I grow tired of hearing Anderson Silva being called the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. It’s not that Anderson’s not a God — he clearly is — but they’re leaving someone out of the equation. They’re forgetting about Georges St. Pierre.

Silva just destroyed Irvin in one punch at 205, and there’s no doubt that he could dominate at that weight, but I think he’s right when he says his place is at 185. I think he should stay there at 185, and that St. Pierre should come up from 170 to meet him.

That is the fight I want to see — Silva vs. St. Pierre.

The winner of that contest would be the true pound-for-pound champion, and calling Silva by that title before he faces St. Pierre is premature.:

I finally ordered myself a kimono (and belt) after doing a good amount of research. I ended up going with a Koral Blue Classic.

Koral is from Brazil, and from what I found during my reading it’s one of the best you can get. So I’m just about at the point now where I can start going to Jujitsu two or three times a week. I still have to do the allergy shot thing, however, as my allergy flare-ups mess with my stamina big time.

So yeah…Jujitsu. New gi + new Gracie-trained instructor (he’s an instructor in Gracie schools, not an instructor trained in a Gracie school) = exciting stuff.:

Redbelt is quite possibly one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. Not “martial arts” movies. Movies period. It’s written and directed by David Mamet.

Go see this movie.

So I finally did it. I found a place to learn Jujutsu.

The school also has Muay Thai, which is a bonus since that’s my second favorite choice for martial arts to learn right now. And they’re taught one right after the other so I can do both in one night.

Win.

So yeah, I’m enthused. I had my first night last thursday and I’m still sore. My first impressions are that Muay Thai is so much more intuitive to me than Jujutsu with a gi. But I guess that makes sense.

Looking forward to continuing.

If you’re into MMA and don’t know about Cung Le yet, attack yourself. This guy is a Vietnamese former kickboxer fighting out of San Jose, CA (home). He’s seriously impressive. He’s got a sick range of attack techniques — punches, kicks, backfists, and extremely strong takedowns — including a scissor kick one (like in the movies).

The fighters I’m currently most excited about are:

• Frank Shamrock
• Fedor Emelianeko
• Roger Huerta
• George St. Pierre

…and now…Cung Le.

Check out some of his videos.