Aug 23 '10 Labour Day Hours

Hi Members,

Just a reminder that Gibson MMA will be closed from August 29th 2010- September 6th. We will re-open on tuesday September 7th for regular hours.

Jun 18 '10 First Rampage now Kongo training at Gibson's MMA

UFC heavyweight superstar Cheick Kongo has been training all week with Mr. Gibson sharpening his MMA skills. He will continuing his training for his upcoming UFC fight in the fall. Stay tuned and keep your eyes open for more UFC stars training at Gibson. 

Jun 14 '10 Upcoming Fights

Mr. Gibson is back in action at his homebase in Port Moody and as you all know Summer is his favorite time to train! Be ready for to train hard and remember your runners for every class!! 

As well keep an eye out for Julia Budd, Garreth Halpin and Kiril Cherepinskiy to be making their way to the cage this summer and Johnny Kozlowski and Frank Pruden shortly after.

May 30 '10 UFC 114 Mr. Gibson Head Coach for Rampage Jackson

Team Gibson wants to congratulate Rampage on a great performance at UFC 114 after a hard training camp and overcoming many obstacles Rampage fought a tough fight against Rashad Evans- You almost had him!!! Next training camp you will be better and stronger than ever! We are very proud the way you represented and came to fight!

May 29 '10 Julia "the jewel" Budd Wins in Las Vegas

Congratulations to Julia Budd who won both her divisions at Grapplers Quest at the UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas on May 28th.

May 15 '10 Rampage and Coach Gibson arrive in Vegas

Well we survived the hard training of Liverpool and and we conquered the iceland Volcano!!! Next task is to take care of business on home turf at the MGM hotel May 29th. "Rampage" I can say from a coaches point of view is a animal. Our connection during training and all the new techniques I have him working on have come into play in sparring and he will shock the world when he beats rashad the way he will. Dont miss this fight, it will go down in history!!Stay tuned for training updates and Team Gibson train hard big things to come.

Regards Mr Gibson

May 10 '10 TEAM RAMPAGE LEAVING LIVERPOOL

Hello Students, its your instructor Mr Gibson, the training has been intense for this fight,Rampage is looking unbreakable and more powerful as the days go by. We are leaving the camp in liverpool thursday and enter our final stages of preparation in las vegas. May 29th all Gibson students purchase and watch the UFC 114 and see rampage finish rashad evans.

Also  through a long process of elimination I have been chosen to be a judge at UFC 115 in vancouver, so i will see you all there. Make sure you all watch the primetime series 3 weeks prior to the rampage fight and see some of the preparation i went through to train and organize his camp.

Remember summer is coming and referral month is on, earn yourself a few free months but referring only good people to the gym. Stay regular on your workouts as I will be back to bring your training to the next level. Even Bigger news than we expected is coming to the Gibson Camp soon. Stay Tuned

I want to thank Julia and Katie budd as well as Marko for showing the maturity they have been and the role of team leaders while I was gone,this will never be forgotten.

"YOU CAN'T TEACH LOYALTY, YOUR BORN WITH IT"

 

 

Apr 27 '10 Busy Month for Gibson MMA

Hello Everyone!

First thing we will start with is congratulating all the fighters that competed in Tigerbalms. We had a great turnout: We had Christian, Alex and Kenzie in the Kids division and Tony, Shane, Niema and Ryan in the teens division. We also had 3 women compete in the womens kickboxing-Taryn, Lindsay and Jen who all did great.

We also had Sasan and Chelsea fight in North Vancouver, Sasan fought MMA and TKO'd his opponent and Chelsea fought kickboxing and won by decision.

On April 23rd we had Garreth Halpin and Johnny Kozlowski compete in an MMA tournament at the Red Robinson Show Theatre. Both did excellent and Johnny won all 3 fights to take home the Title!!

Mr. Gibson has been in the UK training Rampage and will be there until May 14th then he is off to Las Vegas for the final preparation for Rampage's fight against Rashad.

Also May is Referal Month bring in a friend or family member to sign up for a 4, 8 or 12 month membership and you will receive a FREE 1 MONTH added to your membership.

Apr 10 '10 Rampage and Gibson in England

Hello Students, its Mr Gibson writing you guys from England training Quinton"RAMPAGE" Jackson for his fight on May 29th in vegas. Training is going great and he is looking very strong in all areas, I wouldn't want to be Rashad on that night!!Make sure you tune into the pay per view to watch....Keep training hard and on a constant basis because when I return I have some new top of the game tricks for you guys..I want to thank Jules,katie, Marko, and Eric for stepping to the plate. Big news is coming to Team Gibson once I return. Well, Back to training and see you guys soon...

Mar 22 '10 Busy Weekend for Gibson MMA

This weekend we have 2 fighters fighting at the Lucas Center in North Vancouver Friday Night. Chelsea Borsoi will be fighting a kickboxing match and Sasan Joo will be fighting in his second MMA fight. On Saturday and Sunday we have many students competing at the Tiger Balms in North Vancouver at Capilano College.

If you need and tickets for the fights we have a few left so come by and grab them! As well, if you are free on the weekend come check out the gibson students in action at Capilano College.

Mar 21 '10 RAMPAGE TRAINING AT GIBSON MMA

Former UFC Champion "Rampage" Jackson has hired Lance Gibson to help him prepare a successful journey and game plan to take out Rashad Evans at UFC 114.

The two met 9 years ago in Big Bear california when Mr Gibson was training at the Tito Ortiz camp. Jackson recently moved Gibson into his house in Orange County to have help in his preparation.

Gibson will be back in Vancouver briefly to corner his fighters in their upcoming fights and then will be back off to england to join the "Wolfslair".

Stay tuned for updates in training from the camp.

Sep 15 '09 Good things coming this Fall

Welcome back after the summer, It is a busy time at GIBSON MMA- all new and renewing students make sure you secure your spot for membership at this time, with  the increasing demand to train at our club.Reminding all Personal training clients for Mr. Gibson and Ms. Budd book your time slots as the popular times are going quick. Also a note for all the Gibson Fighters- a busy fight schedule is set for this year so make sure you are in training regularly and attending Saturday fighters class every week and remember one thing"Humility".

May 11 '09 Lance Gibson Jr. Takes 3rd Place at Washington State Freestyle Championships

Congratulations to Lance Gibson Jr., who competed at 144lbs in oak harbor at the Washington State Championships and took third place in the state. Jr has now earned himself a spot on Team Washington. Good Job Junior!!!

May 11 '09 Dirk Competes at 149lbs in Las Vegas at Grapplers Quest

Congratulations to Dirk who flew down to Las Vegas this past friday to compete against fighters from all over the world at Grapplers Quest.

Apr 5 '09 Lance Gibson Jr makes All American

Lance Gibson Jr

Congratulations to Lance Gibson Jr who competed at the USA collegiate wrestling national championships in Iowa! Jr took top five in the nation in the 134 lb division. He has now earned himself "All American status".

 

Apr 3 '09 USA Collegiate Wrestling Championships

Lance Gibson Jr., competes in IOWA for the USA collegiate wrestling National Championships. 

Mar 30 '09 Congratulations Sasan, Johnny, Dirk and Ken!

This past saturday in Burlington Washington we had 4 fighters competing. Our 13 year old fighter Sasan Joo fought his first MMA match against a game opponent. He won every round standing and on the ground and in the last round he finished the fight by TKO. Johnny Kozlowski also made his MMA debut and won by TKO. Johnny forced his oppponent to quit via ground in the second round.

Dirk Odendale and Ken Ishii fought a tag team submission wrestling match. Dirk began the match and the first 30 seconds was 2 on 1, Dirk managed to escape to his feet and tag Ken, Ken stepped in picked up their opponent, slammed him and submitted him with a rear naked choke, ending the match within the first minute.

Mar 28 '09 Fighters Competing

Next Saturday March 28th, 2009 Gibson Fighters Johnny Kozlowski and Sasan Joo will be making their MMA ring debuts. We also have Dirk Odendale and Ken Ishii competing in a tag team submission wrestling match. 

Mar 1 '09 All 3 Gibson Muay Thai Fighters dominate tonight in Washington

Congratulations to Julie Lauzon who competed in her first ever Muay Thai match and was outweighed by well over 10 pounds. She dominated every round and was a true inspiration to everyone there. 

Congratulations to another first timer- Jeremy Budd who won a Unanimous decision over his opponent. He overwhelmed his tough opponent with numerous knees and high punch combinations.

Congratulations to Eric Malebranche who in his first fight fought a more seasoned opponent and with a patient but effective rhythm completely dismantled him with a second round TKO.

Unfortunately Jason Bakes from the Sunshine Coast was scheduled to fight his MMA debut, however his opponent backed out on him last minute. Keep your work ethic up and only good things will unfold!

 

Feb 27 '09 Gibson Fighters Dominate the local wrestling scene

Congratulations to 3 Gibson Fighters who all took first place in the Middle School District Wrestling Championships! Sasan Joo, Sarah Collins and Jennifer Sakelariou 

Feb 1 '09 Gibson Fighter takes top 3 in Washington State wrestling finals.

 

Congratulations to Lance Gibson Jr. , 

Train hard for the Nationals!

Jan 24 '09 Gibson Fighter dominates in Washington State wrestling tournament

Congratulations to Lance Gibson Jr., who won the Federal Way District Championships on Saturday January 24th 2009. Lance pinned all of his opponents and became the 134lb collegiate wrestling champion.

Jan 19 '09 F.I.L.E.S. 2008 year and review: gibson kickboxing and pankration

As Team Gibson looks ahead to a promising 2009, f.i.l.e.s. magazine takes a look back at what made 2008 a successful year for Gibson Kickboxing and Pankration. more...

 

the school is owned and operated by formerly #1 ranked fighter in the world under the SHOOTO organization, 2-time UFC veteran, suberbrawl veteran and world famous trainer, actor and stunt man, LANCE GIBSON Sr. GIBSONMMA takes the best off all aspects of combat (punching, kicking, elbows, knees, takedowns, striking on the ground, positioning, and submissions.) these techniques are tested against the best fighters in the world, and then incorporated into our constantly evolving system. this enables us to teach you "
THE MOST COMPLETE SELF DEFENSE SYSTEM AVAILABLE TODAY."