June, 2008
Aikido report
After 5 months of rehabilitating my hurt knee, and a month back at Aikido practice, I’m happy to report to my millions of readers that this weekend I passed my 5th kyu test. That is the first test you take in aikido. …
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Jorge Gurgel says UFC is oversaturated
… people who tune in, get to see their favorite fighters and not just some random fights. To read the rest of the interview and see Jorge’s picks for the 5 main card fights, please check out Ultimate Fan: The Mixed Martial Arts Blog.
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Martial Arts News 6.29.08
Nebraska School of Martial Arts graduates many students at a recent ceremony. Over 100 individuals graduated to a higher belt level… Teach yourself MMA? I think not! But at least two people did! There are not many successful fighters …
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Summer Training
For a couple of us, the next step is green belt, which is a big step up in terms of doing Aikido with some style and flow rather than some of the bad habits we have fallen into. I was very aware the last couple of weeks that I seem to …
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Karate and Driving Lessons
In the martial arts world they are like the differences between striking arts, grappling arts, weapon forms, stick forms, sports karate, MMA events, judo competition, real fighting, health and “just training”. …
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Mixed Martial Arts — Chicagoan stays unbeaten, wins ground war …
TOPPENISH — Rich Guerin didn’t want to get into a slugging match with Jordan Smith in their mixed martial arts main event Saturday night at Legends Casino. Instead, the Yakima fighter wanted to try and get Smith on the mat, …
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Impractical Practice…
Because I am a busy mom who also works full time and is involved in community groups, church groups, PTA, etc, I don’t have a lot of large blocks of time to practice my martial arts. (Although I try my best to make time! …
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Aikido Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba
Aikido Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba.
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Brief Introduction to Aikido
Brief Introduction to Aikido Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs.Taken together, the three characters of Aikido mean the way of harmony …
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Martial Arts Miss World??!!!
Oh dear me…. http://www.wtkainternational.com/WTKArelated/Miss.html Nothing wrong with looking at pretty ladies, but is this the kind of thing the martial arts world needs?
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