UFC 105 Predictions

Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley - Pearson by Decision
James Wilks vs. Matt Brown - Brown 1st Rd TKO
Michael Bisping vs. Dennis Kang - Kang by 1st Rd TKO
Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy - Hardy by 2nd Rd TKO
Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera - Vera by 2nd Rd TKO

Strikeforce : Fedor Vs. Rogers Predictions

Fedor vs. Brett Rogers - Fedor 1st Rd KO or Sub

Fedor IS in my opinion the greatest fighter on the planet today, Heavyweight and pound for pound (P4P). Brett Rogers has knocked out Arlovski, which was a fantastic record, but we have yet to see if Brett has any ground game at all. This is a guy who was fighting on dirt floor cages before going to EliteXC ... Fedor on the other hand has been in the MMA scene since 2000 with a start in Rings, a tear through the heavyweight division of Pride (which was there strongest division), and had just defeated two former UFC champions. I see this fight being either a 1st Rd KO Zulu style, or the Ogowa style beat down with a submission at the end. Brett does have a chance with a punch because he is powerful, but Fedor is a complete beast and will wreck Brett Rogers.. This is not going to the second round.



Jason "Mayhem" Miller Vs. Jake Shields - Decision

Two young prospects that have been in the game for awhile now. Miller just came off the NC at Dream 9 due to an illegal soccer kick on Jacare, while Shields tore right through Robbie Lawler with a very quick Guillotine. Now both of these guys usually fight at 170lbs, but for this fight they have gone up weight to 185lbs to fight for the Strikeforce middleweight championship. Both are amazing on the ground, with Shields (who is on a 14 fight win streak) having a small advantage, and both are decent on the standup portion. I see this either being a decision win for Miller, or a submission win for Shields late into the championship round, possibly the 4th.

Gegard Mousasi Vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou - 1st Rd KO or Sub

Mousasi is a COMPLETE beast at the moment. Not only did he tear through the Dream Middleweight tournament, defeating the likes of Jacare, Dennis Kang, and Melvin Manhoef, he also went up to Heavyweight and beat the always dangerous Mark Hunt in the first minute of the first round. The defining moment though was this summer when he took on former UFC veteran Bablu and KO'd him in amazing fashion in the first minute. Sokudjou has been defeating giants in the Super Hulk Tournament in Dream by putting them on their backs, but he has shown other than his wins over Lil Nog and Arona that he really is not ready for top competition and needs to work on his conditioning. I see Gegard pulling off a KO/TKO in the first round, or Sub in the first.

Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Fabricio Werdum - 2nd Rd KO

This fight is going to be a blast. I really do not know who to pick in this matchup, Werdum has top five Jui Jitsu in all of MMA at the moment, and Silva has been knocking opponents out his short career. These guys are both giants, each standing at 6'4 tall and peaking towards the 265lbs limit. Whoever wins this bout will most likely take on the winner of Fedor / Rogers bout for the number one contender ship for the strikeforce heavyweight championship (which is held by Dutch kick boxer Allister "Ubereem" Overeem). In the end I see Antino Silva landing a shot in the 2nd round that puts Werdum out cold.

UFC 104 Predictions

Stefan Struve vs. Chase Gormley - 2nd Rd Sub (Triangle)

The first bout of the night is a heavyweight bout between the new comer Chase Gormly and the taller than the empire state building Stefan Struve. Gormly is undefeated in his career, but I see Struves height / reach advantage coming into play, and with him taking it down to the mat for a submission.

Kyle Kingsbury vs. Razak Al-Hassan - 2nd Rd TKO

Al-Hassan is famous for being the guy who didn't tap to Steve Cantwells armbar, but he looked smooth on the feet. I have to admit I have not saw Kyle Kingsbury fight, so I'm just picking this on the limb. Hopefully Al-Hassan will tap this time if a submission is executed, or it'll be another few months gone from the Octagon. Remember Razak .. Tapping is NOT for bitches, it's for you won't get INJURED.

Jorge Rivera vs. Trob Kimmons - 3rd Rd TKO

Jorge is back in the Octagon, and he's always shown to be very tough, just check out the Rich Franklin fight for proof. I see this being a lopsided battle with Rivera getting the TKO victory due to punches.

Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen - 2nd Rd TKO

Arguably the second best fight on the whole card, and IT'S NOT EVEN ON THE PPV! These two veterans in the mma game are both fantastic wrestlers (with Sonnen being Olympic calibre), and Okami being great controlling his opponents. Sonnen is currently 2-3 in the UFC, while Okami is 8-1 and holds a DQ victory over the current Middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Okami is defiantly ready for a shot at the title after he TKO's Sonnen with a Muay Thai Knee in the 2nd.

Antoni Hardonk vs. Patrick Barry - 1st Rd KO

A battle between former K-1 kick boxers, is this going to be a battle on the feet? Pretty much, but Hardonk could take this to the ground for a sub, because Berry has shown weakness in this area. On the feet Hardonk has the reach advantage and height for sure, but Berry hits very hard, and can head kick people much taller than him! I see this going KO for Berry, or Hardonk by Sub. Should be a great fight.

Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer - Decision

Ryan Bader has been on a roll since his win on the ultimate fighter show. His great wrestling will grind out a decision victory over Eric Schafer.

Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida - 1st Round Gullitine

This bout is a hard one to call, the easiest thing to say is Rumble will KO Zenko in the first round, which could really happen for sure, but after Johnson's weigh-in yesterday, I see him being very drained and he has shown before that he is open for submissions (the Rich Clementi fight). Yoshida will use his great Judo to take Johnson down and sub him. I see the upset happening.

Joe Stevenson vs. Spencer Fisher - 2nd Rd Guillotine

The first round of this fight will be a battle on the feet, in which I believe Fisher will have the uppperhand. Stevenson will come into the second looking for the finish with his famous guillotine choke. Should be a great fight.
Gleison Tibau vs. Josh Neer - Decision

I see this fight going the same way Pelligrino Vs. Neer went. Neer will be on his back not doing that much, while Tibau will try to pound him out, and try for the occasional triangle choke. Tibau by decision.

Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell - 2nd Rd TKO

Veteran of mma, but new comer to the UFC Ben Rothwell brings in array of weapons to his disposal which will surprise Velasquez. Velasquez did great in the Kongo fight.. When it was on the ground, but he was getting tagged on the feet every second they were standing. Kongo has no ground game and is a good striker, but Ben is a good striker.. With good wrestling to boot. People who don't know Rothwell are going to be surprised. TKO in the second due to punches.

Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua - 2nd Rd TKO

Now, this is a fight I've been looking forward to since it's been announced. The only reason I'm picking Shogun is because I've been a fan of his longer, and he got me into MMA along with a couple other fighters. I believe Machida has not faced a tough competitor the calibre of Shogun yet, BUT Machida is a complete beast and nobody can figure him out. Either this fight does not last long, or it's an outright battle. It may be a kickboxing match, it may be a grappling match, it might be the full mma package, you never know with these two samurai’s. Shogun via TKO in the 2nd or Submission (triangle), or Machida by TKO in the 2nd / possibly 4th.

Dream 12 Predictions

Dream 12 is this Sunday and in a cage for the first time! They are looking into making a cage event once a year, and other then the dull cage of the UFC's, Dream is going with a white / hexagon look.

Hironaka Kuniyoshi vs. Parky - Decision
Yoshiro Maeda vs. Chase Beebe - 3rd Rd TKO
Yoon Dong Sik vs. Terec Saffiedine - 2nd Rd Dong Bar
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tokimitsu Tarec - Decision

Zelg Gelesic vs. Kazushi Sakuraba - 1 Rd TKO :(
Zelg is the much younger fighter with less injuries, while Sakuraba sadly looks past his time and may be on the other hand of another Manhoef style beatdown.

Marius Zaromskis vs. Bae Myoen Ho - 1st Rd KO
The new welterweight champion will show why he's one of the most exciting fighters in MMA right now. He will finish this fight in outstanding fashion, just like almost every other fight he is in. Highlight reel worthy here we come.

Eddie Alverez vs. Kikuno Katsunori - 2nd Rd TKO
I like both of these fighters a lot. Eddie Alverez just did amazing at Beletor, while Kikuno just got a great win over Dida in a huge upset. I see the agreession of Eddie being too much for Kikuno.

Allistair Overeem Vs. Josh Thompson - 1st Rd KO
This one is a given. I see a highlight reel KO, either a flying knee, donkey kong style smash, or one punch KO.

Great New Albums

Here are some fantastic new albums I've been listening to. Check some of them out!

Strike Anywhere - Iron Front



The Swellers - Ups And Downsizing



Converge - Axe To Fall



Sherwood - QU



Austrian Death Machine - Double Brutal



Evergreen Terrace - Almost Home



Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon

Dream 11 predictions

Dream 11 is tomorrow night, and looking to be a great show! Here are my predictions.

Semifinals of Super Hulk Tournament:

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Bob Sapp - 1st Rd TKO
Hong Man Choi vs. Ikuhisa Minowa - 1st Rd TKO

Featherweight Grand Prix Semifinals and Finals:

Bibiano Fernanders vs. Joe Warren - 2nd Rd Sub ( Thiangle)
Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Hideo Tokoro - 1st Rd KO ( I love both fighters)

Individual Bouts:

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Melchor Manibusan - 1st Rd TKO
Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen (Dream Lightweight Champion) - 1st Rd Sub (heelhook)

K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 Predictions

Badr Hari vs. Zabit Samedov - 1st Rd KO
Peter Aerts vs. Alistair Overeem - 2nd Rd KO
Musashi vs. Jerome LeBanner - 1st Rd KO
Semmy Schilt vs. Daniel Ghita - 2nd Rd KO ( Leg Kicks)
Ewerton Teixeira vs. Singh "Heart" Jaideep - Decision
Ruslan Karaev vs. Kyotaro - 1st Rd KO
Glaube Feitosa vs. Errol Zimmerman - 3rd Rd KO
Remy Bonjasky vs. Melvin Manhoef - 1st Rd KO (Upset of the night)

Should be an excellent night of kickboxing action! Make sure to watch!

UFC 103 Predictions

Preliminary Card

Rob Emerson Vs. Rafael Dos Anjos - Decision
Vladimir Matyushenko Vs. Igor Pokrajac - 2nd Rd TKO
Eliot Marshall Vs. Jason Brilz - 1st Rd TKO
Rick Story Vs. Brian Foster - 3rd Rd Sub ( RNC)
Rafaello Oliveira Vs. Nik Lentz - Decision
Jim Miller Vs. Steve Lopez - 2nd Rd Sub (Guillotine)
Drew McFedries Vs. Tomasz Drwal - 1st Rd KO
Efrain Escudero Vs. Cole Miller - 2nd Rd Sub (Armbar)

Main Card

Tyson Griffin Vs. Hermes Franca - Decision
Josh Koscheck Vs. Frank Trigg - 2nd Rd TKO
Martin Kampmann Vs. Paul Daley - 1st Rd KO
Mirk Coo Crop Vs. Junior Dos Santos - 1st Round KO
Rich Franklin Vs. Vitor Belfort - 1st Rd TKO

Should be an AMAZING night of fights, make sure not to miss it!!

My roommate and I have made the Fedor song now a video! Enjoy everybody and soon they'll be even more to the site!

Cheers!

Trevor

Supplements

Anybody that is looking to buy a great protein supplement, here is the best tasting one on the market. BSN Syntha 6 comes in many flavors, and is delicious in shakes, pancakes, and oatmeal.

I incuorage to buy the Banana flavor,it is the best tasting protein I have had to date.

Hey everybody, things have been going VERY slow and lackluster with the blog. There's two reasons for this .. 1) school has been insanely busy and 2) there's going to be a new layout! Get ready for a stellar worthy boarder, and brand new MMA news, MMA Highlights, and great music to feed your ears!

Cheers ,

Trevor

Music of the Week

The new album by Farewell entitled "Run Up The Flagpoll" is some great pop/rock/ punk .. not sure how to describe it, but it is a great album that you should check out!

Hey everybody, sorry for the lack of updates, class has been busy and I've been at the gym quite abit :)

If any of you watched Strikeforce this past saturday, you might have noticed a certain fighter called Gegard Mousasi .. completely total a seasoned vetren in Babalu and at the same time gaining the Light Heavyweight Championship, in his first American apperance and only 24 years of age!! Armenian born, fighting out of the Netherlands (who is also the Dream middleweight champion) is going to be a force to reckon with, and it only helps that he's friends and trains with Fedor Emelianenko.

Here is a highlight of this great fighter.

Mixed Martial Arts Stream

Watch live video from MMA Arena! on Justin.tv

UFC 101 Predictions

Undercard

Jesse Lennox Vs. Danillo Villefort - 1st Rd TKO
George Sotiropoulos Vs. George Roop - Decision
Matthew Riddle Vs. Dan Cramer - 2nd Rd TKO
Thales Leites Vs. Alessio Sakara - 1st Rd KO
Tamdan McCrory Vs. John Howard - 2nd Rd TKO
Shane Nelson Vs. Aaron Riley - 1st Rd TKO
Main Card
Josh Neer Vs. Kurt Pellegrino - 2nd Rd Sub (Rear Naked Choke)
Kendall Grove Vs. Ricardo Almeida - 2nd Rd Sub (Thiangle)
Amir Sadollah Vs. Johny Hendricks - 2nd Rd TKO
Anderson Silva Vs. Forrest Griffen - Decision
BJ Penn Vs. Kenny Florian - 2nd Rd TKO

Fedor (The Last Empreror)

Here's the song everybody!!! My roommate is on guitar and we are both on vocals. Enjoy MMA / Metal fans!!

Cheers!

http://www.kemptproductions.ca/FEDOR%20(The%20Last%20Emperor).mp3

MMA Highlights

Here's a compilation of all the highlights I've made this year. Hope you all enjoy!

Cheers,

Trevor

K-1 Max / Showtime



MMA - Mixed Martial Arts



Dream Highlight



Dream / Pride Highlight

There's a Fedor song coming, written by yours truly and produced by a friend(www.myspace.com/kemptproductions) .

Be stoked because it is INSANE.

Amazing KO

Hey guys, check out this amazing fight from Dream 10 this morning!

Cheers!

Music Of the Week

Make sure to pick up Set Your Goals new album "This Will Be The Death Of Us" on Tuesday! If I had to pick my favorite album so far this year, this is it.

Dream 10 Predictions

Shinya Aoki vs. Vitor Ribeiro - 2nd Round Sub (RNC)
Jesse Taylor vs. Dong Sik Yoon - 1st Round Sub(Dongbar)
Paulo Filho vs. Melvin Manhoef - 1st Round KO
Andre "Dida" Amade vs. Katsunori Kikuno - 1st Round TKO
Andre Galvao vs. Jason High - 1st Round TKO
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Marius Zaromskis - 1st Round KO
Tarec Saffiedine vs. Ikemoto Seichi - Decision
I'm pulling for Sakurai to win his second fight of the night to be crowned the Welterweight Dream Tournament Champion!

Sorry about the lack of posts everybody! I've been very busy with class lately, but in the next couple days I'm going to post my Dream 10 predictions, Music of the Week, and also something Fitness related! Enjoy your weekend!

Cheers!

Trevor.

UFC 100 Predictions

Preliminary Bouts

Matt Grice Vs. Shannon Gugerty - Decision
CB Dollaway Vs. Tom Lawlor - TKO 2nd Round
Dong Hyun"Stun Gun" Kim Vs. TJ Grant - Sub (RNC) 2nd Round
Jon Jones Vs. Jake O'Brien - 2nd round KO
Mac Danzig Vs. Jim Miller - 3rd Round TKO
Mark Coleman Vs. Stephan Bonnar - Decision

Main Card

Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama Vs. Alan Belcher - Sub (ArmBar) 2nd Round
Dan Henderson Vs. Michael Bisping - 2nd Round KO
Jon Fitch Vs. Paulo Thiago - Decision
Georges St-Pierre Vs. Thiago Alves - 2nd Round TKO
Brock Lesner Vs. Frank Mir - 1st Round TKO

Here is my brand new highlight...

K-1 Max and Showtime Highlight

I hope all you guys love it, expect more :)

Cheers..

Music of the Week

The new album "The Tropic Rot" by Poison the Well is much more like their older albums that got me into the music I'm listening to today, other then their last album. I highly recommend you check this album out.

Dream Highlight

Brand new Dream MMA highlight!

Enjoy!

Dance Fitness Class (Lower Body)

While in a dance class, the lower body is constantly used and with the amount of different uses of the legs and hips, could cause some major injury if fallen on or used incorrectly for a long amount of time. When there is so much stress going on in your legs, parts that are weaker (not as much muscle and use) will keep a repetitive strain on those muscles.
The most common injuries during these classes are Shin Splints (pain in front of the lower leg), Anterior Knee Injury, Lower Back Strain and Sprained or Twisted Ankles. In dance classes, these injuries mostly occur when the person doing the exercise changes a routine, frequency or the intensity of the exercise. Always stop if you feel uncomfortable or hurting in anyway.

Ultimate Chaos took place last night with some decent fights, but not so decent production. In the main event Lashley took out the Bob "The Beast" Sapp in the first round via tap out due to strikes. I guess Sapp can go back to breaking toilets by sitting on them, or crushing lightweights in Japan? In the co-main event it was the Dutch knockout artist Gilbert Yvel against the former UFC champion, the Brazilian Pedro Rizzo.Yvel showed once again why he is one of the most feared strikers in the world, by KO'ing Pedro with some of the most brutal ground and pound EVER.

This weekend, two giants will face off in the main event at the Ultimate Chaos card. I'm taking Lashley via KO in the first, unless Sapp doesn't explode out of his corner like he usually does and throws bombs. Will we see the Big Nog Sapp .. or the Minowaman Sapp, just never know with him. The best fight on the card is the Gilbert Yvel and Pedro Rizzo fight though. I see Gilbert scoring the first round KO in a war.

Music Of the Week

Make sure to check out the new EP "Coast To Coast" from pop-punk band Hit the Lights this week. Excellent melodies and pop riffs that any fan of the genre will love.

The Ultimate Fighter Team US vs Team UK FINALE Predictions

I must admit I barley watched any of this season of the Ultimate Fighter. Here are my predictions for the final this weekend, should be some great fights.

Deigo Sanchez vs. Clay Guida - Sanchez Second Rd TKO
DaMarques Johnson Vs. James Wilks - Johnson Second Rd Triangle Choke
Chris Lytle Vs. Kevin Burns - Lytle First Rd TKO
Ross Pearson Vs. Andre Winner - Winner First Rd TKO
Joe Stevenson Vs. Nate Diaz - Diaz Second Rd Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Melvin Guillard Vs. Gleison Tibau - Guillard First Rd KO

Tim Sylvia Vs Ray Mercer

Tim Tim Tim, why you came 60lbs over your normal fighting weight has got most MMA fans thinking "Why?!". Even your friend and TRAINING PARTNER said you were in trouble against an almost 50 year old boxer (with punching power mind you) Well he's the video from last Saturday, enjoy.

UFC 99 : The Comeback Predictions

UFC is heading to Deutschland for the first time ever, and it looks like it's going to be a great show, with every fight most likely ending in the first or second round in my eyes. Here are my prediction.

Mirko "Cro cop" Vs. Mostapha Al Turk - Cro Cop First Rd KO (Left high kick, make it happen!) :)
Spencer Fisher Vs. Caol Uno - Uno Second Rd Submission
Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy - Davis Second Rd KO
Mike Swick vs. Ben Saunders - Swick First Rd KO
Chiek Kongo Vs. Cain Valasquez - Kongo Second Rd TKO
Rich "Ace" Franklin Vs. Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva - Silva Firsti Rd KO!

WEC 41

WEC 41 was a night to remember, not only did Brown and Faber have an amazing 5 round war with Brown winning the decision and beating Faber for the second time, but there was possibly one of the quickest, and nicest knockouts ever.. a double flying knee! I said it a couple months ago on the blog, and I'll say it again, Jose Aldo is a BEAST.

WEC 41 Weigh-In's

Here's the weigh-ins for WEC41, happening tonight with a great main event. Check done below for my predictions.

Dream / Pride Highlight

Check out the brand new MMA Highlight! Hope you all enjoy, and there will be more to come!

Trevor

Strikeforce/WEC

Strikeforce : Lawler vs Shields
WEC 41 : Brown vs Faber

What a weekend to be an MMA fan, not one, but two great cards completely stacked. Here are my predictions for the main cards..

Strikeforce:
Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields - Lawler Second Rd TKO
Nick Diaz vs. Scott Smith - Nick Diaz via Decision (explosive fight)
Andrei Arlovski vs. Brett Rogers - Arlovski First Rd KO
Kevin Randleman vs. Mike Whitehead - Randleman Second Rd TKO
Phil Baroni(The best EVAA) vs. Joe Riggs - Baroni First Rd KO

WEC 41
Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber - Brown Second Rd TKO
Jose Aldo vs. Cub Swanson - Aldo First Rd KO
Donald Cerrone vs. James Krause - Donald Third Rd submission
Josh Grispi vs. Jens Pulver - Pulver Second Rd TKO
Manny Gamburyan vs. John Franci - Manny First Rd TKO

Music of the Day

I've been listening to the new Gallows album "Grey Britain" for the last week non stop. Amazing energy, highly recommend you buy this album!

MMA Highlight

Here's my new highlight with a new song and a couple more clips. Hope you all enjoy :)

MMA Highlight

My second mma highlight.

Cheers

Trevor

Step Class (Lower Body)
A class with strenuous up and down motion, pushing on the feet and legs will for sure through time give you some problems. Just like many runners and heavy walkers have problems with Plantar Fasciitis; this is the same for people who attend Step Classes for many years. Many people have complained about Calf and Hamstring problems as well after years of attending. Ways to help this out is to rest and help the injury heal.
Shin splints are also another injury that may occur during Step Class. There are symptoms to look out for with shin splints like tenderness over the inside of the shin, lower leg pain, swelling at times, lumps and bumps over the bone, when bending the toes downward there is pain, and a redness over the inside of the shin. Rest and applying ice are a great way of helping you get back into action.

The History Of Lyoto Machida

One of my favorite fighters for the last two years, Lyoto Machida knocked out Reshad Evans this weekend in possibly the biggest championship beatdown ever in UFC history. Congratulations Machida!

Spin Class Injuries

Proper stretching and posture is not just for fitness classes in which you stand up in, but for spinning as well. While in this class, you are stressing on the legs, hips, and backs while peddling yours legs. There are parts when you bend your body to sit back, usually arching your back. Through time this could lead to back problems if not performed correctly.
If a person is new to the class, they may not have the adjustments correct on the seat for their legs. If the person has a past knee injury then this could be a real problem. Remember to do proper stretching before class, and to not have your back hunched and your shoulders pointing down when leaning in forwards off the seat.

Tree-Go

Tomorrow the class and I are going to Tree-Go, should be a wicked time.

UFC Undisputed 2009

The new UFC game is being released in stores tomorrow, if you have a Xbox360 or a Playstation 3, pick this game up!

Pride Shockwave 2006 DVD

Possibly one of the best MMA DVD events you can buy, Highly recommended for anybody wanting to watch the now deceased Pride Fighting Organization. Arguably the best Mixed Martial Arts promotion ever.

Fedor - The Baddest Man On The Planet

This is why Fedor is the P4P best fighter in the world. Enjoy.

MMA

Better touch gloves with Fedor at the beginning of a match .. or this will happen.

Formula 1 is in Bercelona,Spain this morning, going to be a great race.

Pilates Injuries

Pilates (Neck,Back,Shoulders and Hips)
Pilates is one of the fastest growing group fitness classes in North America right now, and is not free of injury either. Pilates uses a lot of upper body strength and different muscles. Deconditioned people who attend these classes have to be looked after much more, because of their muscles not being as strong. With being deconditioned, they may not know the proper moves, which could lead to injury.
With the amount of muscles use, there are different injuries that could occur, like Muscle Strain (by a bad sudden movement), Frozen Shoulder (especially if you are over the age of 40), Rotator Cuff Injury (Falling on the arm wrong), and Groin Strain (pulling the legs further then your capacity.
Clients that have history of injuries should really be looked after and their own instruction through the class for they will not over exert themselves. With the rise of popularity of Pilates, many elderly have joined and are at a higher risk of injury.

Best Pride FC Highlight

Anybody interested in seeing the best hits / superstars of Pride, here it is in possibly the best Mixed Martial Arts highlight ever made.

A Tribute
Uploaded by tomp6581

Greatest Submisson

One of the greatest submissions ever happened this weekend at Bellator 3, in which Toby Imada was getting peppered and beat the whole time by Jorge Masvidal, until the third round when he locks on a inverse thiangle that puts his opponent unconcoius. Amazing.

Sengoku 8

FEATHERWEIGHT GRAND PRIX SECOND ROUND

Hatsu Hioki vs. Ronnie Mann
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Nam Phan
Msanoru Kanehara vs. Chan Sung Jung
Marlon Sandro vs. Nick Denis


NON-TOURNAMENT BOUTS

Leonardo Santos vs. Kazunori Yokota
Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro vs. Keiichiro Yamamiya
Michael Costa vs. Makoto Takimoto
Travis Wiuff vs. Stanislav Nedkov

Great fights last night ( this morning?), the featherweight grand prix is now going to the semi-finals, with the final four all being amazing fighters. All can knock you out, or submit you, going to be great finals.

Music Of the Day

I've been in the reggae mood lately, and have been listening to a lot of Jimmy Cliff. I highly recommend you give a listen if you like Bob Marley.

Yoga Injuries

Normally you would look at Yoga being a very relaxing, non-contact exercise, which in the long run is, but does not go without risks of injuries. Injuries through Yoga do not happen right away, like many other fitness related injuries, Yoga injuries on the other hand happen after a long term period of performing. They commonly happen from improper techniques and over-stretching. Yoga injuries have boomed since the increase in popularity in the last few years.

There are three common parts of the body that are related, with one being much more common than the other two. The back is the most common place for injury, because of the emphasis of keeping good posture, in which many people do not have. The other two spots are the shoulders and the elbows. Frozen shoulder is an injury to look out for if you are over the age of 40 and performing this fitness routine, picking your body up and not being properly stretched could in time give this injury.
The lotus pose (Half-Lotus Pose is where one foot is on top of the thigh, while the other remains tucked loosely under the opposite knee) is the exercise to look out for, and if not properly done can lead to injury. If any Yoga pose is feeling very uncomfortable and hurting, stop it right away.

Music of the Day

This week i've been listening to a lot of the new Defeater album Travels. If you're looking for a great new hardcore band, check these guys out.

Tennis Season

The nice weather is here, and that also brings the Tennis Season. If anybody wants to ever play, contact me and we'll have some nice rallies at the park.

Formula 1

Formula 1 is in Bahrain this weekend, go Ferrari!