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Over the years, Pakistani’s have become more conscious of being fit. For most guys though, being fit means, being big and strong. Having the physique of Arnold is what is striven for. Body building gyms are popping up all over the country and as you walk down the street you see more and more guys with the broad build one gets from spending hours in the gym pumping iron. However, having a body builders body…
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As most of the MMA fans know that BJJ mainly focuses on grappling and ground fighting and it was developed with the concept of overwhelming a larger opponent by a comparatively weaker/smaller one by skilfully utilizing joint manipulation and submission holds. It was mainly developed from the skills and techniques of Kodokan Judo which at that time itself was a derivative of Japanese Jujutsu when Mitsuyo Maeda An expert Kodokan Judo practitioner was sent overseas…
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Joe Rogan, commentator for the UFC said that Martial Arts has evolved more in the ten years since UFC 1 than in the 700 years previous to it. I must agree with this comment. In the past 15 years, and more so in the past 5 years the martial arts community of the United States and much of the world has drastically changed. When I was in high school if a kid had a black…
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It’s been a week since I came back from my 1 year and 4 month trip to Asia. I am having a bit of culture shock being back here. Big roads, big cars and no people hanging out in the street. Everyone is in a hurry going to and fro, busy, busy, busy, rush, rush, rush. I have been busy this week planning the next few months and getting a training and working routine down…
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This will be my last post from Thailand for a while. After leaving the United States in May of last year, 16 months ago I am set to go to the United States tomorrow. I am in Chiang Mai now and tomorrow I fly to Bangkok from which I fly to London and then Washington DC. I saw my last live Muay Thai fight (authentic one at least, least for the next few months) and…
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In what is the first of what will be a continuing series of interviews with Pakistan’s top Martial Artists we got a chance to get some information from Gohar Gul who teaches Muay Thai, Karate, Kung Fu and TKD in Karachi. You can visit his website at www.thes3.org which I suggest you check out after reading the interview. We’ll most definitely follow up with Gohar Gul later at some point and see how his training…
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The following post does not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan. The post is to give fans of MMA Pakistan an avenue in which to express their opinions on anything Martial Arts. Please use these posts as starting points for discussions on martial arts in Pakistan. We appreciate the time and effort put in by our fans to make MMA Pakistan a reality in the near future. Martial arts. Meaning…
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“Boxing is among the very few sports, in which Pakistan has made slow but steady progress despite general deteriorating standards. One is astonished to mark the progress keeping in view the fact that there is not a single gymnasium or indoor stadium of international standard. The Pakistani boxers also lack necessary equipment and other facilities which have made the other countries leading boxing nations of the world. More surprising is the tact that the Pakistani…
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If you read some of the earlier posts, you’ll know that the blog isn’t 100% about Mixed Martial Arts in Pakistan but also about my training around the world and some of the experiences that come with it. Since we’ve gotten a much bigger following, I will soon update the website as to separate the two topics. Until then enjoy 🙂 Because I have been to Thailand for so long. I have a great deal…
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While doing some research on the wrestling history of South Asia. I suddenly remembered a conversation with my uncle that I had a few years back. I had just started out grappling and was telling him about it and he asked me, “Do you know the Inoki lock?” I said I did not. He showed me a lock using his fingers, I don’t remember what it was, it’s not important but what I do remember…
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