Old School American Kickboxing's Richard Jackson

Came across another cool Kickboxing match from the 80s featuring Richard Jackson. He trained out of Atlanta back in the day with my first kickboxing coach, the late James Asa Gordon. Watch and check out the change of how American tournament fighters transitioned into full contact fighters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnmrx3fGeu4

Old School PKA Fight

Came across this fight on Youtube with Rick "The Jet" Roufus. This is when ESPN aired PKA kickboxing back in the 80s. Chuck Norris starts the clip off and you will see a great KO by Roufus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ24ui6AcDo&list=UUk8nVUXU_J-USqy1oeIvgdw

Shotokan Karate's Mikio Yahara

Here's a great of old school Shotokan Karate Champ, Mikio Yahara. Hardcore traditional Karate and great technique. The philosophy of Shotokan is to deliver techniques with enough power for one blow kill. Watch his sparring matches (during a time when Shotokan used no pads) and you will see controlled power. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvG8r9wPcbc

Desire, A Want Or Need?

What is your desire? You want to be good at something or attain a level of something, so you think you have a desire. It could be a want, but to me a desire is a need. Wants come and go. You might want something, but if the acquisition of that want is difficult, you might change your mind. But if you want it regardless of how difficult its is to get, that is true desire. Chase it, overcome all obstacles, never give up, and get it!

Silva Leg Break

The Silva vs. Weidman has been talked about a lot lately. A lot of people call the 1st fight a fluke, saying Weidman landed a lucky punch. In the 2nd fight we have the leg break after the inside low kick is blocked. Here's a clip of the break. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZMb8Wgh4Ac So, many will say that Weidman is lucky again. Whatever, bad luck twice or whatever you want to call it, he deserves the title.

FEAR

Fear, nervousness, doubt, etc. enter the mind of competitors (and everybody in general) at some point. How do you deal with it? You face it! When you are nervous about a test or a fight coming up, as you get close to that ordeal you have to evaluate yourself and be able to give yourself an honest assessment. This always you to ask the question? Did I study, train, practice or do whatever I need to as best as I could for this event? If you can answer with a yes, then half the battle is over. The only other issue that makes you nervous is the unknown, the outcome. I will tell you this, never fear, embrace it! The only time to be afraid is when you haven't prepared (and if you didn't, you still gotta deal with it).

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.