I would recommend that you think less about the destination and more about the journey. You should treat belts as a by-product of improving, rather than the end-goal. Having said that, it isn’t a bad thing to want to train efficiently. Drilling at home could help, but the main thing is to get in as […]
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In my opinion Brazilian Jiu Jitsu wins by a fair margin when it comes to sports for children. Especially for kids who seem to have more violent tendencies than others… The problem with Karate and TaeKwonDo and similar striking arts for kids is that they teach either techniques in the air or against a compliant […]
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Firstly – As has been stressed repeatedly, it is not the Art, but the teacher that matters, at least for young children. Good teachers have the ability to connect with children. They respect them and do not expect them to be adults. At the same time, they understand that children have different needs. Conrary to […]
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6 Things I Learned From Conor McGregor VS Nate Diaz 1. Never rule out McGregor Prior to last evening’s UFC rematch, the majority of pundits, fans and fighters ruled out McGregor out saying that there was no way he could defeat Diaz who this time was coming in on a full training camp. What they […]
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Conor McGregor is on the road to redemption after a shock defeat in his first fight against Nate Diaz. The Charismatic Irishman will have his chance to exact revenge at UFC 202 next weekend in a packed out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ahead of the Nate Diaz rematch, the UFC have released a timeline […]
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Recently the 28-year-old Conor McGregor was asked about how he felt about his teammate Charlie Ward’s most recent fight, in which Ward’s opponent, Joao Carvalho died only 48 hours after the bout… ‘How do I feel?’ he replied. ‘How would you feel?’ ‘It’s f***** up,’ he says, finally. ‘I wasn’t just watching that fight. I […]
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1) Self-confidence repels cowards A bully is a coward. He or she identifies those who lack self-confidence and prey on it. Jiu-Jitsu gives kids the self-confidence to stand up for themselves at the moment of the first approach, usually a verbal one. Once you know that you can defend yourself, you will let the […]
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The UFC 200/International UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas was amazing, with Awesome MMA Peeps like the hilarious Matt Serra, MMA Fighting owner Dean Thomas, Chuck Liddel, Matt Hughes, Forrest Griffin and others… If you were there, AWESOME, if you weren’t…. Well then sorry you missed it. And as Mike Straka says, “Until next time, enjoy the […]
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Demian Maia has been in the MMA industry for quite some time now and it looks like he’s constantly make a splash in the UFC since 2007. In fact, he even had five-fight winning streak by submission. However, as Maia went along with his career, he focused more on fighting smart to win each fight […]
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