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January 13th, 2012 - 2:30 pm § in Fighters, grunge, guests, recent posts

Women’s Self-Defense: The only prerogative for fighting?

L. A. Jennings joins us again with a question about why women practice self-defense. She has strong feelings about delineating between training in martial arts as a fighter vs. training in martial arts for self-defense.

The difference can be clearly seen in the unfortunate story of Rasul Mirzaev, who threw one punch in anger and ended a young man’s life. Fighters train to deliver technical punches with deadly accuracy for competition. People who train in self-defense, train to be ready for someone attacking them. There is a huge difference. ~ Cheryl Ragsdale read more

Tags: athlete, combat, female fight fan, female mma fighters, growing bolder, grunge, healthy-juicy life, how to stand up for yourself, martial arts, Mixed martial arts, powerful No Comments

January 12th, 2012 - 4:18 pm § in grunge, guests, popular, recent posts, stay young from the inside out

10 Ways to Work Out at Work

Many of us spend our workdays sitting at a desk or a computer. Our shoulders get tense, our backs slouch over, and our fingers and hands are the only parts of our body that move for most of the day. What can be done?[...]

Tags: exercise, growing bolder, grunge, healthy-juicy life, stay young from the inside out No Comments

January 5th, 2012 - 9:17 am § in Fighters, grunge, recent posts

Would You Pay More to Watch UFC on Fuel TV?

Will UFC's move from Spike TV to UFC on Fuel TV cause an uproar with fans similar to the response from Netflix customers when Netflix adjusted the price of their services upward?[...]

Tags: female fight fan, grunge, Mixed martial arts, MMA Fighters, risk, Sports, support, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship No Comments

January 3rd, 2012 - 2:21 pm § in Fighters, funny, grunge, recent posts

Learn How to Stand Up For Yourself at Grandma’s Happy Fist Martial Arts School (video)

We teach you grandma's basket and grandma's lullaby moves. Deadly. Seriously deadly. Learn to stand up for yourself. Never underestimate the power of Little Red Riding Hood. [...]

Tags: bully, bullying, combat, female fight fan, funny, growing bolder, grunge, how to stand up for yourself, martial arts 1 Comment

January 2nd, 2012 - 9:08 am § in grunge, in your corner, recent posts

Who’s In Your Corner: After Rape, Being Over-Powered or Other Threatening Behavior?

The subject of rape and being physically over-powered has been coming up recently. My friend's daughter told me about a paper she had written on how often rape happens between people who know each other.[...]

Tags: bully, bullying, coaching, growing bolder, grunge, healthy-juicy life, how to stand up for yourself, powerful, rape, risk, support 6 Comments

December 30th, 2011 - 9:17 am § in funny, grunge, recent posts

Icelandic Delights: Who Eats Sheepshead for Dinner?

On his way home, the main character, stopped at a restaurant. He greeted the server. She asked him if he wanted his usual sheepshead. That "strange things happening around food" theme continued through the story.[...]

Tags: food, funny, growing bolder, grunge, healthy-juicy life, playful, TV 8 Comments

December 28th, 2011 - 9:57 pm § in Fighters, grunge, recent posts

Diaz Knocks Cowboy Hat Off Cerrone’s Head During UFC 141 Stare Down (video)

This fight is going to be nasty. UFC fighter, Nate Diaz, exhibited his usual surliness by knocking his opponent's cowboy hat off his head during the stare-down. Cowboy Cerrone will make Nick pay for that.[...]