Demonstrating that Tumbl Trak’s floor filled with air, the Air Floor, is a great tool for Martial Arts training. @ Victory Taekwondo Academy

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The videographer, Chris Hutchinson, did some shooting at Oakville this week. I’m looking forward to what he ends up doing with that footage.

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Jerin Valel via email:

I think the British reporter in the peace was very irresponsible in his presentation of the topic, and was driven by sensationalism.

This is “my” sport so I take exception to it. I was a former professional MMA fighter and Coach, and moved on to become a reputable referee travelling the world over.

All though i don’t support drinking alcohol in a crowd context, what the two young athlete did was not MMA in its true definition, as there was no striking allowed (punching, kicking, hitting).

What they did do was a submission grappling match (which is combination of Wrestling, and Brazilian Jiujitsu on a wrestling mat), which you can find at many local elementary schools (it’s amateur sport). Its seems that in order to allow kids to follow and support a sport they love (MMA – orgs like the UFC), some parents and small organizers/promoters allow kids to compete at submission grappling in a professional MMA cage prior to the start of and event (it’s always a draw with no winner, more of demonstration). This is similar to “tim bits” 4 year olds hockey teams playing on the ice before an NHL game (for the experience), and we all know the beer that is consumed and fights that happen later at a hockey game.

OK.

I’ll concede that in some circumstances MMA could be a healthy sport. Safer perhaps than Women’s Elite Gymnastics.

That concession out of the way, I vote to remove boxing from the Olympics. And remain convinced that children’s MMA will escalate in violence, perhaps reaching the level of Canadian ice hockey someday.

related –

Guardian – Children fighting in a cage is wrong, but don’t demonise the sport

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The video below shows two young boys, both under the age of ten, taking part in a grappling match, inside a cage, in front of a crowd of severely inebriated adults.

Yes you read that right. …

Cheap Seats

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I can barely watch adults in this brutal sport.

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate, Judo and other styles. …

Michael Vick goes to prison for dog fights. But this is legal?

Thanks George.

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The louts of Auckland get it on too in this Haka flash mob. (VIDEO)

I’m cheering for the All Blacks.

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If you haven’t seen UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre doing gymnastics, here’s your chance to see him on the rings as he prepares to face the ex-Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz at UFC 137 in . Diaz surrendered his belt to get the chance to face GSP for the UFC title on October 27 in Las Vegas.

MMM Nation

GSP:

… This is the hardest sport I’ve done in my life.

“Gymnastics is going to make my career more long because it’s a good [on the] therapeutic point of view. It stretches my body. It gives me more range of motion, better coordination, and better athleticism.”

Coach: Patrick Beauchamp

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Filmed at the UFC 129 press conference April 27, 2011, Toronto.

Thanks Michael in Scotland for the link.

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Coach Kelly Manjak had their tickets confirmed on his birthday. So far it looks like a sell out, a record gate (ticket sales) for MMA.

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Are you in it?

Check out the website – getyourkidsoffthecouch.com

This service is for the USA only, for now. You search by zip code.

It’s free for a basic listing. There are premium monthly plans if you want to use the site to advertise and promote.

Thank Brian Foster for inventing this terrific online tool.

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Break dance + contortion + acrobatic gymnastics.

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ricks stunts gymnastics chinese box parkour freerunning tumbling martial arts flips capoeira trickers tricksters freestyle breakdancing tricking bboy combo powermoves air chair ardit charlee footzbeul flex gambler jonas brazil predatorz japan 2010 evolution UK bboy championship IBE BOTY germany handstand bloodsport youval

This kind of stuff started with bboy Junior, I assume.

(via FlipCatch)

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The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, also known as The LXD, is a web series about two groups of rival dancers: heroes (The League of Extraordinary Dancers) and villains (The Alliance of the Dark) who discover they have superpowers, referred to as “the ra”, through their dance abilities. …

Here’s Season 1, episode 1 – The Tale of Trevor Drift (14min)

The LXD has already filmed three seasons of the series. …. Season one focuses on the back story of the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, the “good guys”, while season two (now in progress) tells the story of the villains. …

It’s been a hit, the most viewed original web series on Hulu.

That’s why I haven’t mentioned it lately. Hulu is only available in the USA. Screw ‘em if they can’t figure out how to sell to other markets. (Hulu is already worth about $2 billion so I doubt they’re frantic to launch in more nations.)

And … I found this episode lame, especially for a premiere. My fascination with LXD is over for now. Leave a comment if you think I’m wrong on that.

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