Building and improving your endurance is as important as improving your strength, technique and accuracy. This proves to  be true when it comes to MMA as well as with a lot of other sports where having the upper hand endurance-wise could spell the difference between victory and defeat. If only you could outlast your opponent every time.

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With the hustle and bustle of today’s busy lifestyle, a lot of people are becoming fitness buffs in their own right. Most of us exercise because we are aware of the benefits we could get from working out regularly. Aside from just looking good, some of the benefits of exercise include; increased endurance, lesser body fat deposits, enhanced athletic performance and an overall feeling of being physically fit.

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Why the need for a grappling dummy you ask? Picture this; how hard would it be for a martial artist like you to be sparring without a partner? There are some exercises and drills that you can do alone but when it comes to practicing techniques like throwing and grappling; you know it’s not possible.

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As a martial artist, are you flexible enough to do splits or do you even know how to do splits? Doing splits is a great way for stretching in martial arts. It has also long been known as a measure of a person’s flexibility. If you are among those who want to improve your flexibility and want to learn how to do splits; I’d like to share some tips with you in achieving the level of flexibility which will allow you to do just that; SPLIT.

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One of the fastest and the best ways to lose fat and get fit is by speeding up your metabolism which of course you have to compliment with regular exercise and sticking to your diet. It’s a known scientific fact that increasing one’s metabolism can help burn calories where fat gets replaced with muscle tissue which is sure to give you more of the much needed energy for sports and day to day activities.

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Staying fit as well as having a great body to go with it are just some of the reasons why people do regular exercise, engage in sports and practice martial arts. Speaking of martial arts; have you noticed that lot of martial artists you see have great abs? For a martial artist, having spectacular abs isn’t just for aesthetic purposes only. Let’s talk about the some of the reasons why martial artists find the need to build their abs and why they should.

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What is a mouth guard? What can it protect from? What is its history? There are certain aspects about the mouth guard that we don’t know or don’t even bother asking or finding out about. For athletes who train in the fighting arts like boxing and most martial arts and in some contact sports such as rugby and American football; using or wearing the best mouth guard when sparring and playing are a must.

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The Wing Chun dummy is certainly an integral part of Chinese martial arts. A lot of martial artists the world over have  enjoyed and reaped the benefits of training with the Wing Chun dummy. The late great Bruce Lee and his mentor Yip Man are among the legendary martial artists known to use this timeless and versatile training contraption.  Allow me to give you a brief background about its history and origin as well as a little bit of information on what wooden dummy/martial arts dummy types are available in the market.

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There’s been a lot of debate going on in the world of MMA and fitness as to which form of workout or fitness training is better. If you consider yourself a fitness aficionado whether it be for keeping your body fit or for the purpose of strength training MMA wise; kettlebell strength training would be the best way to go.

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We are going to take a look back at the history of one of the most ancient Chinese martial art which has been a great contributor to what has become of martial arts in modern times. Shuai Jiao is basically a form of sport wrestling but blocking and striking were later on added to the style. Shuai Jiao is now being referred to the modern Chinese and Mongolian wrestling. 

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