Undoubtedly the Shane Cameron-Terry Smith heavyweight slug-fest at Christchurch on September 27th was the New Zealand fight of the year. American Smith was down and in all sorts of trouble in rounds seven and 10. But actually survived to wobble Cameron with some overhand rights only to lose a unanimous decision which had television ratings […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com January 31, 2009 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, this UFC was packed with some extremely tight competitions, whilst others that were expected to be tight matches turned out to be landslides. But all up it was […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com February 11, 2009 All photos copyright 2009 Affliction Clothing Special thanks to Pamela Rogers Held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, Affliction: Day of Reckoning presented another huge card that definitely delivered the goods. Ring announcer Michael Williams did an outstanding job, and it was great to see Big John […]
Caution: The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. Close combat, being a continually developing and changing package, in order to stay at the forefront of enemy specific threats, tactics, […]
Ok, it's 2009 – a New Year of training and competitions. I am always thinking how to better my training; how to add more weight to my lifts. This year I have got four comps, the first being a club lift in March, followed by the Otago Champs in May, South Island Champs in June and […]
Since the launch of my web TV show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” more than 18 months ago, I have received a lot of email asking about Khmer and Thai martial arts, what they are, and which is better. This is just a brief overview to help people understand the martial arts of Cambodia and Thailand. You […]
Arianny Celeste © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com January 18, 2009 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Ring announcer Bruce Buffer was in his finest form for UFC 93, and he had no trouble rousing the good old Irish spirit for this event. No one does it better than Bruce Buffer. MMA fans […]
“You can gain extra power on your kicks by throwing your kicking arm down, but you need to protect your face with a cross arm defense.” Explained Adjarn Ngern, at the national kick boxing stadium in Vientiane, Lao. In Tae Kwan Do and a lot of other kicking arts, the right hand comes down when […]
Undoubtedly the greatest name in British wrestling circles – past or present – is that of Bert Assirati, the Islington Hercules, who, for over 20 years ruled as British, Empire and European Heavyweight Champion. And what a great champion he was, never refusing to meet any challenger. Assirati was born in July 1909 in Islington, London, […]
Many more senior New Zealand wrestling fans will well remember Anton Koolman, and especially those in the Wellington area, where the famous Koolman's Gymnasium was situated. All the top wrestlers, body-builders, boxers, weightlifters, gymnasts and general sports enthusiasts used to frequent this famous gym. I well remember my own trips to Wellington as a youngster, […]