by Didact | Mar 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
What follows is even stupider than this It would appear that the Rowdy One thinks that she could take on the boys and win- or at least, she could if they are her size: UFC women’s bantamweight champion and all-around American badass Ronda Rousey said on ESPN’s...
by Didact | Feb 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Bullshido 101 Hey, quick, tell me how you know when someone is completely bat-crap crazy. My answer is probably slightly different: You know when someone is bonkers when his idea of fun is to smash his shins into a heavy bag as hard as he possibly can for ten minutes...
by Didact | Feb 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Buakaw Por Pramuk. Multiple muay thai world champion. EPIC badass. The absolute worst thing about serving out my time living and working on assignment here in the UK is that I had to leave my Krav Maga school and its people behind. I love Krav Maga. I got to...
by Didact | Nov 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
So there I was, with about an hour or so to go until the end of the workday and then I could start thinking about leaving and hitting the gym. I was taking a bit of a break (read: goofing off) and surfing teh interwebz looking for mildly interesting content when I...
by Didact | Oct 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
In the world of MMA, there are truly legendary coaches who have really done great things for the athletes that they mentor. Gene LeBell, who is one of Ronda Rousey’s coaches, comes to mind. Then there’s Ray Longo, who coaches current UFC middleweight...
by Didact | Oct 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
How do you cartwheel through someone’s face bones while making it look as elegant and yet terrifying as possible? Pretty much like these guys do it: It is hard to think of something that is such a splendid combination of badassery, buttock-clenching terror, and...
by Didact | Sep 21, 2014 | fitness, Uncategorized
Bob, duck, weave, and slip. That’s pretty much it. Oh, and- most important of all- KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. It’s actually not quite as easy as I make it sound- or he makes it look in that video. If you’ll notice, he uses his hands a great deal to slap or...
by Didact | Sep 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
All in the same post! First, this is what a truly badass martial art looks like- and for once I’m not talking about either MMA or Krav Maga: No question about it- traditional karate, of the kyokushin or shotokan styles, is seriously lethal. As you...
by Didact | Sep 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
A number of bloggers have posted about this video and have provided their thoughts about it. Watch the video below first before you read on, it’s worth seeing in its entirety: This has already been covered by various people that I read and whose views I respect-...
by Didact | Aug 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
God bless Bas Rutten: This is actually a heavily condensed and edited version of Bas Rutten’s original street fighting instructional DVD. Looking at it from the perspective of someone who does a street-geared martial art, I can tell you this- everything...
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