BJ PENN - Live Like a Champion Project

BJ PENN ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF LIVE LIKE A CHAMPION PROJECT
BJ Penn Invites 300 Martial Arts Teachers to Join Him for a Year of Intensive Training
March 17, 2009, Hilo, Hawaii – World Champion mixed martial arts fighter BJ Penn has been fighting on the mat, in the ring, and in the “cage” for more than a decade; now the popular Hawaiian-born fighter has decided to take on the world, the martial arts world that is. Penn has announced the launch of a one-year martial arts teacher training program called “The Live Like a Champion Project”, set to begin January 1, 2010.
Penn, the first non-Brazilian to ever win the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight World Champion, and the current UFC Lightweight Champion of the World, will lead 300 hand-picked martial arts teachers, of all styles and from around the world, through an experiential training program that will include martial arts and fitness training, meditation, philosophy, a strict dietary regime, anger management classes, and extensive community involvement. Penn’s goal is to improve the way martial arts instructors learn and practice their craft.
“Fighting is just one part of the martial arts,” says Penn. “Half of The Live Like a Champion Project is about expanding the public’s awareness of what martial arts are about, beyond fighting and self-defense; the other half to expand the kind of education available to people who love teaching martial arts.” Participants will diary in on-line written journals and via video a year of their life as they work with Penn and a team of experts to upgrade their knowledge and live in a way that sets an example for their students –and the international martial arts community.
“The ring is small and the world is big,” says Penn, “knowing how to fight like a champion has its value, but living like a champion is the ultimate aim of the training; and to teach it you have to live it first.”

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Comment by Dusty Silvester on January 19, 2010 at 12:57pm

How can I take part in this program if there isn't a participating school nearby?

Comment by jake akamine on September 25, 2009 at 11:01am

i will try my best too attent for get back in shape and have fun at the same time

Comment by Academy of Martial Science on July 23, 2009 at 1:42pm

i am 100% interested in this event....what are the qualifications to participate? please let me know. thank you for your time and consideration.

Comment by oscar on March 22, 2009 at 12:39pm

I am looking forward to trying everything possible to attend. I train Sanshou for past 6 years and BJJ for the past year. I now currently teach Sanshou at a local gym. I would greatly benefit from your training knowledge.

Comment by Sean on March 20, 2009 at 12:47pm

ah damn i thought it was for people to learn and train for a year straight. i didn't know it was for teachers... aww man what a big disappointment.

Comment by Maurice Price on March 20, 2009 at 9:12am

I have been doing Okinawain Shorin Ryu for over 17 years and have been teaching for about 13 years. I have also just started learning BJJ for about 6 months. I would love to learn more skills to better my teaching and martial arts skills to offer other students. Thankyou for offering this oppuritunity to everyone.

Comment by Craig Miller on March 20, 2009 at 2:29am

Hey BJ, looks like an awesome project, really hope to be part of it. I have been training martial arts 10 years. Feel like i have hit a brick wall, this should be boost i need, thank you. Any details on costs etc?, greatly appreciated!!!!

Comment by Ermin on March 19, 2009 at 10:32pm

Hey BJ, sounds awesome that's what teaching is all about. Can we participate online from Maui?

Comment by david pitts on March 19, 2009 at 1:52pm

i have a blue belt in bjj jiu jitsu and teach sho budo bu jitsu to kids...what are the qualifications.

Comment by hana on March 19, 2009 at 12:44pm

high school wrestling coach for 10 years. what are the requirements? 'ohana from hilo/papaikou

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