True spirit MMA has joined the Gracie Barra Lagarto family and Lucio 'Lagarto' Rodrigues (World BJJ Champion) Will be an important part of our BJJ team His seminars will be forthcoming and also gives the opportunity for students to be graded for belts. If you want quality BJJ Then you cannot get any better !!!  

Tomasz Wins Gold Medal At Birmingham, Kamil and Liam win in their weight divisions at Manchester, Ground Control. 

True Spirit (Leeds) is proud to announce the first NO-GI Grappling tournament of its kind in Yorkshire. There will be beginners/novice (1 year and under), and advanced divisions, comprising of 6 weight categories in each division.Every competitor will have a minimum of 2 fights

Prizes: Tropheys will be awarded to first place winners and best fighter of the day, silver and bronze medals to the runner ups.

Admissions: £15 per competitor, £5 for spectators

date and venue: Late July 2009 / venue to be decided

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ko sports of roundhay road leeds are proud sponsers of Truespirit mixed martial arts and also are sponsers of Grapplemania-uk 1.0 KO sports stocks a large variety of MMA gear  and also a full range of supplements.

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 6th june 2009

TESTING GROUND AT LEEDS CAGE. WE HAVE DANNY WOOD,JULIO,TOM'O'DONALD AND STRONG ROB WHO TRAINS WITH THAI BOXER ANDY.THIS WILL BE THERE FIRST INTERCLUB FIGHT IN A CAGE

31st may 2009

MAY DAY MASSACRE BOXING SHOW,JULIO IS FIGHTING FOR THE MIDDLEWEIGHT BELT,YANKEE LEE IS ALSO FIGHTING,LEE'S MATE    LEE     AND STEVEN CROSS ARE ALSO FIGHTING...WAHEY

3rd may 2009

                                                           CHAMPIONS V

.KAMERON,STEVEN CROSS,WAYNE WITHAM,TIEN AND LIAM ARE ALL FIGHTING ON THE HOMESHOW

 26th april 2009

TRUE SPIRIT ARE COMPETING  IN GROUND CONTROL TOURNEMENT MANCHESTER 

4th april 2009

 TIEN AND WAYNE WITHAM FOUGHT ON X LEGION IN HULL.TIEN TOOK THE FIGHT ON ON 2 WEEKS NOTICE AND WAYNE TOOK HIS FIGHT ON 1 WEEKS NOTICE.IT WAS A NEW SHOW AND BOTH LADS DID WELL TAKING THE FIGHTS ON AND INTRODUCING ANOTHER SHOW TO THE CLUB.BOTH BOYS FOUGHT HARD AND DID THE CLUB PROUD.THANK YOU TIEN AND WAYNE

 29th march 2009

WAYNE WITHAM AND STEVEN CROSS WILL BE CAGE FIGHTING ON THE BATTLE GROUND SHOW IN MIDDLESBOROUGH. THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST REAL CAGE FIGHT EVER AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE LADS ON STEPPING UP.ALL THE BEST

BOTH LADS DID BRILLIANT AND DID THE CLUB PROUD. WELL DONE BOYS

7th march 2009

WAYNE WITHAM,TIEN,MARK ELLIS AND STEVEN CROSS ALL FOUGHT ON  THE 'TESTING GROUND II' INTERCLUB AT THE LEEDS CAGE.THEY ALL DID IMMENSLEY WELL AND MADE TRUE SPIRIT VERY VERY PROUD.IT WAS A VERY ENJOYABLE NIGHT AND THANKS TO THE YANKEE AND RICHARD GALAGHER FOR HELPING OUT AS CORNER MEN. IT WAS A VERY ENJOYABLE NIGHT.NEXT TESTING GROUND IS ON 6TH JUNE,ANYONE INTERESTED TALK TO DEANO AT THE GYM OR E-MAIL ME.E-MAIL ADDRESS IS ON CONTACT PAGE

28th february 2009

JAMES ANDERSON AND ADAM KHAN WILL BE FIGHTING ON CHAMPIONS IV,IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY FOR TRUE SPIRIT

JAMES ANDERSON WAS FANTASTIC.HE TOTALLY DOMINATED HIS OPPONENT IN THE FIRST ROUND WITH HIS STRIKING AND IN THE 2ND ROUND HE ENDED THE FIGHT WITH A GUILLOTINE.JAMES DESERVED THIS WIN AFTER HAVING TWO VERY VERY HARD FIGHTS PREVIOUS

ADAM KHAN FOUGHT AN OLDER GUY WHO WAS A BIT BETTER AND ADAM LOST THE FIGHT

21st february 2009

TOTAL COMBAT 28, WE HAVE RUNAR GUNDERSEN (AKA THE VIKING) HEADLINING FIGHTING IN A 4 MAN KNOCK OUT TOURNAMENT,LEE KEEGAN (AKA THE YANKEE) AND AMAR AZFAL WILL BE FIGHTING HIS FIRST SEMI PRO IN A CAGE.GO ON LADS

FIRST TO FIGHT WAS RUNAR 'THE VIKING' GUNDERSON.RUNARS OPPONENT CAME OUT AS USUAL WITH HIS STARES AND ATTITUDE,THE FIGHT STARTED AND RUNAR DISPOSED OF HIM IN THE 2ND MINUTE OF THE FIRST ROUND WITH BRUTAL GNP TO THE HEAD (BREAKING HIS HAND IN THE PROCESS) SHOWING US ALL WHAT DEVASTATION THE VIKING CAN CAUSE.

NEXT TO FIGHT WAS AMAR AFZAL.AMAR WAS AS COOL AS ICE LEADING UP TO THE FIGHT .IN THE CAGE THE FIGHT STARTED AND AMARS OPPONENT TRIED TO IMPOSE HIMSELF ON AMAR.AMAR WAS NOT TO HAVE ANY OF THIS AND HE AGGRESIVELY CAME FORWARD AND PUSHED HIS OPPONENT BACK WITH A BARRAGE OF BRUTAL PUNCHES.AMAR WON IN THE 2ND MINUTE OF THE FIRST ROUND WITH AN ARMBAR

THEN THE YANKEE.LEE CAME ON  TO THE SOUNDS OF JIMMY HENDRICKS'AMERICAN ANTHEM'  SHOWING US HOW PROUD HE WAS OF HIS ROOTS AND SHOWING US THE FIGHTING SPIRIT. HIS OPPONENT WAS SCARILY BIG.THE FIGHT STARTED AND BOTH BOYS SHOWED EACH ANOTHER RESPECT.AFTER A FEW EXCHANGES LEE'S OPPONENT DECIDED TO TAKE LEE TO THE FLOOR,WHAT A FOOL.FROM HERE ON THE YANKEE DOMINATED AND THEN ENDED THE FIGHT WITH BRUTAL POUNDING TO THE GUYS HEAD.THE FIGHT WAS STOPPED IN THE 2ND MINUTE OF THE FIRST ROUND.                LEE IS NOW READY TO FIGHT FOR THE MIDDLE WEIGHT BELT

LAST TO FIGHT WAS THE VIKING.HIS OPPONENT WAS THE WINNER OF HIS FIGHT AND RUNAR KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE A HARD FIGHT.THE FIGHT LASTED THE FULL 10 MINUTES AND BOTH FIGHTERS GAVE IT THEIR ALL.RUNAR SHOWED US HIS PASSION AND SKILL AND HIS GUTS AND DETERMINATION AND FIGHTING WITH A BROKEN HAND THE FIGHT WENT TO A DECISION. RUNARS OPPONENT WON.WE ALL AT TRUE SPIRIT BELIEVE THAT RUNAR WAS ROBBED.AFTER DOMINATING THE GUY IN THE FIRST ROUND AND DOMINATING HIM IN FIRST 3 MINUTES OFF THE 2ND ROUND THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. WE ALL FEEL FOR YOU BUD. GET BETTER SOON