Lion’s Den

Description

Ken Shamrock's fight team and gym in California, the first world-class MMA fight team, with a fighters' house where members lived. Known for its punishing initiation.

Locations (1)

• California

  warning No sources cited

Founder

Instructors (1)

• 
  Ken Shamrock

  Head instructor

  Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “Most often the instruction consisted of Ken telling guys to “hook it up,” followed by hard-core sparring for a half an hour.”

  — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info

Trained here (4)

• 
  Frank Shamrock

  swordsMixed Martial Arts Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  under Ken Shamrock

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “When Frank Juarez stepped out of prison, his first stop was Ken Shamrock’s gym.”

  — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info

  “Ken wanted to do it himself. If Frank was going to train with his team, he was going to earn it.”

  — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info
• person
  Guy Mezger

  swordsMixed Martial Arts Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  under Ken Shamrock

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  alt_routeIndirect

  “Mezger and his camp, the Lion’s Den, were disrespectful and cocky. [...] In Mezger’s corner, Lion’s Den founder Ken Shamrock went ballistic.”

  — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info

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  “The actual training in the Lion’s Den was somewhat primitive. [...] Most often the instruction consisted of Ken telling guys to “hook it up,” followed by hard-core sparring for a half an hour.”

  — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info
• person
  Jerry Bohlander

  swordsMixed Martial Arts Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  under Ken Shamrock

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  alt_routeIndirect

  “Bohlander beat one of Ken’s experienced fighters that night and Shamrock invited him to try out for his pro team, the Lion’s Den.”

  — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info

  alt_routeIndirect

  “The actual training in the Lion’s Den was somewhat primitive. [...] Most often the instruction consisted of Ken telling guys to “hook it up,” followed by hard-core sparring for a half an hour.”

  — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info
• person
  Pete Williams

  swordsMixed Martial Arts Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  under Ken Shamrock

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  alt_routeIndirect

  “Williams was a high school teammate of Jerry Bohlander and followed his friend to Ken Shamrock’s Lion’s Den.”

  — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info

  alt_routeIndirect

  “The actual training in the Lion’s Den was somewhat primitive. [...] Most often the instruction consisted of Ken telling guys to “hook it up,” followed by hard-core sparring for a half an hour.”

  — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info

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