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me to help him put his gloves 1
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on, but I think I hindered more
than helped as I fum bled with
the straps.
Curt tells me that B arrera
and Shelton are two o f his top
prospects today. B arrera, a
170 pound light heavyw eight
from L ong B each. C alif,
m oved to Portland tw o years
ago and is com ing o ff a trium
phant debut at a USA Boxing
event held at The B litz in south
east Portland this past June.
Shelton, a 145 pound m ixed
m artial artist is com ing o ff a
dominating July win in Salem
at C aged W ars w here he sub
m itted his opponent w ith a
third round arm bar.
Boxing and mixed martial arts
are not all C urt’s has to offer.
The gym is affiliated with
Caveirinha Jiu-Jitsu and offers
gi and no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
classes. Crawford, while pri
marily known as a kickboxing
specialist and two-time am a
teur champion in 1984-85, is a
purple belt and no slouch on the
ground. He also offers personal
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photo by M ike B ivins /P ortland O bserver contributor
training services, as well as ac- Curt Crawford (left), owner o f the Curt’s Ultimate Fitness and Fighting Arts, trains one o f his top prospects, Isaac Shelton who has
migrated from the boxing ring to the cage.
cess to free-weights and other
miscellaneous workout equip
ment
C u rt’s U ltim ate is open to
those o f any level, athletic set
or gender. D uring a co-ed
class, the ow ner was con
stantly buzzing around to make
sure his students were on task
and absorbing the instruction
for the technique, based on
their skill level, assigned. The
atm osphere was serious, yet
w elcom ing, as Curt and his
students could rarely be seen
without a smile on their faces.
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photo by
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Curt Crawford and photos from some o f the fighters he has trained at his Ultimate Fitness and
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