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Over on another MA forum, the subject of the impact that the Olympics have had on taekwondo came up.  In general, in any discussion about traditional Taekwondo, the Olympics are generally frowned upon as they relate to taekwondo.  Given the nature of Olympic sparring as compared with the full scope of what is included in taekwondo, I can see why.  Of course, the Olympics have the seemingly positive effect of putting Taekwondo onto the world stage in a way that few other venues can... Read More

I see on every martial arts forum including this one the debate about martial art versus sport.  I must say that it is handled much more pleasantly and in more a spirit of discussion on this forum than I've seen anywhere else.

But why do we care?  I see MMA guys trash talk TMA guys and make statements about how TMA doesn't work in the ring, all fights go to the ground (I disagree) and other such commentary.  Then I see guys within TMA look down their noses at the... Read More

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Found this chart online detailing the MET value of daily activities as well as different exercises. Obviously this is to be taken with a grain of salt, but I still found it interesting...


What does the MET value mean to you? More or less, you can figure out how many calories you are burning.

(3.5 x MET Number x Weight in Kg)/200 = Cal/min


NOTE: As you might guess, there are flaws when tryin... Read More

News | by Albert Valentin | 2008.03.13

Jason Statham is ready to return as ex-Special Forces member turned courier Frank Martin in TRANSPORTER 3. This time, there is a new helmer to the series in the form of Olivier Megaton, who worked as second unit director of the recent live action adaptation of the video game HITMAN.

Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen have written the script, yet there are no plot details. What is confirmed is that Robert Knepper (PRISON BREAK) has jo... Read More