Category Archive

Achilles Lock: A foot hold or foot lock that has multiple variations, which depends largely on placing pressure on the heel and Achilles tendon simultaneously. [+] Armbar: A variety of arm lock that is based on the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu–the upper aspect of the arm is hyperflexed to force your opponent to tapout. [+] Art of War: Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship (Art of War): a United States-mixed martial arts organization. Based in Dallas, Texas the Art of War is owned by SUN Sports. [+] Bodog Fight: Mixed Martial Arts promotion type that was devised by Calvin Ayre, who is a gambling magnate. BodogFight has offered up multiple pay-per-view events featuring top-ranked fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Lindland. This type fight uses modified variations of the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts which does not permit elbow strikes. [+] Boxing: An American sport that uses fast hand punches and rapid foot work. It is not necessarily considered a martial art, however the actual techniques of the sport are used very often in mixed martial arts. [+] Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Martial art that is based on the more traditional Japanese style Jiu Jutsu and its sister-style Judo. The past four or five years have seen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s become wildly popular largely due to the successes of its practitioners in the MMA contests. [+] Brock Edward Lesnar: Fomer WWE star that became a mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC. Brock Edward Lesnar, at 32 years old has done a lot. Hailing from Webster South Dakota, Lesnar is an MMA practitioner as well as a professional and amateur wrestling champion. Lesnar currently holds the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Lesnar came to the public eye in the WWE, after being a world ranked amateur wrestler and winning the 2000 NCAA wrestling championship. [+] Cage Fury Fighting Championships: American founded MMA promotion, it promotes bouts in New Jersey primarily. CFFC is growing and attaining popularity rapidly, featuring many of the UFC champions including commentators. [+] Catch Wrestling: Wrestling form that allows the use of submission holds. [+] Choke Hold: Hold that impedes the carotid arteries, bilaterally in some cases, which restricts the blood flow. Failure to tapout in time can leave the victim unconscious. [+]