Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
RHADI FERGUSON, PHD, M.A.T., B.S.M.E.AUTHOR – TEACHER – MENTOR - COACH
Dr. Rhadi Ferguson is a Bahamian-American, a 2004 Olympian in the sport of Judo, an author, speaker, former mixed martial arts professional fighter and an award winning judo coach. He is professionally called “The Intellectual Warrior” due to his academic approach as a strategist and tactician. He further staples down this moniker by having served as an Adjunct Professor in the sports science department of the University of Central Florida and also as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Asian Martial Arts. Currently Dr. Ferguson serves as an editorial reviewer for the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research as well as the Theories and Applications International Edition Journal.
Dr. Ferguson has been featured on major networks such as Yahoo!, NBC, ESPN and in print media such as UFC Fit Magazine, Ultimate Grappling Magazine and he is a writer for the professional blog ProMMANow.com which is syndicated by the USA Today. Dr. Ferguson has also been published in peer reviewed journals and his motivational speaking and coaching advice can be easily found on his internet show “Coffee With Rhadi” which is a spinoff from his book “Coffee with Rhadi: Herculean Conversations with an Olympian (and some other things that you think about from time to time...)” which can be found with the rest of his publications on www.Amazon.com
After growing up in Miami, Florida and experiencing the Goombay Festivals in Coconut Grove during his youth, Dr. Ferguson got bit by the "Carnival" bug in 2011 at Miami Carnival and has been hooked ever since. Since then he has been a regular at Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago and many other carnivals such as Miami, Tampa, Palm Beach, and Orlando. Dr. Ferguson believes in attending the "big" carnival as well as the small ones, as the small ones provide a great training ground for the newbies and neophytes to carnival.
In 2014, Dr. Ferguson wrote one of the best selling books on preparing for carnival called "The Ultimate Road Ready Guide: PACE! What Every Carnival Veteran And Carnival Virgins Must." Dr. Ferguson today has been heralded as "The Carnival Doctor" by TriniJungleJuice and by many others around the world by his ability to prepare for carnival and create the best experience possible for masqueraders and revelers.
In 2013 Dr. Ferguson was selected as 1 of the top 100 Mixed Martial Arts trainers in the world by UFC Fit Magazine. In 2006 he was awarded the USA Judo Coach of the Year Award and that same year he was nominated for the top sports science award issued by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the Doc Councilman Award. Dr. Ferguson also served as the Athlete Advisory Council representative for USA Judo and the USOC.
Dr. Ferguson has also served as the Head Coach for the Bahamas Judo Federation where he has coached at the World Judo Championships, the Cadet World Championships and had the privilege of developing the first Olympian in the sport of Judo in the Bahamas during his time as Head Coach.
Professionally, Dr. Ferguson holds a black belt in Judo. He also holds a 2nd Degree black belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu which is a background that very few martial artists can proclaim. Dr. Ferguson also holds a doctorate and masters degree in area of education and currently runs, teaches and operates his own dojo in Tampa, Florida where he coaches, teaches and mentors practitioners at the grassroots level of the art and sport who have been successful on the state and national levels.
At the end of the day, Dr. Ferguson likes to say that he is “…just a coach and a mentor – nothing more, nothing less.” But the truth is, he is a highly sought out and recognized High Performance Enhancement Specialist centered in education, business, carnival and sport. Utilizing his proven background as an Olympian and lecturing motivator to course corrects systems, create, modify and engineer curriculum initiatives and construct strategic framework toward improving performance and elevating desired outcomes.
Dr. Ferguson resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife of 12 years, Traci Ferguson, MD and their two children. Their son Rufus (8) and daughter Rhadi Isabelle (4).
Articles by this Author
<Please Doh Embarrass Meh> Carnival Tip #9: Please Trow Meh A Courtesy Wine
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 28-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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This is a very serious matter!
Okay fellas.
We've all been there.
We inna fete.
De vibes are nice.
Everybody winin so.
The DJ got de crowd hype.
And yuh does see a sweet, soft bumper to wine on and you present yuhself for a nice wine and you get THE LOOK!!
You know, the look. The, "What yuh tink yuh doin" Look.
This one....
And it's quite embarrassing.
<Hot News> Machel Montano Drops His First 2015 Song "Remedy"
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 27-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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Machel Montano Just Released His First Song 2015 "Remedy"
The Carnival Doctor of TriniJungleJuice Interviews Crista Strachan | Part Two
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 27-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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Recently, I interviewed the "Bahamianista" Crista Strachan about Carnival and covered many issues like:
How To Budget For Carnival
Crista's Personal budget for Trinidad Carnival
How To Handle Being A Carnival and Soca Junkie
How To Adopt A Soca Junkie Lifestyle
What It Was Like To Trow a Wine On Olympic Champion and World Champion Usain Bolt
Crista's First Carnival Disaster in Trinidad in 2012 and much more
The Savings Plan That Both of Us Use And The EXACT Online Banking System That We Use
The other smaller carnivals that Crista does along with Trinidad Carnival
How To Balance Carnival Life with "Real Life"
I covered all of these things in Part One of her interview with me.
The Carnival Doctor of TriniJungleJuice Interviews Crista Strachan | Part One
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 25-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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"The Carnival Doctor", Rhadi Ferguson interviews the "Bahamianista" Crista Strachan about Carnival and covers the following:- How To Budget For Carnival
- Crista's Personal budget for Trinidad Carnival
- How To Handle Being A Carnival and Soca Junkie
- How To Adopt A Soca Junkie Lifestyle
- What It Was Like To Trow a Wine On Olympic Champion and World Champion Usain Bolt
- Crista's First Carnival Disaster in Trinidad in 2012 and much more
- The Savings Plan That Both of Us Use And The EXACT Online Banking System That We Use
- The other smaller carnivals that Crista does along with Trinidad Carnival
- How To Balance Carnival Life with "Real Life"
Carnival Tip #8 - Find A Carnival Veteran And Shut Up, Listen and Follow Instructions
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 24-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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(This is an excerpt out of the only book ever endorsed by TriniJungleJuice and MyCarnivalBands.com)
Shut up.
Listen.
And do as you are told.
Seriously, I cannot stress this enough. If a veteran tells you to get online and order a ticket – ORDER IT. Of course, they could just order two and get yours too but that would not teach you how to be independent, how to get it yourself, what websites to access, and the urgency in which you need to move before the tickets are sold out. And the last thing that a veteran wants to do is to be outside of a fete trying to haggle for tickets. They do NOT need that on their minds when they are trying to stick to the fete schedule, coordinate the transportation, look at the clock, watch you as you drink and make sure that you are having a good time. And quite honestly think of all the things that you have not a clue about like ziplock bags, bobby pins, safety pins, wet wipes, crazy glue, pepto-bismol tablets, and things that you just would not or could not imagine that go into preparing for Trinidad Carnival.
Carnival Tip #7 - How Women Can Pee While Standing Up | This Is A GREAT Carnival Tip
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 22-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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=================================This Message Has Been Brought
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By TriniJungleJuice and MyCarnivalBands
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As
the resident "Carnival Doctor" and the author of The Ultimate Road
Ready Guide which is the "go-to" guide for all Carnival Virgins and
Veterans, I can honestly tell you that I learn more and more about
Carnival each and every time I go.
In 2012 I learned that women could pee while standing up.
This is how it happened.....
So...... There I was on the road with a sudden urge to go pee. (I know I should use urinate but writing "pee" just seems like the right thing to do. And if I write it twice, it makes me laugh. See..... "pee-pee." You probably just laughed too. If you say it out loud right now, you might get fired from your job. LOL!)
So........ As I said, there I was on the road with a sudden urge to whip out my pee-pee and go pee. Now, this was during Jouvert. So there were no special port-a-potty trucks, there were no bathrooms and there was no where to go but to the bushes, to go and pee.Carnival Tip #6 - If You Don't Drink Then Carnival Is NOT The Place To Start
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 22-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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=================================This Message Has Been Brought
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www.TheUltimateRoadReadyGuide.com
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Carnival in TNT is one of the greatest shows on earth. And with that, you will do things that you've never done before in your life. You will dance more than you've ever danced, laugh more than you've ever laughed and wine more than you've ever wine. And you'll probably listen to more soca than you thought was possible. And for those that drink who are first-timers or what we call carnival virgins -- you will drink more alcohol than you've ever drank in your life.
And will all the songs that talk about rum and liquor, the non-drinker may be inclined to take a swig or two of a drink and then before you know it..... BOOM!!!
THE LIQUOR WILL CONQUER YOU!
Carnival Tip #5 - How To Have Behavior After You've Had No Behavior | Tabanca Strategies
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 20-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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I was at Miami Carnival, I ran into this one brother who I met at
Orlando Carnival and Tampa Carnival. His name is Jelani. The dude is
cool people and a promoter and he handed me a flyer about Kes coming to
Tampa on the 18th of October. Now, this was FANTASTIC news because I
knew after Miami Carnival I was going to need a quality hit of soca in
my veins because I'm a soca junkie and I knew the Tabanca would kick in
bad because Miami Carnival was AWESOME (to say the least). So on the 18th of October I went to see Kes at Dunn's River Cafe in Tampa, Florida and I got the fix that I needed. It was a fantastic experience.
Carnival Tip #4 - How To Self-Medicate When You Have Carnival Tabanca
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 20-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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Whew!!! Miami Carnival Was Massive!!!
So, the fetes are done, jouvert is done, the road is done but de vibes doh done. And now we all know what time it is.
It’s time for us all to slowly prepare for The Greatest Show On Earth – Carnival in Trinidad. Now, here’s what we want to do. We want to share with you some tips and strategies from now until TNT2015 so that you can show up prepared and ready to have the best experience possible.
Look, it doesn’t matter if you are a Carnival Virgin or a Carnival Veteran, there is so much to learn about Carnival and many ways to improve your experience and make your experience richer than before.
Carnival Tip #3 - The Carnival Veteran Rules About Posting Pics and Facebook
- By Dr. Rhadi Ferguson aka The Carnival Doctor
- Published 18-Oct-14
- Prescription from The Carnival Doctor
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=================================This Message Has Been Brought
To You By The ONLY Book Endorsed
By TriniJungleJuice and MyCarnivalBands
www.TheUltimateRoadReadyGuide.com
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Look, it doesn’t matter if you are a Carnival Virgin or a Carnival Veteran, there is so much to learn about Carnival and many ways to improve your experience and make your experience richer than before.
So here’s what we are going to do.
We are going to provide you with some tips from one of our in-house Carnival Specialist – Dr. Rhadi Ferguson, also known as the “Carnival Doctor”. Dr. Ferguson is a 2004 Olympian, a former National Judo Coach for the Bahamas Judo Federation, a bona-fide carnival junkie and the man that has written the go-to guide for all carnival virgins on the planet on the best way to prepare for carnival.
So without any further adieu, lets start out with tip number three.
