Professional wrestlers have always been larger than life. That’s in both the figurative and literal senses – great stage presence goes hand in hand with simply dwarfing the average human being and even the average gym rat. However, throughout wrestling history, there have been real heavyweights those who’ve made even these big guys look tiny.…
When Sia’s music video “Alive” was released in 2015, it was praised for its cinematography and choreography, but most of all, for the little 9-year-old martial artist who starred in it – Mahiro Takano. Born and raised in Niigata Prefecture, a region in Japan famous for its rice paddies, Takano appears in the video showcasing…
Hoy en día, competir en peleas es generalmente una opción que la gente hace para sí misma. Sin embargo, en los días en que los imperios abarcaban continentes, había muchas oportunidades para que guerreros emergieran victoriosos del campo de batalla. Echemos un vistazo a algunos de los guerreros más infames en la historia antigua. Galvarino…
Ever heard of the Lingerie Football League? Gorgeous women who play American Football in helmets, shoulder pads… and racy lingerie, (if the title didn’t give it away). Well, Las Vegas – of course, it had to be Las Vegas – has brought a very similar concept right to MMA’s doorstep. Enter the Lingerie Fighting Championships,…
Throughout history, the martial arts have seen their fair share of unique and devastating weapons, but there are some that just take the cake for being both weird and frighteningly deadly. Let’s have a look at some of the most unusual martial arts weapons ever to be created. 1. Blackjack Fans of the video game…
Nowadays, competing in fights is usually a choice that people make for themselves. Back in the days of continent-spanning empires and warring kingdoms, though, there were plenty of opportunities for legendary warriors to emerge from the field of battle. Let’s take a look at some of the most infamous warriors in ancient history. Galvarino During…
No matter how much competition experience a fighter has in whatever circuit he or she is in, it’s not entirely unheard of for one to still have the usual pre-match jitters and butterflies. The task ahead, the idea of performing at full strength and capacity, firing on all cylinders, can be daunting and anxiety-inducing, especially…
No importa cuánta experiencia como luchador tengas, ni cuántos combates hayas realizado, es normal que te pongas nervioso antes de pelear. Es un momento en el que estás sometido a mucha presión y un error puede costarte el combate. Aquí hay algunos consejos sobre cómo luchar contra los nervios antes de pelear. El primer paso…
Es incuestionable que Japón es el líder mundial en judo, y han consolidado su presencia con cuatro medallas de oro en este deporte en el último día de la Universiada de Verano de este año en Taipei. Su presencia en dicho evento se resume en 10 medallas de oro, dos plata y cuatro bronce. …
En cuanto a los sistemas de lucha y las actividades físicas, no hay otro más divertido que el arte marcial brasileño de la Capoeira. Conocida por sus patadas y acrobacias, la capoeira es tan hermosa como peligrosa. Después de ser usada en la cultura pop, en los videojuegos de Tekken, en la serie de animación…