Friends,

I know a lot of you guys have been wondering where the hell I was the past couple of months and it didn't help matters when I came back and was quiet about it. Contrary to widespread rumors, NO, I was not in (1) drug-rehab, (2) jail or (3) deported to China. While some of you probably were hoping that I'd never come back, here I am!

I was actually on a reality TV series called the "Ultimate Fighter" which is basically a show about the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and puts

Friends,

Thanks again for all your support and kind words and even though we
didn't get the win in Pancrase this past weekend, we did gain a couple
of very important things:

1) For the first time in the history of Pancrase, which is the second
oldest MMA league in Japan, by virtue of me being in the main event
they had a TAIWAN flag hoisted on the rafters of the arena next to the
Japan flag. When I saw that, I almost cried because I knew this was a
huge event not only for me, but for all of us as well.

2) Most fighters go through their whole careers hoping for a chance to

On July 12th, 2005 the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling community from all over Asia converged on Taipei, Taiwan for the 2nd Annual Asia Pacific Jiu-Jitsu Championships being held at the National Taiwan University Judo Exhibition Hall.