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How Michael B. Jordan Trained For Creed

Creed

Creed

One of the pleasant surprises from the world of film this year was the entirely credible reboot of the Rocky franchise with the film Creed.

Led by Michael B. Jordan as the son of Rocky’s greatest adversary Apollo Creed, one of the film’s great successes was the quality of the fight sequences.

Sarah looked into what kind of training Jordan did to prepare for his role in Creed.

To read all about it head over to Asian World Of Martial Arts by clicking here.

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Rocky Training Montages: How Legit Were They?

Rocky with log

Rocky with log

Anyone who has watched a Rocky movie remembers the training montages.

There was Rocky running up those steps, Rocky jogging through the snow carrying a log, Rocky doing pullups… he trained a lot.

Sarah talked to some real fight trainers about whether or not the exercises he did in the film are actually legit useful in fighting.

To read the full truthin’ head over to Fightland by clicking here.

 

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