Chris Weidman X Anderson Silva II - UFC 168 GIFs

UFC 168 took place this past Saturday, Dec 28, 2013, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman faced the man he beat for the belt, Anderson Silva, in the immediate rematch. If you do not know the results of this fight yet, be forewarned that there is a graphic GIF of the outcome. If you are squeamish or have kids around, please avoid the last picture. View the rest in privacy. Round 1 - Champ takes...

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Round 3 GIF Highlights of Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate UFC 168

My sincerest apologies for the slow page load if that's the case with your connection, but please enjoy these 4 GIFs of Round 3 highlights, 1 real-time and 3 SloMo. If you missed my highlight GIFs of Rounds 1 and 2, please check out: UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 1 UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 2 Round 2 Highlight GIF's Part 1 - UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate   Round...

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Round 2 Highlight GIF's Part 2 - UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate

If you missed the previous entries in this series of highlight GIFs of Ronda Rousey vs Meisha Tate, please check out: UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 1 UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 2 Round 2 Highlight GIF's Part 1 - UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate  SloMo's Round 3 Highlight GIF's next: Round 3 GIF Highlights of Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate UFC...

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Round 2 Highlight GIF's Part 1 - UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate

My sincerest apologies for the slow page load if that's the case with your connection, but please enjoy Part 1 of Rd 2 highlights - 6 GIFs in total. If you missed my highlight GIFs of Round 1, please check out: UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 1 UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 2 Check out Part 2 of Round 2 Highlights here: Round 2 Highlight GIF's Part 2 - UFC...

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Loren Christensen - Psyching Up

Whether you’re about to face a formidable martial arts opponent, serve a high-risk warrant, or search a house in some hot, dusty town in the Middle East, there are several ways to charge your mind and your body for the task. Some call it “getting psyched” or “psyching up.” Psychologists refer to it as “levels of arousal.” Hmm. I’m not sure about that last term. Should someone ask what you’re doing, do you really want to say, “I’m getting...

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UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 2

UFC 168 took place this past Saturday, Dec 28, 2013, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Women's Bantamweight Champion, Ronda Rousey (7-0), faced challenger Meisha Tate (13-4). My sincerest apologies for the slow page load if that's the case with your connection, but please enjoy these 5 GIFs of Round 1 highlights, 2 real-time and 3 SloMo. Part 1 can be found here: UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 1 2...

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UFC 168 - Ronda Rousey X Meisha Tate - Rd 1 Highlights Part 1

UFC 168 took place this past Saturday, Dec 28, 2013, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Women's Bantamweight Champion, Ronda Rousey (7-0), faced challenger Meisha Tate (13-4). My sincerest apologies for the slow page load if that's the case with your connection, but please enjoy these 5 GIFs of Round 1 highlights, all real-time.Next post will have 2 more real-time GIFs and 3 SloMo GIFs. Please check out the...

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Loren Christensen - Combat Breathing

The Power of Combat Breathing  by Loren Christensen Four-count breathing is a highly effective and easy-to-do technique that slows your thumping heartbeat, reduces the tremble in your hands, clears your mind, and envelops you in a sense of calm and control. Although this powerful tool has been used in the martial arts, yoga, and medical field for a long time, it’s only been in recent years that it’s has been popularized in the military...

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Verbal Judo's 5 Universal Truths for Home and Street

5 'Universal Truths' for home and street Submitted by: Chuck Remsberg Most cops are reluctant to bring the street home with them when they go off duty, but PoliceOne trainer Gary Klugiewicz believes there are certain rules of the street that you should post prominently on your family refrigerator, just as he has done. These are what he calls the “Five Universal Truths” for interacting successfully with suspects, victims, and witnesses on the...

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NEWS: Malaysia looking to revive and preserve Silat

This is very cool that Malaysia is taking the initiative to revive and preserve the martial art of Silat! This news story came across my Bloomberg News Feed. (BRN) MALAY VILLAGE COMMUNITIES MUST REVIVE, PRESERVE SILAT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ MALAY VILLAGE COMMUNITIES MUST REVIVE, PRESERVE SILAT 2013-12-26 09:25:52.113 GMT JERTEH, Dec 26 (Bernama) -- The National Culture and Arts...

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Inside the Cage TV's 100 Biggest Knockouts of 2013

Published Dec 20, 2013 by Inside the Cage TV, they have assembled a vidclip of 100 of the biggest knockouts of 2013! It's their 5th 100 Knockouts so far to date. Although I think they may have jumped the gun, given tonight is UFC 168. The highly anticipated rematch between Anderson Silva, the former UFC middleweight champion against Chris Weidman, the fighter who took the belt away from Silva may provide a worthy knockout as well as some of...

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Full listing of UFC Tonight's "Top 50 Moments of 2013"

Although 2013 is not finished yet, Fuel-TV's "UFC Tonight" picked their Top 50 Moments of 2013. A bold move if I may, given this upcoming UFC, #168 will take place in 2 days on Saturday Dec 28th. It features these matchups which may be potential candidates in the Top 50 Moments of 2013: Chris Weidman (10-0/Middleweight Champion) vs. Anderson Silva (33-5/former Middleweight Champion) - Silva lost his title to Weidman, this is the immediate rematch...

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UFC Tonight's "Top 50 Moments of 2012"

Below is the complete listing of the Top 50 Moments of 2012 as picked by UFC Tonight. I have linked where available of animated GIF's I've made from that respective fight. In time, I will make more and aim to make GIFs from all 50 fights. 50. Pat Barry knocks out Shane del Rosario at TUF 16 Finale. 49. Issei Tamura knocks out Tiequan Zhang at UFC 144. 48. Rich Franklin decisions Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147. 47. Michael McDonald knocks...

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Happy 87th Birthday Robert Smith!!

Source photo: www.journalofasianmartialarts.com Today would've been one of the great martial arts pioneers from the West, Robert W. Smith, birthdays! He was born 87 yrs ago on this date Dec 27, 1926. He passed away 2 years ago on July 1, 2011. Happy 87th Birthday Smith sifu! Chen Manching & Robert W. Smith (This is older footage of Chen Manching with commentary from Robert W. Smith) Obit published in The Washington Post on July...

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THE WISDOM OF ... Dr. George Thompson (creator of Verbal Judo)

Dr. George Thompson created Verbal Judo to teach LEO's (Law Enforcement Officers) how to tactically communicate with civilians. One need not be a LEO to use Verbal Judo to one's advantage. Many arguments are a result of any (and all) of the 5 universal truths not being observed. Think about how a LEO may speak to you and your first reaction. Suppose an officer made you feel inferior to him/her and showed no respect to you? How would that...

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The 12 Days of Self-Defense

Wishing the readers of my site Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones!  May Santa and the Baby New Year bring you your Heart's Desires and a better New Year than this past!! Melissa Soalt aka Dr. Ruthless posted this to her Facebook. With her kind permission, am reposting here. A HOLIDAY SPIRITED SING ALONG SONG FROM SELF DEFENSE COLLEAGUE Cathy Chapaty!!! (To the tune of 12 days of x-mas with added GROINVILLE bonus!.)  The...

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