મોન્ટે કાર્લો, મોનાકો (ફેબ્રુઆરી 25, 2016)- વર્લ્ડ એમએમએ એસોસિયેશન (WMMAA) vice president થોમસ યુ, અલ્બુકર્કે ઓફ (NM), who is also president of the WMMAA Pan-American division, took time from his busy schedule to address questions about his MMA background and experience, the sport of MMA and WWMMA in particular.શું તમે અમને અને માર્શલ આર્ટ્સના તમારા અનુભવ વિશે અમને કહી શકો છો?
TY: “I’m from the generation that grew up watching 3 Ninjas,Ninja Turtles… I wanted to be a Ninja! I grew up practicing Tae Kwon Do in Mexico, all the way to my black belt. At age 18, I ventured to practice Aikido and Judo in El Paso, ટેક્સાસ. I loved learning and I always wanted to be a rounded student, which is why I always looked for different arts to offset the weaknesses of the other.”
TY: “I’m from the generation that grew up watching 3 Ninjas,Ninja Turtles… I wanted to be a Ninja! I grew up practicing Tae Kwon Do in Mexico, all the way to my black belt. At age 18, I ventured to practice Aikido and Judo in El Paso, ટેક્સાસ. I loved learning and I always wanted to be a rounded student, which is why I always looked for different arts to offset the weaknesses of the other.”
તમે પ્રથમ એમએમએની દુનિયામાં કેવી રીતે પ્રવેશ કર્યો?
TY: “I was really looking for a place I could introduce my daughter to Martial Arts. I was looking for a more rounded self-defense Martial Art but not a fight club. I was introduced to the sport of MMA by a good friend and pioneer of the sport, Chris Luttrell. I was immediately bonded to the sport, since that is what at one point all Martial Artists are looking for.”
TY: “I was really looking for a place I could introduce my daughter to Martial Arts. I was looking for a more rounded self-defense Martial Art but not a fight club. I was introduced to the sport of MMA by a good friend and pioneer of the sport, Chris Luttrell. I was immediately bonded to the sport, since that is what at one point all Martial Artists are looking for.”
તમે ક્યારે એમએમએ વિશે પ્રથમ સાંભળ્યું અને તમારી પ્રથમ છાપ શું છે? કર્યું
you expect this sport to grow as much as it is now?
TY: “I have been privileged to see the evolution of MMA since 1993 as a teenager, all the way to now, becoming the first Pan-American Division President in the most important Regulation Organization for MMA in the world.”
you expect this sport to grow as much as it is now?
TY: “I have been privileged to see the evolution of MMA since 1993 as a teenager, all the way to now, becoming the first Pan-American Division President in the most important Regulation Organization for MMA in the world.”
ડબલ્યુએમએમએમાં તમારું કાર્ય અને મુખ્ય પ્રવૃત્તિઓ શું છે?
TY “My biggest function is to introduce simple business principles to the sport of MMA and keeping Martial Art in MMA. What I mean by that is, the common denominator for every individual Marital Art are (Respect, Loyalty, Honor) and the mixture of martial arts should not represent what people perceive MMA is today. It should be a mixture of Respect, Loyalty and Honor. It should be a much more admired sport.”
TY “My biggest function is to introduce simple business principles to the sport of MMA and keeping Martial Art in MMA. What I mean by that is, the common denominator for every individual Marital Art are (Respect, Loyalty, Honor) and the mixture of martial arts should not represent what people perceive MMA is today. It should be a mixture of Respect, Loyalty and Honor. It should be a much more admired sport.”
તમે તેના ત્રણ વર્ષના અસ્તિત્વ દરમિયાન WMMAA ની પ્રગતિનું આકલન કેવી રીતે કરશો??
TY: “સાથે સાથે, as an entrepreneur, I’m never satisfied, I always see ways to do things better but the reality is that, માં 25+ years MMA has been evolving and becoming not just a mixture of Martial Arts but also a true blue sport. Many people have tried to add value to the sport with no real success until this past two years with the WMMAA.”
TY: “સાથે સાથે, as an entrepreneur, I’m never satisfied, I always see ways to do things better but the reality is that, માં 25+ years MMA has been evolving and becoming not just a mixture of Martial Arts but also a true blue sport. Many people have tried to add value to the sport with no real success until this past two years with the WMMAA.”
What are the main goals of WMMAA and what are the main obstacles for the association?
TY: “This question has a long and complicated answer! The number one obstacle is pride, pride to admit that past performance or formulas to add value didn’t and won’t work. Pride to admit that working together will pave a new path. The number two obstacle, is UNDERSTANDING, understanding the big picture, like Micro and Macro economics really being two different worlds.
TY: “This question has a long and complicated answer! The number one obstacle is pride, pride to admit that past performance or formulas to add value didn’t and won’t work. Pride to admit that working together will pave a new path. The number two obstacle, is UNDERSTANDING, understanding the big picture, like Micro and Macro economics really being two different worlds.
“The sport or art of MMA is much more than what we see on television. There is a much deeper impact to society than pay per view.”
How do you assess the third World Championship that took place in
પ્રાગ?
પ્રાગ?
TY: “Moments like these are the ones that 3 years ago we would dream about. સાથે સાથે, last year that dream came true… ઉપર 40 countries participated in the beautiful city of Prague. I can’t explain the clash of emotions when you see and hear country after country being announced as they walk into the arena with their head held high as they carry their national flag.
We as an organization created Continental Presidents to be able to perform better follow through and also be more sensitive negotiating in different cultural environments. Our Europe and Czech Organizing Committee did a wonderful job.
શું ત્યાં એવા કોઈ દેશ હતા કે જે તમને stoodભા થયા અથવા તમને આશ્ચર્યચકિત કર્યા?
TY: “The fact they were there, that’s what really stands out! Some countries were participating for the first time. The level of mental competition for some countries was amazing. I can’t wait for the 2016 World Championships.”
TY: “The fact they were there, that’s what really stands out! Some countries were participating for the first time. The level of mental competition for some countries was amazing. I can’t wait for the 2016 World Championships.”
What are the2016 mid-term goals for WMMAA PanAm?
TY: “The number one focus for PANAM is the roll-out of our new initiative on ‘Global MMA Officials and Licensing’ to standardize the sport worldwide, but also standardize the officials looking out for the sport.”
TY: “The number one focus for PANAM is the roll-out of our new initiative on ‘Global MMA Officials and Licensing’ to standardize the sport worldwide, but also standardize the officials looking out for the sport.”
તમે શું વર્ણન કરી શકો છો 2015 WMMAA માટે હતું?
TY: “2015 was a year of foundations, recruiting, and preparing for the volumes of growth coming our way this year.”
TY: “2015 was a year of foundations, recruiting, and preparing for the volumes of growth coming our way this year.”
ડબલ્યુએમએમએએ પરિવારના સભ્યો સાથે તમે કયા ડહાપણના શબ્દો શેર કરવા માંગો છો?
TY: “I have always said that in every sport there is a business behind it, વિશ્વાસ: ‘Till this far, MMA is like Capital… it goes where it is welcomed and it stays where it’s treated well'”
TY: “I have always said that in every sport there is a business behind it, વિશ્વાસ: ‘Till this far, MMA is like Capital… it goes where it is welcomed and it stays where it’s treated well'”
ડબલ્યુએમએમએ વિસ્તરતું રહે છે. However there are still multiple countries that
are not yet WMMAA members. Why should any local Federation apply
for WMMAA membership?
are not yet WMMAA members. Why should any local Federation apply
for WMMAA membership?
TY: “We are the only organization of its kind. They would be able to get courses, national and international licenses but, સૌથી અગત્યનું, they can be part of history by allowing athletes in their respective countries to participate in our version of the Olympics of MMA.”
What would you tell them?
TY: “You are not alone. Here is where being part of a team with qualified individuals opening door. Power really does come in numbers.”
લોકો પૂછતા રહે છે: શા માટે આપણે સ્પોર્ટઆઈડી અને સ્પોર્ટડેટાનો ઉપયોગ કરવો જોઈએ. તમે કરી શકો છો
repeat why it is so essential?
TY: “I’ll keep it short. The number one reason – reason enough – is to avoid private owned companies from having biased control on who and how they upload information.”
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