ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) in Israel

Shimi Samuel — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:44:00 GMT

The ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) grappling championship is holding preliminary competitions in Israel on the 20th of December.
Winner of the open category will proceed to the official ADCC preliminaries in Sweden, in January 2008.

You can call the organizers at: 972-54-6957795 <

Sword and Weapon practice in the Akban martial arts school

Yossi — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:28:28 GMT

Budo Ninjutsu practice includes ancient martial arts

New Martial arts' videos portal!

Yossi — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:17:28 GMT

We just uploaded a beta of your Martial arts videos portal, and are pretty happy with it.

Till now, in order to find a movie of a martial art technique the viewer had to know the name of the technique, search the technique in the

YouTube Israel opened shop and featured an Akban BJJ clip!

מוני ג. — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:17:00 GMT

YouTube opened a new Israeli video site today and featured another BJJ clip we videoed for the Akban-wiki, our

111 Randori in 111 minutes

Yossi — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:34:22 GMT

Word is out that Danis Hanover's martial system: "Hisardut" is scheduling a sparring session - randori - in Mr. Hanover's honour.
Mr. Hanover is one of the pillars of martial arts in Israel and has been the teacher of some Akban vetera

Ninjas on skates attack! Lighten up guys, vacation is over...

מוני ג. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:32:56 GMT

That's the finest way to end Akban's summer vacation: Ninja pursuit, on skates, on a highway!

I'll be dreaming of highway chases with my fellow pirate ninjas when doing the first push-ups next week.

BTW, if my Japanese is still on par with my Ninja skate skills, I believe

August vacation in the dojos, back to train in September

Yossi — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:41:41 GMT

Most of the groups trained by Akban veterans go on vacation from martial arts training in the last two weeks of August. Training will resume in September.

Meanwhile we'll continue to update our fitness routine, video some mor

Push-up Powerpill?

John Hookham — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:02:20 GMT

Too lazy to go to the dojo? Would you rather stay at home with the air-conditioning on and workout from your couch? Looks like you might be able to in a few years. New research has led to the discovery of 2 drugs that can increase the physical ability of mice without much exercise:

First prize for MMA youngsters - Cauliflower ear

John Hookham — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:45:56 GMT

One would think that injury treatment in most sports was a vital part of maintaining the athlete's ability to participate. Lately, a new trend taking hold of aspiring MMA youngsters seems to be defying this rule.

Like the dreaded knuckles that come from years of Karate training on Makiw

New Jiu Jitsu seminar for Akban veterans

Yossi — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:12:27 GMT

Amir Haimi, a well seasoned Akban veteran (Judo black belt, studied with Renzo Gracie, Koto ryu kata in your martial arts encyclopedia.

Thanks for all the guys pitching in, it shows what dedication, martial expertise and our veterans can achi

Want a gun with that?

Nadav Eshel — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:03:11 GMT

While the Chinese are busy regulating knife sales, Kansas car dealers are giving away guns with every purchase:

"Max Motors, a small Butler, Missouri dealership tha

For the first time: A European Sumo wrestler wins the emperor's cup!

Shimi Samuel — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:16:59 GMT

Kaloyan Mahlyanov, known with his Sumo name Kotooshu, made history, For the First Time a European Wins the Emperor's Cup.

Kotooshu, a Bulgarian, became the first European sumo fighter who won the Emperor's Cup after winning the 2008 May Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

Better to rest after a concussion

John Hookham — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:18:31 GMT

Recent research discovered that it may be better to refrain from sports and "high-intensity activities" in the period after a concussion.

Tara Parker-Pope writes:

"The researchers tracked the medical records and activity levels of 95 student athletes, including

Super suit does what?

Nadav Eshel — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:31:06 GMT

Yet another burn-a-hole-in-the-nations-pocket military project has emerged recently, the "Raytheon Sarcos Exoskeleton". For those of you who are not familiar with sci-fi, this is the type of super strength suit the terminator's arch enemy would have been wearing.

Sounds cool, but what d

Challenges of triathlon training

John Hookham — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:41:46 GMT

An interesting article in the Herald Tribune deals with the problematic nature of triathlon training.

Apart from the obvious level of physical ability required, most amateur athletes who compete in triathlon find that excelling equally in all three aspects of the race a difficult task.<

The 19th century gym

John Hookham — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:40:33 GMT

If you were wondering "what the hell is that thing?" you may be surprised to hear that it is in fact the forefather of today's gym. This is one of many bizarre contraptions made by the Swedis

CCTV in Britain failed to cut crime rates

Shimi Samuel — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:38:12 GMT

The United Kingdom is leading the Orwellian world in the number of video surveillance cameras suctioned by the public in a futile effort to control terrorism.
It now seems that the huge investment and the anti privacy losses were for naught - Less then 3% of street robberies in London were so

New weapon: flickering light?

Nadav Eshel — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:44:44 GMT

A strange one indeed, apparently strobe lights are the police force's weapon of the future. As explained on NewScientist:

"Wielded like a conventional gun, this weapon is designed to trigger "flicker illness" - a condition akin to severe motion sickness - which leaves

Chinese knife owners no longer anonymous

John Hookham — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:49:13 GMT

In a move aimed at reducing violence in the lead up to the coming world Olympics, China has decreed that citizens must register their identities when buying potentially dangerous knives.

"The targeted daggers include those with blood grooves, lock-knives, and knives w

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