I told him as soon as I recovered that I would reach out. Then I asked when the next competition was, and he told me. A Dutchman named Iepe reached out to him and told him I love what he had created, and I would love to get involved. The sport combines two of my favorite things to do, and I started researching it, and I found the founder that created it back in 2003. YouTube auto-played a chess boxing video, and when I saw it, I told myself I was born for this. The video that was up next was something on chess boxing. I had a super long recovery period, and I meant most of it watching YouTube, playing video games, Chess, and one day I was playing speed chess watching an old video on YouTube. So, I had to get shoulder surgery, and I was on bed rest for six weeks, and I could not punch a heavy bag for six months. So, we were competing against other schools in our region, and after an amateur boxing bout, I injured my shoulder. So, on the weekends, I would play in chess tournaments until I was 13, and in college, I was competing in the sport of boxing for the University of Georgia. Thomas: I grew up playing competitive Chess.
ONE37pm: How did you get into Chess Boxing in the first place? After those three minutes, we have a minute to take off the gloves, sit back down at the board and pick up the game where we left off. I make a move and hit my timer, now your timer is counting down, and we keep going back and forth like that for three minutes.Īfter those three minutes, they stop the timer, they take the chessboard out of the ring, and we have a minute put on our gloves, get psyched up, and then fight for three minutes. So, we sit down across from each other and play speed chess, which means you make a move and hit your time, now that means my time is going. So, we would get wrapped up our wrists and get ready to fight, but the game starts on the chessboard. You alternate between Chess and boxing until there is a checkmate or a knockout. Thomas: Chess Boxing is exactly what it sounds like: It is the board game of chess combined with the combat sport of boxing. ONE37pm: So, what exactly is Chess Boxing?
Thomas recently sat down with ONE37pm to discuss his Chess and Boxing background growing up and how he came across the sport. We plan to film and air our first season in 2019, and we hope you'll sign up to Brawl or check it out when it's live!" Each matchup will be its own episode, in which viewers will get to know the Brawler, their Cause, why they signed up to fight for it, and the training journey for their first charity boxing bout.
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"Now, we are working with TV producers and expert videographers to turn Brawl for a Cause into a TV series. We donated over $200,000 to the 30 causes we supported, effectively doubling the organization's overall impact," Thomas said in a 2018 interview with Voyageatl. Hosting the first combat sports event on the same field where the Falcons play proved to be the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, but it was worth it. The Brawl Team decided to take the event and its impact to the next level, so we booked the Mercedes Benz Stadium field on February 17th, 2018. "In six years and nine events, Brawl for a Cause broke the $100,000 donations milestone. Brawl for a Cause is an event that allows individuals to get into the boxing ring and fight for different charities that they hold dear to their hearts. When he’s not competing, Thomas also runs a nonprofit called Brawl for a Cause. With that victory, Thomas became the first American World Champion in the sport of Chess Boxing. Currently the Chess Boxing champion in his weight class of 90-kilogram (198-pound), Thomas competed in the 2018 Chess Boxing World Championship in July 2018, where he captured the title. Want to attend a match and taste the special atmosphere? Check for our calendar with these and more dynamic sporting events.Meet Matt Thomas from Atlanta, Georgia. That is exactly given through the extract of the guayusa plant to which Nightwatch owes its power. If there's one thing these smart fighters could use it's sustained Energy for Focus & Power. Nightwatch: a 100% direct hit at Chess boxingīecause no other sport uses so sharply on the cutting edge of Focus & Power, Nightwatch 100% Plantbased Extreme Energy Drink feels at home here. There the spotlight will soon wander to the doorway where special fighters are welcomed one by one by lovers of this sport.
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And the atmosphere in the hall is always electrically charged and special. The style is unprecedented as they prepare a tactical move with the greatest control and focus, while they just attacked their opponent with a lot of power. The fighters are well-trained but classy. There is something mystical about a Chess boxing event.
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