52 Blocks
Apr 23rd
What is 52 Blocks? There is a lot of mystery surrounding the term “52 Blocks”, (a.k.a. 52 Hand Blocks, Jailhouse Rock (JHR), Jailhouse Boxing and the Bumrush) and for good reason. Its origins are not exactly mainstream and it still resides primarily in a sub-culture within a sub-culture. Ever heard of Mother Dear, Fat Cat,…
How To Throw a Knockout Punch
Apr 28th
What Type of Fight? There are some key points to consider when learning how to throw a knockout punch. Firstly – what is the situation? Is it a street fight? A boxing match. A mixed martial arts (MMA) fight? All of these have to be taken into consideration separately. Also, a knockout punch is different to…
MMA Fighting Techniques – Throws
Oct 6th
Throws are integral to MMA and are used in a variety of ways. Simplicity is the key as the opponent may strike, clinch or perform a takedown at any time. UNDER HOOK THROW With this throw the fighter applies an under hook with one hand and holds the opponent’s wrist with the other. The fighter…
Leg Takedowns in MMA
Oct 6th
For the single or double-leg takedown to be effective, it is important to be within arm’s length of the opponent and with a correct set-up. The success rate also increases when the move is combined with strikes. When going in for the move, the hands remain up until the head has made contact with the…
Defence against Take-downs in MMA
Oct 6th
A good defence against takedowns is essential for fighters who are more vulnerable on the ground, for example grapplers and strikers. Takedown defence principle The basic defence principle is the same for all takedowns: step aside and avoid contact by deflecting the opponent with a push. This also puts them off balance and provides the…
MMA Fight Skills – Fighting from Guard Top Position
Oct 8th
Any time both competitors are on the floor with the fighter on top in between their opponent’s legs, this can be referred to as being in the guard top position. Using this position, the fighter can hit with both their hands or elbows. The opponent in the guard bottom position will either make an effort…
MMA Fight Skills – Fighting from Guard Bottom Position
Oct 8th
In the guard bottom position a martial artist may throw strikes, but because they cannot put their body mass behind them it’s improbable they’ll be a danger or produce a knockout. Nevertheless, this position is useful for submission moves or sweeps. The opponent should either be held well away or extremely near; anything in between…
MMA Fight Skills – Half Guard Top Position
Oct 8th
A half guard (or half mount) is when two rivals are on the floor yet only one of the fighter’s legs is in between their opponent’s legs. The competitor that is not on their back is referred to as being in the top position and has several choices, though their primary goal is to attain…
MMA Fighting from Half Guard Bottom Position
Oct 8th
It is crucial for the mma fighter to swiftly escape this situation because they will probably be hit by their adversary and they themselves possess restricted strike possibilities. The martial artist wants to move around as much as feasible to put their challenger off balance and also to develop the possiblility to embrace new positions.…
MMA Techniques – Side Control
Oct 11th
In the side control position the mma fighter sets their body on top of their opponent’s whilst securing their arms about their neck. To work, the fighter should press their body weight down on to their adversary while lowering their hips to the ground. It is a transition position since to implement effective punches the…
MMA Attacking Strategies in Back Position
Oct 11th
Properly implementing the back position results in probably the most dominating situations in Mixed martial arts because there is very little the adversary can carry out in defence. The opponent will consequently attempt everything never to be trapped in this manner. Turtle to back position The mma fighter initially secures the turtle position by lowering…
Defence Against Back Control in MMA
Oct 12th
If the fighter’s back is attacked they are at a disadvantage and for that reason ought to break free immediately. Escaping the turtle position through standing up A fighter in the turtle position with their adversary implementing an under hook body lock counters the move through coming up on to one and then both feet.…
Fighting Stances For MMA And Boxing
May 20th
The fighting style that a martial artist or boxer adopts is established by several variables. His or her build, height, temperament and character will be important in the continuing development of their bodily and mental abilities. For example a tall, lean, rangy fighter is not likely to decide on a crouching, brawling technique in his…
Punching Techniques For MMA And Boxing
May 20th
Points are scored in boxing by landing punches using the knuckle area of the glove on an opponent’s target area. The target region is the front of the head and the body above the belt. Punches landing on upper limbs will not count. A landing strike has to be directed with plenty of power for…
Pollution and Health
Nov 24th
Pollution, whether it be smog in the air, indestructible plastic rubbish washed up on the beach, or the potential effects of too much heat in the atmosphere, affects everyone in one way or another. Strictly speaking, pollution occurs when humans cause changes to the environment by releasing either substances or energy liable to cause hazards…
Working environments and Health
Nov 24th
The type of work you do almost certainly affects your health. The most obvious factors influencing a person’s health include the amount of physical activity required, the particular environment in which the work is carried out, and the amount of stress involved. It is, however, extremely difficult to predict the physical or mental effects of…
How Weather and Climate Affect Health
Nov 24th
The elements and the climate we live in can have important effects on our health, and often in complex and unforeseen ways. The human body is specially adapted to survive in the many different environments of the world. We can live equally succesfully in the extreme heat of the Sahara desert as in the snowy…
Health on Vacation
Nov 24th
People interact continuously with the things around them. For example, countless potentially pathogenic, that is, disease-causing, bacteria live on our skin. Despite this, they seldom make us ill. We live with these bacteria in equilibrium. Our body’s enormous capacity to adapt becomes evident in illness, which is in fact a symptom of our body fighting…
Drug abuse
Nov 24th
Throughout history, and in all parts of the world, people have wanted to alter the ways they feel, perceive and behave. For some the reason has been religious; for others it is a search for knowledge; for many the reason is simply to obtain pleasure. Meditation, extreme physical exercise, specialized techniques of breathing, starvation and…
Drinking Alcohol and health
Nov 24th
There is a Japanese proverb that describes the slide into the uncontrolled use of alcohol: ‘First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man’. There are hundreds of thousands of people in any country of the world where alcohol is widely used, who fit this description.…
Smoking and health
Nov 24th
The tobacco plant Nicotiana tabacum, is probably the most loved and hated member of the vegetable kingdom. The smoking of tobacco in various forms provides many millions of people with a seemingly innocent and pleasurable pastime. But the most common form of tobacco use – the cigarette – has doctors united in calling cigarette smoking…
Addiction
Nov 24th
The ‘junkie’ taking a ‘fix’ in a squalid room, with heroin and syringe; the alcoholic lying dead-drunk on a park bench surrounded by empty bottles which once contained cheap wine; the chain-smoker who keeps extra packets of cigarettes in the house just in case supplies run out when the shops are shut – these are…
Stimulants
Nov 24th
Since ancient times substances have been used to affect the mood. People have been making use of alcoholic drinks and plants containing ‘hallucinogenic’ substances to make life seem more agreeable, these positive effects sufficing as motivation for their use. It is largely unclear, however, why some people choose a method which inevitably endangers their health.…
Control of behaviour
Nov 24th
Within nearly all social groups there exist many factors that seek to deliberately manipulate and control behaviour. Examples of these are written or hidden rules and codes of conduct, reward and punishment, all of which coerce us into complying and conforming. Level, a child is brought up by its parents to behave in a certain…