GAIN Fitness Unbundles the Exercise Class with New Platform
Plenty of new apps promise to put a personal trainer in your pocket, but GAIN Fitness doesn’t just… [more]
Jet Li Returns to Give Martial Arts Fans the Gift of ‘Badges of Fury’
I’ve railed before about the over-abundance of period martial arts films and the lack… [more]
Mom Takes Home Karate Gold for Team USA
A local mother came out of retirement to win a gold medal for her karate skills. Ann Marie… [more]
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Lamas laments title shot oversight
It’s easy to sympathize with highly ranked featherweight contender Ricardo Lamas. In his two most recent fights, he handily defeated two of the division’s better fighters — Hatsu Hioki and Erik Koch. But on Monday, when the UFC announced who would be featherweight champion Jose Aldo’s next opponent, Lamas’ name wasn’t mentioned. That honor went [...]
Ortiz: ‘Cyborg’ ready to sign out of UFC
Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Getty ImagesWith no suitable weight class to ply her trade, Cristiane Santos might be ready to walk from the UFC. Don’t expect to satisfy that craving you have for a super fight between UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and former Strikeforce featherweight titleholder Cristiane Santos. “Cyborg” Santos’ manager, former UFC light heavyweight champion [...]
Modern martial arts Ain’t that a kick in the head
THERE are now many ways to become a millionaire in China, and for Zhang Meixuan, the route has been through martial arts. In 2011 Mr Zhang, the son of poor farmers, was jailed for assault. On February 2nd in the grimy northern mining city of Hohhot, he became flyweight champion of China in mixed martial [...]
How Not to Get Beat Up: Bully Prevention
Remember that person that would steal your lunch money as a kid or wait for you after school so he or she could beat you up? Encountering a bully as a kid can be a frightening and anxiety-ridden experience (remember A Christmas Story?) but there are ways to fight back. This Saturday, Excel Martial Arts and [...]
Strength Training Not just for Bodybuilders
In hopes of losing weight and increasing fitness, many people frequent the gym and jump on their favorite cardio machine. Often, though, people fail to realize that resistance training is crucial for body-fat reduction and preventing chronic diseases. A well-balanced workout program involving both cardiovascular and resistance training is necessary for optimizing weight management and [...]
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