Hi there its Ross Pettifer,

I left Castle MA on 13th July 2009 for personal reasons, since leaving i have nothing to do with Castle MA, its owners, partners or instructors. I am no longer involved in anyway what so ever.

If anyone would like any information on decent places to train in sheffield please feel free to PM me.

All the best with your new career. Nice to see that you are finally back into martial arts at long last. Being a doorman every night, I know it did pay the bills but its not the way forward unless you enjoy living that lifestyle week in week out.
Farhad

I re-read the Fighting Arts International series of interviews with a guy called Gary Spiers ----- a legend in the 'door security' field ......

Some scary stories ----- ears bitten off, katana's used (al la Crocodile Dundee) ..... being glassed by a 'lady' just under the knackers!!!!

Terry O'Neil had a very healthy respect for the guy!!! From the stories, I wouldn't want to have lived his life!!!!

http://selfprotection.lightbb.com/Specialist-Q-A-Forums-c1/Q-A-with-Dennis-Martin-f16/Terry-O-Neill-and-Gary-Spiers-t251.htm

Yes, Shoto,
Apparently the only man who hospitalised him ( and for whom he has the utmost respect) was an Okinawan Karate teacher called Morio Higgaonna. I believe he ,Gary Spiers, tells of this in an article he wrote in Fighting Arts Magazine a few years ago.

Yes, Shoto,
Apparently the only man who hospitalised him ( and for whom he has the utmost respect) was an Okinawan Karate teacher called Morio Higgaonna. I believe he ,Gary Spiers, tells of this in an article he wrote in Fighting Arts Magazine a few years ago.

Apparently Spiers 'contacted' Higaonna's groin twice and felt the result a knee into his nose ......

Spiers died a few years ago ----- just 57!!!

All of the above, interesting as it may seem has little or no bearing upon Ross Pettifer, Castle BBA or of Ross's return to his roots and to him teaching at Castle BBA.
;)

All of the above, interesting as it may seem has little or no bearing upon Ross Pettifer, Castle BBA or of Ross's return to his roots and to him teaching at Castle BBA.
;)

That is very true Farhad..... It was more to do with the life on the doors .... Good luck with it all Ross ....

:lol: ..so now as well as teaching you are also a high presure sales man :lol: ..you should be ashamed of your self

Hi again guys

Just a quick bit of information i think needs to be stated.

I left Castle MA on 13th July 2009 for personal reasons, since leaving i have nothing to do with Castle MA, its owners, partners or instructors. I am no longer involved in anyway what so ever.

If anyone would like any information on decent places to train in sheffield please feel free to PM me.

All the best for the future Ross. Not long after getting into BJJ I watched the documentary about you ( and of course Pep); really strange to see 393 on TV-it didn't improve it! Cheers, Noel

Hi Ross, What are you up to now, last time i saw you i was on the end of ecclesall rd helping someone who had broken down. Its seems that many of us started at castle but have now all left, :rant: shame, oh well, life goes on. Hope you move on and maybe start your own place cause its much nicer being you own boss. :hihi:

@ madrev cheers mate, hope you enjoyed the documentary. see you soon.

@ brian Keeping busy training and yes everyone sees castle for what it really is eventually, even if it took me a while

where abouts you training now ross? you gonna start fighting again now or continue teaching?