BEAST of the West Champ!

Congrats to Mike Carb, who took First in his weight-class and Absolute division. He is the Beast of the West. It was just another tourney that he killed in before he MURDERS the Worlds next year. Congrats again Mike, enjoy your big sexy belt! :) TEAM APPA

BIG FOUR

                            Happy Bday to my beautiful daughter, Ella Grace. Big Four today.

O2 two stripe.

               Got two stripes during promotion nite @ O2. I have the best Instructors, Sensei Mike and Chris Onzuka. Their old-skool jiu-jitsu and all about the basics. They break down techniques piece by piece. I thought I knew alot when I first started at O2 but boy was I wrong. lol
They helped expand my knowledge on the mat and am very thankful for them putting time into my game and watch it grow. Also many thanks to Brandon Bernardino, sick brown belt. He helped my game grow and to all the other O2 players. Plenty great BJJ guys.
Cant wait to get back home and back to O2 to continue my journey.

2 new tees in the works!!!

                                                                     APPA LOGO TEE
                                                        this color and burnt orange on black

APPA FUTBOL TEE

on white and on navy blue.

if you dont have paypal yet, sign up, its super easy and super secure

. well for sure let you know when they are finished printing. very limited.thanks for looking

and supporting the brand and the blog.

remember, we still have other appa tees for sell.

hit me up on facebook if you like to score. very limited.

Sticker Pak!!!

sticker paks coming soon!!! rock it everywhere.

Buildup tees

grab a shotgun no build-up tee and show the haoles that we dont want their build-up on our isla all while looking fresh rocking apparatus.
keep chamoru lands in chamoru hands. hit me up on FB. REPRESENTA!!!

Penn/Edgar II

you guys excited?! I know I am!! Looks like hes getting the last part of his training back at the rvca gym.
to me, he cant train for a fight in Hilo. Its too distracting there. All his other fights he smashed in, he trained at the rvca gym, away from home, no distractions and great sparring partners. You could kind of tell he wasnt in shape cause he had no abs. I hope he really brings it this time and kills it. Edgar is a good and humble opponent, but his time as a Champ, although short, has come to an end.
Go get em Champ!!!

did VA sell out????

I bet PM thought the payout was good for him huh??? I say somewhere around 15-20 mill.
Ive been rocking RVCA since '05. I think I have more VA shirts nowadays then I did wearing STUSSY.
If pm tenore thinks its best for the brand, then I believe he did the right thing. He made VA what it is today, on the streets, in the ring and mats and to the world. So we cant hate. I think their the sickest brand out there... I'll still be rocking \\////\\ all day!!

http://business.transworld.net/37851/features/billabong-acquires-rvca/


did you know leo vieira was rocking RVCA way before bj penn was???

check out what other brands powerhouse brand, billabong owns... nuts!!!

Guahu Si Mike Carb

from Mike Carbs FB: 
took 2nd place at the Carlson Gracie Invitational that happened today, thanks everyone for the support especially Brian and lani for taking me up there to compete and for appa familia for having my back, oosss. Gonna come back harder and stronger and more prepared, promise.
  

watch out for this guy bjj world!!! apparatus' first sponsored bjj player from Guahan, Mike Carbullido takes 2nd in SD. mark my words, he will take worlds next year!!

appa goes blogging

yo... were gonna get some blogs up so you can keep up with the appa fam and also get to know us a little bit better, who we are, where we come from, and what were about. thanks for checking us out and keep on stopping by. many thanks!