Tag Archives: Mixed Martial Arts

The Sports Archives – How Self-Defense Builds Self-Confidence!

Self-esteem begins with self-defense. The ability to defend yourself against bullies and predators builds self-confidence and self-respect. With this knowledge comes higher levels of self-esteem and this knowledge is incredibly empowering. Not only does martial arts training increase physical strength … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – A Short List Of Some Of The Most Popular Female Athletes!

Female athletes are inspirational to people all over the world because they work hard to achieve everything that they accomplish. Though the sporting world is often dominated by men, female athletes now have a firm hold on the industry and … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Taking A Closer Look At The History Of Jiu Jitsu!

Today, Jiu Jitsu is known as one of the world’s most popular styles of martial arts. Unlike other styles of martial arts where speed and power are the key components for success, Jiu Jitsu relies on a more controlled, methodical … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – How To Start Learning Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)!

Mixed martial arts has become one of the most popular styles of combat in recent years. In addition to numerous professional MMA tournaments being held throughout the country, there’s even a realty television show based on it. As a result, … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – What Is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?

Brazilian jiu jitsu is a combination of several styles of Asian martial arts that was developed in the country of the same name. It was designed to be an effective form of self-defense that has some cultural elements from Brazil … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The Pacquiao-Bradley Screwjob

The Pacquiao-Bradley Screwjob On June 9th, 2012, Manny Pacquiao experienced once of the biggest screw jobs in the history of the sport of boxing. In basic terms, Pacquiao dominated his opponent, Timothy Bradley, in almost every round of their fight, … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Overcoming All Odds – Five Inspirational Disabled Athletes!

The London Olympics were incredible for myriad reasons, but one of the most important of these was undoubtedly the treatment of the Paralympics. For possibly the first time, the Paralympics were treated as of equal importance, and the Paralympians were … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – MMA – Everything That Boxing Isn’t!

Over the last few years it would be fair to say that boxing had literally gone into hiding. This is the result of two things, the rise of other sports such as MMA and the lack of big names materialising … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Philadelphia’s Long Tradition of Sports Welcomes Another Member!

Whether we like to acknowledge them or not, we are currently living in uncertain times. Depending on your exact location there may be political or other concerns dominating your local news headlines. In a world full of uncertain times, people … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall!

I’m not a religious man and I’m certainly not one for preaching, but for the sake of spreading an important message, I’d like to call upon a well-known parable from the book of Samuel. I’m sure we’ve all had the … Continue reading

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