Mixed Martial Arts Rules and Its Gears
Posted January 28th, 2009Tony Hackerott asked: Mixed martial arts, or MMA, are a full contact combat sport that began in 1993 with the introduction of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. MMA incorporates fighting techniques of a variety of martial arts forms, including taekwondo, judo, and karate. The original Ultimate Fighting Championship was an “anything goes” type of competition, with [...]
Mixed Martial Arts (mma) Madness
Posted January 22nd, 2009Clark Swihart asked: Mixed Martial ArtsWhile browsing ESPN, you spot what seems like a boxing match, until suddenly opponents start to kick one another. The next thing you know, the two fighters are on the ground, striking one another. Welcome to the exciting and increasingly popular arena of mixed martial arts (also known as MMA). [...]
Chi: A Martial Arts Technique Of Masters
Posted January 19th, 2009Alan Largo asked: Chi, you may have heard of it before; Tai Chi or Chi Qigong. It is termed as the life force; the energy that surrounds us, flows through us and can be used by us provided we know how to harness it. Many people believe that the energy used in martial arts comes [...]
UFC The Future of Mixed Martial Arts
Posted January 16th, 2009Chad Wiley asked: Ultimate Fighting has taken the world by storm, and I believe that it is the future of mixed martial arts. With UFC fighting you get to watch many different styles of fighting combat against each other from boxing to grapplers you get to see who is the best fighter in the world.I [...]
Mixed Martial Arts Legend, Randy The Natural Couture Back in The UFC
Posted January 16th, 2009John Murray asked: Randy “The Natural” Couture is returning to the Octagon on March 3, 2007 to face heavyweight champion Tim “The Mainiac” Silvia in a battle for the UFC heavyweight belt. There are two questions on everybody’s mind about this match up. First, does Randy have a chance? More importantly, is Randy risking his [...]
Worlds Ten Best Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Fighters
Posted January 10th, 2009John Murray asked: There’s no better way to stick your neck out that coming up with a top 10 “anything” list. It just gets worse when you talk about combat sports like boxing, kickboxing or mixed martial arts. However, here it is, my top 10 list of heavyweight MMA fighters on the planet.I need to [...]
Mixed Martial Arts and What You Should Know About It
Posted January 9th, 2009Phoenix Delray asked: Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, combines many different fighting techniques, including grappling and striking, and high performance standards, particularly in the often intense, and very popular MMA tournaments. The first tournaments came about as a result of the 1993 Ultimate Fighting Championship, which matched different fighting styles in a competition where the [...]
Will My Martial Art Get Me To The UFC?
Posted January 7th, 2009Paul A. Walker asked: The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity and ratings over the past couple of years. Love it or hate it, it looks like the UFC is here to stay. Consequently many men in the 18 – 34 demographic are becoming more interested in the martial arts.After [...]
Chi and Martial Arts
Posted January 5th, 2009Alan Largo asked: If you have ever watched a martial arts competition or especially if you watch them regularly you may notice that some competitors make it seem effortless. Their form is seemingly perfect but does not look rehearsed. They seem to flow from move to another and even in the middle of a fierce [...]
All About Mixed Martial Arts
Posted January 2nd, 2009JohnMathew asked: Boxing has many forms like one among its forms is the mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts is an exciting sport which is also known as no holds barred fighting is an exciting sport that uses its techniques from different martial arts, Greco Roman wrestling, boxing and Brazilian Jiu – Jitsu. The history [...]