UFC Fighter Roy 'Big Country' Nelson: Lohan Shaolin

[Lucas]

didnt say he was a shaolin fighter, actually if you read my post i agree that hes not. but hey, that quote i put up there was from his mouth. so either he meant it or hes a fukin blowhard.

[Lucas]

maybe next time you talk to him you can ask him specificaly if his time at shaolin helped him in anyway that he is thankful for. experiences like that dont die easily.

[Frost]

maybe next time you talk to him you can ask him specificaly if his time at shaolin helped him in anyway that he is thankful for. experiences like that dont die easily.

helping or having an influence does not make him a shaolin guy, im sure he is thankful for lots of things he is a very religious guy, im also sure he is thankful for his TKD background as a kid, but that does not make him a TKD fighter

[Lucas]

again, i agree hes not a shaolin fighter, as ive said a couple times now...not sure how this is being confused.

unless i'm being confused for gene ching, in that case give me some **** nachos sucka

[Hebrew Hammer]

I am looking forward to the Frank Mir vs Dos Santos fight...Frank is another one of my favorite Heavy Weights and will be a good match up vs Dos Santos.

I do want to see a Cain Valasquez/Dos Santos rematch...

I always like to cheer against the Brazilians.

[Hebrew Hammer]

Big Country pulled it off!!! Nice work son!

[Frost]

I am looking forward to the Frank Mir vs Dos Santos fight...Frank is another one of my favorite Heavy Weights and will be a good match up vs Dos Santos.

I do want to see a Cain Valasquez/Dos Santos rematch...

I always like to cheer against the Brazilians.

lol Mir got punked badly and got a lessson in stand up fighting , would say what a shame but always like to cheer against him

[Hebrew Hammer]

lol Mir got punked badly and got a lessson in stand up fighting , would say what a shame but always like to cheer against him

He fought Dos Santos' fight, I thought the leg kicks might have a been a good way to soften him up for a take down, Mir just didn't have enough defense or strong enough chin to make it work. I'm sure its ez to root against Mir, he likes to run his mouth.

[kuniggety]

I don't follow UFC so it was a surprise when I showed up to train at our school and he was there filming that promo. He has a black belt in BJJ so he's much more of a jiu-jitsu guy but got his start and some of his ethos from Sigung Steven Baugh. I would love to see him doing Tun da

[GeneChing]

I've known about the Lohan school for ages as two of my disciple brothers set up in Vegas (a long story which many of you know already) however I've never interacted with the Lohan school.

UFC 146 Results: Roy Nelson's Kung Fu Better Than Dave Herman's Striking
By Karlo Silverio III Sevilla (Analyst) on May 27, 2012

LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 30: Mixed martial artist Roy Nelson arrives at the Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort November 30, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Roy "Big Country" Nelson.
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Roy “Big Country” Nelson’s years of Shaolin kung fu training paid off once again as he put Dave “Pee-Wee” Herman down on the canvas for a first-round, 51-second TKO victory earlier tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

In Kirik Jenness’ article for MixedMartialArts.com, Nelson talks about his kung fu roots:

"The Lohan School of Shaolin, I actually got started in my Sifu's garage. I think I was 15 1/2, 16. Kung fu is the root for I would say 95% of all martial arts. I practice it every day."

The Lohan School of Shaolin, based in Las Vegas, offers lessons in various styles of kung fu.



About Shaolin Kung Fu

According to the Shaolin Gung Fu Institute, the Shaolin order of monks was founded around 540 A.D., by the Indian Buddhist priest Bodhidharma (Tamo in Chinese) who traveled to China to seek audience with the Emperor.

There he ended up teaching monks physical exercises patterned after "the movements of the 18 main animals in Indo-Chinese iconography (e.g., tiger, deer, leopard, etc.)." Thus began Shaolin kung fu.

"The Shaolin temple was threatened by traveling bandits and wild animals were an occasional problem, so the martial side of the temple probably started out to fulfill self-defense needs. After a while, these movements were codified into a system of self-defense."

Nelson attests to kung fu’s effectiveness in enhancing his grappling and striking skills. He also gives the ancient martial art system credit for developing mental toughness.

[Hebrew Hammer]

Now this is an athlete's body! Sans the mullet, I know Gene misses his. My favorite part was him shaking his belly on top of the cage after the win. Hilarious. I couldn't find a pic of that.