Martial Arts News Archives

Poor ticket sales and the collapse of several scheduled bouts forced the postponement of 'Halloween Bashing,' a mixed martial arts and boxing fight card scheduled for Friday at Harborside Event Center in Fort Myers, the promoter said Wednesday.

It was back in 1969 when a 17-year old George Thanos found himself in the ring face-to-face with Joe Lewis, a man who would eventually become a 10th degree black belt and would twice be voted as the greatest karate fighter of all time.

DEVIZES Judo Club has again made its mark on the national stage with several of their competitors securing medals in national championship events.

Over the past two decades, childhood and adolescent obesity has risen at an alarming rate.

Myra Calderon is not a soccer mom, a football mom or a baseball mom. She's an MMA mom.

She's not your typical cage fighter, but that's not stopping a Walla Walla grandmother from trying.

THE Glenavon Hotel in Cookstown is set to host one of the biggest mixed martial arts shows in Ireland in the New Year.

A pair of Saskatoon fighters are part of Saturday nighta s inaugural card for Aggression MMA Fighting Championship, an upstart mixed-martial-arts promotion based out of Edmonton.

A YOUNG Martial Arts kid delivered the most effective knock out blow in an U14 karate competition.

Warren, Arizona: Jake LaMotta learned to fight with an ice pick in his hand in a Bronx schoolyard, battering all the way in later life to a world middleweight title in an era of 15-round fights.

If you have traveled past the American Legion Hall at 200 S. Elm St. recently, you may have noticed that a new business has moved in.

The Comox Valley Boxing Club is hosting a Mixed Martial Arts seminar this Saturday, October 24th from 11 AM - 2 PM.

A Richmond Hapkido instructor is appealing a recent court decision that cleared the way for a lawsuit that, if successful, could have implications for a wide range of youth sports and extracurricular activities.

Editor's note: This column is about mixed martial arts, and it will appear on a biweekly basis on Thursdays.

INTRODUCTION: Mastering any of the Martial Arts requires one to have a true passion and constant drive to want to become better in his skills and techniques in order to earn his black belt.

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has been forced to withdraw from his title defence against Shane Carwin next month because of illness.

Owasso resident Jeannie "Mamaw" O'Connor is 74-years-old and has seven great grandchildren.

The first legal mixed martial arts tournament in Maryland on Oct. 24 will feature James "Binky" Jones, of Nottingham, right, as a main attraction.

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua proved Lyoto Machida is human. And perhaps some will feel Machida also a little lucky after his narrow escape at UFC 104.

A German on holiday in Australia had her black belt in karate to thank for thwarting an attempted robbery on the mean streets of the central Outback city of Alice Springs, Northern Territory police said Monday.

Young, white males in this country have flocked to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in an astounding wave, but the men directing mixed martial arts are seeking to expand their sport beyond just one demographic market and beyond just this country.

With the rise of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the appearance of fights on networks like CBS and NBC, mixed martial arts has arguably become the fastest-growing sport in the world.

What does poker have to do with the UFC, MMA Connected, rugby, and rap? You'll find out in this "battle" edition of The Nightly Turbo .

Karate Team. Many students of martial arts schools in Vero Beach may not set their sights as high as Dylan has but they can if they want to.

It's been more than two years since he signed with Ultimate Fighting Championship, but Mauricio - Shogun' Rua finally feels at home in UFC's famed Octagon.

Heavyweight Cain Velasquez weighs in Friday for UFC 104 at the Staples Center for UFC 104 in Los Angeles on Friday Oct.

On Saturday night, Ultimate Fighting Championship star Joe "Daddy" Stevenson steps into the Octagon for a lightweight bout against Spencer Fisher at UFC 104 in Los Angeles.

Rua takes shot at Machida UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, left, poses with challenger Mauricio Rua at the pre-fight news conference Thursday for UFC 104 in Los Angeles.

History will be made when the "White Cage" makes its debut on Sunday, October 25 as "HDNet Fights Presents: OLYMPIA DREAM 12" LIVE from Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

While Cain Velasquez patiently waits his turn for a shot at the UFC heavyweight title, Ben Rothwell thinks he can sneak up and take that place in line.

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua celebrates after knocking out former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in the first round of their bout at UFC 97 on April 18 in Montreal.

UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson has no desire to hide his approach to fighting.

RANDY COUTURE insists he has had no thoughts about retiring from mixed martial arts - despite being the granddaddy of the sport.

Share + Oct 19, 2009 6:10 pm US/Eastern Reporting Mike Schuh 1 of 1 Instead of watching on T.V. some Baltimore residents can finally get to see their favorite sport, mixed martial arts, in person.

Oliver Christopher, a Martial Arts expert from Gujarat and a student of Grand Master William Cheung , is in city to impart training in 'Wing Chun Kung Fu' style and also self-defence for students at No.

Know what's great about boxing? There are never any balls swinging around in your face like there are in mixed martial arts! But you would like swinging balls, wouldn't you? Philladelphia boxer Bernard Hopkins , who's been MIA from the ring for 14 months as he cashes checks from Golden Boy Promotions, doesn't need those homoerotics, which is why ...

Anyone caught slugging it out in public, UFC-style, will be seriously dealt with, says Chilliwack police.

Parents, their children, uncles and aunts all shared in a belting success when they attended a Tae Kwon Do grading ceremony.

Summary: The FCC's new proposed net neutrality regulations will likely pave the way for a complete government takeover of the Internet.

Martial artists, like many Americans, are concerned how this will affect posting on their personal and company websites. The takeover is scheduled to begin Oct 22nd.

Ryan Martinez, left, spars with Ricky Rodriguez, 17, both of Evans on Thursday evening at the Rodarte Center, 920 A St.

He has won world championships with Team USA and boasts a black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, but Shawn Chitwood's talents don't stop there.

MANY people have sampled the martial arts at some point in their life. These mystical ancient combat practices often inspire participation through either curiosity, as a method of self-defence or simply for enjoyment.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is expected to make its Virginia debut in January.

DAN HARDY has hit back at Bernard Hopkins' claim that mixed martial arts is nothing more than 'entertainment pornography'. Boxing legend Hopkins, 44, said he would never pay to see an MMA bout and rubbished claims it could replace boxing as the world's No1 combat sport.

Mumbai Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who was conferred with the title "Honorary Black belt of Taekwondo" by the Korean Government said that he felt like a tough guy despite mostly doing romantic films in his two-decade-old career.

Keith Hafner became a karate grand master in today's ceremony. When Keith Hafner purchased his karate school from Edward Sell in 1979, he promised to make it the best in the country and to make Sell proud of him.

Anyone who has ever paid a second's notice to mixed martial arts has heard it all before.

Actually, I'll refrain from watering down the spirit of my headline - and turbo-charge it instead: I'm European and regardless of the fact that American football is an extremely physical game, it still isn't a true contact sport like Australian football or soccer is and compared to soccer, it is often pretty safe.

Ken Bernstein, far left, leads his class Tuesday at Moving Zen Karate in Amherst.

This update is exclusively on the slighter end of the scale. The marquee matchups of early October have come strictly at lightweight and below.

Burnaby RCMP investigate the scene of a shooting in the lane behind the 7700-block of Edmonds St in Burnaby, BC Wednesday, October 14, 2009.

There's a new young gun in the UFC and he's Canadian - 20-year-old welterweight Rory MacDonald.

At first, Razak Al-Hassan didn't know there was a problem. "I didn't feel it," Al-Hassan told MMAjunkie.com of his dislocated elbow following his UFC debut in December 2008.

BERNARD HOPKINS has caused controversy by blasting mixed martial arts fans. The Executioner, who is scheduled to return to the ring against Enrique Ornelas in December, claims the rapidly-growing sport is nothing more than 'entertainment pornography'. And Hopkins, 44, is adamant it cannot be compared to the sweet science.

As musical guest Shakira reminded us tonight - hips don't lie. And it was those wiggly little body parts that helped usher lambada dancers Joanna Krupa and Mya to safety within the first half hour of Tuesday's Dancing With the Stars .

PICTURE JOHN BORREN: Kate Aroa recently won in her first tilt at Mixed Martial Arts and has been invited to the top-level Jewel MMA tournament in Japan in February.

Marking the beginning of its 25th year, the karate program offered at Anderson's PAL Club can boast that over 9,000 students have punched and kicked their way across the upstairs' dojo mats.

Adam Larkey October 13, 2009 10:58 PM EDT LOS ANGELES - Ultimate Fighting champ Chuck Liddell has been knocked out - of "Dancing With the Stars." The 39-year-old athlete was eliminated from the ABC dance competition Tuesday.

Former heavyweight champion Frank Mir will tackle French fighter Cheick Kongo at UFC 107 while Thiago Alves is matched up against fellow Brazilian welterweight Paulo Thiago on the Dec.

Japanese superstar and UFC and PRIDE veteran Yoshihiro Akiyama today revealed his next opponent in the Octagon: he'll face mixed martial arts legend Wanderlei Silva.

Varsha Vinod's exceptional abilities are hard to spot at first. She's an adorably cute 5-year-old girl from southern India, small, pretty with big brown eyes.

The championship evening of the Toughman competition and the second night of mixed martial arts fighting in Extreme Cage Combat 8.0 was Saturday night.

Chuck Liddell reacts after being knocked during a fight at UFC 97 in Montreal Saturday, April 18, 2009.

A rematch of former UFC light heavyweight champions is set for UFC 106, as Tito Ortiz will take on Forrest Griffin in the co-main event on Nov.

World #1 tennis player Serena Williams has taken it all off for ESPN magazine's first ever "Body Issue", which hit newstands this past Friday.

"Side mounttake downadvantagereversal, reversal, clinch! Clinch I say!" Never did I think I would hear these words come out of a cartoon's mouth, let alone one of the most legendary figures in TV history.

Carl G. Beamanwas the longtime instructor for the martial arts program held at Salem's Campbell Center.

Aaron Brink had just stepped out of a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. "I try to go as many times a week as I can," Brink told MMAjunkie.com as he made his way outside to talk.

Not so long ago, mixed martial arts fighting more closely resembled a no-rules brawl.

Bob Barker, Shaquille O'Neal, Ozzy Osbourne, Al Sharpton and Cedric the Entertainer aren't who you'd expect to see when turning on World Wrestling Entertainment programming.

As the reigning Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's top goalie, Davison's Tim Thomas has quite a fan following of his own.

Thousands of people will descend on downtown Sacramento this weekend for Second Saturday and they will see a new attraction -- a first of its kind event that's sure to raise some eyebrows.

MMA Louisiana vs. Florida WHAT: Mixed martial arts combat WHEN: Friday, October 9, 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Baton Rouge River Center Arena TICKETS: $125, $100, $75, $40, $30, $20 - available at Ticketmaster.com or 745-3000 Click Image to Enlarge LA FIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY Shawn Jordan, top, overpowers an opponent in a mixed martial arts fight.

Kyle Jensen brought a little something extra to Friday's weigh-in for the Mayhem in the Mist at Seneca Niagara Casino.

Ben Henderson fights for a world title Saturday night. But it wasn't that long ago that he was getting schooled on the wrestling mat at Dana College in Nebraska.

Rugby sevens and golf have been confirmed as new Olympic sports for the 2016 Games.

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The return to UFC of Tito Ortiz, one of the biggest drawing cards in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, is now up in the air.

Yesterday's episode of The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 left me feeling a little bummed out.

Kids kicking and punching each other while a coach cheered them on. That is what a Blue Springs attorney says happened inside Blue Springs High School one year ago.

Attorneys for Samuel Gomez described it as a "violent" form of martial arts that Blue Springs High School wrestling coaches allowed students to participate in last February without protective gear.

Oct 8 - New Zealand Olympic Committee threatens to sue a local taekwondo athlete financing his 2012 Olympic bid with the proceeds from a brothel.

Davidson, Neil - Not many fighters welcome a card being postponed, since delays play havoc with finely tuned training regimens.

Don't let Tom Hino's small stature fool you -- one false step and in the blink of an eye he could have you on the ground screaming "mercy" as he bends your ligaments like a pretzel.

The fever has broken. The patient is out of intensive care. But if you're President Barack Obama, you can't stop pacing the waiting room.

Purley's Darren Chan added another professional belt to his collection on Saturday as he won the IKF Southern Area Professional Light-Middleweight Kickboxing title.

UFC 90: Silva vs. CA tA© - October 25, 2008 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

The return to Ultimate Fighting Championshipa s Octagon for star Tito Ortiz has taken a twist, after Mark Coleman reportedly pulled out of their Nov.

Where I live: East Side. My fitness routine: Workout twice a week -- cardio, modern dance, ballet, kickboxing, martial arts techniques.

Mixed martial artist Chuck Liddell hit the stage with Dancing With the Stars. Fighter Chuck Liddell put on his puffy sleeves and got in touch with his feminine side Monday on "Dancing With the Stars." It wasn't pretty, garnering a 17 out of 30.

Share + Oct 5, 2009 3:25 pm US/Eastern The MMA WORLD EXPO is ushering in NYC's first conference and expo featuring educational sessions, live demonstrations, an exhibition hall and networking opportunities for the sport's growing legion of athletes, coaches and fans.

Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders - higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150.

PHIL Ounsley, of Dewsbury mixed martial arts gym, Caged Steel, won the British Middleweight title, beating Doncaster's Gary Savage in Hull on September 27.

Braden Vernille? kick demonstrates some of the flexibility developed while training in tae kwon do.

FROM building dens to sumo wrestling, dads showed they were just big kids at a fun-packed event celebrating fatherhood.

In 2009, Soke Hausel, world head of Shorin-Ryu Karate & Kobudo (Seiyo-Kai) celebrates his 45th anniversary in martial arts & 40th anniversary as a karate instructor. The polymath was recently invited into 2 Halls of Fame for life-long contributions as a teacher. He also received similar honors in a totally unrelated profession - geological sciences.

Vitor Belfort knocked out Rich Franklin in the main event of UFC 103 on Saturday night in Dallas Photograph by: Josh Hedges, Zuffa Some competitors wait years for a title shot after signing with Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Victoria Harbour native Gregg Ross displays the gold medal he captured at the World Kickboxing and Karate Association's Canadian championships recently in Montreal.

It's being called the ultimate grudge match, but it may tough to tell who has the bigger grudge.

UFC announcer Mike Goldberg calls it the first big fight he called before he began calling the biggest fight club on the planet.

A martial arts move leads to felony child abuse charges for a Fayette County man.

MARTIAL arts exponents from Queensferry have kicked their way to success. Members of South Queensferry TKD, run by Julia Cross, took the title of best Tae Kwon Do school when they competed at the Master Sutherlands Coloured Belt Open TKD and Kick Boxing competition.

Mixed martial arts fighter Jeff Monson was sentenced to 90 days of work release for spray-painting anti-war graffiti on the Capitol in Olympia and an armed services recruitment center in Lacey.

TWO top fighters from Kilmarnock's Phoenix Taekwondo Club have been selected to represent Great Britain at a mixed martial arts event called Clash of the Titans.

For some, hearing the name Kimbo Slice is like hearing the sound of fingernails scraping down a chalkboard.

His next fight, though, won't be anything like his previous challenges. And it's unclear whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

DMX is really trying to make a comeback after being released from jail back in May following a string of arrests over the past two years.

Cash4Gold , the world's #1 gold buyer from the general public, today announced that it is expanding its sponsorship of top-notch Mixed Martial Arts fighters.

"I read the script and cried through most of it," Matt Hamill's mother, Janet told Loveland Magazine.