Imagine the sport of Mixed Martial Arts is a house. The foundation is the rules, the walls and floors are the fighters, and the roof is the promoters. Maybe, the doorbell is “Face the Pain” by the band Stemm. And the ornate molding running throughout the house, which catches the [...]
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Feed Me Fight Me is all about the Mission. For John Watkins and Brian Eayrs, who became friends while serving in the US Marine CORPS, their burgeoning business’ mission is a pincer attack: create high-quality sports apparel they believe in and pay it forward to their fellow veterans. “We’re about [...]
Slap a kimura on your cup of joe with Ground Shark Coffee! Actually, Ground Shark Coffee co-founders Nick Lowary and Adam Romero, who met training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, would say something friendlier and more inspirational like, ‘coffee that gives you the morning jolt or the afternoon energy to make your [...]
He won’t quit. Whether it’s during eleven hours of hard sparring for charity, ten years as a teacher and small business owner or nearly two decades of grinding to become a Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt, Chris Civello isn’t going to quit. If anything, the founder and head instructor of Sakura BJJ [...]
What do the most high profile martial artists in the world eat? Whatever Mario Limaduran cooks for them. Officially announced in December 2018, the Ultimate Fighting Championships, through their Performance Institute, partnered with the “nation’s largest all-organic meal delivery service” Trifecta to feed their elite mixed martial artists each and [...]
This past April, one of cinema’s finest achievements marked its 30th anniversary- Bloodsport. In 1988, the world was introduced to the flexible-physique of Jean-Claude Van Damme, the term “Kumite”, slow-motion jumping-spin kicks, and we’ve never been the same since. To honor this immaculate masterpiece, here are 10 reasons why Bloodsport [...]
It’s the driving force and presiding ethos behind Scramble Wrestling Gear, a burgeoning brand for affordable and high quality wrestling apparel based out of The Garden State. “Wrestling is a mind game,” states Scramble co-founder Stephen Kolankowski. “You can beat someone before you even get on the mat with how [...]
When director Patty Jenkins needed a stunt double to embody the preeminent Amazonian warrior, she found the ideal candidate who like the character had trained her entire life in martial arts and weaponry for such an opportunity - Caitlin Dechelle. “I started at six years old,” said Dechelle. “I was [...]
Olson has fought limitations, violations, and expectations. Olson has challenged the status quo, shattered stereotypes, and kicked convention to the curb. Olson’s story is one of triumph over troubles, some of the darkest one can imagine, and she’s using her life to inspire others. There’s just so much more to [...]
For some martial artists, their truth isn’t only on display when they throw their fists and feet. It can be seen in what they wear, it can be heard in what they sing, and it lives in everything they create. Case in Point, UFC Featherweight Fighter Andre “Touchy” Fili “I [...]
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