Boyd Melson an Army boxer needs only to look to his girlfriend for inspiration during the U.S. Boxing Championships. The Army boxer grew up in New York and began boxing in the National Collegiate Boxing Association competition, while he was a cadet at West Point. Melson graduated in 2003 with a psychology degree and a minor in nuclear engineering. He defeated 2002 U.S. National Champion Rondale Mason, the two-time defending All-Army and Armed Forces champion at the time. Last October, at the Conseil du International Sport Militarie World Military Boxing Championships, the 23-year-old...

Apparently our threshold for violence has increased, because boxing doesnt seem to cut it for us anymore, adding variables to fighting methods keeps the art ever more challenging to master and entertaining to watch. In the past few years, there has been a distinct rise in the popularity of Mixed Martial Arts, and Im here to provide some insight as to what the reasons may be. By our very natures, humans have an innate interest towards things that are violent and sexual. From the dawn of time, societies have set up tenets based upon what they thought was too violent or ...

It's official Oscar De La Hoya retires. The Golden Boy announced his retirement earlier today after days of speculation. Rumors began circulating last week when it was announced that the former champ would be holding a press conference today to disclose his future. He leaves after a brilliant career which was full of accomplishments, titles and highs. Unfortunately the last memory of Oscar as a boxer may be one of the lowest moments in his career when he was destroyed by Manny Pacquiao. His professional boxing career began on 11/23/92 versus a fighter by the name of Lamar Willia...

Bruce Lee, Jacky Chan and Jet Li are the probably among the most popular faces of Chinese culture to the outer world than any others. The reason is simple - Chinese martial arts or more specifically Kung Fu and Tai Chi has been enjoying a steady popularity in the West since the 1980s. The whole range external martial arts or Shaolin Kung Fu and internal martial arts or Taijiquan aim not only at self defense but in building physical health and strength. Kungfu and other Chinese martial arts are regarded as one of China’s most prominent cultural symbols. It is an indispensable medium of ente...

If you’re new to MMA you might wonder what you need to make the most of your training, and prepare for competitions.Find out exactly what you need with this guide to MMA Fightwear1. MMA GlovesMMA Gloves are designed either for sparring, or for fighting. Sparring gloves are like traditional boxing gloves, and cover the full hand, whilst fight gloves have individual fingers and additional wrist support to make punches more powerful and to protect the wrist. Look for a well fitting glove and help get the most from your punches.2. MMA T ShirtsWhilst MMA T Shirts are not strictly essential, you ...

Punching bags are good workout equipments. You can buy a martial arts punching bag or a boxing punching bag, which can help in giving a total workout to your body. You can buy them from reliable martial arts shops like Pad-Up. However, before buying any punch bags, you must know what kind of bag will suit you. Make sure that the bag you are buying is the appropriate one for you. Here are a few pointers that would help you in buying the right bag. You can buy free standing punch bags that are a bit heavier in weight than other such bags. These bags are not made to be hung from the ceiling...

SUPERFITNESS I have been working out for many years now. Gaining weight and then loosing weight. Building muscle, getting lean, and of course, getting fat! Many of the reasons that this fluctuations occur is because I have no access to a gym or I am unable to pay membership fees or don’t want to pay membership fees, or I am not currently working at a gym. Another reason is that the workout plan that I am currently using or training with becomes monotonous and I might have reached a plateau. Finally, another reason is that I might not be working out at all. Talk about finding activities th...

What is a martial art? A martial art can be defined as any skill that can be applied in warfare. The word martial means "military." So traditionally, a martial art is a military art. The first things that usually come to mind when discussing modern martial arts are leaping, kicking, punching, blocking, inverting elbows, twisting necks, throwing, and weapon fighting. But also horsemanship, javelin throwing, archery, spear fighting, halberd fighting, wrestling, knife fighting, rifle, shotgun and pistol shooting, demolitions, logistics, and battle strategy can all be described as the field of ma...

Nobody likes walls that do not have posters. A poster is often illustrative and could be an artistic work in the form of the reproduction of an original painting or photograph that is sketched on a large paper sheet. There are different kinds of posters such as educational posters, motivational posters, and vintage posters. Vintage posters came into being with the help of lithography technique. As most of them are as old as 80 to 100 years and even more, they allow people to have a glimpse into different periods in history. They are often used for promoting propaganda messages as well as adve...

If you want to decorate your room then on which issues will you ponder. Kind of decorating material, usability, price and maintenance. Am I right? Most of the people want that the material must be handy, it must be cost-effective, it must be easily maintained and it must be easily changeable. A posters fits in all these issues and perhaps that is why various kinds of posters are selling these days. People are buying them to decorate home, hotel, gym, bar and other places. One important thing is that a poster must look elegant. It must not be obscene and it must be for the good cause. If ...