Women Fight Their Way Into Mixed Martial Arts - NAM:
"SAN FRANCISCO -- As mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting continues to draw capacity crowds to arenas and sports bars from Tokyo to Las Vegas, many commentators see its appeal in its similarity to street fighting. Legal MMA moves such as 'take downs,' 'choke holds' and 'ground and pound' techniques (where a fighter pins his opponent down and beats him with his fists and elbows) can come across more like barroom brawl strategies than practiced moves and give MMA a reputation as a male-dominated, testosterone-driven sport.
However, a growing number of women fighters like Katrine (pronounced Katrina) Alendal paint a different picture. 'Mixed martial artists are some of the most conditioned athletes in the world,' says the 36-year-old fighter who studies muy-thai kick-boxing, jiujitsu, Western boxing and judo. 'It takes a lot of skill, a lot of training and a lot of conditioning.' She emphatically denies any relationship between MMA and street fighting."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Rachel Duangsima Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada Trainers: Kenny Rayford, Apollo Sebastian, and Ken Hahn at Sebastian Muay Thai and Master... -
May 21, 2007 Nicknames are not uncommon among mixed martial arts athletes. A look at the current roster of Bodog Fighters reveals colorful... -
Nickname: Lethal Height: 5' 4" Preferred Fighting Weight: 120 - 125 lbs Date of Birth: 8/20/1978 Dominant Hand: right Figh... -
Nickname Blood Red Height 5ft 6in (168cm) Weight 150lb (68kg) Fighting out of Team Bison Town of birth Minneapolis, Minnesota Fightin... -
Ramona Gatto , a nine time world champion kickboxer, known as "Kickboxing's Bad Girl" is one of the most accomplished fema... -
Morgan Fairchild, a real-life student of Kung Fu, said she urged the producers to take the fight scenes over the top. “Sometimes the produ... -
Celina Cruz Preferred Fighting Weight: 112 - 118 lbs Date of Birth: Dominant Hand: Right Fighting out of: Master Toddy's Nevada, ... -
Emma Bunton ( Baby Spice) Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Emma is best known for being a me... -
AFP: Petite Thai action star plans to take on the world : "BANGKOK (AFP) — She may be small and weigh not much more than a drink of wat... -
Carina Damm Becomes First Female MMA Fighter to Test Positive for Steroids Posted May 17th 2008 8:18AM by Michael David Smith Filed un...
No comments:
Post a Comment