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My Muay Thai Training Diary: The Push Kick
Welcome back to my online diary documenting my very amateur experience training in Muay Thai. If you missed the previous entries on Bloody Elbow, read them here. My ongoing battle with kicks continued this week, though with positive results. Our main focus was leg kicks, which is something I have...
My Muay Thai Training Diary: Sparring
Welcome back to my online diary documenting my very amateur experience training in Muay Thai. If you missed the previous entries on Bloody Elbow, read them here. This week, I am proud to say I reached a new milestone in my training. For the first time, I sparred in an actual ring. The ring is a new...
My Muay Thai Training Diary: Frustration With Leg Kicks
Welcome back to my online diary documenting my very amateur experience training in Muay Thai. If you missed the first entry on Bloody Elbow, read it here. I have always thought of myself as not a particularly graceful person. I'm not some giant oaf or horribly clumsy, but, despite being on the...
My Muay Thai Training Diary: Year One
Welcome back to my online diary documenting my very amateur experience training in Muay Thai. If you missed the first entry on Bloody Elbow, read it here. One year ago, I started down an exciting path of personal growth - I began training in Muay Thai. Now, with year one down, I thought it was a...
UFC 136 Judo Chop: Steve Cantwell Hits a Fake Push Kick to Head Kick
In the opening bout of UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III, former WEC champion Steve Cantwell suffered a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Mike Massenzio. This marks Cantwell's fourth straight loss in the Octagon, and will very likely result in his dismissal from the UFC. That's a shame, because...
August 2011: Five Kickboxing and Muay Thai Fights to Watch
With the first weekend of August upon us, it's a good time to detail some of the action that kickboxing and Muay Thai fans will see over the course of the month. It's Showtime won't be in action and the Muaythai Premier League won't be debuting until September, but some rising promotions and...
Battle in the Desert III: Cosmo Alexandre to Headline Against Sakmongkol
Good news for fans of American Muay Thai, as Lion Fight Promotions continues to put together intriguing events out in Nevada. Battle in the Desert III is set for August 20th in Primm, Nevada and will be headlined by a bout between Cosmo Alexandre and Sakmongkol Sitchuchoke. The main event was...
MMHK 6/13 to 6/19: It's Showtime Madrid; K-1 Champ Overeem in Action
Banner image provided by Anton Tabuena It's Showtime Madrid Provides New Champ: Although Karim Bennoui entered Saturday's event as the 61 kg. MAX champion, Javier Hernandez left with the belt. Don't feel too bad if you're not familiar with Hernandez, not many people are. He's done well for himself...
Strikeforce Fight Card: Overeem, Werdum, Barnett and Rogers Represent Proud MMA Traditions
Long-time Bloody Elbow readers know that one of my obsessions is MMA History and the way modern mixed martial arts has stimulated the cross-pollination of diverse fighting traditions from around the globe. A lot of my efforts to understand the sport I'm obsessed with have involved tracing the...
Fedor Emelianenko Training In Holland With K-1 Legend Ernesto Hoost
Fedor Emelianenko, is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in his career against Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Silva. The long time top-heavyweight has received some criticism for staying too close to his comfort zone by refusing to train in other places aside from his home country of...
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