Regular Columns

Adam Lynn — Still a Heavy Gunner

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 1 Feb. 2007 Born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, IFL Condor Adam Lynn now lives in Orange county, but he clarifies that he is not one of those ‘bad' Harley Davidson guys: "No, no, not at all. That's a different Orange County: They're from Orange County, New York. I'm in Orange County, California," […]

Aaron Stark – Part 2 — Ready for a Corker of a Time

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 7 Mar. 2007 On April 13, 2007, Matt Lindland's Wolfpack will be squaring off against Renzo Gracie's Pitbulls in what is expected to be a top-shelf MMA tournament. And light-heavyweight wolfpacker Aaron Stark is counting down the days till he can get back in the IFL ring. "I'm driving to Portland […]

Aaron Stark – Part 1 — Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com 2006 It's just two days before Thanksgiving and Aaron Stark has done the bolt; fleeing the Portland, Oregon deluge that is currently only good for ducks – not Wolfpackers. "We've just been sitting down, having something to eat. I'm in Santa Barbara, California with my wife, Tiffany, on a vacation. We're […]

Sky City Boxing – April 2008

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Powerlifting Profile

In power lifting there are three movements: Squat Bench Press Dead Lift You get three attempts for each lift. After all nine lifts the biggest total of each lift is added together to give you a complete overall total. For example: Squat 280 300 320 Bench Press 190 200 210 Dead Lift 290 310 320 […]

February 2008

The biggest crowd to ever jam into the Auckland Boxing Association’s stadium (over 300 turned away at the door) was on hand to witness the return match between Guillermo “Pantera” Mosquera and David Wiremu for Mosquera’s New Zealand junior-welterweight title. The bout ended in an exact replica of the first contest. In the third round […]

Drawing Energy

During various exercises we'll be drawing energy in through our chakras, into our organs and even through the entire area of our skin. Drawing energy into yourself is fairly easy to do and simply requires a heightened sense of self-awareness to feel. To begin drawing energy just take a moment and focus on your breathing. […]

Shan martial Arts in American Media

The Shan martial art of Lai Tai is nearly unknown outside of Shanland and is not that widely practiced inside of Shan State because of the SPDC prohibitions against Shan culture. Thank God, I met Kawn Wan, the Lai Tai teacher at Loi Tailang. Together, we did some videos and stories to help preserve the […]

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

Arianny © Marc Wickert  www.knucklepit.com March 1, 2008 All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Coming Live from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, this was a star-studded card with plenty of action. The big announcement of the night was that Mark ‘The Hammer’ Coleman would be locking horns with Brock Lesnar […]