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A Review of The Warrior Diet
Welcome to 2012! With the new year comes new resolutions for many of us. Many of which, of course, involve diet and exercise. ‘Tis the season for new gym memberships never used, failed fad diets, patches, pills, and other quick … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Nutrition, Reviews
Tagged diet, Health, Herschel Walker, Mike Mahler, Warrior Diet, Weight loss, Weight Watchers
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Shohei-Ryu Karate at Gracie Farmington Valley Promotional Video
Here’s a video that tells a little bit about the karate we practice at Gracie Farmington Valley every day! Please take a look and let us know what you think. If you’re interested in training, you can e-mail bill@graciefv.com or … Continue reading
Posted in Affiliates, Instruction, Karate, MMA, News
Tagged Gracie Farmington Valley, karate, martial arts, Schools and Instruction, shohei-ryu
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(Finally) Video for YouTube!
We’ve shot a bunch of video of the last few weeks and are currently editing all of it. Topics include demonstrations of kata and techniques, breaking, and conditioning exercises. Here’s the first video on hand strengthening. Take a look, let … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Instruction, Karate
Tagged hand strengthening, karate, martial arts, shohei-ryu, Uechi-Ryu, youtube
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The Gift of Martial Arts
Giving Thanks As we’re wrapping up the season of giving, and 2011, I’m feeling a bit reflective. First off, thanks for helping to make the site bigger and better than it was last year! We’ve about doubled readership, and our … Continue reading
Posted in Jiu-jitsu, Karate, Philosophy
Tagged Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, karate, Marcelo Garcia, Mark Dellagrotte, martial arts, Ryan Hall, Uechi-Ryu
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A Guide to “Eating” Healthy During the Holidays
Supplements ‘n Stuff It’s not likely many of you have included dietary or performance supplements on your Christmas lists. Santa generally sticks with toys, I think, but you never know if he’ll make exceptions for dedicated athletes and martial artists. … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition, Shopping
Tagged Dietary supplement, Fish oil, Health, Michael Pollan, nutrition, Omega-3 fatty acid, randy couture, Timothy Ferriss, Trader Joe's
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How to Stop Intruders (Without Having to Kick Any Butt)
The holidays are here, and we all hope to enjoy some quality time with friends and family. However, every year someone tries to ruin the fun. No, I don’t mean Uncle Stew when he drinks too much eggnog, I mean … Continue reading
Posted in Affiliates, Self Defense
Tagged Alarm Systems, Burglar alarm, Dead bolt, Home invasion, home security, Madison Parker, Security
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Standing Guillotine Defense
Well, it was fun to watch the fights last night–lots of surprises! It looks like many of the fighters–and the fans–learned a lot. Mark Hominick found out Zombies can actually be pretty quick. Tito learned that his ribs can’t take … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Karate, MMA
Tagged Jon Jones, karate, Lyoto Machida, mma, UFC140, Ultimate Fighting Championship, youtube
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How Long Does it Take?
That last post and poll sparked another question for me: how much of a role does experience play in combat sports or fighting in general? Former champ Lyoto Machida earned his title after a lifetime of training in karate and … Continue reading
Posted in Polls
Tagged Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida, Mixed martial arts, UFC140, Ultimate Fighting Championship
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UFC 140 Quick Pick!
Who do you have for Saturday’s main event? (I love Jones, but I think most of you know who I’d like to see with the belt!)
Posted in Polls
Tagged Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida, UFC140, Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Black Friday 2011
Well, the holiday shopping season is upon us again, and even the most dedicated martial artists can be distracted by the deals. I prefer Cyber Monday to Black Friday, but if you feel like putting your training to good use, … Continue reading
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