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Walk, Don?t Talk
2008-04-10 03:20:00 ?He talks the talk, but can he walk the walk?? ?Speak softly and carry a big stick.? ?Actions speak louder than words.? When a phrase is repeated often enough we call it a cliché. These particular phrases have certainly become cliché, but they have not lost their meaning. In fact, they mean more to me now than they ... More About: Talk , Walk
Meditation: Flat Heart
2008-02-18 00:43:00 Today I am writing for all of the fighters on this site (truth be told anyone can appreciate this, but it may hold something extra for the fighters). Please excuse me in advance because we’re getting philosophical today. When Da Mo accepted Shen Guang as his disciple, he took him up Drum Mountain, in front of ... More About: Meditation , Heart , Flat
Total Combat 26: Review and Results
2008-02-17 19:08:00 Total Combat 26 kicked off last night at the 4th and B in downtown San Diego last night. The whole card was fast paced as no fight went the distance. Opening the night Waylon Kennel shot in and scored with and early takedown over Jermain Wilson. Kennel landed many vicious short elbows before transitioning to a ... More About: News , Review , Results , Total
Interview: Eddie Wineland
2008-02-11 22:55:00 Former 135 lb. WEC Champion sat down with MMAStation.com for a quick interview before fighting Jason Tabor in the main event of Saturday nights Total Fight Challenge 11. MMAStation.com: What are your thoughts on fighting Jason Tabor in the main event of Total Fight Challenge 11? Eddie : It?s hard to explain because he?s a friend and we ... More About: Interviews , Interview
Wai Kru
2008-02-01 01:32:00 Today I want to talk about a Thai ritual known as the Wai Kru, or Ram Muay. The Wai Kru is a dance-like routine performed by both fighters before a fight. The Wai Kru?s movements are slow, focused, and controlled; almost like Tai Chi. Not only does the Wai Kru serves as a warm up, ...
Kickdown 47: Review and Results
2008-01-31 22:06:00 Kickdown 47 went down in Colorado this past week. MMAStation.com?s own Shawn Nestigen was there to cover the action. Photos from the show will be added to the gallery in the coming days. Nick Macias vs. Anthony Werner After a few brief exchanges on the feet Nick Matias shoots in for a takedown and gets caught in ... More About: Review , Results
Muay Thai for Beginners: Program
2008-01-27 01:24:00 The following is an example of a loose and relatively easy muay Thai training regimen. If you can make it through this program, consider yourself in shape. When this becomes too easy step it up by adding more sparring and more bag work. Note: all rounds are either five minutes long with a one minute ... More About: Muay Thai , Program
Fighting for a Future in the UFC: Balance Studio?s Next Big Prospect
2008-01-15 17:23:00 By Matt Sutin In Balance Studio s of Philadelphia, giant red sliding doors are decorated by a black Sanskrit Om symbol. This, says owner and trainer, Phil Migliarese, represents ?the veil of illusion.? In a sparring session, Frank Ambrifi, Migliarese’s student, circles him creating the illusion of an overly aggressive fighter. He fakes a kick. The trainer ... More About: Future , Fighting , Prospect
Muay Thai for Beginners: Defense
2008-01-11 02:48:00 I think everyone can agree that it?s better to be the guy attacking than to be the guy getting attacked. It?s also safe to say that if you try to hit someone they?ll try to hit you back. This is why today I?m talking about defense and countering. In muay Thai no one can win ... More About: Muay Thai , Defense
Interview: Kyle Watson
2008-01-09 21:51:00 Riley Kerestes, staff photographer and writer recently sat down with BoDog vet and current Total Fight Challenge 155 champion Kyle Watson for an interview. You can view photos from Kyle’s fights here. Though he may not be known on the nationwide scene yet, anyone familiar with Mixed Martial Arts in the Midwest will tell you that Kyle ... More About: Interviews , Interview
Muay Thai for Beginners: Clinch
2008-01-03 03:06:00 Let?s start the New Year off right. An acquaintance of mine told me an interesting story. A while back was the Combat at the Capitale event in New York City and 3 out of the 4 fighters from his gym won. Two fighters won in second round knockouts and the other in unanimous decision. The fighter ... More About: Muay Thai , Thai , Clinch
Quick Hits December 27 2007
2007-12-27 23:09:00 The end of the year is almost upon us and a flurry of MMA is headed our way in the next 4 days. Here is a few bits from around the MMA world. - Cage Potato brings you its list of the 8 greatest fights that never happened. Though one of them will be happening in ... More About: Quick , Hits , December , December 27
Muay Thai for Beginners: Elbows
2007-12-27 06:35:00 From a technical perspective the elbow of a Thai fighter should be feared more than the kicks, knees, and punches. Simply put, a clean elbow strike can easily end a fight with either a knockout or a cut. A cut from an elbow tends to be much deeper than a cut from a punch and ... More About: Muay Thai
Muay Thai for Beginners: Punches
2007-12-20 22:11:00 Although one good kick has the potential to end a fight legs are not enough. A good Thai boxer uses punches to set up their kicks and knee strikes. As well as using punches to close the distance until you can strike with the elbow or go in for the clinch. Thai punches are considerably ... More About: Muay Thai , Punches
Total Combat 25 Review and Results
2007-12-16 19:24:00 Last night the 4th and B in downtown San Diego was home to the 25th installment of Total Combat . The night was filled with exctiting action and entertaining fights by some great local talent. Photos from this event will be available shortly in our photo gallery. Leading the night off was an exctiting match between Craig Wilkerson ... More About: News , Review , Results
MMA Toolbar
2007-12-14 01:08:00 Around a year ago I created a toolbar for the average MMA fan. Over time I have been adding and removing links to it. I am looking to make a big overhaul of the toolbar and make sure that the links that are on it are relevant and what everyone else would want. You can ... More About: Toolbar
Quick Hits December 13 2007
2007-12-13 23:03:00 - For those of you that havent read a Jason “Mayhem” MIller interview before I highly suggest heading over to 5oz and checking this one out. Adam Morgan had a good talk with him about his future, sponsorship problems and his awesomeness. A little peek: Adam Morgan: What is the atmosphere like for you training at Team ... More About: News , Quick , Hits , December
Muay Thai for Beginners: Knees
2007-12-13 00:56:00 Knees are a staple of muay Thai and along with elbows set muay Thai apart from other kickboxing styles like American Kickboxing and French Savate. There are three common knee strikes?the straight knee, the side knee, and the jumping side knee?any and all of these are generally targeted at the midsection, head, or legs of ... More About: Muay Thai , Knees
Swanson vs Pulver
2007-12-12 22:06:00 So I went out and made a bet with Luke Thomas of BloodyElbow today over the outcome of the Jens Pulver vs. Cub Swanson fight on tonight’s WEC card. The loser will have to give away two free weeks of advertising to the other. I am hoping Swanson pulls off a late submission or a decision ... More About: News , Opinions
Quick Hits December 11 2007
2007-12-12 01:08:00 Been away a few days hiding in a cave being angry about the outcome of the Guida/Huerta fight. Huerta did not look impressive against the likes of Clay Guida, and I fully expected Clay to take it to him for another round and gain a unanimous decision. I will atleast commend Huerta for sticking to the ... More About: News , Opinions , Quick , Hits , December
Muay Thai for Beginners: Kicks
2007-12-06 03:09:00 Muay Thai is known as the science of eight limbs: two hands, two shins, two knees, two elbows. Up to this point I have talked about warming up, cooling down, stances, and footwork. Now it is time to start the fun stuff: attacks! Note: all attacks will be described from the perspective of a left ... More About: Muay Thai , Kicks
Hughes vs GSP III
2007-11-29 20:03:00 Hughes vs. GSP III By Riley Kerestes The UFC once again showed that they have the talent and the management to stay as the biggest and best MMA Organization around for a long time to come. In a day and age where one star getting hurt can ruin a show, the UFC took a match that ... More About: News , Opinions , Hughes
Site Review: JarryPark
2007-11-29 19:56:00 I stumbled upon this site a few weeks back and have been checking out the audio and interviews, and must say it is impressive. If you are looking for tons of interviews with Fighters ( mma and boxing ) you must stop by JarryPark Currently there are interviews and audio up from: Brad ” Mr Gogoplata” ... More About: Review , Site
Quick Hits November 29 2007
2007-11-29 19:38:00 While browsing around the MMA landscape today I found some interestining articles and figured I would share them. - Kid Nate over at Bloody Elbow wrote a nice article on how Dana White screwed up in 2007. I agree with most of his points including not building up a few of the big stars they brought in to the UFC, ... More About: News , Opinions , Quick , Hits , November
Muay Thai for Beginners: Stances & Footwork
2007-11-29 03:11:00 *Quick note before I begin this week?s article. Last week I discussed warm ups and mentioned that you should run. I would like to amend that. Run on the balls of your feet. Keep your heels up the entire time you run. This will add monstrous growth to your calves and make you quicker on ... More About: Muay Thai , Thai
Quick Hits November 26 2007
2007-11-26 17:51:00 A few updates and pieces of info from the world of MMA. - Matt Hughes will now face Georges St. Pierre on December 29th for the interim Welterweight title according to UFC.com . While its nice to see GSP step up to take on Hughes on such short notice I dont really see why this fight should ... More About: News , Interviews , Opinions , Quick , Hits
Muay Thai for Beginners: Basics
2007-11-21 19:46:00 Muay Thai is arguably the best striking form around today, and thanks to the ever growing popularity of mixed martial arts organizations like the UFC people who otherwise would never have known about this striking art are getting a first hand look at it. So this is a guide for beginners or anyone interested in getting ... More About: Muay Thai , Basics
Quick Hits November 19 2007
2007-11-19 17:55:00 Busy weekend with 2 events happening, heres the stories from the weekend and today: - The UFC announced Dan Henderson will be squaring off againt Anderson Silva in March in what will Hendo’s second attempt at unifying PRIDE and UFC belts. If there is anyone who can take the fight to The Spider and come out ... More About: News , Opinions , Quick , Hits , November
Quick hits November 12 2007
2007-11-12 17:31:00 It has been a slow week in MMA with not a lot going on past the EliteXC show this weekend. Here’s a few highlights from around the MMA universe. - Ben Fowlkes has a good interview with Mac Danzig up for Crave online - Results from the EliteXC fight card - An update on Andrei Arlovski More About: Quick , Hits , November
Photo Gallery Opened
More articles from this author:2007-11-08 18:39:00 If you want to see some fight pictures MMAStation has them. We are currently in the process of adding 10-15 more shows worth of photos to our gallery, but decided to open it early. Currently there are more than 1000 photos in the gallery and there should be more than a thousand more added in the ... More About: News , Photo , Gallery , Opened 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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