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Escrima is the most hardcore.

October 23, 2007

Some years ago, I took a couple months of Pekiti Tirsia (PT), which is a system of Escrima generally ignored by even hardcore martial arts enthusiasts. In part, this is because PT, like Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, has a closely regulated advancement system. Unlike Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, however, it lacks a large instructor pool, and is practically non-existent [...]

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UFC 67: Silva has game?

February 3, 2007

Let’s cut Travis “I’m-a-fatty-and-was-too-lazy-to-cut-weight” Lutter some slack about losing his chance for a real title shot, because only a bunch of retards actually expected him to win against Anderson Silva anyway. Sadly, 20% of UFC viewers are apparently retarded, or at least says the Pay-Per-View poll running before the fight began. What makes this truly [...]

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The Gracie let-down.

June 2, 2006

I meant to post sooner about last Saturday’s long-awaited showdown between Matt Hughes and Royce Gracie, but the last week has given me a few moments to think about the fight’s conclusion. As I told Bones Wiley before the fight began, my money would have been on Hughes, but morally I was opposed to betting [...]

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A Technocrat’s Guide to Tae Kwon Do.

March 14, 1996

Chapter One: The Belt Hierarchy
The Black Belt is a symbol of achievement for the many students undertaking the art of Tae-Kwon-Do. A hierarchy of colors based upon the strengthening and perfection’s of the fundamental elements of this art, the Black Belt represents the technique of the master. Although the student is still able to climb [...]

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