March 29th, 2011
Back in February, I got an email from the folks over at MMAOpinion.com asking if I would be interested in reviewing the KD Elite XL Curved Body Shield. Despite the fact that I havent had a lot of time to get new posts/reviews up lately, I felt I would be remiss if I passed them up. I’ve had the shield in my possession for about a month now, and I think I’m ready to share my findings with all of you.
First of all, the KD Elite XL Curved Body Shield is exactly what the name implies. It is a body shield. It is curved. And it is fairly large. This thing was meant to take your more powerful strikes – primarily kicks and knees but punches are just fine as well. Having a straightforward purpose, however, is not enough to make a good product. We need to really get down to the nitty gritty.
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Posted by Damen in Equipment Reviews |
May 25th, 2010
I’ve been a martial artist for as long as I can remember, and I hope that I always will be one. I never really expected to see a the community get shaken up the way it has been by MMA. One thing I’ve noticed a lot lately has been good, long-term, martial artists beginning to question whether or not Traditional Martial Arts have a use, or even a future, in a world where MMA is king.
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Tags: editorial, fighting is your friend, fiyf, martial arts, mma, tma, training
Posted by Damen in Editorials |
January 13th, 2010
I will be honest here. I am a guy. As such, when I started up the FIYF store and started getting shirts made, I was thinking about shirts for me. Quickly, however, it became apparent that I needed to get some shirts just for the girls (mostly when I was asked, repeatedly, to carry a shirt for girls). So I have been working hard to rectify the situation. With that in mind, I am pleased to announce that the FIYF store is now carrying a new shirt: The Lotus Warrior Babydoll T-shirt. Keep in mind that this is a very small run, so only a limited number are available. If the demand is high, I will get more made in the future.

Tags: babydoll, fighting is your friend, fiyf, fiyf store, girls, lotus, lotus warrior, shirts, store, t-shirts, warrior, women
Posted by Damen in News |
January 10th, 2010
I promised that there would be more posts this month and I meant it. To follow up my review of the mouthguard last week, I was sent a pair of Combat Sports Gel Handwraps from the folks at Boxing Depot.com. Now, I am a striker by nature and by training, so this was right up my alley. Also, I’m not generally a fan of gloves or handwraps – I tend to train bare-handed (yeah yeah, I know). So it takes a lot for a product like this to impress me. That said, I was definitely impressed.
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Tags: combat sports, fighting is your friend, fiyf, gel handwraps, handwraps, martial arts, product review, review
Posted by Damen in Equipment Reviews |