Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
Marvel Studios released the series Iron Fist on Netflix on March 17, 2017. The series based on the Marvel comic about Danny Rand, a young man presumed to have died in a plane crash. Rand is rescued as a child by monks, who teach him martial arts in the Himalayas. The series contains a number of great martial arts fight scenes.
Noong una akong nagsimula sa pagsasanay sa martial arts sa 1995, ang mga kwentong nakatali sa pagkakatatag ng karamihan sa mga martial arts ay medyo kamangha-mangha na may higit sa tao na mga kasanayan sa pisikal na lakas at kakayahang makipaglaban na maiugnay sa kanilang mga nagtatag.. Kung Kung Fu, Karate o Judo, kinuha ng nagtatag ang mga kasanayang natutunan sa nakaraang martial arts, binago ito at tinalo ang lahat. Ang mga paghahabol na ito ay
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come back to more traditional bodybuilding training as a supplement to my martial arts training. Traditional bodybuilding is less ballistic and leaves me less vulnerable to injury. When I was younger, I never worried about injury nor did I get injured often. Once I passed 35 years old though, I started getting injured much more
Martial artists always created their arts to solve a problem. Judo was created when Dr. Jigoro Kano put his mind to solving the problem of how to train at 100 percent effort without getting someone injured by the crippling techniques of Japanese Ju-Jitsu. Helio Gracie created the basis for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by trying to solve the problem of how a
Ryan Hall fought Gray Maynard at the TUF 24 Finale on December 3, 2016. I heard about the bout on the Anik and Florian podcast. Ray Longo talked about the bout and shared his concerns that Hall completely shut down Maynard but his style may make it difficult for him to get fights. After watching the bout, Naiintindihan ko kung ano
A few weeks ago, I started another twelve week program focused on putting on muscle mass. The primary focus of the program is lifting heavier weights and using free weights primarily. The well-respected personal trainer, who designed the program, insists that you follow it “as written”, a common ask from program designers. I trained legs on the first day. Kailan
I recently watched the Eddie Bravo Invitational 13: The Lightweights, where über talented Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gary Tonan defended his title. I enjoy the EBIs more than most of the other non-UFC events on UFC Fight Pass, the Ultimate Fighting Championship subscription streaming service. Tonan is famous for his leg locks but I noticed most of the competitors were
At our fantasy football draft this year, one of the other owners asked me who I thought was the best mixed martial artist of all time. I told him that based on skill, the greatest mixed martial artist of all time was Jon “Bones” Jones. Gayunman, Jones’ frequent problems outside of the Octagon would keep him from being considered the
My daughter asked me the other day if I had seen any of the Olympic Judo. She was surprised when I told her I had not. Besides being a black belt in Taekwondo, I’m a brown belt in Judo. Like both my sons, Caity trained in both TKD and Judo as well. Gayunman, I find most of the Olympic process
Nagsama kami ng apat o higit pang mga militar sining sa kurikulum ng aming akademya ni. Kapag tumingin ako sa mga arts, Nakakakita ako ng isang natatanging dahilan na ako nag-aral sa bawat isa. Ang mga sining pabalat kapansin-pansin, grappling, ground fighting at isang praktikal na pagtatanggol sa sarili armas, ang tungkod. Sinimulan ko sa pag-aaral Shotokan karate sa Fall ng 1994. I switched to Taekwondo with my nephew in the Spring of 1995. Taekwondo brought