© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com Photography by Joshua Hedges All photos copyright Zuffa LLC. The original Huntington Beach Bad Boy is definitely back – and kicking. On the eve of Mother's Day, and before a packed house at Honolulu's Blaisdell Arena, David "Tank" Abbott took just 1.22 to knock out Wesley "Cabbage" Correira with one […]
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. This edition of the close combat files is to provide information as to why the Todd Close Combat Systems consider skills […]
One thing that I've been asked as a fighter over and over is how to prepare mentally for fights. As a coach, I spend a lot of time preparing my fighters mentally. It's a non-stop process. This article is for fighters and coaches alike. It's lengthy – but read it out to the end. Consider […]
Great news for boxing fans is that Joe Frazier, on the the great World Heavyweight Champions, is headed 'down under'. Joe will be a guest commentator at this years "Fight For Life" in July 2005. The colonial, Bob Sheridan, is also expected to be here to commentate. Joe did come here in 1975 after fighting […]
During the 1970s, "King" Curtis Iaukea, the giant Hawaiian, really set the turnstiles clicking in New Zealand. He fell in love with this country, sent for his family, and built a house in Auckland. He saw New Zealand as a good base for his wrestling jaunts to Australia, Japan, Singapore and his homeland, Hawaii. He […]
A decorated fighter pilot in World War One, Sir Keith Park was Commander of the RAF during the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk (France) in the early part of World War Two, and in charge of defending London and southern England from German bombing raids during the Battle of Britain. "If any one man won the […]
Sad to lose Max Schmeling from Germany, who didn't quite make the century. I never met Max, but felt I knew him personally after correspondence for around 40 years. Max would always sign any autographs and always forwarded photos back, duly signed. The only risk I took a few years back, when Max was getting […]
Breath in through your nose and draw your breath down into the area just below your navel, allowing your stomach to expand as you breath (Baby Breath) and filling your lungs entirely with each breath before exhaling through your nose. Breathing is the most important part of meditation and Kundalini Awakening. From our birth until […]
Now that you're comfortable working with your breath it's time to bring the rest of the body in. Continue breathing as I've outlined in my article on Breathing. Now in addition to feeling your breath flow and your stomach and ribs expand, I want you to feel the energy that flows into your body with […]
(Authors Note: Before reading this you should see my other articles on Breathing and Full Body Awareness) Now that you've begun to develop the ability to move energy around in your body there are some things that you can do with it. The following exercises range from pretty simple to pretty complicated, but as you […]