CSW founder Paulson finds another gem in Wilks
James Wilks (left) with Erik Paulson in his corner
Erik Paulson is no stranger to training winners.
A former Shooto champion and innovator of Combat Submission Wrestling, Paulson has trained many of the sports finest fighters, from UFC champions such as Brock Lesnar and Sean Sherk to world-ranked fighters Josh Barnett and Renato Sobral. His CSW Training Camp out of Fullerton, California plays host to fighters such as Barnett, Sobral and Lesnar, among others.
The latest Paulson student to make a name for himself in the MMA world is TUF 9 welterweight winner James “Lightning” Wilks. Wilks first trained with Paulson in 1999 after viewing Paulson video tapes, and recently marked a decade of tutelage and his new-found success by opening the CSW-affiliated Lightning MMA gym in Orange Country, California.
While dates have not been sets, Paulson will make trips from nearby Fullerton to conduct seminars at Lightning MMA, with the hope that in no time, Lightning MMA will be producing the next generation of CSW fighters who will make an impact on the sport of MMA.
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