Are You Ready to Begin Training Mixed-Martial Arts? Here Are 3 Top Tips to Get You Started
Are You Ready to Begin Training Mixed-Martial Arts? Here Are 3 Top Tips to Get You Started
Are you thinking about training MMA to compete, or join a club for the team atmosphere, or even to get in great shape. Either one of these is a great reason to join the world’s fastest growing sport. Here are 3 tips that can help get you started.
Do You Know Anyone Training? Try Talking To Them.
There is always someone connected to everyone that trains in a form of mixed-martial arts that will be able to put you in the right direction. …
The 3 Most Effective Striking Arts
The 3 Most Effective Striking Arts
There are many opinions about what are the most effective striking arts and there is no shortage of martial arts practitioners that are willing to put their fists where their mouths are. However, there are many different reasons why one fighter might pick one fighting style over another. The three most common reasons why anyone would choose to learn and apply martial arts skill are exercise, self-defense, or competition, but you can also use the arts as an employable skill such as being a bodyguard, or within the military/special forces community as well.
In …
Boxers Who Went for Gold and Got It
Boxers Who Went for Gold and Got It
The U.S.A. doesn’t produce boxers the way we use too. Every other year it seemed another great would rise up from the shadows. Every four years these boxers would show their greatness to the world by winning an Olympic gold medal. Here are just a few of the greats that raised up and grabbed an Olympic gold medal, as well as a place in boxing history.
Joe Frazier (1964)
His career started when he went to a gym to workout. He never thought about being a pro boxer at this point. He …
What Are the Long and Short Term Effects of Obesity?
What Are the Long and Short Term Effects of Obesity?
Just like other chronic illnesses, obesity also has its own long term and short term consequences to your health. Generally, it is very important to be able to understand the long and short term consequences of obesity to your health so that you will also be able to determine the best treatment and prevention that you can utilize.
Short term effects of obesity
When we talk about obesity, this means having a body mass index of 30 or higher. Having higher body mass index would make a person suffer different …
How to Be a Champion When Your Boxing Days Are Over
How to Be a Champion When Your Boxing Days Are Over
For all of you boxing fans and boxing memorabilia buffs out there, here’s some information on Canada’s arguably greatest world champion boxer.
George Chuvalo was born of Croatian immigrant parents in Toronto, Ontario September 12/1937 By 1958 he was young, tough and considered the hottest prospect in Canadian boxing because of his punching power and ability to absorb punishment, George told reporters that he loved the thrill of combat especially when he won.
During his professional career George had 93 bouts winning 73 of them (64 by TKO) 18 losses and 2 …
Diarrhea – What is It?
Diarrhea – What is It?
All of us have experienced diarrhea, but did you know that there are actually different types of diarrhea? Aside from that, almost ten percent of the cases of diarrhea in children are caused by a bacterium called E. coli.
Diarrhea is actually the passage of loose or watery stools. Acute diarrhea is the common cause of death in developing countries, which can last from five to ten days. On the other hand, chronic diarrhea, which lasts for more than ten days, is the second leading cause of death in developing countries. There are some cases …
Burn Fat With Cardio Kickboxing
Burn Fat With Cardio Kickboxing
Taking on Cardio kickboxing as a way to get into shape and improve your overall fitness will mean seeking out some formal training with a professional trainer. Being able to progress in your own time and having already judged your own abilities, this is a great time to follow the instructional videos, which there is a lot of out there.
The program in itself boosts your esteem, burns of fat, and is fun to do. Rather then keeping a close eye on how much food you are consuming, you might as well invest your time …
Valuable Roof Repair And Maintenance Advice For Your Home
Do you have roof problems? Does everything you’ve tries seem like it’s not working? Well, you are in the right place. This article contains an abundance of knowledge that will assist you in repairing your roof to the best possible condition.
Give your roof a good looking at least once each year. Common seasons for roof damage are winter and spring. This means it is important to pay extra attention during these times.
Make certain you are secured the right way when you venture on the roof. You have to be sure that you do this because it can be …
History of Boxing – Women, Minorities and Film
History of Boxing – Women, Minorities and Film
Boxing goes back to ancient Egypt around 3000 BC and in the 7th century boxing arrived in ancient Greece. During this time soft leather thongs were used to protect boxers’ hands. When boxing arrived in ancient Rome, metal-covered gloves were used by boxers and when Rome fell, boxing disappeared from the scene until the 1600s.
During that era England reintroduced the sport of boxing and set the stage for what is now called amateur boxing in the 1880s. In 1904 boxing was introduced to the Olympic Games and the United States won …
Should MMA Be Considered a Martial Arts Style?
Should MMA Be Considered a Martial Arts Style?
Mixed martial artists are athletes that combine different martial arts styles in order to become an all around fighter. Up until recent years there was no specific training for MMA and fighters had to train in different “dojos” in order to learn specific martial arts. But with more and more gyms offering specific training I’d say it is only right to say MMA is now an individual martial art style.
The training routine combines striking, grappling and ground work and despite each one of this techniques coming from well knows martial arts …