This past Saturday Martial Arts practitioners of all ages and skill levels made their way to the Pojoaque  Wellness Center north of Santa Fe for the Northern NM Martial Arts Seminar, an all day event combining training in wrestling, kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu and MMA and topped with an MMA referee clinic.

The event was created by Angelo Sanchez with the help of Robert Romero.  Romero and referee Jose Valencia conducted the referee clinic while Sanchez and the other instructors provided the Martial Arts training in the various disciplines.

Joining Sanchez were Tom Pless, Quinn Mulhern, Fletcher Siever, Rafael “Barata” De Freitas, Wesley King, and the Cullum Brothers Abel and Jeremiah, all of whom offered expert training to the dozens of attendees. The MMA cage was provided by Evolution Combat Sports Championship and provided students the experience of training and sparring in a full size MMA cage.

Attendees received a t-shirt and healthy snacks were provided; most importantly friendships were made through participation in Martial Arts.  The organizers are hoping to make this an annual event and perhaps even bring similar training opportunities to other areas of the state.