Metamoris 3 - Eddie Bravo X Royler Gracie (full fight)

Click for larger pic On Saturday, March 29th, I posted the first match between Eddie Bravo and Royler Gracie from ADCC 2003: Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie - who will win the rematch? Later that day, the highly anticipated rematch took place at the event Metamoris 3. Below is the full fight. Enjoy! Was that a good BJJ match or what?!?!...

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IN MEMORY OF: Guro Theodore 'Ted' Lucaylucay (Oct 5, 1945 - Mar 30, 1996)

In Memory of Ted Lucaylucay: A Great Martial Artist, Teacher, and Friend.   Los Angeles - Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali legend Ted Lucaylucay died March 30 at his home here. He succumbed to heart failure after suffering from asthma for many years. He was 50. He was born Theodore F. Lucaylucay Oct. 5, 1945 on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai to Leodoro H. and Rosaline Lucaylucay. Ted’s early childhood was spent growing up in Kauai where...

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Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie - who will win the rematch?

Click for larger pic 10 yrs ago, Eddie Bravo caught Royler Gracie in a triangle choke. Many said Bravo was lucky. Today at 4pm PST, at Metamoris 3 - the highly anticipated rematch will finally happen! Below is the full fight of their first meeting. Enjoy! Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie I Metamoris 3: Eddie Bravo VS Royler Gracie (Official Countdown) Do you know who I think will win? The fans will win! OK, how do...

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Mike Blackgrave - STR8 Street Thuggin ~ South Africa Style ?

Click for larger picture Every culture has it's thugs, South Africa is no different. When my buds in PIPER talk about what they face, this is it. A wired out, well seasoned, cunning criminal who can work magic with a shiv and cares absolutely nothing for his safety. Making it that much easier devouring your safety. He may not be the best armed. He may not be the biggest or baddest. But what he is, is hungry. Hungry for everything he feels he...

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Mike Blackgrave - The Bad Guy aka PIPER

What is PIPER? This is a question asked within various knife communities. Is it a bastardized FMA or Silat system as so many of the internet experts profess? Or is it a contrived notion of a mad mongoose in a far off hemisphere? In all actuality it is neither. It for a lack of a better term is the bad guy. Yes that's right the bad guy. PIPER is a case study on how the bad guy thinks, reacts, moves, attacks. It isn't based on a system, rather...

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THE WISDOM OF ... The Vikings (compiled by Mike Blackgrave)

The Truth of The Norse Way Compiled by Mikhahel Blackgrave (son of Gustave) 1. A man honors all that deserve honoring, no matter the color of his skin or the choice of his way. It is his way. If it is deserved then so be it. 2. The unworthy hold no place at your table, in your home or amongst your kin. Keep a stead fast eye for those who may wish you and yours ill will. 3. Never believe that a warrior is always a wise man. This is...

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"Samurai Song" by Robert Pinsky (1940-) & World Poetry Day

Photo Credit:  Jared C. Benedict Today, March 21, 2014, is World Poetry Day! I'm posting a poem I literally came across yesterday (props to "Callidus C.") that was pretty good. Additionally, I'm posting a video of the poet reading his own poem. The poet in question is Robert Pinsky. He served three terms as the U.S. Poet Laureate. He founded the Favorite Poem Project, where thousands of Americans of all walks of life shared their favorite...

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Bruce Lee's The Way of the Dragon remake!

Did you hear the news? They will remake Bruce Lee's The Way of the Dragon! I was able to get a preview for you! ;-) Enjoy! Lego Bruce Lee (李小龙) and The Way of the Dragon (猛龍過江) Nunchaku Fight Relive the epic nunchaku fight scene from Bruce Lee's The Way of the Dragon (猛龍過江) remade in Lego. Watch as a badass Lego Bruce Lee takes on 10 mean Lego dudes with his nunchaku and gives them all some whoop ass. The remake is an almost frame...

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Bruce Lee's Game of Death remake :-)

Did you hear that there are plans of remaking Bruce Lee's Game of Death? If not, today's your lucky day!  I was able to get a preview video and GIF for your edification! I cannot wait for the remake!! Enjoy! Behind the Scenes NOTE:  I found this GIF off of Photobucket. All credit goes to the unknown GIF creator, it was a Photobucket Staff pick. Props to "DW" of The Underground forum for heads-up on the video....

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UFC 171 GIF Highlights - Jake Shields X Hector Lombard

This past Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Dallas Texas, welterweight ranked #6 contender Jake Shields (29-6-1) took on underdog Hector Lombard (33-4-1) in UFC 171. It seemed Shields' fight plan was to weather the storm from Lombard's attacks and seeing if Lombard's cardio holds up. To that end, Shields went for 6 takedowns and looking to fight off his back and submit Lombard. Lombard stuffed all 6 takedowns (I think it was 6, I may have lost track)....

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Chuck Norris - The Octagon (1980) (Full movie)

Another early movie of Chuck Norris in celebration of his birthday. Scott's life is plagued by two kinds of flashbacks. First are the childhood memories of the rigorous training he and a friend endured under a martial arts master. The second is of a mission Scott went on that ended with him watching his friend get murdered. Scott later becomes drawn closer to a vicious crime ring known as The Octagon. As he gets closer to the truth, Scott...

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Happy 40th Birthday Grace Park!!

Today marks the 40th birthday of Grace Park! She was in TV Series such as The Border, Battlestar Galactica (her big break as Boomer), and Hawaii Five-0 (as Kono) as well as in movies such as Jet Li's Romeo Must Die (albeit a brief scene). I am posting some videos in her honor. Happy Birthday Grace! May you have many more and your career continues to be on the rise! Enjoy! Hawaii Five-0 - Kono's Biggest Hits Hawaii...

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Chuck Norris - Good Guys Wear Black (1978) (Full movie)

Posting some Chuck Norris movies in light of his recent birthday. Enjoy! An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next. For other Chuck Norris-related entries: Chuck Norris' Epic Christmas Split > Jean-Claude Van Damme's Epic Split Stunt Chuck Norris roasting Gene LeBell Chuck Norris vs Joe Lewis (full fight) HUMOR: Chuck Norris Facts Picture...

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Kushti: Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 5 - Jor (paired practice)

Please check out this 5th clip of the raw training sequences from Vincent Giordano's The Physical Body 1 DVD. This was an outtake/unused footage. Like the first four clips, these are good for anyone who wanted more detail on Kushti aka Indian Wrestling, which was the subject of The Physical Body. * * * * * * * * My Review from Dec 2007 of The Physical Body DVD:   http://www.stickgrappler.net/2007/12/review-physical-body-dvd-indian.html *...

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Kushti: Physical Body DVD Outtakes Part 4 - Rope Mallakhamb

Here is the 4th clip of the raw training sequences from Vincent Giordano's The Physical Body 1 DVD. This was an outtake/unused footage. Like the first two clips, these are good for anyone who wanted more detail on Kushti aka Indian Wrestling, which was the subject of The Physical Body. * * * * * * * * My Review from Dec 2007 of The Physical Body DVD:   http://www.stickgrappler.net/2007/12/review-physical-body-dvd-indian.html *...

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Taky Kimura Interviewed by Paul Bax

The Taky Kimura Interview Interview Conducted By Paul Bax When I first started investigating Bruce Lee and his art of Jeet Kune Do, I remembered an old Lee saying, "If you understand the root, you understand all of its blossoming." With this in mind I decided to dig up some roots that have never been exposed before. Those roots, or more properly, that person is Taky Kimura. Mr. Kimura was Lee's first instructor when Bruce opened his first...

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The Seattle Years by Taky Kimura

The Seattle Years by Taky Kimura Taky Kimura was one of Bruce Lee's first students when the latter began teaching martial arts in Seattle in the late 1950's. Kimura, now 71, was older than Lee and the other students in the training group, yet became close friends with Bruce and shared many moments with "The Dragon" away from the martial arts, philosophizing on life. Kimura, talking for the first time with Black Belt magazine, reveals in the following...

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