTH Head Coach Matt Jones was busy coaching 9 members of our ISOHEALTH BJJ team at the 2010 BJJ PanPacs. The 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze medals was a great result given that we took such a small team and we received a lot of great feedback on both our performance on the mat and our friendy nature. All in all it was a terrific weekend for our team and we are proud of the way everyone performed. We'll start planning early for an even better performance next year!