Flint, Michigan???s Claressa Shields continues her dominance as the best amateur female boxer at 75kg. She became the first US boxer male or female to repeat as a gold medalist as she defeated Netherlands???s?? Nouchka Fontijn Sunday in an unanimous decision in the 75kg finals at the 2016 Olympic … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Fighting glitter
Wordless Wednesday: Some of the Thai national Muaythai team training for the Asian Beach Games Pictures via: Deijrat Muaythai Academy Facebook Add captionMore Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
Boxing in a fairy-tale castle
So every now and then I have to sit back and really appreciate how far women's fighting has come. And this moment came via that incredible castle you see above+ACY-nbsp+ADs - where a women's Muaythai title fight took place last night.St Tropez in France is more known for a more different kind of glamour … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: girls who fight
Wordless Wednesday - women Muaythai fighters in Russia at their national championshipsLots more like this on Muaythai Russia Facebook page via Alexander KolesnikovMore Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
Frausto vs. Graf Announced for Glory Kickboxing 33
The third quarterfinal match in the Glory Kickboxing Bantamweight (126 pound) tournament. Bellator MMA tournament champion Zoila Frausto (4-0 kickboxing+ADs) will face Germany???s Daniela Graf (23-5-1 kickboxing/Muay Thai) in Trenton New Jersey on the promotion???s 33rd card September 9th. Glory … [Read more...]
Sally Arsenault on why BJJ and cartoons belong together
Funny cartoons about women doing BJJ are few and far between, so when I found a great collection I had to talk to Canadian Sally Arsenault about her inspiration. Sally is between blogs at the moment with a new one just starting, but both share great line-drawings tackling the best and the worse of … [Read more...]
Training smarter; Elaine McElligott on MuayThai wisdom
Elaine and her Cork Martial Arts Award On June 4th Elaine McElligott (Irl) steps into the ring against Krisinta Hopper (UK) She talks about fighting, retiring and now fighting again with a wiser approach to her body. +ACY-nbsp+ADs-About a year ago Elaine was retired, months since she???d left MuayThai … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Women MMA fighters before they fight
Wordless Wednesday: Pictures from Invicta 17 via Invicta FacebookMore Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
Amanda English on rolling around with Jiu Jitsu
Amanda demonstrating a triangle choke at a womens only Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class in Kyuzo Gym PIC via FB Kyuzo Gym +ACY-nbsp+ADs Second part of an interview with one of the first women to take up Jiu Jitsu and then MMA in Ireland Amanda English+ADs women using social media to get on the mats. … [Read more...]
Ula Mydlowska: fight for fun, train like a champion
You don???t have to be a champion to train like one, and Polish fighter Ula Mydlowska is determined to make the most of each fight she has.+ACY-nbsp+ADs We were introduced after the last Cage Kings event in her adopted home of Dublin, and finally caught up this week for a proper chat. Fighting under Fantom … [Read more...]