It’s time for another gear review! This time, The Fight Nerd brought the Ringside Gel Body Protector (courtesy of MMA Opinion) out to the New York Black Belt Center in Whitestone, NY, to be tested by these olympic-level Tae Kwon Do students. After all, who kicks harder to the body than TKD guys who wear [...]
Remember those foam gloves you used to wear as a kid in your karate or tae kwon do classes? I do, and man, did I hate those stupid things. Thankfully, it’s been many years since then, and while the gear is still relatively the same, many advancements have been made. Case in point, the Macho [...]
UFC 129 was the biggest live event in the history of the UFC, with a record-setting crowd of over 55,000 packing into the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. With two titles on the line, as well as the career of the legendary Randy Couture, and a stacked card that pitted American talent against Canadians in [...]
Time for another gear review! This time we look at the KD Elite Pro Quality Curved kicking shield, courtesy of EliteMMA.com and Karatedepot.com. We put this pad to the test with the fast and powerful feet of Tae Kwon Do black belts, who spend a lot of time kicking similar shields to this targeted body [...]
Considered the most important fighter in mixed martial arts history, Royce Gracie is a legend in the sport he helped define. On May 10, Anchor Bay Entertainment will release “UFC: Ultimate Royce Gracie”, a two-disc tribute to this UFC Hall of Fame member. Available on DVD and Blu-ray, this set documents the earliest days of [...]
It’s time for another gear review! We have reviewed MMA gloves, kicking shields and focus mitts before, now we take a look at something different – thai liniment! This magical elixir that originated in Thailand supposedly keeps your muscles loose and warm while training, and also prevents injuries and improves healing time with bumps and [...]
It’s time for another gear review! We continue to look at Ring to Cage today, as last time we tried out their pro focus mitts which were given a mostly positive review but many improvements were discovered that could have been made to make them much better. Today, we slide on their Safety Sparring MMA [...]
One week later and we are still looking at MMA gear and equipment, and why not? It’s just days away from Christmas and I am sure there are plenty of last-minute shoppers browsing the internet for ideas. Last week, we reviewed focus mitts from Aries Fight Gear and Ring to Cage, gel hand wraps from [...]
Yup, we got another gear review to help you last-minute shoppers out before Christmas. The past four day we reviewed focus mitts from Aries Fight Gear and Ring to Cage, gel hand wraps from Combat Sports International, and yesterday the Shock Doctor Custom Mouthguard Kit. Today, we look at the Roman Fight Gear professional MMA [...]
Time for yet another gear review! So far this week, we reviewed focus mitts from Aries Fight Gear and Ring to Cage, and gel hand wraps from Combat Sports International. Today, we take a look at a piece of equipment that took us weeks to review! On this episode, we take a look at Shock [...]
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