Age doesn't matter!
(Blog Moderator: I'm 51 and in the best shape of my life as a 7th degree MMA
Black Belt!). So if you want to do it, go for it!
Forget about age or gender, just do it.
To the right: Gina Carano, MMA Champ.
Meet 52 year old Mixed Martial Artist, Cheryl Ragsdale:
From Cheryl's Blog: ThatGirlisFunny.com
April 6th, 2011
A few weeks ago, a Yahoo film crew came to Florian
Martial Arts to spend a day in the life of - me! Here's the video and how it came to be.[see above]
Tags: anti-aging, boxing,
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, coaching, female fight fan, female mma fighters, FLOMAC, growing bolder,
grunge, healthy life, how to stand up for yourself, Keith Florian,
Kenny Florian, martial arts,
Mixed martial arts, MMA
Fighters, playful, powerful, UFC,
Ultimate Fighting Championship
April 13th, 2011
MMA Goes Mainstream – Even 52 Year Old Women Are Doing It.
MMA may be a violent sport, but it is much safer than other, supposedly more civilized competitions, and New York and its fellow holdouts should finally sanction it. Given enough time and repeated exposure, more sports fans will find their way to watching.
MMA is an exciting, sexy sport! Even 52 year old women can do it. April 9th, 2011 - 11:21 am § in Fighters, grunge, popular, recent posts
MMA Fighters Infographic: Female MMA Fighter
Gina Carano Scores Twice on Top Watched MMA Fights List
MMA
Infographic: With both Gina and
Kimbo having two fights EACH on the Top Watched Fights in MMA History list, there's proof that the "novelty factor" works for unusual black people and women fighters.
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Tags: combat, female fight fan, female mma fighters, grunge, Kenny Florian, Mixed martial arts, MMA Fighters, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship
April 2nd, 2011 - 8:00 am § in Fighters, grunge, guests, popular, recent posts
MMA Fighters – Make Your Dreams Come True
This week we take a look at regular people - fighters - who are making their mixed martial arts dreams come true. Training in mixed martial arts requires constant daily effort.
It's not easy, but it's fun. If we didn't love it, we wouldn't do it.
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Tags: blog carnival, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, coaching, combat, female fight fan, female mma fighters, FLOMAC, growing bolder, grunge, healthy-juicy life, jiu jitsu, martial arts, Mixed martial arts, MMA Fighters, playful, powerful, UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship 4 Comments
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeGlad to see that traditional Karate is alive and well. I spent my first 10 years (up to 3rd Dan Black Belt) studying the traditional path...which I highly recommend if you're interested in MMA competition.
