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Doug Wilson and Sparring (Popularity:  )
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I have only recently come across the episode on the history channel that shows two MMA fighters visiting, training and at the last minute sparring with a couple of our own shihan. I have also read with interest the many posts regarding the episode - some positive and some a direct disrespect for Doug and the other shihan.
Perhaps one thing that is forgotten is that the match towards the end ...
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From Reality TV Star to UFC Champion - Meet Matt "The Terror" Serra (Popularity: )
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The UFC has a reality television show titled "The Ultimate Fighter" that takes a group of experienced mixed martial art fighters, secludes them away in a private lodge, provides them with top notch professional training and allows them to compete in a tournament, with the winner getting a six figure UFC contract and a shot a the champion.
Matt Serra, who was a respected fighter, embraced the concept of the show ...
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Heavy Striking Power (Popularity: )
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The main striking power core of the Ancestor system employs Chong Lik (Heavy Power). Chong Lik can be classified as Soft as it relies on relaxation for its power generation. Others may know or refer to this type of power to as Dead Weight or Vibrating Power.
The primary advantage of using Chong Lik is that strikes of considerable power can be generated with a relatively small swing or recoil of ...
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How to Analyze and Animate Some of The Most Deadly Martial Arts Moves (Popularity: )
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Martial arts, used by many people today for the health benefits, another way of getting fit or as a form of self defense. But in fact, martial arts are and can be much more and there are some killer martial arts moves that are choreographed to do what their name implies, Kill. These moves were used in both defensive and attacking maneuvers over the centuries and are still taught today.
These ...
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How To Explain Karate Kata To Beginner Students (Popularity: )
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Kata training is at the heart of karate. A kata, on the surface merely looks like a sequence of movements in different directions. At worst it looks like robotic shadow boxing against fixed attacks. Experienced karateka know that this couldn't be further from the truth. But how do you explain kata to a beginner?
Imagine getting a new student in your dojo. They complete your beginner program - warming up, safety, ...
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Martial Arts Defense - When Someone Is Trying to Power Hit You (Popularity: )
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Are you worried about the possibility of someone really trying to hit you hard in a fight? I mean what if that one hit from your attacker is so powerful that it knocks you all the way to Australia (which is not as far, if you are reading this from down under). A solid punch can really rock your brain.
So, are you worried?
Frankly, if you are a martial artist at ...
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Martial Arts Hall of Shame (Popularity: )
Every month I receive at least 3 invitations to martial arts "Hall of Fames". I have come to realize that there must be are 100's of them out there. With each invitation I receive, I also get multiple choice sheets of paper asking which award I would like to be honored with. The choices are endless; I can be "Instructor of the Year", "Master of the Year", and Humanitarian of ...
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Martial Arts Today (Popularity: )
Today in the martial arts, there seems to be two extremes. On one end you have the commercialized martial arts that caters mostly to children and has absolutely nothing to do with real self defense. On the other end of the spectrum, you have the "no holds barred" type martial arts where people are fighting each other in cages wearing Speedos. Where is the middle path?
What happened to the traditional ...
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Ninja Characterization and Its Ancestry (Popularity: )
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Prologue about Ninja: The ninja also known as shinobi, who was a hired soldier of Japan during the feudal ages. The ninjas specialized in unorthodox methods of warfare. The ninja had many functions dealing with, spying, infiltrating, sabotaging and assassinating. They were well-known for their precision, skill and use of ninja weapons. The ninja with it's under cover strategy was the opposite of the bold samurai who were very careful ...
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Pride Lightheavyweight and Middleweight Champ Calls Contract Insulting (Popularity: )
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Dan Henderson managed to sum up the UFC's contract offer to Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in one word. That word - insulting. Sokoudjou is coming off two stunning knockouts of top PRIDE Light Heavyweight fighters Ricardo Arona and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Both of these title contenders lasted a combined 2 minutes and 22 seconds in the ring with Sokoudjou
Henderson has been fielding contract offers for his Team Quest teammate due to ...
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