http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog Shawn Yacoubian's Blog Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:11:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It been a minute since my last post, but all is well. A dear friend of mine, Marlon Chavarria, passed away early March so I took a break from writing a blog for some time. Anyway, hope everyone had a good and safe 4th of July weekend. As for the latest ... http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=308 The grand opening of Muay Thai School USA was held February 1st and turned out to be a total success. I thank everyone for the support and will post photos soon on my facebook as well as myspace within the next week or so. As I write this now, it is ... http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=306 Welcome to my first vlog !!! Here is a short glimpse of Muay Thai School USA on New Years Eve while in construction. The gym's grand opening is set for February 1, 2009 so feel free to come on down and check the place out. Ill post the details when ... http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=304 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-9oZzwvEUI[/youtube] [caption id="attachment_295" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Peter "][/caption] Peter Cunningham and I just got back from an exhuasting but yet enjoyable weekend in Miami teaching a seminar at the Team Karate Center in Aventura, Florida. The weekend was filled with hours of demonstrations from katas to breaking bricks as we sat and watched along ... http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=292 [caption id="attachment_285" align="alignnone" width="228" caption="Last name tat"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_284" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Needle Pushers Van Nuys, Ca"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_283" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Needle Pushers "][/caption] I got a new tatto of my last name on my back this week at Rantz's Needle Pushers in Van Nuys, Ca. The artwork was done by Remy Avagi and ... http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=282 Hey Guys, Im sorry to announce my fight in Guatemala has been postponed till March of 2009. The outdoor location has suffered due to a tropical storm. The promoter tried to relocate the event to another location but was unsuccessful since time is too short to move a promotion that held ... http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=19 Ive been training for this upcoming fight in Guatemala for the last 2 and a half months. Training has been going very well and I am pleased to have made an addition to the team with a new strength trainer, Robin Sriampai; I had been missing that aspect of my ... http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=8 My Blog is officially open for posting! I will slowly be importing my blog posts from 2002 so stay tuned for that. http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=3 [caption id="attachment_157" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="WBC Muay Thai at the San Manuel Casino May 1, 2008"][/caption]  My next fight will be at the San Manuel Casino on May 1, 2008 against Freddie Medrano at 145 lbs. On another note I was invited as a guest to the Hyefighters UFC Fight Night Dinner Party to show support ... http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=156 [caption id="attachment_153" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="After cancelled WBC event (left to right) Kevin Dowell, Bryce Papenbook and me"][/caption] What a night ... I attended the WBC Muay Thai event even though I wasnt fighting to show some support to the sport and of all things that can happen  ... the entire show ... http://shawnyacoubian.com/blog/?p=148