Confidence

Confidence is one of those things we are told to have but not always taught to have. Some people view confidence as ego and some view it as charisma. Look at successful people. They are ususally driven and competitive. Look at successful athletes. Sometimes people who know them will say they have huge egos. A big ego is not a bad thing but a false ego is. There are folks who see themselves as winners and never put themselves on the stage to see if they can really win at something. Those are the people with false egos. Those who test themselves, get out there and perform, have health egos and real confidence. Remember that talk is cheap. You must achieve it or show effort of trying to. Be true to yourself and perform to the best of your abilities. Don't be afraid of failure. You have to be able to lose to win. A winner gets up and keeps trying when knocked down and never accepts defeat.

Fight or Entertain?

Fighers get criticized for entertaining instead of just fighting. What should fighters do? Well, I will tell you this, whatever they want to do. Personally for me, it was always fun to fight. I liked competing and didn't feel the anger or rage of fighting. I was never mad. Now that doesn't mean that I took opponents lightling. They better the opponent, the better I performed because I look at it like chess. I fight mentally not physically. Angry bodies send off a certain kind of energy. The intent behind what one does and how they deliver their techniques are different when angry than when calm. I can sense it and read it. Just because you have fun doesn't mean that you are not trying to hurt or stop an opponent. Hurting an opponent doesn't have to be done because one is angry. I always wanted to win by stoppage over decision and at the same time have fun (I know it sounds sadistic).

UFC 168 Main and Semi Main Events

The UFC fights were great this past weekend. Chris Weidman showed all that his 1st win over Anderson Silva was not a fluke, meaning that he is a legitimate champion. It's unfortunate how the fight ended with Silva throwing a low kick, Weidman blocking it with his knee and breaking Silva's leg (in the 2nd round). Sometimes a fighter has another fighters as his Achilles heel and maybe Weidman is Silva's. Rousey vs. Tate II was a great fight with Ronda once again getting the armbar finish. Tate did do what no other has so far and that is get Rousey to the 3rd round. Rousey throw some punches and kicks for the first time and we saw some amazing throws and transitions from Rousey.

Thailand Prison Fights

There is a prison in Thailand where inmates fight for reduced time. They bring in foreigners for them to fight in boxing and muay thai matches. Here's a clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg7GFtAKtHo

IBJJF World Championships Highlight

Here's a cool highlight of the IBJJF World Championships. You will some awesome transitions and submissions from some of the best BJJ players on the planet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQylr1iKII4

Kickboxing's Best

I watched Glory Kickboxing this past weekend and enjoyed some great action. Glory is being marketed as kickboxing's best fighters. There are a lot of good fighters but don't forget that there is still some other kickboxing organizations out there with some really good fighters too. I watched this fight over the weekend on Youtube with Buakaw winning Max Muay Thai finals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqUcb60Qo2s

Takanoyama Sumo Highlight

Sure we've all heard of and have seen Sumo on TV at some point and time. We make fun of 2 fat guys in thongs bumping bellies. But, Sumo is far from a joke. I was shown this highlight of Takanoyama (Pavel Bojar), a famous Sumo player from the Czech Republic. He is smaller and utilizes a lot of judo techniques in his style. Check him out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2DP467Tm8s