UFC 160 - Cain Velasquez vs Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

This past Saturday, May 25, 2013, UFC 160 was in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMA/UFC fans got to watch Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez defend his title against challenger Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Here are 4 animated GIF's I made from that fight: TKO in Realtime 3 different angles in Slowmo Champion Cain Velasquez with pinpoint accuracy on his punches executing the old 1-2-3 with the "2"/Right Cross dropping Bigfoot. Cain pounced...

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UFC 160 - Junior Dos Santos X Mark Hunt - Round 3 animated GIF's

Continuing from my previous post, here are some animated GIF's I made of selected highlights from Round 3 of the Junior Dos Santos vs Mark Hunt, in a Heavyweight matchup from UFC 160 that took place in Las Vegas last Saturday, May 25, 2013. The beginning of the end for Mark Hunt Here is the Knockout in realtime.    2 different angles of the KO in slowmo. With about a minute left in Round 3, the final round, this...

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UFC 160 - Junior Dos Santos X Mark Hunt - Rounds 1-2 animated GIF's

This past Saturday, May 25, 2013, UFC 160 saw Junior Dos Santos facing Mark Hunt. Here are some animated GIF's I made of selected highlights. Round 1 - Slowmo of Mark Hunt's Left Hook Round 1 - Slowmo of Junior Dos Santos' Overhand Right Round 1 - Another angle of the slowmo of Junior Dos Santos' Overhand Right  Round 1 probably went to JDS. Round 2 - Slowmo of Junior Dos Santos' Overhand Right followed up with Quick...

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NEWS: UFC fan uses guillotine choke to hold off attempted carjacker after watching UFC 160

Photo Credit:  News10 Copied from http://sports.yahoo.com/: Stockton, Calif., is the home of UFC fighters Nick and Nate Diaz, but another Stocktonian made the news for his MMA moves over the weekend. Abel Simmons was returning home from watching UFC 160 with his family when he used a guillotine to hold off a man who was attacking his family. Simmons' two children were in the backseat of his SUV when the family car pulled into their...

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My 600th post! Some recent Mirrored Posts from my Old Archives

600 posts already? It seemed like yesterday that it was my 500th post (which included the Top 25 Most Popular Posts), well OK, about 2.5 months ago LOL. The Reality is that while I slowly mirror my old archives and copy posts over to this site, this 600th post will not be #600 and instead some earlier post will be 600th. Some recent entries I copied from my old archives and backdated to this site for mirroring purposes: Outline of LaCoste...

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HOLIDAY: Happy Memorial Day 2013!

Photo credit:  http://nationalharbor.com/event/memorial-day/ To many Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of Summer. It may also be the National BBQ Day for them too. Let us remember the real meaning of Memorial Day! My deepest gratitude and remembrance to the men and women who made the highest sacrifice any can make while serving in this country's Armed Forces. My friend, David Black Mastro, posted this to his Facebook which is apt: "Go,...

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TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts #012 - Forearm Training

the previous workout (# 011) meant to be a grip strength workout, but it turned out to be more a shoulder endurance workout... therefore we focus on this one to work more the forearms. In case you missed my previous entries about Guro Lonely Dog, please check out: TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts1-4 TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts 4-8 VIDCLIP: Dog Brothers in Action You can contact Guro...

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TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts #011 - Grip Strength (for Stick-Grappling)

this workout has the topic: grip strength for stick-grappling In case you missed my previous entries about Guro Lonely Dog, please check out: TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts1-4 TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts 4-8 VIDCLIP: Dog Brothers in Action You can contact Guro Benjamin Rittiner via: Official Website Youtube Channe...

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TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts #010 - Shrimping

this workout is all about to be mobile while being on your back. as for the boxer it is crucial to have good head movement, so it is crucial to have good hip movement when fighting from the bottom. lateral hip movements as shrimping are essential when fighting from your back. those moves are important to escape from dominant positions, and to create space for effective counter attacks. In case you missed my previous entries...

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TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts #009 - Sprints & Takeoff

This workout is all about short distance sprints, aka the "take off". In case you missed my previous entries about Guro Lonely Dog, please check out: TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts1-4 TRAINING: Benjamin "Lonely Dog" Rittiner Workouts 4-8 VIDCLIP: Dog Brothers in Action You can contact Guro Benjamin Rittiner via: Official Website Youtube Channel...

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Krabi Krabong's Mae Sawks

Yesterday, I got a pair of Thai Mae Sawks from Overpressure Combat Stick Fighting I bought a pair of Mae Sawks and received them in the mail yesterday. They are used in the Thai weapons style Krabi Krabong. It was handcrafted by a master craftsman, Arlan Sanford. In the martial arts circles, he is better known as "Salty Dog", one of the founding members of the Dog Brothers. The story goes that during the early days of the Dog Brothers and...

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Lameco Eskrima - Some Blade training concepts

Here are some Blade training concepts from the Lameco Eskrima System. With a partner use only eye protection and rounded tipped metal blades. This is extreme contact training only for advanced practitioners. You will use medium/hard contact to the body! This type of reality training develops the attitude that you can't get use to being slashed or stabbed at all! Your partner is slashing and you are counter thrusting and digging it in....

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Steven Seagal - "Kenjutsu is very, very difficult to learn. It's the hardest thing that I've ever tried to learn."

Excerpted from Black Belt 1990-04, Vol. 28, #4, Interview by Jim Coleman BB: How long had you been training in aikido in Japan before you were introduced to kenjutsu?SEAGAL: Maybe ten years.BB: Do you consider ten years an appropriate length of time in aikido before someone should be introduced to kenjutsu?SEAGAL: I don't really know. I just know that kenjutsu is very, very, very difficult to learn. When I was in Tokyo, there was a particular...

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TV: Bruce Lee in Longstreet S01E06 - Spell Legacy (full episode)

Enjoy this episode of Longstreet in which Bruce Lee appeared in! ...

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TV: Bruce Lee in Longstreet S01E01 - The Way of the Intercepting Fist (full episode)

Enjoy this episode of Longstreet in which Bruce Lee appeared in! Loads of philosophical bits in this one!! ...

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BIRTHDAY: Happy 58th Birthday Chow Yun-fat!

Happy 58th Birthday Chow Yun-fat! Many many more to come!! I wish you Health, Happiness, and Prosperity! Here are 3 great shootout scenes: The Teahouse Shootout from Hardboiled The Church Shootout from The Killer  Great shotgun trick from Tiger on a Beat! Here is one of Chow Yun-fat's classics: God of Gamblers (full movie) Enjoy! Further Info Wiki Entry http://Biography.com In case you missed...

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BOXING: Sugar Ray Leonard vs Marvin Hagler

Copied and pasted from http://sugarrayleonard.com/: Remembering the Super Fight with Hagler Photo Credit:  http://sugarrayleonard.com I never felt so confident in overcoming the odds than I did against Marvin Hagler, because this was personal. I told the world that I would win because they didn’t think I could. I convinced Hagler throughout the press tour that he was a better boxer than given credit for. By the end of the tour,...

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BIRTHDAY: Happy 57th Birthday Sugar Ray Leonard!

Happy 57th Birthday Champ! Many many more to come!! There's not much I can say that is not known already. One of the greatest boxers ever! Here's an animated GIF I made some time ago that I neglected to post earlier. It's from Sugar Ray's 2nd fight with Roberto Duran. Here are some fights of the Champ. Sugar Ray Leonard vs Wilfred Benitez Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran I Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran...

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Ron Saturno - The firstest with the mostest is the bestest.

I like simple. I like perfected basics. I like to be the one who walks away, if I can. I like to walk away from a fight and if I do have to fight: I like to be the one who walks away. Obviously, I've used a lot of "I's" and I like to walk away one way or another. When I decided that "I" was important to me and that I'd like to be the one who walks away from fights: I started looking for someone who could teach me how to do this. Angel Cabales...

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Ron Saturno - "Every hit 'must' have the potential of ending the fight, period."

He was young and hispanic. He had one of the new aluminum tonfas. The ones with ball bearings. He was usually found watching a church on Main St., in Stockton, but I saw him around. He was a security guard and was pretty damn good with his aluminum baton. Woe is me for going to a Catholic church because the women were particularly pretty. He would stand around when things were slow and spin the damn thing frightening fast. I had spoke to him...

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MUSIC: Thom Stockton - This is War

My thanks to Luke Beston for the share via Facebook! "THIS IS WAR" **** I’m from Stockton, so what, it don’t need to be talked about how about you breakdown my tech, when I knock him how about my takedowns and sets of punches landed on him make crowds of my enemies new fans, they crown the California king not the kid, not that I mean disrespect, but this is grown man ****, you don’t like it then get upset I am here to keep it real,...

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