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10/6/07
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7/13/07
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6/22/06
Got
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4/27/07
Punishment In Paradise
16
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(Dole Cannery)
3/24/07
Garden Island Cage Match
5
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2/18/06
Got
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(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
2/9/07
Punishment In Paradise
15
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(Dole Cannery)
2/2/06
Got
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(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
1/14/07
NAGA Hawaii
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2006
12/31/06
Pride FC Shockwave
(PPV)
IFL 2hr Championship Show
(Fox Sports TV)
12/30/06
UFC 66
(PPV)
12/16/06
Boxing Smoker
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
12/3/06
Ultimate Fight Night
(Spike TV)
(Miramar, Marine Corps Air Station), San Diego, CA)
12/9/06
Grapplers Quest West X
(All Sport Arena, Las Vegas, NV)
12/2/06
Aloha State Championship
of BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Klum Gym, UH)
12/1/06
Icon Sport
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
11/25/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
11/24/06
Punishment In Paradise 14
(MMA &
Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery)
11/19/06
The Quest for Champions
(Sport Jujitsu, Submission Grappling)
(St. Louis High School Gym)
IFL (11/4 event)
(Fox Sports TV)
11/18/06
UFC
65: Bad Intentions
(PPV)
11/18/06
Got
Skills
(Kickboxing/MMA)
(Waipahu Filcom)
11/11/06
The Ultimate Fighter 4: Finals
(Spike TV)
11/5/06
Pride Bushido 13
(PPV)
11/4/06
Stand
Up Martial Arts (SUMA)
(Kickboxing)
(Blaisdell Arena)
10/28/06
Palolo Boxing
(Boxing)
(Palolo District Park)
10/21/06
Pride Fighting Championships:
The Real Deal
(PPV)
(Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV)
RWE Qualfiers
(MMA)
(Hilo)
10/14/06
Kickin It
2-4PM
(Kickboxing)
&
Got Skills 5
7-10PM
(Kickboxing/Boxing & Wrestling/Sub Grappling)
(Ilima Intermediate, Ewa Beach)
UFC 64: Unstoppable
(PPV)
Pacific
Island Showdown
International Invitational Ultimate Full-Contact Stickfighting
Championship
(Stickfighting)
(Filipino Community Center Ballroom, Waipahu)
HLTC Olympic
Sport Taekwondo Seminar
(Taekwondo)
(Kihei Public Charter School Auditorium – 300 Ohukai Road
#209- Kihei, Maui)
10/13/06
RWE Qualfiers
(MMA)
(Katchafire Concert,
Guam)
10/10/06
Ultimate Fight Night
(Spike TV)
10/8/06
IFL (9/23
event)
(Fox Sports TV)
10/7/06
Hawaii Fighting Championships: “Stand Your Ground I”
(Kickboxing/Jiu Jitsu/MMA)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
10/6/06
X-1 Battlegrounds
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
10/2/06
IFL 2 hr
Special
(Fox Sports TV)
9/30/06
Jason "Mayhem" Miller Seminar
(HMC)
9/24/06
IFL (9/9 event)
(Fox Sports TV)
9/23/06
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn 2
Arrowhead Pond,
Anaheim, California
9/16/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
9/9/06
Punishment In Paradise 13
Unfinished Business
(Kickboxing, MMA)
(Dole Cannery Square Ballroom)
9/2/06
Icon Sport 47
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Blaisdell Arena)
8/26-27/06
International
Masters & Seniors Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
8/26/06
Got Skills 3
(Kickboxing/Boxing & Takedowns/Submission Grappling)
(Ilima Intermediate, Ewa Beach)
Palolo Gym Smoker
(Boxing)
(Palolo Gym)
UFC 62
(MMA)
(PPV)
8/21/06
UFC 62 Countdown: Liddell vs. Sobral
(Spike)
UFC: All Access Renato "Babalu" Sobral
(Spike)
8/18/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
8/17/06
Ultimate
Fight Night 4
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
The Ultimate Fighter 4:
The Comeback Premiers
(Spike)
8/12/06
Hawaiian Open of
BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
8/5/06
Rumble On The Rock
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
Garden Island Cage Match 4
(MMA)
(Kauai)
Island
Warriors Fighting Championship
(MMA)
(War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui)
7/28/06
RWE & PXC
(MMA)
(University of Guam Fieldhouse, Mangilao, Guam)
7/22/06
RWE Qualifiers
(MMA)
(Hilo Civic Center, Hilo)
7/22-30/06
CBJF World
Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/21/06
Punishment In Paradise 12
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Dole Cannery Ballroom)
7/20-24/06
CBJJO World Championships
(BJJ)
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
7/?/06
RAZE MMA Fight Night 2
(MMA)
(San Diego, CA)
7/8/06
Ring of Honor
(MMA & Kickboxing)
(Waianae H.S. Gym)
7/7/06
Kickin' It
(Kickboxing)
(Waipahu Filcom Center)
UFC 61
(MMA)
(Las Vegas, NV)
7/3/06
Got Skills 2
(Kickboxing/Boxing & Wrestling/Sub Grappling)
(Pagoda Hotel Ballroom)
s 2006 Tournament
(Sport-Jujitsu, Sport Pankration, Sub Grappling, Extreme Sparring)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
7/1/06
Pride
(MMA)
(Saitama Super Arena)
6/24/06
The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
(MMA)
(The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV)
6/17/06
RWE Qualifiers
(MMA)
(Afook
Chinen Civic Auditorium, Hilo)
USA-Boxing Hawaii
(Boxing)
(Palolo District Park)
6/10/06
X-1 Battlegrounds 4
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
6/4/06
PRIDE Bushido 11: 'Bushido
Survival '06'
(PPV)
6/3/06
X-2 Extreme Wars:
Bay Area Brawl
(MMA)
(Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, CA)
2006 Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Associations Gi Tournament
(BJJ)
(Gracie Main Academy)
5/27/06
UFC 60:
Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes
(PPV)
5/26/06
Icon Sport 45
(MMA)
(Blaisdell 6Arena)
5/20/06
3rd Maui Jiu-Jitsu Championships
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku)
5/13/06
Got Skills Fighter Event
(MMA)
(Pagoda Hotel)
4/29/06
RAZE MMA Fight Night
(MMA)
(ipayOne center , former San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, CA)
4/21/06
Rumble on the Rock
11: Grand Prix
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
4/15/06
UFC 59: Reality Check
(MMA)
(Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA)
4/7-9/06
2006
Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
(BJJ)
(California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA)
4/6/06
Ultimate Fight Night on Spike TV
(MMA)
(Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV)
4/1/06
Punishment in Paradise
(Kickboxing)
(Sea Life Park)
3/26/06
3rd Maui Jiu-Jitsu Championships
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku)
3/25/06
Garden Island Cage
Match #3
(MMA)
(Kapaa H.S. Gym, Kapaa, Kauai)
3/11/06
Hawaiian Championship
of BJJ
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(St. Louis H.S. Gym)
Full Contact Showdown
(MMA)
(Kahuna's Sports Bar & Grill, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base)
3/4/06
Kickin It 2006
(Kickboxing)
(Venue TBA)
2/26/06
NAGA Hawaii State Championship
(BJJ & Sub Grappling)
(Honolulu)
*Cancelled
until Summer*
2/25/06
Icon Sport 44
(MMA)
(Blaisdell Arena)
2/4/06
Kick it Up
(Kickboxing)
(Pagoda Hotel Ballroom, Honolulu)
UFC 57:
Liddell vs. Couture 3
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV
(PPV)
1/27/06
So You Think You Tough
(MMA, Kickboxing)
(Kona Gym, Kona)
January
Grappler's Quest Hawaii
(Submission Grappling)
(TBA)
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O2
Martial Arts Academy's Grand Opening
Tonight
at 6:30PM!
It has been over 11 years of running the Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Aiea Academy, then it became Academia Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu
(A Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Association) and now it has evolved
into the O2 Martial Arts Academy!
Basically we have finally made the decision to move out of Rainbow
Gymnastics Academy and open up our own Academy.
It is right on Kam Hwy between Best Buy and Cutter Ford Aiea
on the second floor above Goodwill, The Bike Factory and Small
Engine Clinic. It is across the street from Waimalu Shopping
Center.
98-019 Kam Hwy, 206A
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
We are having an official grand opening with the first Jiu-Jitsu
class being taught at 6:30PM.
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Garden
Island Cage Match 5 is set fro March 24th!
Hi All,
Next event is scheduled for March 23rd (weigh ins) Kukui grove
and 24th Hanapepe stadium.
Looking foward to working with you all again.
Drop
me a line with comments, suggestions, ideas....
Sponsors,
fighters, can start to contact me if you havent done so already.
We
may also have OC16 cover the event, they have already started
the ball rolling with me so this event may be very high exposure
for all.
Fight
card is already starting to shape up.
TTYL,
Aloha
Vance
Source: Event Promoter
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ULTIMATE
FINALE FIGHTER SALARIES
by Ivan Trembow
MMAWeekly has obtained the fighter salary information for the
Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale, which took place on Saturday, November
11th.
The
following figures are from the fighter salary information that
the UFC is required by law to submit to the Nevada State Athletic
Commission, including the winners' bonuses. Any "secret
money" that the UFC also pays its fighters is not included
in the figures below.
In
the listings below, "Main Event Fighters" are defined
as fighters who compete in the main event of a show on a show.
"Main Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose
fights appear on the main card, but not in title fights or in
the main event. "Preliminary Match Fighters" are defined
as fighters whose matches take place before the live broadcast
goes on the air, regardless of whether or not those matches end
up airing on the TV broadcast.
In
the cases of Matt Serra and Travis Lutter, who won the TUF 4
tournaments, it was noted during the season that the two winners
would each receive a cash bonus of $100,000, and you'll notice
those bonuses reflected in the figures below.
Without
further ado, here are the fighter salaries for the Ultimate Fighter
4 Finale.
Ultimate
Fighter 4 Finale Fighter Salaries
Event took place on November 11, 2006 and aired on Spike TV
Main
Event Fighters
-Matt
Serra: $110,000 (defeated Chris Lytle)
-Travis
Lutter: $110,000 (defeated Patrick Cote)
-Chris
Lytle: $10,000 (lost to Matt Serra)
-Patrick
Cote: $10,000 (lost to Travis Lutter)
Main
Card Fighters
-Jorge
Rivera: $20,000 (defeated Edwin Dewees)
-Din
Thomas: $20,000 (defeated Rich Clementi)
-Edwin
Dewees: $10,000 (lost to Jorge Rivera)
-Rich
Clementi: $10,000 (lost to Din Thomas)
Preliminary
Match Fighters
-Scott
Smith: $20,000 (defeated Pete Sell)
-Pete
Spratt: $20,000 (defeated Jeremy Jackson)
-Charles
McCarthy: $20,000 (defeated Gideon Ray)
-Martin
Kampmann: $15,000 (defeated Thales Leites)
-Jeremy
Jackson: $10,000 (lost to Pete Spratt)
-Pete
Sell: $10,000 (lost to Scott Smith)
-Gideon
Ray: $10,000 (lost to Charles McCarthy)
-Thales
Leites: $3,000 (lost to Martin Kampmann)
Disclosed
Fighter Payroll for Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale: $408,000
Source: MMA Weekly
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The
Top 10 Most Influential UFC Fighters of All-Time Part 2
By Sean McClure
5. Matt Hughes
Matt’s
speaking may not make him the most influential of people, but
his actions inside the Octagon do. Hughes has only really become
vocal as of late with his upcoming fight against top contender
Georges St. Pierre. Win or lose, Matt is a hall of famer for
sure and right now is the most dominant champion in UFC history.
His bragging rights are earned, but he doesn’t exercise
them and it’s okay because his record of accomplishment
speaks for itself. Hayato Sakurai, Gil Castillo, Frank Trigg
x2, Georges St. Pierre, and his now famous win over BJ Penn.
He has beaten Carlos Newton twice with the first being the start
of his championship reign. Although he lost it to Penn at UFC
46, Hughes regained it shortly after and his waist has been golden
ever since. Matt is a completely different person inside the
cage than he is outside. He is all business and will fight anyone
the UFC places in front of him. Matt has established himself
as the man to beat at 170 pounds in the MMA world. He helped
bring credibility to the UFC’s welterweight division and
establish it as a marketable division. Like I said before, win
or lose at UFC 65, Matt Hughes is going to be remembered as one
of the best fighters to ever step inside the Octagon long after
he retires.
4.
Randy “The Natural” Couture
Randy’s
record is 14-8-0. Of those 14 wins, he holds of victories over
Vitor Belfort, Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, Pedro Rizzo x2, Maurice
Smith, and Jeremy Horn. His bouts with Rizzo are legendary as
was his rivalry with Chuck Liddell. Randy is the reason that
Chuck can say, “I am a completely different fighter”.
After he dominated Liddell at UFC 43, he embarrassed Tito at
UFC 44. He didn’t do a lot of damage to Tito, but he was
able to beat him at his own game and secure himself the light
heavyweight title by doing so. Randy has and always will be one
of the best ambassadors for the sport. As Matt Hughes brought
credibility to the welterweight division so has Randy brought
it to the UFC in general. Randy was one of the first fighter
respected for being an athlete and not just an MMA fighter. He
was extremely likeable and marketable. He was one of the few
fighters to make no excuses even if there was one to make. He
showed legions of younger fighters how to win and how to lose
with dignity.
He
was a coach on the Ultimate Fighter season 1 and part of the
reason it was so popular. He represented the sport and gave it
a friendly face when it needed it the most. As the UFC’s
popularity rose, so did its criticism. With Randy as the biggest
name in the UFC and possibly mixed martial arts at the time,
the naysayers had a hard time finding something to nitpick about
him. As I said before, Randy was an incredible ambassador for
the sport.
When
Randy retired, it was a sad day for MMA and for me personally.
I wrote a very emotional tribute piece for MaXfighting that is
thankfully permanently displayed on his website. It may be read
here: http://thenatural.tv/content/view/24/29/ That pretty much
sums up why Randy to me had such an impact on the UFC and the
MMA world in general.
3.
Ken Shamrock
Yes,
the same Ken Shamrock that was beaten handily by Tito Ortiz three
times and the same one that lost to Sakuraba, and Rich Franklin.
It’s not really Ken’s MMA credentials that put him
so high on this list. Of course, he was a pioneer and was a UFC
champion and that counts for a lot, but Ken did something that
no other MMA legend has been able to do. Shamrock became bigger
than the sport.
Even
though some MMA fans may not want to acknowledge the significance
of his accomplishments with the WWE they have to be recognized.
When Ken needed some time away from the UFC and MMA he took his
persona and chiseled physique to where the money was. He signed
a contract with Vince McMahon to wrestle for the WWE and smartly
at a time when WWE wrestling was in its “Attitude’
era and at an all time high. Not only was Ken successful, but
he was accepted almost instantly. His credentials as a UFC fighter
made him an easy fit for the WWE and an easy sell to the fans
of wrestling. Does this have anything to do with MMA? Nope, but
Ken did something here that no one else had been able to do.
He was making lots of money, lots of it from his experience in
the UFC. He made being in MMA seem cool to millions of people
who probably could have cared less about it before then. He helped
introduce the persona of an MMA fighter, over the top as his
portrayal was. Shamrock is slammed a lot by hardcore fans for
his jump to the WWE, but they should applaud him for it. Many
other fighters had doors opened up to them because of his marketability
and how much the WWE made from his appearances. His “Worlds”
Most Dangerous Man” moniker embedded itself in the minds
of millions of television viewers and he was ready for a return
to the UFC.
When
Ken returned to MMA, he participated in what is now considered
the biggest rivalry in all of MMA. Shamrock’s hatred for
Tito Ortiz brought him out of UFC retirement and got him back
in fighting shape. It was the highest grossing pay per view of
all time when it aired, and is still number 10 on the all time
list of shows held in Las Vegas. It has been overtaken because
of the incredible number of new fans watching the UFC today and
buying their pay per views each month. It still stands as a reminder
to what Ken’s rise in popularity with the WWE was able to
do to bring in new viewers.
Ken’s
“Lion’s Den” is one of the most famous of all
fight stables and for a time in the UFC they were the top of
the food chain. They had Vernon White, Guy Mezger, Mikey Burnett,
Jerry Bohlander, Tra Telligman, Pete Williams, Trevor Prangley,
and Ken himself. It was also one of the first big fight teams
in MMA. Yet again, Ken was at the front end of something big.
He will be remembered as one of the greatest and even Tito had
to verbally recognize that when Ken announced his retirement
from MMA after their third encounter this year and Ken’s
third loss to the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy”. Ken Shamrock
was a pioneer and deserving of number 3 on the top 10 list. Oh,
but he will hate number 2.
2.
“The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz
I
could have just said his name and been done with it. There is
no other name, NONE that can bring out emotions like Tito’s
does. Fans boo him when he comes to the cage, chant his name
while he is in it, and then boo him when he wins. He was at the
top of the MMA world and then the bottom. He was the most respected
and marketable champion and one of the reasons that Zuffa was
able to take the UFC out of the debt that had built up. At UFC
40, Tito Ortiz cemented himself as one of the most popular and
best-known fighters of all times. He ushered in the new era of
the UFC with a three round beating of Ken Shamrock that was stopped
by the Lion’s Den founder’s corner due to excessive
punishment. Tito has been in the MMA spotlight ever since.
If
you look up the number of top MMA pay per views by the UFC before
the Ultimate Fighter season 1 and UFC 52 occurred, you will see
that he has headlined 4 of the top 10 money grossing pay per.
Tito was the UFC’s first real star power and one of the
reasons that they were able to keep going after running in to
a stagnant time for American MMA.
Tito’s
ties with Punishment Athletics made the clothing line a prominent
one and soon other clothing lines were signing other top stars
to represent them. This was not a new practice, but due to the
effect Tito wearing Punishment Athletics had on their sales,
there was a burst in clothing sales and fighter sponsorships.
Tito
has stage presence, plain and simple. People pay attention to
him whether it is to hear what he has to say or to say, “Here
we go again”. Ortiz is never at a loss for words and when
he returned to the UFC, it didn’t take long for him to call
out the current champion.
Truthfully,
the Tito of today is much different from the “Huntington
Beach Bad Boy” that lost to Couture and Liddell. Tito has
matured and reformed the once defunct Team Punishment. The days
of Tito, Ricco Rodriguez, Quentin Jackson, and others have faded
and a new breed of fighters has emerged. Due to his excellent
coaching on the Ultimate Fighter Season 3 reality show, Tito
is in demand for his abilities to make others better through
his teaching methods and cardio training. Kendall Grove, Matt
Hamill, and a host of newer faces have been taken under his wing
and are now successful. Tito’s legacy will live on no matter
what happens on December 30th.
At
UFC 66, Tito is scheduled to fight in a rematch against Chuck
Liddell.
1.
Royce Gracie
Was
there even a doubt? A question? Royce Gracie is the reason that
Brazilian jiu jitsu is what it is today. He showed the world
that size doesn’t matter even when the fight goes to the
ground. Royce was a “skinny little Brazilian guy” who
was beating bigger fighters. He was the real life David to the
status quo Goliaths. Royce would relentlessly pursue submission
after submission while his opponents would scramble just to survive.
Because of the value of jiu jitsu as displayed by Royce’s
dominance MMA fighters adopted it in to their every day training.
Without Royce, we would be a lot further back in mixed martial
arts evolution then we are today.
That’s
not saying that Royce was invulnerable. It took a lot of time
for him to submit some fighters and time limits were introduced
into the sport in 1995. Ken Shamrock would become the first fighter
to survive Royce Gracie's submission assault and earn himself
a draw. The match lasted for 30 minutes and a 5-minute overtime.
Fans have been calling for a rematch ever since.
Royce
Gracie won UFC 1, UFC 2, and UFC 4. He was slated to fight in
the finals of UFC 3, but due to dehydration and excessive fatigue
in his famous victory over Kimo Leopoldo, his corner answered
the bell and threw in the towel. Royce was recovering in the
locker rooms and suffered his only loss in the Octagon without
ever really losing.
That
last statement is true until you bring up Matt Hughes’s
names. Royce returned to the Octagon to face the current middleweight
champion. Although, Royce looked like a shell of his former self
and was beaten handily, he still had a large fan base that showed
up to support him. Royce announced that he would be back in the
UFC after the fight was over and I really hope so. He is easily
one of the most recognizable and discussed names in MMA.
People
at MMA events still ask me…………..” When
is Royce Gracie fighting again”?
Source: Maxfighting
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Abdominal
Training
The abdominal region of the body is a critical training zone
for an MMA fighter. Without a strong core, the fighter will be
unable to throw powerful punches and kicks, apply throws or takedowns,
or work from the bottom or top on the ground. This is probably
one of the most neglected and misunderstood areas of the body
when it comes to training, not just for MMA, but for all sports.
By Martin Rooney, MHS, PT, CSCS, NASM
The
abdominal muscles are some of the most popular muscles to train
by athletes and fitness enthusiasts all over the world. The only
problem is, most people are either using them in training for
the wrong reasons, or they are just plain training them incorrectly.
When you look at gyms around the world, there are more exercise
gadgets, videos and classes that are specific to abdominal training
than for any other area of the body. Not only that, you can always
find gyms packed with people working their abs almost every day,
yet how many of the people in all of these gyms have a good looking
set of abs?
Usually
it is almost none of them. This fact should tell us all that
most people are not doing the right things to show off their
abs both in the gym and outside of it as well.
There
are three main reasons that I have identified why people train
the abdominal area:
1.
The most common reason is that people want a thinner, more defined
waist and abdominal area.
2.
The second reason is that people want to strengthen their abdominal
area for fitness or sports related reasons.
3.
Finally, people commonly work their abs because they want to
protect their back (this is a commonly seen prescription by doctors,
therapists, and trainers around the world).
The
Fastest Way to a Thinner Waistline
If
I had a dollar for every time a trainee or athlete asked me what
abdominal exercises are the best to thin their waists and make
them look more defined, I would be a millionaire. Even though
it may seem commonsense, (and you know fitness equipment manufacturers
want you to believe it) working the abdominal muscles is not
a good way to thin your waistline. This is known as the Spot
Theory, and it is actually a terrible use of your time if that
is one of your goals at all. The truth is, diet and nutrition
play the biggest role in whether or not you can see those rock
hard abs. Let’s face it, everyone has a nice set of abs,
just most of us have them covered with a layer of fat. No matter
how much you work those muscles, until you decrease your bodyfat
percentage, you still won’t see at thing.
So
the two best exercises I can suggest for developing better looking
abs are the table bench press (where you push yourself away from
the table early) and the reading of a quality nutrition book.
Newsflash!
The Abs are just like other muscles
Would
you curl your arm up and down for hundreds of reps if you wanted
to make it stronger? Probably not. Most people would instinctively
grab a heavy weight and do a low number or reps with that weight
and then repeat. All of us know by now about the Principle of
Progressive Overload, yet no one ever seems to apply it to abdominal
training. Take a hard look at how we train our abs “to get
stronger.” Usually it is with a limited number of exercises
for thousands of reps, almost every workout with no external
weights involved.
The
abdominal muscles respond to training just like the other muscles
of the body.
Use
heavy resistance and low reps, they get stronger, use no resistance
with lots of reps, they build endurance. Either method you choose,
you are also going to have to leave time for recovery t improve.
If you try to train them every day, increases in strength are
going to be hard to find. Beside this fact that most people are
training their abs with the wrong reps, sets and recovery schema,
they also don’t seem to apply the Principle of Variety either.
Usually most people just use some form of sit ups and maybe a
twisting motion. The training of the abdominal area requires
much more than this to work all of the muscles completely. Knowing
this, your workouts should now begin to add heavy resistance
to the exercises you are doing as well as adding new exercises
periodically to add a new stimulus to the training.
These
new exercises should also have purpose toward your specific goals.
For instance, if your sport requires rotation with strength,
like wrestling and grappling, your training better have some
of the same. If all you do is crunches and that is no a major
movement in your sporting event, you may be wasting your time.
A
great piece of advice is to treat the abdominal area just like
you would other parts of your body. Most people work their legs
one day, and save upper body for another. What about the core?
Why should the most important area that links the arms to the
legs be treated any different? If you are training smart, this
region should have its own day as well. Start throwing it in
and you will thank me for the results.
Want
to Protect the Back? Then Work the Back!
Since
the muscles of the abdominal wall and lower back are all sheathed
in the same envelope, many practitioners believe that the abs
are the ticket to good back health. They are on the right track,
but unfortunately, they often fail to see the real issue. There
is an optimal abdominal to back strength ratio. Most doctors
and trainers will focus on the abdominal area, train it incorrectly,
and completely forget about training the low back. To strengthen
the core properly, the low back region should have the focus,
not only because it is more functional, but it is a great way
to work the abs as well. For instance, squats, deadlifts and
overhead presses are exercises that are feared by many athletes,
doctors and trainers, yet they are much more effective ways to
train the core than high rep sit ups or crunches that do nothing
more than leave you with a burning stomach.
If
nothing else, I hope this article has you questioning your ideas
about and methods of training the abdominal region. To summarize,
if you follow a healthy diet, and train properly, you can have
the abdominal region you always dreamed of. If you don’t
follow the concepts expressed above, you will probably continue
with the abs you’ve got no matter how “hard” you
work them.
Source: Gracie Magazine
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Quote
of the Day
"People
who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later
to find time for illness."
John Wanamaker, 1838-1922, American Merchant
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O2
Martial Arts Academy's Grand Opening
Monday, November 20th at 6:30PM!
TOMORROW
It has been over 11 years of running the Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Aiea Academy, then it became Academia Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu
(A Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Association) and now it has evolved
into the O2 Martial Arts Academy!
Basically we have finally made the decision to move out of Rainbow
Gymnastics Academy and open up our own Academy.
It is in the same area, fronting in Kam Hwy between Best Buy
and Cutter Ford Aiea on the second floor above Goodwill, The
Bike Factory and Small Engine Clinic. It is across the street
from Waimalu Shopping Center.
98-019 Kam Hwy, 206A
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
The O2 Martial Arts Academy will be offering Gracie Jiu-Jitsu,
Submission Wrestling, and Escrima six days a week. We hope to
add Kickboxing and Boxing soon!
Check out the O2
Martial Arts Academy website for all the details!
We are
having an official grand opening on Monday, November 20th at
6:30PM. Please feel free to stop by and check out the new academy
and say howzit!
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The
Quest for Champions Today!
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Viloria exits ring without
belt
By Darren Nichols
Special to the Star-Bulletin
LAS VEGAS » Waipahu's
Brian Viloria
let his World Boxing Council 108-pound title rematch fall into
the hands of the three judges last night at the Thomas and Mack
Center, and they didn't treat him kindly.
For
the second consecutive bout, Viloria failed to decipher Mexico's
Omar Nino, who kept his title with a majority draw as two judges
scored the fight 113-113 with the third giving Nino the nod with
a 115-112 score. Despite two knockdowns by Viloria and being
more active in the ring, it wasn't enough to recapture the title
he lost three months ago to Nino, who is now 24-2-1 with 10 knockouts.
Viloria is 19-1-1 (12 KOs).
"What
were those judges watching?" Viloria said. "I felt
I clearly won the fight."
Viloria
knew coming into his first professional rematch bout against
Nino that this was a make-or-break type fight, one that would
either end with his WBC title back around his waist, or one that
could end his career.
"I
didn't lose this fight, so I am not going to retire," said
Viloria, who is anxious for an unlikely third shot at Nino. "That's
what I want most and that's who I want next. Next time I will
take it out of the judges' hands and knock him out."
As
Viloria waited for his rematch with Nino to begin, Nino's cornermen
held the WBC belt high for everyone in the arena to see. Viloria
focused his attention on the title that could have been his once
again, while Nino danced in his corner getting warmed up for
another grueling match.
Riding
on the coattails of the Philippines' favorite son, Manny Pacquiao,
and Mexico's Erik Morales, it was clear where the fans of Viloria
and Nino were seated around the arena as legendary ring announcer
Michael Buffer projected their names around the arena's sound
system.
Once
the first bell sounded, Viloria came out and swung first with
a wide right hook. He landed the first punch of the night in
the form of a crisp, short left jab. Viloria got the attention
of his opponent with a straight right that put Nino against the
ropes, and the crowd was on its feet, alive with excitement that
this could possibly be a short night for Viloria, and that he
would soon have his title back.
It
was clear Viloria was more focused than he was when he faced
Nino the first time around. Nino, however, attacked the body
of Viloria, but using his quickness, the Waipahu native countered
with a combination of hooks and crosses that landed flush to
the head of Nino.
Viloria
scored his first big punch of the fight in the third round. After
a low blow by Nino, Viloria answered with a right-hook, left-cross
combination that buckled the knees of Nino. This forced Nino
to grab Viloria in order for his head to clear, while the crowd
cheered.
The
beginning of round four saw Nino throw another low blow, and
this time the referee stopped the action to give Nino a warning.
Once the fight resumed, both fighters bobbed and weaved in front
of each other, as they looked for an opening on their desired
target.
With
a minute left to go in the round, Nino missed with a wide left
hook, allowing Viloria to answer with a left hook of his own,
landing it flush on the head of Nino, and putting the crowd into
a frenzy.
When
the bell sounded to end the fourth round, Nino attempted to touch
gloves with Viloria as a sign of respect, but Viloria turned
his back and would have none of it.
Viloria
scored his first knockdown in the fifth round with a wide right
hook that included both glove and forearm, landing them on the
head of Nino, causing the champ's glove to touch the canvas,
and forcing the referee to give Nino a mandatory standing eight
count.
Nino
landed a huge right hook to Viloria's head in round seven followed
by a left hook upstairs that got the Mexican crowd vocal for
the first time since Nino entered the ring. Both of Nino's punches
sprayed the ringside observers and Nino continued his successful
attack on Viloria's head until the timekeeper rang the bell.
In
the eighth frame, Viloria allowed Nino to get inside and land
telling blows to Viloria's head. Knowing that he was taking the
round on the judges' scorecards, Nino wisely chose to stay outside
of Viloria's reach, only coming in to counter Viloria's quick
jabs with wide right and left hooks that landed flush on the
head of Viloria.
In
the ninth round, Nino followed a similar game plan that worked
so well for him in the previous round. Taking a page out of Muhammad
Ali's book, Nino did the old stick and move, coming within reach
of Viloria's arsenal to land a quick right jab, and then moving
to Viloria's side to dodge the challenger's counter punches.
However,
Viloria quickly wised up to Nino's tactics, and when Nino came
in to throw one of his scoring jabs, Viloria met him with a right-left-right
combination to Nino's head that put the WBC champ on his seat.
Nino
was given another standing eight count, but time had run out
before Viloria could take advantage of the damage he had done.
But it was the last round that Viloria clearly dominated.
Nino
told reporters after the bout that the first knockdown was a
push and should not have counted. Obviously disappointed, Viloria
told reporters, "What do I have to do to beat this guy?
I controlled Nino with my pressure and I knocked him down twice,
what more do I need to do?"
Source: Star Bulletin
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Wow
Pacquiao! Pacman Gobbles El Terrible in Three!
by Gabriel Montoya
In front of raucous sell out crowd of 18,276(the second largest
in the arena’s history) at the Thomas and Mack Center in
Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao blew out Erik ‘El Terrible’
Morales in three explosive, action packed rounds to claim supremacy
in their trilogy.
The
crowd was electric all night long with chants of ‘Manny’
and ‘Morales’ drowning each other out every time either
man’s face appeared on the Jumbotron leading into the bout.
Both men looked in peak form warming up in the dressing room
and coming into the ring.
The
action started with both men looking to establish the jab and
trying to back the other up. Morales, circling to his left, landing
the jab. Pacquiao landed a hard uppercut to the body and it seemed
as if every time both men thought about throwing a shot, the
crowd would go wild. Morales landed a solid double jab left hook
combo and seemed intent on boxing from the outside while Pacquiao
looked to get inside behind a hard right jab and straight left.
Pacquiao landed a
hard right hook and Morales came back with left-handed flurry
to punctuate the action.
Round
two Pacquiao came out fast and strafed Morales along the ropes
with lefts and rights but Morales came back with a flurry of
his own landing a double jab followed by a right hand. Pacquiao
came back with a double right jab and left hand off Morales’
miss. And big left from Pacquiao sent Morales to his knees but
the game warrior got to his feet and went after Pacquiao, which
would prove to be his undoing. Morales has a history of abandoning
the game plan when he is hurt and tonight was no exception.
The
third round began with Morales pursuing Pacquiao and digging
to the body. A right by Morales gave hope to the large Mexican
contingent in the crowd but a flurry from Pacquiao in what was
quickly becoming a brawl would signal the beginning of the end
for Morales. Morales would land a good shot to the body and an
uppercut. Pacquiao would land a big right hook that stunned Morales
and would follow up with a left that would put Morales down for
the second time. Speed at this point was indeed killing Morales.
Morales would rise and jump on Pacquiao landing a left right
combo with a Pacquiao flurry to follow. A huge, brutal left and
then another by Pacquiao and Morales hit the canvas for the third
a final time. As he rose to a knee, Morales looked over to his
corner and shook his head in defeat. He began to rise shakily
but referee Vic Drakulich wisely stopped the action at 2:57 of
the third round.
For
Pacquiao the sky is the limit with a potential showdown rematch
with Marco Antonio Barrera on the horizon. For Morales, the only
thing on the horizon is the sun setting on his glorious career.
Retirement is very possible with nothing left to prove but being
the warrior Morales is, he may fight on.
Source: Doghouse Boxing
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UFC
65: Bad Intentions Results!
Arco Arena, Sacramento, California
November 18, 2006
Fight #1 - Light Heavyweight
Jake O'Brien (232.5 lbs) def. Josh Shockman (235 lbs) via unanimous
decision.
Fight
#2 - Heavyweight
James Irvin (205.5 lbs) def. Hector Ramirez (203 lbs) via referee
stoppage due to strikes at 2:36 of the second round.
Fight
#3 - Heavyweight
Antoni Hardonk (242.5 lbs) def. Sherman Pendergarst (247.5 lbs)
via KO at 3:15 of the first round.
Fight
#4 - Welterweight
Nick Diaz (171 lbs) def. Gleison Tibau (171 lbs) via referee
stoppage due to strikes at 2:27 of the second round.
Fight
#5 - Lightweight
Joe Stevenson (155 lbs) def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima (154.5 lbs)
via guillotine choke at 2:07 of the first round.
Fight
#6 - Light Heavyweight
Drew McFedries (202 lbs) def. Alessio Sakara (204 lbs) via referee
stoppage due to strikes at 4:07 of the first round.
Fight
#7 - Heavyweight
Brandon Vera (230.5 lbs) def. Frank Mir (254 lbs) via referee
stoppage due to strikes at 1:09 of the first round.
Fight
#8 - Heavyweight Title
Tim Sylvia (262.5 lbs) def. Jeff Monson (237.5 lbs) via unanimous
decision. Sylvia retains his UFC heavyweight title.
Fight
#9 - Welterweight Title
Georges St. Pierre (169 lbs) def. Matt Hughes (170 lbs) via KO
at 1:25 of the second round. St. Pierre is the new UFC welterweight
champion.
UFC 65
Review
On a night where two championship belts were on the line ( both
Miletich fighters, by the way ) it was anyone's guess how things
would turn out. Of course, if you didn't catch the fights and
would rather not guess anymore, we may just be able to help you
out.
For a breakdown of the bouts that were expected for television,
read on.
Joe
Stevenson vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Famous
last words. - "On the ground, I'm going to beat him up."
- Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Round
1 - At the outset, Mishima tries to land a couple of strikes
that really don't amount to much; then they clinch, and the Japanese
fighter successfully throws Stevenson to the ground. Mishima
immediately tries to pass, but can't.
Then
Stevenson sinks in a guillotine. Mishima lifts him up and slams
him, hoping to jar it loose; but his attempt doesn't work. In
fact, "that just makes it tighter," says Couture.
Mishima
starts turning red; it's not looking good for him. But then,
somehow, he gets out of the choke and soon after jumps into side
control. For several moments the two fighters stay very active,
with Mishima trying to gain a better position and Stevenson attempting
a couple of guillotines.
Then
Stevenson tries for another guillotine. This time he catches
his opponent. Mishima again turns red.
Difference
is, this time he taps.
Joe
Stevenson wins via guillotine choke at 2:07 of the first round.
Frank
Mir vs. Brandon Vera
"He's
just another block in the road." - Vera
Round
1 - Mir takes the center of the Octagon and looks good initially,
landing a few glancing shots confidently. Vera returns fire in
similar fashion; then Mir lands a hard left. Unfortunately for
him, Vera answers that punch with a very hard right.
Then
they clinch.
Vera
rocks Mir with a knee. The former heavyweight champion goes for
a takedown, but Vera sprawls out of it and then moves right into
side control. First Vera goes for a neck crank; then he starts
dropping rights on Mir's face that do significant damage.
Mir
just covers up.
And
the referee steps in.
We
get two things from this fight. First, Vera is the real deal
and probably deserves the next title shot. Second, Mir is nowhere
near the fighter he once was ( at least right now ). That's unfortunate,
as he really was one of the best heavyweights in the world before
the accident.
Vera
wins via TKO at 1:09 of the first round.
Alessio
Sakara vs. Drew McFedries
"I'm
looking forward to walking across that ring and wreaking havoc
on Sakara." - Drew McFedries
Round
1 - McFedries lands a a kick, runs Sakara into the wall, and
starts landing some nice punches. Sakara gets off the wall, takes
the center of ring, and connects with some nice punches of his
own. Then they clinch, and Sakara lands some knees to the body,
though most are blocked.
Then
they trade in the center of the ring. It looks like McFedries
hurts Sakara for a moment, and soon after they end up on the
ground. McFedries hits him some, and then Sakara gets up again.
This
is showing to be a very good stand up fight. Along with this,
they trade again before Sakara runs his opponent into the wall.
A Sakara - driven flurry follows, and this one does some damage
(mostly straight punches). McFedries returns fire back at him
(he's got a good uppercut). Still, Sakara nails him with a nice
right, and although the back and forth battle continues, Sakara
is clearly getting the better of things.
But
this McFedries- a Miletich fighter- is clearly one tough guy.
Suddenly
Sakara goes for a leg and no one, including Randy "The Natural"
Couture, can understand why, as he is winning on his feet.
Perhaps
a glimpse of stranger things to come.
Regardless,
Sakara misses the takedown, and McFedries lands a couple of strikes
standing. Then Sakara really starts going off, connecting with
a solid left hook and more. Getting beaten pretty badly, McFedries
achieves a body lock and takes his opponent down, immediately
gaining side control.
After
a few strikes, however, Sakara gets up again.
Sakara
really drops a formidable flurry on McFedries, but somehow the
Miletich fighter manages to get back at his opponent with some
uppercuts. Sakara looks tired, and inexplicably falls down onto
his back purposefully.
Perhaps
he was just that tired; regardless, it was a bad move.
McFedries
follows Sakara down and starts landing rights to the head. Next
his strikes begin to hit home to Sakara's body; then he ends
things off with a bunch of lefts to the head.
The
referee is forced to stop the fight. Nice bout with a rather
strange ending.
Drew
McFedries wins via TKO at 4:07 of the first round.
Hector
Ramirez vs. James Irvin
Huh?
- "They call me the sick dog for a reason. And a dog it's
in his home; and the cage is kind of like a home; and there's
another dog, and you're home; you gotta run him out." -
Hector Ramirez
Round
1 - Starts off with Irvin attempting to land kicks; he misses
his first attempt but lands his second. Ramirez takes the center
of ring, trades some kicks with Irvin, and goes for a takedown.
It works, but Irvin quickly turns things around and gets up.
A few strikes later, they end up against the Octagon wall. Ramirez
takes him down again; but once again Irvin follows by getting
up.
Short
lived, though, as Ramirez takes him down in the center of the
ring soon after. Ramirez then takes his back and gets both hooks
in (he's on Irvin's back while he's in a crab position).
Uh
oh.
They
stay in that position for awhile. Ramirez is too high on his
back and therefore can't get a choke sunk in. He lands some glancing
blows, but nothing hard. Eventually, Irvin tries to roll over
but only ends up looking at the ceiling with Ramirez on his back;
so they return to their original position. Unfortunately for
Ramirez, he loses one of his hooks.
Giving
up the position, the two stand.
Irvin
lands a solid high kick that hurts Ramirez. Unfortunately for
him, he loses his balance on the kick and falls to the mat, allowing
Ramirez to regain his composure.
Still,
Irvin charges, lands a low kick, and then a right. Ramirez once
again returns fire. Irvin goes for a high kick and slips to the
ground once more.
Ramirez
takes advantage and ends up in Irvin's guard.
Ramirez
disengages for a moment; but then re-engages and ends up in side
mount. Soon after, Irvin inexplicably gives up his back again
( same position as earlier in the bout ). This time Ramirez lands
some hard shots; but again, Irvin finds his way up. In fact,
Irvin nearly lands a spinning back fist.
Unfortunately
for him, he misses, and the wiff allows Ramirez to get inside
for a takedown.
Then
the bell sounds; a good round.
Round
2 - Both fighters look fatigued and they fight like it early
on. A couple of mild shots later, Ramirez runs Irvin into the
wall and drops a nice flurry on his opponent. Irvin answers with
a low kick.
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