Using the butt of the knife for grabbing and grappling is one of my favorite knife fighting techniques. Unfortunately, the knives used by the rebels in Burma were about twice as long as the Philippine bolo. So, when I was grabbing my opponent with one end of the knife, I had to be careful not […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com September 6, 2008 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges The UFC 88 card from Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted no title matches, but plenty of action and a stack of big-name contenders. Originally planned to be a 10-fight event, the Karo Parisyan vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshira […]
Master Hisam’s hands are huge and swollen, as hard as rocks. In demonstrations, he uses them to smash granite slabs to dust. One could only imagine what those hands would do to your skull, even through boxing gloves. The gym is a four story walkup, overlooking a highway in Tainan, the ancient capital of Taiwan. […]
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"If your child is a bully victim, they might be glad schools are closing. But Morné Swanepoel, an accomplished street-mma-fighter, is changing all that," writes Oliver Roberts. It’s Thursday night in a church hall in Amanzimtoti. On the yellow walls are posters with virtuous mantras about love and kindness; huge, hand-painted announcements about the strength […]
They beat the Chinese, the French, the Americans, and even Genghis Khan in war, so I figured the Vietnamese could teach this Brooklyn Monk Something about fighting. Vovinam is taught everywhere in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). The practitioners see it as a matter of national pride, similar to the way Koreans view Tae Kwan […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com August 27, 2008 On Saturday, September 6, Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell will be looking to move one step closer to regaining his UFC Light Heavyweight title when he faces off with undefeated Rashad 'Sugar' Evans in Atlanta, Georgia. And Chuck is all amped up for the challenge. "My training's going great, […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com December 14, 2007 On December 29, 2007, Chuck 'Iceman' Liddell will be going to battle with Wanderlei 'The Axe Murderer' Silva. And this war has been a long time coming. For Wanderlei Silva, it will be his first UFC fight since UFC 25, when he lost to Tito Ortiz by unanimous […]
We have courses confirmed up to five years in advance and constant inquiries to export the Todd Systems internationally from a wide range of services, riot control, prison staff training, civilian self-protection and every possible requirement for combative self-defense prisoner handling control and restraint and crowd management imaginable. A great percentage of my time is […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com August 3, 2007 On September 22, 2007, UFCs most recognizable athlete, Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell, will be taking his first step towards reclaiming the light-heavyweight title when he locks horns with another heavy hitter, Keith Jardine (12-4-1). At the time of this interview, Chuck is resting at home in San Luis […]