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KenK/84Bravo
My lunch tablemate, was wearing a shirt that read "Moab Fighting Concepts." (Nice shirt with logo, front and back.)

(I thought it had to do with our shared interest in Firearms.)


I asked him, "What did you buy at Moab Fighting Concepts."?


He answered "A ten year Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighting Career." I looked at him and said "What?"


He repeated it. I said, "Your F' ing with me." He repeated it again. I said, "Your F' ing with me.


He said "No, I am absolutely Serious. That is what I did in the ten years prior to coming here."


I was flabbergasted. This guy is about 5'6", about 150-175 lbs. Quiet, unassuming, you would not think twice about getting in a fight with him. (He'd probably wipe the floor with you in about 45 seconds, and you'd be breathing out of a tube.)


Several other guys knew his background, I did not. (He never spoke of it.) Supposedly some of his fighting pictures are on his Facebook page. (I do not do Facebook.)

Jesse Grindstaff, if anyone has access to Facebook and would be so kind as to post a photo, I'd be most appreciative.











Be careful who you get in a fight with. You never know.







*Edited to correct his proper training establishment.
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  • remingtonoaks
    Sorry, I don't do pictures. But otherwise I would
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  • TRAP55
    Be careful who you get in a fight with. You never know.
    It's been about 50yrs ago, an elderly Japanese man in his 80's arrived at a Fresno hotel, to officiate a west coast Judo Championship match. Before he could enter the lobby, 4 punks tried to mug him. He left all 4 rolling on the sidewalk in extreme pain. He had been a world champion for several decades. When the police arrived, they had a hard time cuffing the 4, because they were all laughing so hard.
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  • Warbirds
    I always think its cool when someone has done something really unique.

    We have more than our share here for certain!
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  • Mr. O
    Maybe this guy ?

    https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/14548-jesse-grindstaff

    Also may have some stuff on youtube.

    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jesse+Grindstaff
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  • buschmaster
    could have told you that. "ya never know". seen plenty of dudes that I know can scrap, but they looked like average Joe; met some that looked tough but weren't.

    hung around lots of big dudes, tough dudes, and big tough dudes, and the toughest ones of all never were the biggest nor really looked like it.

    met several boxers, kickboxers, MMA and such in all the jobs I had and you would never know until they said something about it.
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  • KenK/84Bravo
    Mr. O wrote:

    Yes, several videos of him on the second link. Thank you for linking that.

    Mad respect for this Dude. You would never guess this stuff, sitting with him at lunch for over a year. Crazy.
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  • bambihunter
    Honestly, those are the kind of people I respect most. The ones that don't brag about what all they've done. This is particularly true for military personnel and fighters.
    My optometrist was a highly decorated college wrestler at arguably the highest regarded university for wrestling. He certainly has the muscular build of one but never spoke about it. I used to do I.T. work for him too so spent a fair amount of time around him. I only found out about it after 15+ years. Most polite, unassuming guy you'd meet.
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  • KenK/84Bravo
    Spoke to my Buddy today at lunch. Told him I had watched a couple of his fights.


    His only comment was, "Where did you find those?"


    Shook his hand, told him "Mad Respect. Crazy."
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  • DirtyDawg
    bambihunter wrote:
    Honestly, those are the kind of people I respect most. The ones that don't brag about what all they've done. This is particularly true for military personnel and fighters.
    My optometrist was a highly decorated college wrestler at arguably the highest regarded university for wrestling. He certainly has the muscular build of one but never spoke about it. I used to do I.T. work for him too so spent a fair amount of time around him. I only found out about it after 15+ years. Most polite, unassuming guy you'd meet.

    Oklahoma State University
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  • bambihunter
    You are correct DirtyDawg. He was on the team with the great Randy Couture (of UFC MMA fame).

    They supposedly have a really great wrestling museum there as well but I have never been. I'll have to check it out sometime when we go up to see my mother-in-law who lives in Stillwater.
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  • mogley98
    When I managed a Hotel in town my bartender was a little skinny guy. He won the Charleston tough man contest, beat them all big and small. I watched him in the final amazing skills and super fast.
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