Jeet Kune "Done"

Bruce Lee’s philosophies and the concepts of Jeet Kune Do have guided me in my martial arts journey but I am not a JKD practitioner. Personally I’ve found too much political conflict within that community and feel that movement has become many of the things Lee was originally against when he coined the name for his art. It’s ironic that an approach founded on the principles of evolution and freedom has become more about preserving the old and staying within the “way.”

When I train my focus is continuing Lee’s example of growth and expansion. The fact is Bruce Lee died at a young age and it’s preposterous to believe he had all the answers. Dan Inosanto has noted Lee was continuing to experiment and was evolving his “expression” up until the day he passed away. Since that time progress has been made in the field of martial arts/combative sports/self preservation and frankly I want to keep up in this modern era.

There are those whom I follow who are still part of the Jeet Kune Do universe, but they are part of the new wave of innovators in the field leading the way to new frontiers of effectiveness instead of clinging to old “dated” ways. One of the final lines in the “Tao of Jeet Kune Do” talked about leaving the boat behind after crossing the river. I left the “boat” behind long ago.

I like gyms that do not get into martial arts politics and pointless debates prevalent in those circles. I want focus on training and personal development, not talking about doing so.

Besides, as Bruce said “man is more important than any style or system.”

Anthony Pettis Matrix Kick

This is the kick that everyone is talking about. The final kick thrown in World Extreme Cagefighting's history(since it will merge into the UFC.)

Anthony "Showtime" Pettis runs off the cage to land his foot on Ben "Smooth" Henderson's face. Pettis used the move in the closing seconds of the 5th round of the lightweight championship and went on to win by unanimous decision. It would have been the perfect ending to the WEC's run if the kick and/or the follow up punches on the ground merited a ref stoppage.

Pettis and Henderson each earned a $10k bonus for Fight of the Night honors. $10k is pale next to the $100k bonuses the UFC gives, but that won't be an issue in the future since both will now fight in the Octagon.

Nontheless this is one of the most exciting moves ever pulled off in MMA's brief history.

Lea Michelle, GEEZUS!

People are up in arms over the sexy GQ spread featuring some stars from the cast of Glee. They say it's too provacative since the actors play high school teens. That's not the reason why I posted this entry.

I'm especially fond of Lea Michelle(Rachel Berry) getting her 'sexy' on in some white cotton panties. I'm a fan!






I watch the show, and thought she had nice ass. Her pics from the shoot pretty much dispute any claim otherwise. DAMN THAT THING IS NICE AND TIGHT.

Anticipation + Timing = Any Technique Can Land

This is simply an amazing piece of timing, as well as anticipation. The fight features a Kung-Fu practitioner against a Tae Kwon Do stylist. From watching it seems like no face punching is allowed, and this changes the dynamic of the fight. Also no takedowns are allowed, and the possibilities presented when they are "clinched" are numerous since both are wearing Gi jackets. Despite what the rules are, there is some impressive calculating and reading by the Kung-Fu guy.



Any technique can land provided you time it right, and you perfectly anticipate the opening created when the opponent is in transition(prior to initializing a strike or recovering strike to it's original position.)

Standing Guillotine - Nick Diaz

You may hate Nick Diaz's antics, or think he's too "ghetto" and unprofessional. But the guy has skills, and a technical fighter in both his boxing and grappling. When it comes to BJJ and submissions you would expect nothing less from a Ceaser Gracie blackbelt. I'm pleasantly surprised with Nick's wrestling knowledge w/ this video he shot with teh guys from Damage Control MMA.

Two-on-One Combinations - Part 1

Bad ass moves from wrestling Olympic champion Ivan Yarygin. I remember back in the early days there was an argument about the practicality of the two-on-one in MMA. The years were between 2000 and 2003. I remember when you could find a lot of awesome technical talk on the UG at MMA.tv the debate inspired a lot of discusssion on the pros and cons, but more importantly people going and testing the move in the gym and reporting back at their keyboards.



Watch this video and the you can totally see some applicable moves for the cage.

MMA EA SportsTrailer (Gamescom '10)

Wow! This game looks great. The roster of fighters doesn't get me excited, however the online play as well as being able to play in different venues look intriguing.



Another cool feature is downloading fighters created by other users.

However the most impressive feature is watching matches live on the the website, seeing the top users go at it with their created fighters during a live webcast takes gaming experience to a new level, I think.

EASportsMMA.com seems like a website I may have to frequent. October 13th, the game's release date, can't come soon enough. I wasn't too excited about this game till now. I still need to see how the actual gameplay is, especially the groundfighting.

It should be noted I got UFC 2010 about a month ago, but have not played it too much.