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The Importance Of Rest In MMA Training

Rest is important in martial arts training.

Rest is important in martial arts training.

For many martial artists the act of training can become a compulsion. It’s always more time in the gym, more time working on technique, more time punishing one’s body.

That dedication is admirable and all, but sometimes it disregards a very important component of training — rest.

Sarah wrote about the value of rest for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

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Kieran Tamondong’s Breakout Year

Kieran Tamondong

Kieran Tamondong

One of the athletes that Sarah’s benefactors at Asian World Of Martial Arts sponsors is teenage breakout star Kieran Tamondong.

Tamondong did a pile of high-profile things in 2016, but there’s probably no better indicator that he’s on his way than the fact that he was in a Beyonce video.

Sarah recapped his year for AWMA.

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Karate’s Big Comeback

Van Zant vs. Waterson

Van Zant vs. Waterson

After Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson’s victory over Paige VanZant in December, it became increasingly clear that karate is making a comeback as one of the go-to skills needed to compete in mixed martial arts.

Sarah wrote about this in a blog post for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

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That Awesome Guy In ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Is Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen

One of the actors getting next-leveled thanks to being in Star Wars: Rogue One is the martial arts movie star Donnie Yen.

Yen will be familiar to any avid follower of combat films like Ip Man and Shanghai Knights. But his storm trooper takedowns in the Rogue One should introduce him to a whole new audience.

Sarah wrote about Yen for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

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2016 AWMA Holiday Gift Guide

2016-gift-guide

Against all of Sarah’s instincts to gravitate towards the weirdest things available to purchase via her patrons at Asian World Of Martial Arts, she created a holiday gift featuring a number of reasonably practical ideas for this year’s AWMA gift guide.

To see all of these suggestions click here.

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