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“Let’s have a clean fight”, PAKMMA making Referees

Posted on January 26, 2015May 5, 2015 by admin

PAK MMA conducted one-hour “Referee and Judges Course” at Lahore. On January 23, 2015 the course was conducted at Synergy MMA Academy at 8 pm and the same course was conducted at VCLF4F the next day at the same time so no one could miss the course. Course material was provided by ONEFC official – Mr. Terry Boehlke. The event was managed by Fights Promoter-Sheikh Sultan Shahid of VCL and MMA Promoter- Zubair Asghar, founder of Coretex. It was taught by Bashir…

Jiu-Jitsu In Pakistan

Posted on January 20, 2015May 5, 2015 by admin

This article has been written by Shariq Ullah Khan – a Pakistani American who trains in BJJ. He describes his trip to Synergy MMA Academy during his Pakistan visit. Before I start this article, I thought it would be a good idea to explain my relationship with Pakistan. I am a half Pakistani, half Mexican American that lives in Los Angeles. My father was raised in Pakistan and left when he was 19 years old to…

10 Reasons To Start Jiu-Jitsu In 2015

Posted on January 7, 2015May 4, 2015 by admin

We are already 6 days in to the new year and I have yet to see the influx of the so called new year revolutionists in the gym or dojo. People seem to have disappeared from most of the gyms I have visited in the last 7 days! I understand that it was school holidays and families seem to have gone abroad for winter vacations. However there is no cause for those remaining in the…

Why Should I Pay for taking Martial Art Classes?

Posted on January 5, 2015May 5, 2015 by admin

Answer to this question was given by Karate Sportinstituut OOMS which was as follows: What you think you are paying for: – Being taught to kick and punch. What you are actually paying for: – A Life Coach – A Psychologist – A Mentor – An Inspirer – A Supporter – A Friend – A Problem Solver – A Stress Reliever – Being encouraged to believe in yourself – A Personal Trainer & Dietician – Strength, Flexibility, and…

Here Comes the Pakistan Grappling Challenge 2015

Posted on January 3, 2015May 5, 2015 by admin

Few days have been left till the next Pakistan Grappling Challenge 2015 takes place. PAK MMA had an interview with Majid Gilani-the man who stand up to prove those people wrong who claimed that BJJ and MMA can’t survive in Pakistan. Mr.Gilani who is himself a blue belt in BJJ, brought the Grappling Challenge to Pakistan and introduced Pakistan Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation in 2014. Now he is looking forward to organize the second Grappling Challenge…

Pakistani Wolverine opens MMA Gym in Quetta

Posted on December 29, 2014May 5, 2015 by admin

Ahmed Mujtaba also called Wolverine by many people because of his resemblance to the character in terms of appearance as well as the fact that he has never been defeated in MMA fights (5-0-0). Moreover he got silver medal in Pakistan Grappling Challenge 2014 after defeating Waqar Umar and Bronze Medal in Inter-University Wushu Championship held by HEC. PAK MMA took an interview with him asking about him as a fighter and about his new…

State of Jitsu in Pakistan

Posted on December 22, 2014May 6, 2015 by admin

The initial reaction of any one hearing that an individual does martial arts is, “Oh, Judo Karate?” as if that is the only martial art that existed ever. This little phrase has 2 main issues: Judo and Karate are treated as a single style of martial arts. All martial arts are combined in to this singular concept that excludes everything but Karate. The other phrase we hear is: “Oh like Bruce Lee and Kung Fu?”…

The Traveling Song of EKS

Posted on December 20, 2014May 5, 2015 by admin

In this blog, Ehtashim Karim Shaheen aka EKS, PAK MMA Secretary of North Zone and head coach at Team Fight Fortress describes his MMA journey I’ve been around the world, in the pouring rain Feeling out of place, really feeling strange My Martial Arts journey started with practicing kicks I’d watch in action movies. I looked across the country for an academy I’d call home but none of the places I visited satisfied me (I did…

Interview with Big Z Bear

Posted on December 19, 2014May 5, 2015 by admin

Recently PAK MMA got both national and international media coverage including The Express Tribune, Dawn, Newsweek Pakistan, The Hindu, Gulf News, The Rakyat Post, French Lobs and USA Today after an occurrence of fighting event Coretex in Lahore. PAK MMA took an interview from Zubair “Big Z Bear” Asghar – the man behind Coretex. Can you give personal background of yourself (where are you from, etc)? I was born and bred in the UK, moved to Pakistan in 2001. Finished…

World Record Attempt of 200 Sparring Rounds

Posted on December 8, 2014May 7, 2015 by admin

A Thai Boxer Mubz Bajwa is going to attempt Guinness World Record by doing non-stop 200 rounds of full contact Thai Boxing sparring. Those 200 rounds mean non-stop sparring of 13 hours and 20 minutes in which kicks to the head and foot sweeps are allowed. This enthusiastic attempt has never been made in the history before. And what was the motivation behind this crazy attempt???????? The answer is he wanted to raise money for the sick…

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