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    Blood sport While boxing struggles for its very survival‚ viewers are turning to an even more brutal form of entertainment. Mixed martial arts is violent and gruesome – but it is accessible and unpredictable. A fight game veteran reports from his first MMA contest and finds that‚ like it or hate it‚ you can’t ignore the rage for the cage Action from Michael Bisping (r) vs Chris Leben (l)‚ Michael Bisping went on to win after 3 rounds. Photograph: Colin Williams/PA For more than a century‚ the

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    Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques including boxing‚ wrestling‚ Brazilian jiu-jitsu‚ kickboxing‚ taekwondo‚ karate‚ and other styles. Early MMA was internationally popularized by the broadcast of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in November of 1993 (Mixed Martial Arts). In 2009 alone‚ the UFC had 7.175 million pay-per-view purchases. Then‚ in 2010‚ the number grew‚ and the UFC had 9.25 million pay-per-view

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    I am a 16 year old guy who enjoys many activities. Sleeping‚ Mix Martial Arts‚ and sleeping. My three favorite activities are Sleeping‚ Mix Martial Arts (MMA)‚ and Skateboarding. I enjoy these activities because I get energized‚ worked out‚ and just have fun. One of the things I enjoy doing is just plain sleeping. I sleep to energize my body. When I sleep it gives me the energy I need to play sports‚ go to school‚ study‚ hang out with friends‚ and the energy I need to type up this essay and get

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    gentlemen‚ I will bring you to the world of Taekwondo. The name Taekwondo is derived from the Korean word "Tae" meaning foot‚ "Kwon" which means fist and "Do" meaning way of. So‚ literally Taekwondo means "the way of the foot and fist". It is a martial art with an ancient history. In its modern form it was systematized by General Choi Hong Hi in 1954-1955. At the beginning of the New Era the Korean Peninsula was divided into three kingdoms- the Koguryo in the Northern part‚ Paekche- in the South-Eastern

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    Crouching Tiger‚ Hidden Dragon is a multi award winning martial arts film. The film was directed by Ang Lee and featured an international cast of ethnic Chinese actors. This movie was made on a $17 million budget and was a huge international success‚ grossing $213.5 million and is a very worthy candidate for inclusion in the film festival. Characterisation: The movie opens with the return of Li Mu Bai from the Green Mountain where he reunites with his friend‚ Yu Shu Lien‚ a female warrior. Both

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    Assignment 1: Extreme Fighting Ultimate fighting‚ extreme fighting‚ blood sport‚ etc. is what modern day society calls two men beating each other to a bloody pulp a sport. Sport is defined in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary as “physical activity engaged in for pleasure a particular activity (as an athletic game)” and by all means ultimate fighting fits this definition‚ however can we really call it a sport? In “Extreme Fighting and the Morals of the Marketplace”‚ George Will describes

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    Issue 3 Taijiquan-Lilun Q Journal of the Theory of Wu Style Taijiquan Focus: The cultural (wen) and the martial (wu) aspect of Taijiquan Forum for Traditional Wu Tai Chi Chuan Imprint For Freya Boedicker 1970-2010 Taijiquan-Lilun Copyright 2009 by Freya and Martin Boedicker Original Issue published 2003 in German In this journal (also in the citations) the official short characters and the pinyin of the PR of China are used. Characters on the cover: above wen‚ below wu Cover photo:

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    History of Jiu-Jitsu There are many different accounts as to the origins of Jiu-Jitsu but some historians say that Jiu-Jitsu‚ also known as “the Mother of Martial Arts”‚ can be tracked back to India where Buddhist monks said to have invented it. Concerned with self-defense these monks developed movements based on balance and leverage. It was done in a manner that would avoid reliance on strength and weapons. With the expansion of Buddhism‚ Jiu-Jitsu spread from Southeast Asia to China‚ finally

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    to Win The two novels pivot around that central theme‚ strength of character. The first novel‚ ”The Race of my Life” is an autobiography by alpine ski racer‚ Herman Meyer. The second book  “Fighter” was a biography of George St-Pierre‚ a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Two contemporary‚ highly skilled athletes in completely unrelated sports. Both are at the top of their game and are face with a large obstacle that they will have to overcome to proceed with their career. You are ultimately only

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    fact is there is some skill involved in it. This is known as Mixed Martial Arts or MMA for short. According to Andre Herbert‚ “MMA is using the most effective techniques of various martial arts so that they complement each other perfectly.” Some of these styles use striking (kicking and punching) and grappling (grabbing‚ lifting) techniques. The styles used in MMA are pretty diverse. There is Muay Thai‚ which is a form of martial arts that originated in Thailand‚ which uses hands‚ elbows‚ knees‚ shins

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