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Anytime I come across kids showing great skill in martial arts/boxing/wrestling or some other combat style I always post it up.

This is one of those times!

Check out Floyd Mayweather Prodigy, Floyd, Cashflow” Diaz smack the pads around with Roger Mayweather.

Growing up, I lived above my fathers martial arts (MMA) school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It was a lot of fun living there. It also made me a little cooler with the kids from school as I was the only guy that had a wrestling ring –we were all into the WWF back then–  in the basement.

The house and the school, Joslin’s Mixed Martial arts, have gone through many changes since it opened way back in 1967. In this video, I’ll take you on a tour of my childhood home and the place where my martial arts training began a long time ago in a galaxy far,far,away…

Way back in the early 1990’s I had been training in karate and kickboxing for some time when I came across a video tape (yes a VHS tape ) that changed my life forever. It was entitled “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu” and had been created by Renzo Gracie.

I literally watched three minutes of the first tape in the 12 volume series and I was completely hooked!

I began practicing the movements found within those instructional videos over and over again until I was comfortable with every single technique that I could find on them.

Not having access to a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teacher, as there were very few outside of Brazil at that time –if they did relocate it was usually to Miami or someplace warm, never Canada–, I ordered every single BJJ instructional video set that came out and continued to practice, practice and practice. Sometimes even two or three times  a day with anyone of my students or friends that would offer themselves up as a partner.

As I started to travel North America to train at BJJ seminars and many of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools that were starting to pop up within the United States, I really wanted to remember every single bit of knowledge that I came across. If I were to forget even the smallest detail when I returned home, I knew I would never improve as fast as I wanted to. To help me to not forget things, I started creating a manual. In the video below, I explain the extent I went to making it and the amount of detail that was put into the 700+ page monster of a book…

Check out this Mike Tyson tribute video!

Whether you like him or not there’s no denying the man’s ability to fight; intense, aggressive and instinctive, Mike’s Tyson’s punching power and hand speed brought a huge amount of excitement to the sport of boxing. If your a fight fan you gotta love part one of this video for it’s sheer intensity!

Part two is a little sad as it covers more of the downfall of Mike’s career. Mike’s life would be a tough one to live for anyone in my opinion. I hope he’s gotten himself and his life back on the good track.

Warning: Videos contain graphic profanity that may offend some people

Here’s a video of Steven Seagal showing some techniques to UFC Champ Anderson Silva. Some of the stuff looked pretty painful and it’s obvious Seagal is great at what he does. Question is…will we see some of it applied in the octagon?

It would be cool to see if someone could pull of those moves…

Here’s the video

Check out this video about a 9 year old boy who choked out an attacking pitbull!. His instructor says he’s been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) for nearly two months. Unbelievable bravery to react that way in such a dangerous situation. What a great story!

Here’s the news report…

Boy Stops Pit Bull Attack with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Choke! from iHookUpVegas.Com on Vimeo.

I came across these videos on youtube which reminded me of some of the funny things that have happened in MMA.

They include double knockouts, referees falling and getting taken down, jump flying attacks and more…

Enjoy!

I used to love the video game Mortal Kombat way back in the day. We used to play it at the variety store near my high school on lunch breaks.

Looks like they’re coming out with another movie version of it –first one wasn’t very good in my opinion– with Scorpion as one of the main characters.

From what I’ve seen online it looks like the movie might come out some time in 2013 which seems a little strange.

Here’s the trailer…

Man! I just came across these two videos, watched them and now I’m pissed!

What’s wrong with a fighter when he makes a gesture to touch gloves before fighting only to follow it up with what I believe is a total cheap shot attack.

That being said a fighter should protect themselves at all times. I almost fought a fighter at an event when I was the commentator when I threw his blood filled towel back at him after he tossed it on my shoulder while leaving the cage. I’m not one for touching hands when the bell rings and if my opponent reaches out to touch gloves I’d probably ignore it as the fight is already on. However, I would never,ever fake like I was going to touch gloves to purposely open up my opponent for attack. That’s a cowardly move.

I think the two guys in these videos give the sport of MMA a bad name. They make the UFC villians look like superheroes.

Check’em out…

Jermaine DeCosta recently visited my MMA school in Hamilton, Ontario with a few questions and a challenge!

Here’s how it all went down…