by peralta | May 2, 2012 | Events, News
Where It All Started In October of 2011, I sat at the Classy Awards hearing about the amazing charitable achievements by individuals, nonprofits and businesses worldwide. I heard stories of sacrifice and of success. I sat there, utterly moved, yet disappointed....
by peralta | Jan 1, 2012 | Apparel, News
2011 was the year of our nonprofit’s birth, and one that had us experiencing many ups and downs (luckily more ups than downs). Since my wife and I have never run a nonprofit before, we’ve learned an immense amount about the process, including how tedious...
by peralta | Oct 11, 2011 | Apparel, News
I wanted to wish a warm welcome to the thousands of Tap Cancer Out fans around the world. As I’m sure you’ve read over the last few months, we ran into some branding issues, thus we’ve decided to alter our brand name slightly. Our former brand name,...
by peralta | Jun 14, 2011 | Stories
Jiu-jitsu is not easy. I was a pretty regular gym rat prior to joining my first BJJ gym. I would lift and run at least four times a week, and ran half marathons and 5Ks. When I decided to join Ultimate MMA, I knew I’d be in for a challenge but I figured I was at...
by peralta | May 26, 2011 | Stories
Today, as I was doing some research on cancer and its effect in the jiu-jitsu community, I came across the story of Thiago da Silva “Roylerzinho” Santos. I didn’t know Thiago, but after reading about him and watching videos of support made by his friends,...
