Chin-Na is a Grappling Martial Art from China that uses techniques to control or lock an opponent’s joints, muscles and tendons making him unable to move and eliminating his ability to fight. Chin means to seize or trap, Na means to lock or break. Chin-Na is believed to have played a role in the development of Japanese Ju-Jitsu. […]
Atemi Waza, in Japanese the term Atemi means blows to the body. Atemi can be delivered by any part of the body to any part of the opponents body. Some Atemi strikes against vital points in the body can kill or incapacitate an opponent. The development of Atemi techniques comes from the evolution of Japanese […]
Wrestling is one of the worlds oldest Martial Arts, and ancient Combat Sports. When cavemen started fighting other cavemen Grappling was one of the first forms of Combat, and Wrestling evolved from it. There are cave drawings of men Wrestling, estimated by whoever estimates cave drawing ages, to be more than 15 thousand years old…give or take […]
It’s known by many names: Thai Kick Boxing, Muay Thai Boxing, and Muay Thai Kick Boxing. It’s also called the art of Eight Limbs because the hands, elbows, shins, and knees are all weapons in this fighting art. Another thing you can call it is Devastating. Potent and Effective Muay-Thai is one of the most effective […]
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was originally known as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. It was developed by the Gracie family of Brazil, from Japanese Judo, that was first taught to Carlos Gracie. And then refined by his younger brother Helio Gracie, to become the effective fighting art that it has been for almost a hundred years. Although it was not […]
Boxing’s predecessor, Fist-Fighting, is most likely the oldest form of fighting, and only Wrestling predates Boxing as a Combat Sport. People have been fighting and beating the %$#! out of each other since the beginning of time – since the caveman days. And early on someone figured out that punching somebody in the face is […]
The Martial Arts Styles that are predominant in MMA are different in many aspects. Where they were from and what their philosophy and Fighting tactics are. Some styles focus on Striking and some on Grappling. Some emphasize Kicks, others, Punches, and still others, Chokes and Joint Locks. And in the last 18 years or so […]
