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MMA’S VOICE OF REASON
The Pundit In the sport of mixed martial arts, many people would mention Joe Rogan as the sage or pundit to be the one whose opinion or counsel is highly regarded. And his influence cannot be argued. Nonetheless, there is someone, an old warrior who not so long ago left the cage after a TKO …
PURPOSE OF FORMS IN MARTIAL ART
“reduced to elaborate acrobatic feats in modern martial arts.” Forms are something that have been reduced to elaborate acrobatic feats in modern martial arts. With people winning prizes from the forms they display. Nonetheless, the original idea around forms was and is to codify the principles and essence of a style, expressed in the techniques …
ART OF WAR: ON BUSINESS AND MARTIAL ART
“In ancient times skilful warriors first made themselves invincible, and then watched for vulnerability in their opponents.” –Sun Tzu, Art of War, Thomas Cleary translation. The above passage in the Art of War, can be found in the fourth chapter of the book, titled, “Formation”. In terms of martial arts in a one on one …
The Chatri Story
The Chatri Story; who is Chatri Sityodtong? In the world of MMA most people in the west know the name of Dana White or the likes of Joe Rogan. However, Chatri is a name that is beginning to be known and this man is the founder of One Championship. In the world of MMA, there …
FORMER FRIENDS: UFC’S SECRET
UFC 229 UFC 229 was one of the UFC’s most controversial fights to date, when Conor McGregor took on the mauling Russian, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Prior to the event, the controversy in New York, with Conor’s entourage attacking the UFC bus, all added to the fuel to light the fire. However, after all the talk had …
KNOWING YOURSELF IS KNOWING THE ENEMY: THE ART OF WAR
Art work by Brolo ALSO ON DEADLYDUELS.COM THE ART OF WAR BY SUN TZU AND MARTIAL ARTS A closer analysis Reading this, the interpretation is to know what your adversary is capable of and then you to make a plan tailored on this. There is more to it, possibly the translation from classical Chinese to …
THE ART OF WAR BY SUN TZU AND MARTIAL ARTS
The Art of War it important to note, is usually thought of due to its title as a book on how to wage war or a book on how to dominate and overcome your enemy. On the surface these perceptions may be true. But its secrets like most things are not on the surface. Its …
THE UFC’s UPCOMING CLASHES
UFC AND THE WORLD OF MMA 2020 most definitely started out with a bang for the UFC and the world of MMA, with the clash of Conor McGregor against Cowboy Cerrone on the 19th of January, Sunday. MORE TO COME Now as exciting as that fight was, there is more to come. UFC 247 has the …
WHY IS STRUGGLING IS A KEY TO SUCCESS?
Success and the “find happiness” and “passion” delusion In our current times, being happy and doing what you love to do, your passion are keys to success. We see all these positives posts warm our eyes on social media. Avoid the negative and just focus on the positives. However, in the same time you have …
CONOR, THE SHOULDER STRIKE: A TRADITIONAL METHOD
Conor UFC 246 was a spectacle in the T-Mobile Arena at Las Vegas, with a lot of the fights ending in submissions. Everybody waited impatiently in their seats, as were those who watched around the world, for the main card, Conor “Notorious” McGregor against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. This was more than an exciting bout of …