If you got a chance to catch UFC 90 and saw Patrick Cote's knee injury when he was fighting the Anderson "Spider" Silva, you were probably disappointed that the 2 warriors didn't get a chance to properly finish what they started. I sure was. I love getting a chance to watch Silva at work, and […]
When you ask the majority of fighters what they do for a warm-up before training, most will say they do some type of stretching, usually for tight areas like the hamstrings and groin. But research shows that a dynamic warm-up is far superior for performance and injury prevention when compared to static stretching. So what […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com May 23, 2009 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges In earlier matches: George Roop def. Dave Kaplan by split decision. Yo Shiyuki def. Brandon Wolff by guillotine – 2.24, Round One. Kyle Bradley def. Phillipe Nover by TKO – 1.03, Round One. The Battles Frank Edgar (5’ […]
The martial arts world may be well versed in the life time martial arts achievements of Jon Bluming, the Kyokushin Karate 10th dan black belt and Judo 9th dan black belt. Jon was a pioneer in mixed martial arts and never lost a judo or karate match and strangled the legendary judoka Kaminaga unconscious. However, […]
When I meet a mixed-martial artist for the first time, I often get asked the question, "How strong should I be?" The answer I always give is "Stronger than you were a week ago." But after that, I tend to give in and talk a little bit about how strong and in what exercises constitutes […]
Power is the component needed most by mixed-martial artists. The ability to knock an opponent out with one punch, execute a big throw or takedown, and escape a dangerous position all rely on your ability to generate a lot of force in a short period of time. But training for power is often done incorrectly […]
One of the most important episodes of "Martial Arts odyssey": Antonio spent 18 months in Cambodia trying to find even one surviving master of the Cambodian martial art of Bokator. Watch Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gobc3zSjXZU Watch part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBwvwThib5s His search eventually lead him to Grand Master San Kim Saen whose story of courage […]
Ricky Welsford began wrestling at age 7 at the Taieri wrestling club. His first wrestling coach was Steve Wylie who trained and moulded Ricky from that early age developing that raw and enthusiastic talent into a formidable wrestler. The first tournament Ricky can remember as a 20kg youngster was the Taieri championships where he begun […]
Combat Sports School Olympic Wrestling Club team, with Coach Alan Rolton. On the recommendation of the national senior wrestling coach, Rodney Jarman, the Combat Sports School Olympic Wrestling club decided to send Jessica Todd to the Australia Cup to get more competition. The tournament was held in Melbourne Australia and hosted by the United Wrestling […]
Following are the results from the grappling bouts at the 2009 Canterbury Wrestling & Grappling Championships, which was held on the 17th May 2009, Rangiora, New Zealand. For more information see the Wrestling New Zealand website. Results Grappling First Second Third Under 70kg Jack Orr (SFC) Tomo Akagi (CC) 70-80kg Yoshie Takano (CC) Deane […]