A typical MMA athlete relies heavily on his shoulder joints to drive power either while punching, or acting defensively. It is also a joint that is used for pushing, pulling, and for weight bearing on the ground. The joint must, therefore, be strong, stable and pain free. In order for the joint to function at [...]

‘King’ Leo visits Combat Coaching    Quintin van Jaarsveld – The Witness   EXTREME Fighting Championship (EFC) Africa star “King” Leo Gloss conducted two boxing workshops at the Amanzimtoti-based CombatCoaching.com gym recently. Gloss, a 12-time South African boxing champion, is one of the premier strikers in all of EFC – Africa’s biggest mixed martial arts (MMA) [...]

                                                                SHIDO hosted its first MMA Stand Up seminar for 2012 on the 4th   Feb,The Seminar covered; Distance Management Power Striking Counter Striking Takedown Defence Changing levels with combinations Advanced Striking Techniques How to get your opponent in defence The seminar was hosted by one of SHIDO’s instructors, Morné Lotter and feedback from attendees received [...]

With Lenin Rajgopaul   Leg locks are amongst the most underutilised attacks in grappling and mma. Join us at World Of Warriors for an awesome and informative seminar with leg lock wiz, Lenin Rajgopaul. Lenin is a multiple time jits medallist( including  an Africa Cup gold medallist). He has been a student of the jits [...]

Smack Talk took a drive through to the east rand to have a look at the much talked about, new and exciting mma gymWorld of Warriors. Here’s the Scoop World Of Warriors (WOW) was originally a Muay Thai gym founded by Shaun Simpson. Shaun has been studying and teaching Kickboxing and Muay Thai for almost [...]

Saturday 3rd December, Graceland Casino Secunda was the place to be. Rise of the Warrior X was the main attraction and it rocked Graceland. We were treated to a packed fight card which for the first time included 3 pro fights. It was all action from the first bell with Team Mayhem’s Jean Barnard getting [...]

  Smack Talk travelled to the spruit over the weekend to watch NFN4.  After our last trip we were all very eager to return to witness another crazy night of fights.  Trust me we weren’t disappointed!   The event, organised by Bertus Coetzee and Craig Macfadyen, is an exciting well organized evening and gives the [...]

I’ve always heard that Voodoo Lounge was a jol and Saturday night was no different…  Except this time it was outside in a marquee, with tier raised seating, some testosterone, a great crowd and a dash of MMA !!!   Battle of the Titles was the wrap up for Godfather Productions events for 2011 and [...]

Saturday 29th of October 2011 marks an historic occasion in South African Mixed Martial Arts. With the current trend in SA MMA in the pro’s being a one show place the only local circuit for fighters to show their stuff is the amateur one, and that’s way this Saturday night is so important, it’s not [...]

  How old are you and where are you from? I’m 23 years old and I’m from Pretoria What weight do you fight at? I currently fight at light weight. I walk around at 74kg’s but cut easily to make the cut off at LW.im planning on making the drop to feather weight in the [...]

Personal training is essential in our industry; we took some time to catch up with one of Jozi’s own hardcore elites… Richard Lazarus!   So Rich, outside of the hard exterior and street cred, tell us how this all began???   I began my personal training and life coach training in 1993 after being certified [...]

These lads have had their names tossed around the crowds and critics a plenty over the last year and rightfully so. With clean records and personalities to go with them, we thought we’d bring them to you! They form half of the Shido fight team and half been carving their way through the competition all [...]

We took our shoes off and hit the Spring Show in Pretoria on Saturday evening for the ninth instalment of Rise of the Warrior! We thoroughly enjoy these events every time, the crowds were good, the cage and lighting rig were great for an amateur event and production.   2 of the 9 bouts went [...]

There’s been much hype around this young Shido Warrior, here’s what he has to say ! 1) How old are you and where are you from: I’m 18 years old and I live in Centurion 2) What weight do you fight at: Welterweight (70,45kg – 77,27kg) 3) How did you get into MMA: I played rugby [...]

Smack talk willl be attending the Spring Show in Pretoria this weekend. If you enjoy the odd arm bar , rear naked choke and boerie roll then we suggest you get to the Pretoria show grounds on Saturday 27th There will be MMA training (FREE)  this training will start on Saturday the 27th at 10h00 and continue until 13h00.  [...]

How old are you and where are you from? -24 years old and I’m from Alberton, Jhb What weight do you fight at?  I walk around @ 76kgs and then drop to fight at Lightweight (70.5kg) How did you get into MMA A close mate of mine (Paul de Vos-EFC Africa LW fighter) quite his [...]

The next Rise of the Warrior all amateur tournament will be held in Centurion.  The Rise of the Warrior tournaments prove to be very popular events with many amateur athletes from across South Africa coming together to test their skills. Whether you train, compete or simply follow MMA you will not be disappointed, and could [...]

Ken Shamrock productions brings you DEVASTATION live at the Emerald Resort and Casino on 26 March 2011 The show will consist of 12 fights with tickets starting at R60 per person with VIP tables @ R450 per person There will also be an autograph signing on the night.

Shido fighting systems hosted an amateur MMA event on Saturday  February 26 at the Matsports Hall in Centurion. Several clandestine MMA stars in the making duked it out in amateur light contact and amateur full contact fights. The event featured a host of rising young guns  from Quantum Tribe, CIT, No Guts No Glory, Flying  [...]

Amateur MMA (AMMA) is hosting its second Amateur Tournament in Centurion’s Matsport Hall.  Amateurs from MMA Gym’s such as SHIDO fighting systems, Men of War, Octagon MMA, No Guts no Glory, Team Mayhem, Undisputed MMA, Combat Coaching, Powadojo, Tri-Dragons, Lighting Fightclub, Team CIT, etc. are competing in various categories. Tickets start from R80 per person [...]