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April 1 2011

Wow! California has been great, lots of training and sunshine. Still waiting to hear when the next fight is taking place but I am ready whenever its time . Rampage is already in excellent shape and camp hasn't even started yet. My training partner Ken Ishii from Gibson MMA arrives tomorrow and he is here for just over 2 weeks. He trained with me day and night over the christmas holidays so I wanted to bring him down to cali for camp so he can experience this!! I've been running, lifting, sparring and wrestling and I feel fresh so I am hoping to fight soon! Ive trained at Mark Munoz's a couple times and will be more regular once we get vehicles sorted out but we have been doing the majority of our training at our private facility close to the house....Ill be updating with pics as soon as I learn how to upload them on here... Anyways, Lotsa Love~

XOXO Jules

February 13 2011

Hi Guys! Just got back from Vegas, we were down there for a week to watch UFC, train and spend time with friends. It was a great holiday and a lot of fun. I haven't written since my last fight so I want to first off start by thanking all my fans, family and the people who love and support me! I had a fantastic training camp and I want to thank my Coach and training partners at Gibson MMA that trained with me day and night over the holidays to help me prepare. I've been training and working non stop since that fight and Ill be stepping back in the cage stronger, more focused and ready.. This lesson in life is one I cant dwell on just learn from and move forward. The next couple months are going to be busy before we head back to california for Rampage's training camp. I'll be the strength and conditioning coach and nutritionist for his next camp so be ready to see him ripped and ready for his fight May 28 !! I'm hoping to be fighting in March or the beginning of April, so I'll be letting y'all know when its set!

"It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up."

November 14th, 2010

Wow! Its been over 4 months since I updated my blog and a lot has happened..I'll start at the summer. July and August were filled with lots of hard but fun training, we did a ton of hiking and got out on the water a lot and at the end of august we drove down to California. Lance was scheduled to start Rampage's precamp in southern California september 1st and Me, Lance Jr., and Tsunami got to tag along. The drive was amazing, we took the Oregon coast and went through the Redwood forest which I hadn't done in years. I recommend everyone do that drive at least once in their lifetime.. When we got down there it was right to training, we were working on getting me a fight before I had to head home but I had zero luck- we kept trying until finally I was booking my flight home and Strikeforce got back to Lance. Funny how the universe works~ I definitely learned a valuable lesson~ you can not force things to happen, when its meant to be it will be!

Training camp started off at HBUTC, I got to wrestle lots with Lance Jr., before he had to head back, he schooled me of course but I had a couple tricks up my sleeve that he wasn't prepared for . After 3 weeks of driving to Huntington Beach Lance put together a private facility in Rancho Santa Margarita. It was sweet, 8 minutes from the house with a cage, mats and two bags. I got to train 3 times a day with lots of different training partners- I met a ton of cool people and I have to give a special thanks to Charity from the Sacramento Cia Paulista club who flew down to help me before my MMA fight. I fought on October 22nd in Fresno and won in the 2nd round by TKO I fought Shana Olsen, a tough girl from Minnesota and on November 7th I competed in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Long Beach and placed 3rd. I also got a chance to go to the UFC Lesnar/Valasquez fight which was definitely the best one I have been to..

I feel truly blessed and I have a lot to be grateful for... I have to thank Quinton Jackson for everything you gave me a home, a gym and everything else you did for me down there! I will never forget it. Mike Dolce for educating me, doing my weight cut and being one of the coolest and most positive people on earth, and especially Lance Gibson my coach, my mentor, my best friend and my boyfriend for making my dreams come true!!!!

Love Jules

Saturday July 3rd, 2010

Hey everyone! Wow its been a while but lotsa good news....I won Grappler's Quest, I had three matches and it was a great experience overall- I won 2 by points and one by triangle choke from mount. I also got a chance to go to UFC 114 at MGM and 115 here in Vancity and it was so cool to be there in the atmosphere. I got to meet some amazing people that were down in Vegas and I want to especially thank LV chompers for coming to our hotel and doing my mouthguard for me! (I LOVE IT!!)

I was supposed to fight July 17th but looks like it will be happening more towards the end of the month. Ill let you know the details as soon as everything pans out!

Ill also be doing a photo shoot for a popular fitness magazine on July 19th which Im pumped for so keep your eyes peeled for that as well as adding training videos from Gibson MMA...Anyways, keep checking back for more updates Ill be sure to update regularly.. We are headed downtown to Cobre restaurant for my birthday dinner I heard it is excellent so Ill let you all know how it is... xoxo Jules

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Wow, cant believe its almost been a month!!

6 more sleeps until I head to Vegas for Grapplers Quest and the UFC! super sore, but pumped! although Its going to be my first competition where I cant hit people! Im heading down on tuesday to train and hang out before the weigh in and then on saturday I get to go to the UFC! probably already mentioned that but what can I say I'm soooo excited!

Lance and Rampage have been in Vegas since the 14th for the final prep before the fight and make sure you guys all tune into Primetime tonight and next wednesday at 8pm to see them.

Looks like I will be fighting an MMA fight in England the first week of August and we also have a few fighters on August 15th fighting at the Riverrock so this summer is going to be INSANE training once again!

I'll let you know how the tournament goes!!

xoxo Jewel

Monday, April 26, 2010

Hello People!!

Its been a busy month with personal training have clients doing 2 a days and teaching lots of classes at Gibson. Lance has been in the UK training Rampage and getting him ready to knock Rashad OUT!!! so I have been taking care of business here, We had Johnny and Garreth Fight on the weekend, they both did amazing and Johnny brought home the Middleweight Title!! Congrats! We also had Chelsea and Sasan win their fights. Sasan TKO'd his opponent in the first! That kid is insane!!! Also we had fighters compete in the tigerbalms and do awesome- overall its been busy but super successful!

Our plans with the new facility are coming along and I cant wait- soooo excited its going to be beautiful!! I Dont wanna spill the beans too much but stay tuned!!

I am wrestling a lot right now getting ready to compete in Grapplers Quest in Las Vegas on May 29th then I get to go to my first UFC!! Yay!! Mr. G also got me a fight in the UK in August so I will keep training hard of course and hopefully fight before then too... We will have to wait and see!! 

Friday, March 18, 2010

Hi Everyone!

It has been a crazy past few weeks. Lance has been away training Rampage in California for his fight against Rashad... Can't wait til he knocks him out!!! I have been at the gym 24/7, teaching classes and getting the Gibson fighters ready for their upcoming fights- they have all been training hard and are ready to go! We have Sasan Joo and Chelsea Borsoi fighting Friday Night at the Lucas Centre in North Vancouver and then saturday and sunday we have our kids and teens competing at the Tiger Balms at Capilano college in North Van. On April 23rd we have Johnny Kozlowski and Garreth Halpin fighting at the Red Robinson Theatre in Coquitlam in an MMA tournament- They have both been training hard and are focused to do their job in there.

I am still waiting to find out when I fight next- but hopefully soon!! Im ready and have been training hard so we will wait and see!! I'll keep you posted...  Jewel

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Valentines Day! We just enjoyed an amazing dinner at Heritage House Pizza in Port Moody owned by a friend of ours, it was absolutely delicious! All fresh, natural, and organic ingredients and I definitely would recommend it!

The gym has been super busy and its been especially great to see the women Gibson fighters stepping to the plate- we have at least 4 girls competing in the upcoming tournaments and the improvement in their skills is great to see! There is lots of action in the martial arts coming to Vancouver this year so keep up the training!!

All my personal training clients keep those goals in mind! the warm weather is here now so we will be starting our outdoor training- hills, tire flips and sprints !!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Hi Everyone and Happy New Year!

Looks like 2010 is going to be a very busy year, we are in fight negotiations with 2 organizations so it looks like I'll finally be making my way to the cage and soon! Training has been going so well and I'm ready !  Also it looks like our plan for a new Gibson facility is coming together which is soooo exciting!! we will have a full cardio/weight area, tons of mat space, a full nutrition bar as well as a ring and cage- we will definately keep you posted. I also just finished a cleanse which was a great after lots of delicious food and cheating over the holidays.

My clients are also off to a great start, training hard and already seeing great results. Keep up the good work and stay focused!!

I will be updating my site regularly so stay tuned

Love Jules