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Top Weighted Core Exercises

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The MMA Rear Naked Choke Technique

The rear naked choke “the blood choke” is really a simple and

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A very important and most overlooked area of the fighting game

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The MMA Fighting Stance

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MMA Training Dummy

MMA fighters use the MMA Grappling Dummy in there training routines. It makes it possible

How to Become a Peta Certified MMA Instructor

November 10, 2011   admin   1 Comment

Have you ever considered starting  your own personal MMA School or Dojo, but you don’t have a plan, or don’t know where to get started. Most of us possess the desire to start our own MMA School, want to teach MMA, earn an income, and do what we do best. The lack of know-how will get in the way of our goals, and more than likely cause us to fail.

Many personal trainers will begin there own MMA School and fail because of the following reasons; They did not follow a proven business plan, failed to attain professional business advice, didn’t use a proven MMA training course, and didn’t have the proper MMA training credentials and certifications.

NESTA (The National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association) has been in the sports certification and training business since 1992. Nesta, through the years has certified, and guided thousands of sports trainers to become successful at what they do best. NESTA has specifically designed a MMA Certification Course which was created specifically for the next generation MMA Instructors. The MMA (MMACA) Certification Program provides leading edge knowledge, a certification of distinction, and a robust business plan to help guide you to success.

The MMA Certification training course is packed with numerous years of practical training, and business experience that’s in one single training course. The training course content material incorporates all the important aspects in MMA, including philosophy, techniques, methods, and standards. You’ll be able to acquire a in depth knowledge into the disciplines of World-Class MMA Training and Conditioning.

Imagine training the next MMA Champion, or training other MMA students to have the same conditioning and endurance of a Top MMA Fighter. The NESTA MMA Certification course will teach you everything you need to know to become a MMA instructor and manage a successful MMA School.

Click here to visit the Official NESTA Website for more information on the MMA Training and Certification Program.

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MMA Training Dummy

November 24, 2011   admin   No comments
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MMA fighters use the MMA Grappling Dummy in there training routines. It makes it possible for practicing holds, submission moves, as well as other tactics. The MMA Grappling Dummy is designed to imitate an actual training partner. It is designed for training, throwing techniques, takedown techniques, and striking.

The Grappling Dummy is extremely important for anyone who would like to enhance the quickness and movement of your MMA ground fighting techniques. It will be possible to train your tactics to flawlessness and as well increase your conditioning. Most individuals come to feel a bit uncomfortable when grappling using a dummy simply because it doesn’t fight and it also may seem just a little awkward not training using a live human being, but this is really essentially the most effective ways to workout your ground game and techniques without having to hurt your self or training partners.

The MMA Grappling Dummy can be another excellent accessory to your martial arts training club so your students can master the proper form and positioning for there finishing and defensive expertise.

By using the MMA Dummy you don’t have to have a live training partner to anticipate to show up and practice, as you’re able to train on your own at any time in the dojo or even in the convenience of your home. The arms on the dummy enables you to train all underneath the shoulder techniques. The body design enables you to perfect both and equally practice your throwing, and striking techniques. It’s really a one of a kind and extremely versatile training device that will not lose its effectiveness while you obtain superior grappling, throwing and striking skills.

 

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Nick Diaz no-shows for grappling superfight, Facebook post blames ‘shady promoter’

May 16, 2012   admin   No comments

(Getty)Suspended UFC fighter Nick Diaz was supposed to take on BJJ star Braulio Estima in a grappling supermatch in California Saturday. Diaz was supposed to show off his grappling chops in a match against one of the world’s best jiu-jitsu players. He was supposed to donate his entire purse to St. Jude’s Children Hospital.

Most importantly, he was supposed to show up for his first competitive match-up since being suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission for a positive marijuana test after losing to Carlos Condit in February. He didn’t.

Diaz never showed up to the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo in Long Beach, where the bout was scheduled to take place. Estima was reasonably steamed for the no-show.

“I know he’s supposed to be the big MMA bad guy and he’s all tough, he’s supposed to be showbiz, but what is this?” said Estima. “When you make an announcement that you’re going to fight for charity and you don’t show up, what the hell is going on? It’s not about showbiz. It’s about being a good person. I don’t know what is going on.”

The Facebook page that purports to represent the Diaz brothers had this post on it early Sunday morning:

Promoter fails to donate the money to charity as agreed. (shady) Promoter changes rules for weigh ins to accommodate fellow Brazilian
Match ain’t happening

When Estima communicated with the WJJE organizers that he couldn’t get down to the agreed-upon 180-pound weight limit, they renegotiated the weight to 185 pounds. Diaz’s camp agreed to the weight change ahead of time. As for the donation, could Diaz not have deposited his purse into his account and then written a check to St. Jude’s? Taking five minutes to make the donation himself surely would have been better than depriving the hospital completely.

And if he really made the decision not to show up because of the promoters, he should have communicated it to his fans well before they spent $12.95 on the live stream of the event. That decision would have truly hurt the “shady” promoters in their wallets.

Instead, Diaz again decided not to show up for a commitment. In October, he skipped out on several media opportunities before his planned title fight and was removed from the bout. Again, he bizarrely blamed everyone but himself.

At this point, Diaz not following through on his commitments is par for the course. The MMA world shouldn’t expect anything else.

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Alessio vs. Roller Set for Summer

May 12, 2012   admin   No comments

It’s well-rounded striker vs. well-rounded grappler as verbal agreements are in for a lightweight fight between John “The Natural” Alessio and  Team Takedown’s Shane Roller at UFC 148.

It was also confirmed at a UFC press conference this week that the scheduled middleweight match between Michael Bisping and Tim Boetsch has been moved to UFC 149, taking place two weeks later in Calgary.

Cruz Injured, Out of UFC 148 updated May 7
A torn ACL has taken UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz out of his highly-anticipated rubber match with Urijah Faber on July 7th in Las Vegas. In a Twitter post Monday afternoon, UFC President Dana White confirmed the injury and wrote “Stay tuned for more info.”

Updates to the UFC 148 card, headlined by the middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen, are available, will be posted when they are available.

Silva-Sonnen II to Top UFC 148 updated April 24

A stacked UFC 148 card in Las Vegas just got another jolt of star power today, as UFC President Dana White announced that due to scheduling conflicts with the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development on June 20-22, the June 23rd rematch between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and number one contender Chael Sonnen has been moved from Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro to the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the July 7th event in the fight capital of the world.

White made the announcement Tuesday morning at a press conference in Rio with both Silva and Sonnen both in attendance.

It was also confirmed that the July 7th event would feature the title-fight rubber match between bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and rival Urijah Faber. Faber defeated Cruz via first-round submission to retain the featherweight title in Cruz’ first bout in the WEC in 2007. Cruz went on to win the bantamweight championship in the WEC and became the UFC’s first 135-pound title-holder. In a 2011 rematch, Cruz won a unanimous decision.

The two are currently stoking their rivalry on a weekly basis as coaches on FX’ The Ultimate Fighter Live.

“Young Assassin” Gets His Next Assignment updated April 3
Another exciting lightweight battle has been agreed to for UFC 148 this summer: Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard will look to rebound from two straight submission losses against third-degree BJJ black belt Fabricio Camões.

Feared Lightweights Collide at UFC 148 updated April 3
The locker rooms at UFC 148 will be even more like a model UN than previously expected, with the announcement of a lightweight bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Gleison Tibau.

The Russian-born Nurmagomedov is undefeated and has never had a fight last fifteen minutes; Brazilian-born Tibau is an American Top

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Next international edition of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ will pit the United Kingdom against Australia

May 12, 2012   admin   No comments

Kyle Noke, an Aussie fighter from TUF (Getty)After success in Brazil with an international spinoff of “The Ultimate Fighter,” the UFC will head Down Under, with fighting prospects from the United Kingdom taking on UFC hopefuls from Australia. The new show, called “Smashes,” will cast in London on June 12 and Sydney June 15.

According to UFC officials, it’s playing off the natural rivalry between Aussies and Brits. To the press release:

“Australia and the UK have a fierce, long-standing rivalry, and where better to settle the score than in the UFC’s Octagon,” said Marshall Zelaznik, UFC’s Managing Director of International Development. “The popularity of MMA has exploded in Australia and the UK, with gyms opening all over the respective countries. There is an athlete in one of those gyms who hasn’t had the chance to show the world what he can do — The Ultimate Fighter is going give to him that opportunity. We’re going to discover the UFC’s future stars, you can bet on it.”

TUF, American style has already produced plenty of British and Australian UFC veterans. Michael Bisping won season three and then went on to coach a host of Brits on season nine. Ausses George Sotiropoulos and Kyle Noke also made their name on TUF.

There is no word on coaches yet, but American fans can look forward to plenty of subtitles on English-speakers. Most of Team UK from season nine had that honor. By sheer history alone, my money is on Australia. Remember, they are descended from the British convicts of yore.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship Visited Trigoria Training Ground to Meet Two Exceptional Athletes

May 12, 2012   admin   No comments

Las Vegas, May 11, 2012  Yesterday morning, Alessio “Legionarius” Sakara had the honor of meeting Francesco “Gladiator” Totti and Daniele “Future Captain” De Rossi, two exceptionally talented athletes, at the AS Roma training ground in Trigoria.

Danielle De Rossi, midfielder of AS Roma and Italian National Team player and Alessio Sakara, UFC athlete known as “Legionarius”, joked around in front of the video cameras of Roma Channel exchanging ideas about their passion for UFC, global premier organization in the promotion of Mixed Martial Arts.

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“MMA is a sport that fascinates me”, explained De Rossi “Like all contact sports, they are tough but at the roots of combat is a loyalty and respect between the athletes.  With Alessio, however, I would only compete against with my playstation”, De Rossi continued referring to the UFC video game Undisputed 3, which features Alessio Sakara as a character.

“Behind a sport like MMA there is a physical preparation that is 10 times that of football” – the Roma midfielder continued.  ”It is a sport where you have to be an athlete that is 100%, its not hard to be submitted by your opponent, so you have to stay focused at all times”.


Alessio Sakara and Daniele De Rossi
“Rome is my city and I’m very happy to be here today.  When I spoke about Rome however, I don’t just mean my city, I mean the whole empire.  I am in love with what our ancestors left us and it si thanks to them that Rome is such a popular city today.  Roman fighters, Legionarius, are my inspiration because I aim to always have the same determination that they had during battle,” Alessio Sakra explained.

During their meet and greet, Sakara and the young footballer exchanged UFC gloves and an AS Roma jersey baring De Rossi’s team number.

A meeting between Roman athletes that pride themselves of an ever growing stars and stripes background.  Infact, AS Roma has recently been pruchased by the American Thomas DiBenedetto, born in Boston with Italian origins.  This summer, AS Roma will be visiting Boston, Chicago, and New York with a series of friendly matches.

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Ronda Rousey shares why you should always call when you say you will

May 12, 2012   admin   No comments

(Getty)Strikeforce bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has made quite a name for herself. She won the belt from Miesha Tate in March, and since then has appeared on “The Ultimate Fighter,” in magazines and at UFC and Strikeforce shows. As she became famous, someone from her past suddenly reappeared. On Instagram, Rousey shared how an old beau contacted her out of the blue and how she responded.

Let this be a lesson to men everywhere. Always give the courtesy call, because you never know when a woman will become a famous mixed martial artist who is capable of embarrassing you and breaking your arm.

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The Dan Hardy Diet

May 11, 2012   admin   No comments

UFC welterweight Dan HardyA month after his fights, Dan Hardy walks around north of 200 pounds. After his fight with welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, the heavy-handed Brit tipped the scales at a muscular 218.8 pounds! And yet, when it’s time to step on the scales for the official weigh-ins, Dan Hardy always makes the weight, and his cardio is always on point. So don’t let the punk rocker hairdo and cocky soundbites to the media fool you: Dan Hardy is extremely conscientious and scientific about his profession and what goes into his body. The eight-year veteran has experimented with a wide range of diets and supplements, including weeks training with Shaolin Monks.

Curreri: When you stayed with the Monks, what did you eat?

Hardy: That was the same every day. They have a very consistent diet. In the morning we would have powered milk, hot water, white rice and boiled eggs. That was breakfast every day the whole time I was there. The funny thing is, when you were having breakfast you knew what you would be having for your next meal because you could hear them out back killing it. They would be out there ringing the necks of chickens, or killing a pig, whatever, it was quite an experience.

Lunch and dinner, we would sit around a table, probably eight of us, and there would be a big bowl of rice in the middle. Then there would be six bowls: four of them would vegetable based and two would be meat. Chicken, eggs or pork was popular. They didn’t eat beef all that often. All the food steamed, pan-fried stuff, very clean. And it was all grown locally from a nearby village. And you could taste that. The volume of the food was the only issue I had. They were feeding us the amount that the monks were eating. I went out there at 180 and I came back weighing 152 pounds.

Curreri: These days, tell your fans – and some of the haters – about the top secret Dan Hardy Diet.

Hardy: I have a system. Every morning I get all of my supplements out and put them in a little pot. I get two fruit juices – a fruit juice and coconut water – and mix them in a big mug with a scoop of branch chain amino acids and 20 drops of chlorophyll. I stir that up and take my supplements with that. Then I have a vegan protein bar with about 10 grams of protein, just something to get my stomach going.

My supplements: Vitamin C, Vitamin B Complex; Green tea, fish oils, probiotics. I don’t want my stomach working too hard during training. If your stomach

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Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson set for Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas

May 11, 2012   admin   No comments

(Getty)UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones knew that his next opponent was Dan Henderson, who once held that same title in Strikeforce. Now he has a date and a place: Sept. 1 in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White announced the news on Twitter late Wednesday night.

For Henderson, the September date means he will have had nearly 10 months off between fights. His last bout was the Fight of the Year with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, which Henderson won is five bloody rounds. He opted for the long layoff for the chance to win a UFC belt. Though he won a UFC tournament early in his career and has held belts in Strikeforce and Pride, Henderson has never been a UFC champion.

This will be just the second time Jones fights in 2012, a slowdown from the torrid pace he kept in 2011. He won a chance to fight for the belt, the belt, and then defended the title twice last year. With little time off between bouts, it’s completely understandable that he wouldn’t want to fight as often this year.

With this fight booking, the UFC will be putting every belt except welterweight on the line between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. However, with Dominick Cruz‘s injury, Urijah Faber will be competing for an interim belt.

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Reader Rants: Cagereaders sound off on Quinton Jackson, future champs and more

May 11, 2012   admin   No comments

(Getty)It’s time to check in with Cagereaders on their opinions on the latest in MMA news. We hear your thoughts on Quinton Jackson, which belts will change hands, and most importantly, Louis Gaudinot’s hair. Want your thoughts included in a future reader rants? Like Cagewriter on Facebook and comment on the stories that show up in your timeline.

How do you solve a problem like “Rampage?” Some Cagereaders have ideas.

There are a lot of people that make the UFC money, but once you start losing, your marketability dwindles. Add in the general consensus that Quinton doesn’t care anymore and seemingly doesn’t want to evolve his game; you’ll see that this is not a benefit for anyone involved. Have him fight the final time on his contract and let him go. Throw him in against a mid-tier fighter on the undercard (like they did with Arlovski years ago) and move on. — Ryan Wahl

Although I used to be a huge fan of Rampage and am less so these days, reading Quinton’s words makes me consider if what he wants is the same thing I think certain other fighters want: Big fights with no title implications. I think there are a handfull of fighter who just want to hammer checks and generally not worry about rank or title. In other words fighters may be hunting for financial security for what they do and not a title shot where some of their limitations could be exposed. I say the UFC should have Quinton fight guys with great stand up, let him makes some money, put on some great stand up fights and everyone wins. Sometimes you just give the baby his bottle until he grows out of it. — Mark Jimerson

With nearly every UFC belt on the line this summer, will any change hands?

I love this current batch of champions. I think it’s good for the sport to have dominant champs. That being said, I think the one most likely to lose in his next fight is Benson Henderson, but I think that JDS has less of a gap on the field in his weight class (Mir is a mismatch.) But Ben Henderson became somewhat of a superhuman to me after his last fight when he told his corner man he could go another five rounds, and seemed perfectly able to do so. In a way, that was one of the most impressive things I’ve seen watching years of MMA. — John Wilcox

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UFC on Fox 3 ratings dropped off from previous shows

May 08, 2012   admin   No comments

“Why didn’t anybody watch us, Nate?” (Getty)Though Saturday’s UFC card on Fox was the best of the three cards that have aired on the network. Unfortunately, it was also the least-viewed of the three. Saturday’s fights pulled in 2.25 million viewers, less than the four million plus who watched UFC on Fox 1 and 2. The UFC won the key demographic of adults 18-49, but lost badly in overall ratings to CBS’ “48 Hours Mystery.”

There are several reasons for this drop-off in viewers:

– Lack of star power: The main card was not stocked with bankable stars, like in the past two events. There was no belt on the line, no outspoken promoter like Chael Sonnen, no well-known former champ like Rashad Evans. While Josh Koscheck has the reputation of being an MMA bad boy, it wasn’t anywhere near what Sonnen and Davis brought to the last card. The shame is that the performances were great and had nothing to do with the names written on a fight card.

– Mayweather/Cotto: Though the UFC did not go up directly against the marquee boxing match-up of the year, the Floyd Mayweather/Miguel Cotto bout did not help. Much of the week’s pre-fight coverage was devoted to the big boxing event instead of MMA bouts, and contributed to the lack of buzz around the UFC fights.

– No football: Something that hurt the UFC that they had no control over is that there was no football to promote the events. For the UFC’s first two events on Fox, the NFL was in-season and gave considerable promotion to fights. Cain Velasquez appeared on set with the NFL on Fox crew, and ads were run throughout games. Without football and its broad audience and huge ratings, the UFC didn’t have as much of a promotional push to pull in casual fans.

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A Diet Fit for a KINGsbury

May 06, 2012   admin   No comments

 

UFC light heavyweight Kyle KingsburyIf the UFC ever hosted a Best Physique competition, Kyle Kingsbury would probably be AT LEAST a semi-finalist. 220 pounds on a 6’4” frame, and just ridiculously ripped and shredded. Turns out, the former The Ultimate Fighter cast member (2008) sounds like a scientist when discussing his super-strict diet. On the menu: lots of freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, plenty of grass-fed red meat and whole eggs, and exclusively gluten-free grains.

The 30-year-old light heavyweight became conscientious about his diet after graduating from Arizona State University, where he was a 253-pound defensive lineman on the football team. Today the 11-3 (1 NC) fighter trains out of the vaunted American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., and admits to having engaged in a few friendly dietary debates with vegetarian training partners such as Jon Fitch (vegan) and Aaron Simpson (whenever Kingsbury trains in the Phoenix, Ariz., metropolitan area). Talking to Kingsbury, his passion for food constantly shines through. This is a man with an encyclopedic and thorough analysis of everything he eats. Even if you are a seasoned and educated eater, chances are high you will learn something from Kyle Kingsbury.

“I eat pizza and that sort of thing when I’m not in camp,” Kingsbury said, “and when I train the next day, let me tell you, I can feel the difference in a heartbeat. It really comes down to what octane of fuel you’re going to put into your body. That’s why I eat the way I do.”

Here is the diet fit for a Kingsbury:

Curreri: Give us a crash course on a day in the life of Kyle Kingsbury’s grubbing habits.

Kingsbury: Right when I wake up I drink 20 ounces of water at room temperature, a gram vitamin C and 100 milligrams of iron. About 30 minutes later I’ll have my first meal, which is usually a hot, gluten-free cereal that is whole grain (steel cut oats or quinoa). I’ll add honey and raisins in it. I’ll also make scrambled eggs with spinach, tomatoes or onions.

I’m also big into juicing (in a blender); I juice three times a day. I’ll mix up green apples, ginger, carrots, grapefruit or beets or celery.

Then I’ll go off to train from 12 to 2 at AKA. During training I’ll have 10 grams of glutamine, and a scoop of some kind of electrolyte replacement.

When I finish my workout I’ll drink a whey protein isolate with dextrose and a form of creatine that doesn’t really add water weight.

About half an hour to an hour later I’ll have some form of lunch, which will be some grain – brown rice or quinoa

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