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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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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
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
Quick and Dirty Soap Review
Ever get ring worm? Had it twice this year. Staph infection? Yeah, I got that too. If you’ve never picked up something from the mats or a training partner, both suck, and both are really scary if you try to … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged bjj, clear men shampoo, fight soap, infection, martial arts, mma, ring worm, staph
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In Defense of Kata
Here’s a simple fact: some people like practicing katas (forms), and some people don’t. You can delve into this debate just about anywhere martial arts are discussed in gyms or on the Internet. MMA and BJJ guys think they’re a … Continue reading
Posted in Karate, Philosophy
Tagged Anderson Silva, bjj, Georges, Jon Jones, Josh Waitzkin, karate, Kata, martial arts, mma, shohei-ryu, St-Pierre, The Art of Learning
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The 5 Greatest Martial Arts Actors of All Time
Hi, Everyone: Here’s a fun guest post courtesy Sam Getter from MMA Combat. If you get a chance, take a look at the site: it’s a great place for news and updates about your favorite fighters and promotions! – Bill … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Guest Post, Opinion
Tagged Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jean Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, martial arts, mma, Steven Seagal
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The Flipside: ALar’s Thoughts on The Reem…
I might be a little more long-winded than our webmaster, but hear me out. I have a legitimate belief that Alistair Overeem will indeed fight as scheduled for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 146. The fact that Overeem recently … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, MMA, Opinion
Tagged Alistair Overeem, Dan Henderson, Dana White, Mixed martial arts, mma, Overeem, PED, TRT, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship
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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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Rob Khan Seminar Update
Just a quick update. The Rob Khan seminar is now from 9:00AM to 11:00AM at Gracie Farmington Valley. Thanks!
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The Benefits of Enrolling Your Children in Martial Arts
I’ve written about this topic a few times myself, and I can personally vouch for the benefits of studying martial arts as a child. As I’m not a dad (yet), here are five very good reasons to enroll your child … Continue reading →