Category Archive For "Martial Art"
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WHO INFLUENCED MIKE TYSON’S WAY OF FIGHTING?
Who influenced Mike Tyson’s Way of Fighting? “Muhammad Ali may have inspired Mike Tyson to box but Jack Dempsey influenced him on how to do it.” Cus Damato was Mike Tyson’s mentor and father figure. The guide that lead him out of the chaotic ghetto that was Brownsville. A genius of the sweet science, Cus D’amato fanned the flames as he forged a formidable fighter and most …
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WHO WAS THE REAL WINNER? MIKE TYSON VS ROY JONES JR
Who was the real winner? November 28th 2020 in Los Angeles’ Staple Centre, was an event that on paper was said to be an exhibition fight. Even as an exhibition, Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr is a dream, not even the late Burt Sugar, a god amongst boxing pundits would have predicted would happen. …
TAI CHI’S EMPTINESS & FULLNESS EXPLAINED
TAI CHI’S EMPTINESS & FULLNESS EXPLAINED. In Taiji Quan, understanding emptiness and fullness, in the sense of shifting body weight from the rear leg to the front leg and back again is important. The reason why, is that it is the essence of the martial art. Uniting yin and yang and combining the two to form taiji. From a …
WHY IS TAI CHI IS GREAT FOR HANDLING STRESS?
Why is Tai Chi great for stress in the workplace? Tai chi or Taiji Quan is a martial art, birthed from combat like all traditional Chinese martial arts. And the benefits you reap from its practice can be achieved from practising other related styles such as Bagua Zhang for example. But based on the heading …
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WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW, MIKE TYSON VS ROY JONES JR.
Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. is happening this 28th of November, and if we could go back in time before this year started. And you were to be told, say mid-year of 2019 that two legends of boxing were going to fight it out next year, sometime in November. Now, imagine you were not …
“ZHONG DING”: HOW TAIJI QUAN USES THIS CONCEPT FOR HEALTH AND COMBAT
Zhong ding means central equilibrium. And although I had come across the term, from reading books on Taiji Quan or traditional Chinese martial arts. The concept was demonstrated to me by my Shifu. There was a YouTube video of him demonstrating this feat. A couple of students apply pressure to push him over. However, he …
in Martial Art, MMA
IS KHABIB REALLY THE GOAT?
Is Khabib really the goat? The UFC hosted another magnificent event last night Saturday. Fights fans across the world were entertained with an amazing card. Robert Whitaker has shown that he is the ultimate middleweight contender to the throne held by Israel Adesanya, after his win over Cannonier. Putting that aside, the main event people …
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IS BRIAN ORTEGA THE NEXT POTENTIAL FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION?
THE NEXT POTENTIAL FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION The UFC put another good show in its fight island. Fight island 6 had another incredible main event with Brian Ortega taking on the Korean Zombie. A fight that MMA fans have been waiting to happen for a while now. After his loss to Max Holloway, the up and coming …
TAIJIQUAN: WHAT IS THE SONG OF PENG?
THE SONG OF PENG Practising Taiji Quan and with the little, I know. It seems the more I understand, the more I now see the importance of having a Peng structure. It is not impossible to acquire or understand, but the quality of the peng structure is improved with practice over the years. One of …
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KHAMZAT CHIMAEV: IS HE MMA’s NEW BOGEYMAN?
Chechen from the origin and residing in Sweden, Khamzat is familiar with wrestling, given his Russian origins. But he has burst in the MMA scene like a real wrecking ball. From the bottom of the rankings, he has called out fighters. And he has been willing to fight week after week. Michael Chiesa has reportedly …