Category Archives: Interviews

Profile: Buiú, Castle Rock’s phantom professor

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Jesse Hughes

Ghost Squad Castle Rock is Buiú’s second gym in the United States. He opened his first school, Carlson Gracie Miami Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & MMA Academy, in Miami, Florida, in 2008. Between then and now, Buiú has gone traveled among Colorado, the Sunshine State, and Brazil to train everyone from beginners with no martial arts experience to police officers and law enforcement. Continue reading →

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Colorado college martial artists brawl at taekwondo nationals, day 2

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Jesse Hughes

Marlborough, MASS – Colorado’s collegiate Taekwondo teams threw down with other student athletes from dozens of schools on Saturday, at the 2025 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships hosted at the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough, MA. The University of Colorado, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Master Ramil

Posted on February 9, 2013 by admin

Colorado Martial Arts News sat down with Master Ramil Abratique from Victory Taekwondo. We picked his brains on his thoughts on the current state of martial arts in Colorado and also his platform. He is running for one of two … Continue reading →

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Olympic Athletes Training in Aurora

Posted on February 2, 2013 by admin

Aurora, CO – Two competitors from the London Olympic Games have come to Aurora, CO to continue their martial arts training at the Korean Academy of Taekwondo. They are Alisher Gulov and Farkhod Negmatov, both from Tajikistan. It is very … Continue reading →

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Interview with Master Bob McKenna

Posted on January 15, 2013 by admin

Colorado Martial Arts News sat down with Master Robert (Bob) McKenna, one of the pioneers of martial arts in Colorado. Master Bob is a 7th Degree Black Belt and current President of the Colorado State Taekwondo Association (COSTA). We asked … Continue reading →

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