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On training, smoking, poontang, and mental toughness

What is it with smoking and girls that takes the conditioning toll on us average, untalented athletes? They say smoking fucks the lungs and sex fucks the knees. To some degree, that is probably true, but in my opinion there lies a deeper psychological connection. Most people who fuck around…

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Misunderstanding Mixed Martial Arts

MMA. A highly technical test of almost every aspect of the human body. Strength. Speed. Intelligence. Explosiveness. Flexibility. Rhythm. Stamina. Balance. Reflex. Endurance. Quick Wit. You name it. This is competition in its rawest form: Meeting someone on open ground and even terms. Someone who is ready for you. Someone…

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View From Inside

It's been three months since my last ring appearance. I'm on a fresh new start, and I've had a lot of time to think about my former life. What I love about the ring is how it reveals character. It strips away all the masks and the lies and the…

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Philippine MMA

I dug this up in the PinoyMMA forum. I wrote it around August last year, reflecting on the state of MMA in the Philippines. How they sat it is limited to pretty boys with scarves and popped-up collars. How they say it is monopolized by the elite Atenistas and La…

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Performance Anxiety

We've all been there. Most of us anyway. You can't hump like you usually do. You overestimate a partner's prowess that you go limp altogether. This usually happens shortly before the actual event. Fear of disappointing. Lack of confidence in your abilities. And it is usually this fear that prevents…

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