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BRUHN DOMINATES MATHERS
(Patterson, New York)...Age has no boundaries was demonstrated in one of the most unusual BJJ grappling matches at a USA Kickboxing Association sanctioned event in the Patterson, New York Parks & Recreation Center April 18, 2009. 63 year old Al Bruhn turned the tide on opponent 20 year old Tyler Mathers in the ring during the first scheduled bout before standing room only arena. Mathers shot for a takedown at the beginning of the 5 min. match and attempted a rear naked choke which Bruhn countered with a reversal and getting into Mathers' guard. It was an intense battle with Bruhn commanding the later half of the match.
When the bell sounded, referee Ryan Quinn raised Bruhn and Mathers hands as first place winners with each
awarded a trophy. Each grappler had his corner coaches and Bruhn was coached by head coach/trainer Kyle Quine. Quine praised Bruhn for his grappling performance who noted that Kyle is the real winner for turning his training program into a successful 5 year medical book project MMA & Healthy Heart For All Ages. Another 5 year medical book project How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling is slated for publication in the near future. Bruhn, a former cardiac rehab patient, is NAGA (North American Grappling Association) Ranked # 1 in USA, Connecticut and New England in the Executive Division.
Click here to see Bruhn vs. Mathers
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Al Bruhn vs. Tyler Mathers
Al Bruhn
Tyler Mathers
(Patterson, New York)...The winner of the most outstanding match of the century will be determined at the Parks and Recreation Center here in town when the USA Kickboxing Association sanctions a No-Gi event between 20 year old Tyler Mathers and 63 year old Al Bruhn. WAIT! No joking! This match is scheduled for 5 minutes and winner is determined by tapout only!
Yes, it's an exhibition match but who's keeping score?
The referee can only hold up the hand of the winner of the grappler who forces his opponent to tapout.
Now, word is that Al Bruhn forced one of his opponents to tapout during a recent NAGA event April 4, 2009
at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey with a guillotine. And, that was in the Executive Beginner
Division 50 years and older.
How will a young grappler do with a senior citizen?
Kyle Quine will keep a close eye on the controversial match which will take place in a boxing ring.
Quine, Al Bruhn's head trainer/coach, is preparing his grappler to win and win big time. Yes, Quine and
Bruhn tied for first place during a grappling match October 4, 2008 at same site of scheduled Bruhn
vs. Tyler Mathers.
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NAGA WIN/POWERWALKING/INTERNATIONAL FAVORS DOMINATE AL BRUHN'S DAILY LIFE!
In a 3-way way race for a gold medal in the 2009 NAGA World Championship 50 year old plus beginner executive No-Gi grappling division (North American Grappling Association) at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey April 4, 2009, 63 year old Al Bruhn won his first match forcing an opponent to tapout in a Guillotine, but then lost his second match by points giving Al a silver medal. It was Al Bruhn's 7th NAGA tournament since he started competing in no-gi grappling 2007. Al Bruhn choked-up while hugging Kyle Quine following his unusual tapout win. Kyle Quine has remarkably turned around the training program for Al Bruhn to succeed in tournaments. Kyle Quine was quick to call a foul on the part of Al Bruhn's second match opponent, a New York Wall Street attorney George Sommers, which was officially acknowledged. To date, Al Bruhn has earned 6 silver medals and 1 bronze medal in NAGA tournaments, an unprecedented medical accomplishment, given fact that Al Bruhn, a former cardiac rehab patient is NAGA Ranked number one in CT/New England/USA in his age division.
Al Bruhn weighed-in at 190.5 for the April 4, 2009 NAGA tournament after loosing 10 pounds in a few weeks while recovering from a hamstring problem, which was cared for by Kyle Quine, head coach/trainer, WCSU Wrestling/Grappling Team.
After NAGA April 4, 2009 tournament and back at hotel, Al and Kyle celebrated Al's first remarkable tapout victory with a bottle of champagne and then headed to Penn Station in NYC where they power walked for dozens of city blocks into China Town and a stay at a famous Vietnamese restaurant and afterwards to a nearby Little Italy pub for a few beers before heading back to the Wyndham Hotel at Newark International Airport. It was all part of a day's work in the life of Al Bruhn, who now is preparing for a match against a 20 year old grappler in a USAKickboxing Association event at Patterson, New York Parks & Recreation Center April 18, 2009.
Click onto following website to see how a Guillotine is applied and how Al Bruhn successfully applied it during NAGA April 4, 2009.
BRUHN'S FIGHT FOR NAGA GOLD!
(Ridgefield, Connecticut)...With five silver medals and one bronze medal under his belt for grappling tournament matches with NAGA (North American Grappling Association), 63 year old Al Bruhn, a former cardiac rehab patient, continues his quest for his first gold medal at NAGA's 2009 NAGA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP at Essex County College Gymnasium in Newark, New Jersey April 4, 2009.
NAGA Ranked number one in Connecticut/New England/USA in the Executives division (50 years and older),
Al Bruhn will increase his training schedule with head trainer Kyle Quine of Western Connecticut State University Wrestling/Grappling team. Diet management, weightlifting and cardio exercising in addition to grappling technique training will all be on the radar screen for Al Bruhn during the next three weeks leading into the NAGA event.
Eating only fruits, veggies and protein and plenty of water, running up to 6 miles per hour on treadmill, 75% upper body weightlifting/25% lower body weightlifting plus incorporating wrestling takedown techniques is the new revised training program for Al Bruhn under head trainer Kyle Quine.
"Never give up is my motto," Bruhn said. "If at first you don't succeed, try again," Bruhn added. Bruhn's silver medals is not the end only the beginning to gold and championship belt.
TOP RANKED AL BRUHN TO RECEIVE NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Medical history is in the making with a former cardiac rehab patient defying all the odds against him and living a healthy life on the mat.
63 year old Al Bruhn under head trainer Kyle Quine of Western Connecticut State University Wrestling/Grappling Team won a bronze medal in the Executive Division during the 2009 North American Grappling Association New England Grappgling Championship on Saint Valentine's Day at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Bruhn holds five silver NAGA medals and is ranked number one in Connecticut/New England and number 8 for USA in 2008. Bruhn who is NAGA Ranked in the top 15 nationally in the 50plus age category, will receive a NAGA Ranked certificate signifying his achievement and featured in Gladiator Magazine (www.gladmag.com) and on the NAGA website (www.nagafighter.com). How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling is slated for publication in the near future, which details Al Bruhn's first heart attack in summer 2003 while on a family vacation in southern California to his NAGA 2008 achievements.
Al Bruhn, left, locks up with Billy Twyford, right, duringfirst 4min. match.
Al Bruhn in commanding position over Billy Twyford.
(Lincoln, Rhode Island)...Saint Valentine's Day attracted hundreds of grapplers with their families and friends
to the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island for the 2009 NAGA New England Grappgling Championship.
245 divisions including all age groups participated during the event that had standing room only within the
stadium. Kipp Kolar, president of North American Grappling Association, held a pep talk before the grappling matches took place and in addition to explaining the dos and don'ts, he stressed the need for grapplers
and parents to be more patient and cordial during matches. If participants can't follow the rules, they will
be evicted from NAGA grappling according to Kipp Kolar.
NAGA has been on the sports scene for more than a dozen years and the intensity of the sport has increased dramatically during recent years due to UFC on cable TV among other martial arts venues. There has been harsh criticism of kids participating in mixed martial arts including boxing, kickboxing and grappling among
spectators of the sport. But, NAGA president Kipp Kolar is careful to empasize the fact that all measures are pursed by his staff to help grapplers on the mat have a safe bout.
While there is a handful of grapplers who are intent on hurting their opponents according to Kipp Kolar,
there are many grapplers who enjoy the sports for multiple reasons. But, at the end of the day, grapplers today are far more educated about techniques and conditioning and bring to the mat a new day of tough and sometimes unpleasant feelings by opponents.
One of the major concerns of NAGA officials is sandbagging, a strategy used by grapplers to position themselves in a category to better their chances at winning gold, a belt or sword. For instance, a grappler with several years of martial arts experience might try to get into a beginners division to easily beat opponents and win first place. But, Kipp Kolar warned prospective sandbaggers that his staff will fish them out and set them straight, so as to not allow inequality among all grapplers at a tournament.
At the same time, there are challenges among grapplers especially with the older set where there are few competitors in the Men's No-Gi Executive 50+ consisting of all weights and skills. Unlike younger age divisions where weight and experience is equally grouped, the older group is subject to a different set of rules.
And that caused an issue among the Executive grapplers February 14, when 5 competitors ages 40-60 plus with all weights and experience levels were initially set to compete in the same group. Kipp Kolar to the rescue resolved the issue by creating two categories for the elder grapplers with the outcome finding Al Bruhn in third place and a bronze medal around his neck after two intense matches. Kyle, Quine, Al Bruhn's head trainer, coached him through the rugged four minute matches. And, although the objective is to get an opponent to tapout, Al didn't tap out and demonstrated BJJ skills newly acquired under Quine's training leadership.
Dressed in army wrestling singlet and Dan Gable yellow wrestling shoes, Al Bruhn with a Mohawk haircut and goatee won cheers of support among spectators and his opponents. Bruhn earned five silver medals during previous NAGA tournaments. Bruhn is working with a team of trainers on a medical book project MMA & Healthy Heart For All Ages.
At the end of the day, 63 year old Al Bruhn had a lump on his forehead but only praise for 21 year old Kyle Quine, who he said knows how to teach him and progress on the mat. Bruhn, a former cardiac patient, is a guest teacher at John Read Middle School, an actor, cable TV producer/anchor and CEO of UMMA,LLC.
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FEBRUARY COMES IN LIKE A LION FOR AL BRUHN
(Ridgefield, Connecticut)...February 1, 2009 marks the start of the most intensive cardio/grappling/weightlifting
training for 63-year old Al Bruhn, a North American Grappling Association 5 time silver medalist, as he prepares
for the NAGA New England Championship tournament February 14, 2009 at Lincoln, Rhode Island's Twin
River casino. Bruhn, coach of Western Connecticut State University Wrestling/Grappling Team, guest teacher
with ER 9 Public School District, cable TV anchor, movie actor, has a lot on his plate including nationally
recognized as top rated grappler in senior grappling circuits. Bruhn suffered a heart attack while on
family summer vactaion in Southern California in 2003, and is now ready to publish his first book
How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling.
Kyle Quine is the head trainer for Al Bruhn as he prepares for the Saint Valentine Day event and a first place
win in the 50 plus Executive Directors division. Bruhn, who is NAGA ranked #1 in Connecticut and New England and #8 in USA,
will enter all three levels including beginner, intermediate and advanced.
Dr. Christopher Mascetta met with Al Bruhn and trainer Kyle Quine January 31, 2009 and said Al is in good
shape for the NAGA grappling tournament. Bruhn plans to weigh in at 185 Feburary 13, 2009 on the eve
of the tournament.
Diet management for Al Bruhn will consist of fruits, vegetables and protein plus plenty of water during the next
two weeks. Bruhn is a supporter of the Lance Armstrong energy drinks that help boost energy levels during
intense training and competition. Bruhn has been training with college wrestlers and grapplers during the winter
break and applauds their efforts in his quest to tell the world "you are what you want to be."
Kyle Quine/Al Bruhn First Place Winners
Fall 2008 USAKickboxing Association
Grappling Match
(Both grapplers will meet with movie director
Norm Bates in February to write moviescript
on their lives Fighters Of A Different
Generation)
2009 BRINGS NEW CHALLENGES TO AL BRUHN
(Danbury, Connecticut)...Al Bruhn, NAGA (North American Grappling Association) No-Gi Executive Beginner division ranked #1 in Connecticut and New England and # 8 in USA, went uncontested during USA Kick boxing Association sports event in Danbury January 10 at Danbury Pal Building. Three potential grapplers all college athletes bowed out of the boxing ring and grappling match with Al Bruhn. Sickness to winter weather issues were reasons for why the youthful grapplers could not face Al Bruhn in the ring. Although sports spectators offered positive comments to Al Bruhn for his uncontested status, he wasn't happy and noted to USA TV Talk News/Sports like a politician running for office unopposed and guaranteed victory, there's no real fight in the ring so to speak.
63 year old former cardiac rehab patient and noted controversial fighter Al Bruhn now focuses on his next major NAGA event on Saint Valentine's Day in Lincoln, Rhode Island at the casino. A Samuri sword is what Al Bruhn wants to win during the executive division 50 plus older grapplers. Head trainer Kyle Quine of Western Connecticut State University Wrestling Grappling Team will lead five time silver medalist grappler Al Bruhn to his intended victory next month.
Associated members of Western Connecticut State University Wrestling Grappling Team include Kyle Quine, Richard Zschoche, Shane
Yachulke, Jonathan Ginsberg, Anthony Celis, Tim Petrides, Nick Palermo, Ben Sass, Scott Fay and Brian Reilly.
(Undated)...St. Valentine's Day will have Al Bruhn compete in NAGA's New England's grappling championship at Twin River Casino in Lincoln Rhode Island.
Bruhn, a five time NAGA silver medalist, will compete in the executive division 50 years plus and fight for first place with Samuri Sword as prize.
Al Bruhn's featured films will debut during 2009 including Off Campus and Once More With Feeling. His acting career will kick into high gear in
2009 as he auditions for films plus writing a movie script with Kyle Quine Fighters Of A Different Generation with movie director/writer
Norm Bates.
How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling will be published this new year as part of newly formed publishing company UMMA, LLC.
Other book manuscripts will be submitted to publishers including Thanks For Watching & Who's Really Watching, How To Protect Your Child In
School, and The Anatomy of Bad Public & Private Schools.
Al Bruhn will continue training with associated members of Western Connecticut State University Wrestling Grappling Team Kyle Quine, Richard
Zschoche, Shane Yachulke, Jonathan Ginsberg, Anthony Celis, Tim Petrides, Ben Sass, Scott Fay and Brian Reilly.
(Ridgefield, Connecticut)...How do you loose weight after a heart attack?
Simple. Determination and the right contacts according to Al Bruhn who
suffered a heart attack in 2003 while on a family summer vacation in California.
Al Bruhn, right, and Connecticut State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Comcast
USA TV Talk News live call-in during spring 2003. Below, Al Bruhn has mastered martial arts as
his defense against future heart attacks and attributes his success to college wrestlers and
grapplers who are his trainers.
AL BRUHN'S NAGA RANKING HERE
Movie actor, public school teacher, cable TV producer anchor and CEO UMMA,LLC Al Bruhn
will talk about his new healthy lifestyle on next edition of USA TV TAlk
News Sports during January 2009 live call-in on Comcast TV 23 in Danbury, Connecticut.
Easton-Redding Public School guest teacher Al Bruhn will talk about his new movie
roles and writing career as a student of college trainers in medical projects.
Young and old working together make a difference according to Al Bruhn, a gold medal recipient of
his tenure with the Danbury Public School district. Bruhn retired from 30 years
as a city school teacher and entered teaching again along with his new career.
On the news front, Al Bruhn will appear in movie Off Campus as Dean Mertz, a former Vietnam veteran, who is tough on his
students and has a secret affair with one of them that is exposed by students to university administration.
Norm Bates
Al Bruhn will make a cameo in movie Once More With Feeling staring Drea de Mateo of the Sopranos and directed by
Jeff Lipsky.
Drea de Matteo
On the sports scene, Al Bruhn earned his fifth silver medal at NAGA November 8, 2008.
He is training for another NAGA event on Saint Valentine's Day.
In the meantime, Al Bruhn will face Nick Palermo in the ring January 10, 2009.
(Ridgefield, Connecticut)...College athletes are praised for their training and support with Al Bruhn's latest highly acclaimed
North American Grappling Association ranked position in the Executive No-Gi 50 years and older division for 2008.
Although Al Bruhn's fifth silver medal performance of November 8, 2008 at Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey
is not tabulated yet with the current 2008 NAGA ranked position, the 63 year old grappler considered possible the oldest
athlete among NAGA grapplers is confident his final NAGA ranked position will be higher when added to his present
tournament events listed at NAGA website
Al Bruhn's NAGA Ranking.
Al Bruhn is indebted to Kyle Quine, Richard Zschoche, Nick Palermo, Shane Yachulke, Jonathan Ginsberg, Tim Petrides,
Matt Petrides, Scott Fay, Anthony Celis, Ben Sass for their collegiate sportsmanship during the past half year and Ridgefield
Chiropractic and Wellness Center Director Dr. Christopher Mascetta, who together has formed a foundation of excellence
in healthy living among young and old.
How To Prevent A Heart Attack:Cardio Wrestling is a five year exclusive medical book study that will be published in 2009.
MMA & Healthy Heart For All Ages is a current exclusive medical book project scheduled for completion in 2011 and
publication thereafter.
Al Bruhn suffered a heart attack 2003 while on a family vacation and has defied all the odds against him to succeed in life.
Bruhn and Kyle Quine will meet with movie writer director Norm Bates December 3, 2008 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
to start movie script Fighters Of A Different Generation, a true story on their challenging lives.
FORMER DHS WRESTLING TEAM CAPTAIN HEADS WCSU PROJECT TWO:MMA & HEALTHY HEART FOR ALL AGES
(Danbury, Connecticut)...Former Danbury High School wrestling team captain Richard Zschoche heads the Western Connecticut State University
Wrestling Grappling exclusive medical book project two MMA & Healthy Heart For All Ages. Zschoche, a '06 DHS grad and an accomplished
wrestler, now spearheads project two with the objectives of training 63 year old Al Bruhn to capture both gold medal and belt during 2009 at NAGA
(North American Grappling Association) tournaments in USA.
Bruhn, a cardiac rehab patient, has earned five silver medals from past NAGA tournaments during 2007-2008 and is ranked number one in
Connecticut. Zschoche, a UCONN sophomore political science major, is assisted by his step brother Kyle Quine in their newly formated
grappling and wrestling training with Al Bruhn.
In the meantime, Zschoche, an avid gourmet chef, is writing a chapter for Al Bruhn's first exclusive medical book project How To Prevent A Heart
Attack:Cardio Wrestling scheduled for publication in 2009.
YOUTH AND SENIOR CITIZEN MAKE THEIR PLUS MARK IN LIFE
Young and old make a difference in life and that is to be acknowledged and saluted
especially in these difficult times in America. I am fortunate and blessed to have the
best college athletes and associates on my WCSU Wrestling Grappling team to provide
the support system I need to excel as a cardiac rehab patient in the USA.
Since 2007, I have won an unprecedented five silver medals as a 50plus grappler with NAGA
(North American Grappling Association) with the coaching of outstanding
young adults which will be published in Ripley's Believe It Or Not, not to mention
the other silver and bronze medals earned on the USA Wrestling Federation of Connecticut
tournament mat since my heart attack in 2003.
I have also faced my head trainer 21 year old Kyle Quine in the USA Kickboxing sanctioned
event boxing ring recently for a grappling match which ended in a tie and trophy awarded to each of us.
As an actor, Kyle and I will work with movie director/writer Norm Bates to produce Fighters
Of A Different Generation about our successful lifestyles in America. I am proud of
my team and as a teacher and publisher, I know I can make a positive difference for
all the people and hope others will follow suit in the future.
Yes, this is top news and great news for all of us seeking a better way in life!
Al Bruhn
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