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Karate Chopped: Five MMA Fighters Who Have Conquered Addiction
It’s been a while since we’ve shared a guest post with you. Here’s an interesting and inspirational look at fighters who’ve overcome addiction from author and MMA fan Jennie Reedy. Enjoy, and let us know what you think! ____________________ The high-adrenaline … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational, MMA
Tagged addiction, Anderson Silva, drugs, James Irvin, Lyle Beerbohm, Matt Brown, Mixed martial arts, mma, Ricco Rodriguez, UFC, Ultimate Fighter
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The Samurai Spirit of Karate
ALar and I are a bit tied up right now working on some BIG NEW PROJECTS! Well, I’m starting a new blog that all the dads out there will love, and he’s going back to school–specifically to learn how to … Continue reading
Posted in Karate, Updates
Tagged karate, martial arts, samurai spirit, shohei-ryu, Uechi-Ryu
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2012 in Review
Each year, the WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepare an annual report for this blog. I haven’t published the report in a few years, but 2012 was really a great year for us! Thanks for reading this blog, for sharing your … Continue reading
The Perfect Workout?
If you’re like me, you probably focus more on merrymaking (i.e., sleeping and eating) than training over the holidays. I’ve been trying to be really good in terms of diet and exercise leading in to the inevitable, cheerful sloth in … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Instruction
Tagged High-intensity interval training, Physical exercise, Ross Enamait, tabata, training
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Feel the Burn!
Here’s a quick review of the Burn Machine Speed Bag. Popularized in MMA by Anderson Silva and Brock Lesnar, this spinnymajig is made of steel and chrome and comes in weights between 4, 8, and 12 pounds. Here’s a compilation … Continue reading
Anderson Silva Eat Your Heart Out
This video of Jean-Claude Van Damme and GSP is a little too cool for a mere tweet. Yeah, clearly The Muscles from Brussels is taking a page from Steven Seagal’s playbook by hitching his wagon to an MMA star. So … Continue reading
Cyber Monday Sales 2012
If you saw any of the news footage over this weekend, you probably deemed it wise to abstain from Black Friday shopping this year. Here’s a jolly example of what I mean . . . Makes you glad to know … Continue reading
Poetry in Motion
I generally consider this a family-friendly blog, but please indulge me this PG-13 rated post. (It’s really not that bad!) First, a story. Teaching high school English is my day job, and we recently held an assembly on how to … Continue reading
New Site?
Have you enjoyed the last few posts about fitness and martial arts? Would you be interested in a site dedicated to martial arts, fitness, nutrition, and how to be a good parent and role model for your kids? I’ve been … Continue reading
Moai Martial Arts 
Keep It Playful
Are you tired of being so tired after every martial arts training session? Are you battered or bettered after each class? Are you still having fun, or are you in a rut? If you provided negative answers to any of … Continue reading →