Haiku master, Sean, share his poems with the class.

When he isn't grappling, hanging out with his sisters and brother or just being really cool, Sean loves writing poetry. He recently wrote a collection of haikus about his teammates and shared them during the positive self talk portion of class.

Here are some of his haikus:

Sean knows poetry.
Sean knows how to make haikus.
Sean works really hard.

Noah has big hair.
Noah likes the sumo game.
Noah is awesome.

Seiji is the man.
Seiji is awesomely short.
Seiji has black hair.

Jack is really new.
Jack is really tall and huge.
Jack is really fierce.

Adell is a girl.
Adell knows a lot of things.
Adell is old school.

Sam is really new.
Sam is really big.
Sam knows everything.

Tucker is a girl.
Tucker is very funny.
Tucker is white raced.

Shay is very cool.
Shay is very cool and awesome.
Shay is very tall.

Christian is funny.
Christian is really strong.
Christian has big hair.

Eman is awesome.
Eman is really skinny.
Eman talks a lot.

Nikki has short hair.
Nikki and Tasha are bad.
Nikki is awesome.

Bella has no stripes.
Bella is in jiu jitsu.
Bella is awesome.

Peyton has blonde hair.
Peyton is really heavy.
Peyton is awesome.

Luke is really tall.
Luke is really tall and big.
Luke is really cool.

Ashley is crazy.
Ashley is from Cascade view.
Ashley likes playing.

Hopefully Sean will share more of his poems with us soon. Keep up the great work!!!!!

Mike "The Mouth" Gavronski boxing in Golden Gloves

Mike "The Mouth" Gavronski is boxing in the Golden Gloves tournament at the Tacoma Dome this weekend. Mike is 23 years old and recently came to visit Gracie Barra Seattle kid's class to talk about positive self talk, having confidence and just to check out what the kids are up to.
On top of being a master of positive self talk, Mike has an impressive amatuer boxing record. Last year he won the prestigious Golden Boy award for being the Best Boxer in the entire tournament. Mike has a flair all his own and approaches everything he does with dedication, tenacity and, of course, humor.
Mike was my stand up coach and cornerman during my fight against Fiona Muxlow in the Princesses of Pain promotion in New Zealand. I won the fight in the 1st round after a great training camp with Mike. We ran in the woods, flipped tires, cut wood, boxed, kickboxed, grappled, sweat and cried together. It all paid off when we brought home the belt.
I look forward to having Mike coach me again and also hope that he is able to come back and visit the kid's class very soon. Best of luck to Mike.
Read Damon Agnos' blog about Mike Gavronski in the Seattle Weekly.