Who said I was ever an instructor at Team Quest??? Its funny that you bring me in to this when ive never said anything about you guys! Real professional!

So if there's anymore back and forth on this I'll close this article for further comments.

I won't be as immature as to post your e-mail considering yours is very incriminating in the illegal profession you are in.

If you have any questions as to our professionalism. Talk to former members, current members, and other people in the MMA community, hear what they have to say about us and judge their character. You can come to your own conclusions.

Do you really think I give a fuck? I would have been pissed if she didnt know those messages were from me."..

Jody had her brother from the military intervene. I on the other hand, would be pressing charges. These disturbing voice mails are still saved on Jody's cell phone.

I have trained with Sarah and her husband Gary Oriza in the past. In fact, working with Gary was my introduction to MMA. I have also trained at Paragon BJJ in Santa Barbara, Megaton/NWMA BJJ in Eugene, Impact JJ, SBGi, The Grand Boxing Gym, and Shamrock Boxing Club in Eugene. I'm currently training at Mata Leao Combat Sports.
It has been a pleasure to associate with the Orizas since the beginning of my training and they have been encouraging to me as I competed in submission grappling and amateur boxing. They both have technically sound styles and I have used what they have taught me both in practice and competition since then. Sarah Oriza's ability as a teacher is excellent, as evidenced by the results of her girls at Sub League.
What bad techniques Ms. DeSimone had to unlearn I'm not sure. But, I'm sure, as much of my game is a result of Gary's instruction, that I will have to unlearn them too. Woe is me!

I'd like to start by saying that I am a GIRLS Gym member and I absolutely enjoy training under Sarah and Gary Oriza. The first time I heard about GIRLS Gym was from Jody, actually. It was right after her first fight (the one she won) I ran into her at a tattoo shop. She had nothing but great things to say about GIRLS Gym and Sarah. So I went in and checked it out and it really was/ is everything Jody had told me. I’ve been at the gym for 6 months now and my opinion has not changed. Some of the top coaches at very respectable gyms (ALIVE, Quest, IMPACT, SBG) have seen me compete and were impressed by my technical jiu-jitsu stills and thought I had been training for a lot longer than 6 months. It didn’t surprise them that Sarah was my coach and every one of them had nothing but good things to say about her.

As far as Jody, well in the 6 months I was training I only saw Jody a handful of times and was never impressed with her attitude. She came to training late, left early or didn't show up at all. Then just a few short weeks before her fight she got facial piercings that further hindered her training, who does that right before a fight? At first I thought she had a lot of charisma and was very out going but as time went on I noticed she lacked good sportsmanship and work ethic. And I hope she decides to never enter the cage again because she makes women's MMA look bad.
The MMA circuit is a small community and everyone knows that Jody is good at marketing herself but in the world of MMA you have to back it with skill which it is clear Jody lacks.

However I will say Jody trained with us for 4 weeks prior to her first fight, which we provided a good game plan for and she was able to take out a much more experienced opponent with this gameplan and no prior MMA experience.

Beyond that she barely came in to train. So whatever "bad technique" she learned was not learned from GIRLS gym. Our coaches have over 13 years experience each and have trained at some of the best gyms in Portland through out that time, Impact and SBG, very technical MMA / BJJ schools.

Our coaches care about each and every student.

Her comments were uncalled for and inaccurate. If you are interested in training, check us out before taking the word of an obviously disgruntled former member that barely trained with us. I am surprised she felt compelled to bring GIRLS gym into the picture when her focus should be on her upcoming fight.

Her great coach, Ron Anderson, claims he instructed at Team Quest which I have been told by coaches at TQ this is untrue. He was the boyfriend of one of our 4 students who left to "do there own thing".

We are here to be taken serious, to train hard and not just for the glory of being a fighter. I expect the athletes who do want to fight to train as hard as any other fighter, man or woman. Being a girl is NEVER an excuse for not making weight, not training or not fighting well. That is the exact attitude thats holds female fighters back. Athletes at GIRLS gym make weight even on their menstrual cycle.

If you want to fight, just train or get in shape. We will respect you all equally. Just be ready to train and train hard!

We welcome anyone to check out GIRLS Gym for free and make your own decision on if GIRLS gym is the place for you. You are more than welcome to discuss our training and professionalism with our current memebers.

If I recall, it was GIRLS gym was it not? . . . With all the "bad technique" wouldn't you have lost the fight if you were not properly trained?

- Just food for thought. . And a truely professional attitude would be to thank your team and coaches, past and present, and just move on. the MMA community really is not that large and it is always better to leave bridges un-burned ;P