I'm back with some more crazy Japanese stuff as promised. I bring you Ninja Warrior! A spectacular athletic competition/tournament, just say it's the more serious version of MXC (also known as Takeshi's Castle) it features a test of skill,competence and agility on becoming a Ninja Warrior. Obstacles are based on real ninja-like challenges like balancing,leaping,climbing through walls and death defying stunts. Watch 100 competitors as they move on the rise of becoming the next ninja warrior. This is one great japanese show you shouldn't miss, featured weeknights 6:00pm and 10:00pm EST on G4 and also on podcast.
For more of Ninja Warrior click here:
http://www.g4tv.com/ninjawarrior/index.html
I Love Secret Agents
As a kid I really was into secret agents and thought of being one too. I envy those guys who gets the coolest gadgets around, the most luxurious cars and of course the ladies!!!. Well, So much for daydreaming.Even though you're not a secret agent you could have a chance to own one of these cool apparatus. Here comes the World's Smallest Micro-Camcorder for your voyeuring pleasure. Ooopps!, sorry bout that. What I meant was for capturing the seemingly important moments anywhere you go.
This is so small and just as big as a pack of Doublemint Gum. It is such an amazing device that could last for two long hours. Small enough to literally pull out of your ass hahaha It can hold 33 hours of video on a 1GB SD memory card.
The tiny camcorder uses the 3GP format, usually associated with cellphone video. The seller's not saying what the resolution is, but we'd be surprised if it were any bigger than 320x240. Why not just surreptitiously shoot some video with your cellphone? Oh yeah, that phone would be a bit bigger than a pack of gum. One thing's for sure, if your cellphone costs $295 like this itty bity
trinket does, at least the phone would give you a few more features than just shooting crappy-looking video.
Word Of The Day: Grandiloquent
gran·dil·o·quent [gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt]
[Origin: 1585–95; grandiloqu(ence) + -ent]
[From grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus : grandis, great + loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
adjective
1. lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
2. puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech";
In sentences:
"pseudo-scientific shimi shimi and pontifical hooey"
—Related forms gran·dil·o·quent·ly, adverb
—Synonyms turgid, inflated, rhetorical, pretentious.
—Antonyms simple, sincere.
[Origin: 1585–95; grandiloqu(ence) + -ent]
[From grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus : grandis, great + loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
adjective
1. lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
2. puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech";
In sentences:
"pseudo-scientific shimi shimi and pontifical hooey"
—Related forms gran·dil·o·quent·ly, adverb
—Synonyms turgid, inflated, rhetorical, pretentious.
—Antonyms simple, sincere.
Nutrilicious Shepherd's Pie
Hello Yellow! Let's have a cooking lesson today! I have this wonderful recipe to share with you. Tried Shepherd's Pie before? This recipe originated in Australia and is one of their most loved dishes. It is so easy to prepare (preparation time: 10 mins. ) and wouldn't cost so much plus, it's very nutritious and delicious.This hearty pie has a base of minced meat, diced carrot and peas in a tomato-based sauce. The meat layer is topped with creamy mashed potato and golden melted cheese.We have used 1kg of fresh beef mince in the filling but you could use about 800g of chopped roast beef or lamb. The filling could also be varied to include other vegetables (e.g., mushrooms or corn kernels) and herbs such as rosemary or oregano.
The pie can be assembled a day ahead and refrigerated until required. If you are baking the pie straight from the refrigerator, increase the cooking time and reduce the oven temperature by about 20 degrees so that the topping doesn't overcook before the centre gets hot.
Serves 4-6.
For the Meat Layer you would need:
20ml (1 tablespoon) oil
1 large (200g) onion, diced
1 large (165g) carrot, diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 -2 lbs raw minced lamb or beef (or 800g chopped cooked meat)
60ml (3 tablespoons) tomato paste
12g (1 tablespoon) plain flour
250ml (1 cup) chicken stock (or 1 cup water and 1 chicken stock cube)
40ml (2 tablespoons) Worcestershire sauce
400g-410g tin crushed tomatoes
Salt and pepper
128g (1 cup) fresh or frozen peas
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
optional ingredients would include (chopped celery, hardboiled egs chopped in quarters or even quail eggs and a choice of ground beef instead of lamb) depending on how you wanted it. be creative.
Heat oil in a large heavy based pan or saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes, or until vegetables have softened.
If you are using raw meat, increase heat to high and add mince. Cook, stirring, until meat has browned and most of the liquid from the meat has evaporated. If you are using meat that is already cooked, add the chopped meat to the vegetables and continue to the next step.
Over medium heat, add tomato paste and flour to meat mixture and cook for one minute. Add stock, Worcestershire sauce, crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper.Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until liquid has reduced, stirring occasionally.
Preheat oven to 350 -375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius fan-forced).Stir peas and parsley into meat mixture and pour into a 2.5 litre ovenproof dish.Top filling with mashed potato. Use a fork to create peaks in potato and sprinkle with cheese.
If the dish you are using is quite full, sit it on a baking tray in case any of the sauce overflows while baking. Bake pie for about 20 minutes, or until sauce is bubbling and cheese is golden brown.
For the Mashed Potato Toppings:
2 lbs. of potatoes, peeled and chopped
50g (2 1/2 tablespoons) butter
Salt, to taste
About 125ml (1/2 cup) milk (the amount needed will vary, depending on the type of potatoes used)
100g (1 cup) grated cheese (we used a combination of mozzarella, cheddar and parmesan)
Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Cover saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce to medium heat and boil gently until potatoes are soft.Drain potatoes and mash with butter, salt and milk.
Mmmm... Nutrilicious!!! share this recipe with family and friends and enjoy this great meal. Ti'l next time folks,Bon Appetit!
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Turning Japanese
If there is one nation in the wolrd that does the craziest and the weirdest of the weird, I would consider Japan the wackiest nation on earth!!! They are the original jackasses in the whole planet and have the sickest and out of this world activities (nice picture huh?) hahaha. I hope to entertain you with some more soon. In Japan you would find the most outrageous fashion, the most coolest gadgets around, the craziest recreational activities including some really funny TV programs. The picture speaks for itself. Hmm... It makes me wonder if that was the effect of the A-bomb on their brains? other than that they are considered very creative minded and that's the reason we have Animes and Japanese cars around.
The Complete Guide To Full Contact Fighting
Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, is a term used to refer to a combat sport that combines the elements of many fighting styles into one all-inclusive sport. Well, I believe that it is more than just a sport, it's also considered a self defense as to being well versed with all aspects of martial arts and weaponry. Thus, It does not limit itself to being just a fight sport.
Banned in it's early existence in the 1990's and often called "No Holds Barred" or "Human Cockfighting", It re-emerged as a full grown sport with sets of rules which ensures the safety of the competitors and practitioners. MMA has been rapidly gaining in popularity in the U.S. and around the world, and is often referred to as “the world’s fastest growing sport".
The roots of MMA date back to the ancient Greeks and the early Olympic sport of Pankration which uses every aspects of fighting from kicks,punches,joint manipulations,to brutal attacks to various areas of the body called pressure points. Pankration was such a brutal sport with little or almost no rules at all and even resulted in death.
As an avid martial arts enthusiast I would like to share my favorite top 10 martial arts you should master in able to make you a complete Full Contact Fighter/Mixed Martial Artist or even a self defense expert.
At an early age you should start with striking sports such as Muay Thai/Kickboxing or Savate in your preparation for being a full contact fighter.
Muay Thai
also known as Thai Boxing or The Art of the Eight Limbs is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. It is known as Pradal Serey in Cambodia, Tomoi in Malaysia, Muay Lao in Laos and as a similar style called Lethwei in Myanmar. The different styles of kickboxing in Southeast Asia are analogous to the different types of Kung Fu in China or Silat in the Malay peninsula. The Thai military uses a modified form of Muay Thai called Lerdrit.
Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand and is the country's national sport. Traditional Muay Thai practiced today varies slightly from the ancient art Muay Boran and uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A master practitioner of Muay Thai thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts.
Savate
also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses both the hands and feet as weapons and combines elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Only foot kicks are allowed, unlike some systems, such as Muay Thai and Silat, which allow the use of the knees or shins. Savate is perhaps the only style of kickboxing in which the fighters habitually wear shoes (savate being a French synonym for "old shoe"). A practitioner of savate is called a savateur (male) or savateuse (female).
This features a unique type of kicks and punches and mostly used in competition:
Kicks:
fouetté (literally "whip", roundhouse kick making contact with the instep), high, medium or low
chassé (side or front piston-action kick), high, medium or low
revers ("reverse" or hooking kick making contact with the sole of the shoe), high, medium, or low
coup de pied bas (literally, simply "low kick", a front or sweep kick to the shin making contact with the inner edge of the shoe, performed with a characteristic backwards lean) low only.
Punches:
direct bras avant (jab, lead hand)
direct bras arrière (cross, rear hand)
crochet (hook, bent arm)
uppercut (either hand)
Pankration
as practiced in the ancient world, combined elements of both boxing (pygme/pygmachia) and wrestling (pale) to create a broad fighting sport similar to today's mixed martial arts. A match was won by submission of the opponent or if the opponent was incapacitated. A contestant could signal submission by raising his hand, but sometimes the only form of submission was unconsciousness or death. Joint locks and choke holds were common techniques of accomplishing this. In fact, there were only two rules: contestants were not allowed to gouge eyes or to bite.
Grave, even permanent injuries were common as an accepted means of disabling the adversary: mainly breaking limbs, fingers or even the neck. Pankration bouts were quite brutal and sometimes life-threatening to the competitors. As a result, a paides event (a somewhat vague younger age group) for pankration wasn't established at Olympia until 200 B.C.
There were no weight divisions and no time limits. Referees were armed with stout rods or switches to enforce the rules against biting and gouging. The contest itself continued uninterrupted until one of the combatants either surrendered, suffered unconsciousness, or was killed. Although knockouts were common, most pankration battles were decided on the ground where both striking and submission techniques would freely come into play. Pankratiasts were highly-skilled grapplers and were extremely effective in applying a variety of takedowns, chokes, and punishing joint locks. Strangulation was most feared during ground combat, and was the leading cause of death in matches. A fighter would immediately raise his arm in defeat once his opponent's forearm had secured a firm grip across the windpipe or carotid artery (though there are stories of fighters who chose to die rather than surrender.)
Modern Pankration is now MMA. a combination of striking and grappling arts. Vale Tudo (Anything Goes in Portugese) features MMA hybridized fighting techniques used in Brazil in the early decades of the 21st Century. Popularized by the Gracie Family in Brazil MMA emerges in and is recognized around the world today.
And now the ground arts:
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit. The system developed from pre-World War I Kodokan Judo, which was itself then a recently-developed sport derived from multiple schools (or Ryu) of Japanese Jujutsu. One of those schools was Fusen Ryu, whose focus was on ne-waza (ground techniques). At that time, Judo was also known as "Kano Jujutsu", and, even more generically, simply as Jujutsu.
It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using leverage and proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. BJJ can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Sparring (commonly referred to as 'rolling') and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu emphasizes ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds also found in numerous other arts with or without ground fighting emphasis. The premise is that most of the advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more powerful strikes, both of which are sometimes negated if grappling on the ground. BJJ includes many techniques to throw or tackle opponents to the ground which revolve around using the primary bases of the body, the hips and shoulders. These takedowns are difficult to counter without training. Once the opponent is on the ground, a number of maneuvers (and counter-maneuvers) are available to manipulate the opponent into suitable position for the application of a submission hold. Achieving a dominant position on the ground is one of the hallmarks of the BJJ style, and includes effective use of the guard position to defend oneself from bottom, and passing the guard to dominate from top position with side control, mount, and back mount positions. This system of maneuvering and manipulation can be likened to a form of kinetic chess when utilized by two experienced practitioners. A submission hold is the equivalent of checkmate.
Russian Sambo also called Combat Sambo
The word Sambo is an acronym of САМозащита Без Оружия (SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya) meaning "self-defense without a weapon" in Russian. Sambo has its roots in traditional folk styles of wrestling such as Armenian Koch, Georgian Chidaoba, Moldovan Trîntǎ, Uzbek Kurash, Mongolian Khapsagay and Azerbaijani Gulesh (wrestling style).
According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), Sambo is one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally today, the other three being Greco-Roman wrestling, Freestyle wrestling and Judo. FILA accepted Sambo as the 3rd style of international wrestling in 1968 until the Sambo community formed its own organization Federation International Amateur Sambo (FIAS) in 1985. In 1993, FIAS split into two organizations. Both organizations used the same name and logo. The two groups were often referred to as FIAS "East" (under Russian Control) and FIAS "West" (under US and Western European Control). This split mirrored the last days of cold war politics of the time as well as the recent break-up of the Soviet Union. In 2005, FILA reached an agreement with FIAS "West" and reassumed sanctioning over sport sambo.At present FILA sanctions international competition in the style as does FIAS (formerly FIAS "East"). Both organizations conduct separate world championships and other international events. However, only FIAS sanctions and conducts Combat Sambo competition.
In 1980, Sambo was a demonstration sport at the Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia. However, due to boycotts, it failed to bring sufficient numbers for continued inclusion as a participatory game. [2]
There is no single, universally recognized founder of Sambo. However, Anatoly Kharlampiev is often officially recognized as the founder of Sport Sambo. Two other primary authors of Sambo were Vasili Oshchepkov (who died during the political purges of 1937 for refusing to deny his education in Japanese Judo under Judo founder, Jigoro Kano), and Viktor Spiridonov, who originally developed Sambo as a soft, aikido-like system since he was maimed during the first world war [3]. Sambo is entirely a Russian martial art developed from other techniques.
Judo
meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or by applying a choke. Strikes and thrusts (by hands and feet) - as well as weapons defences - are a part of Judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (Kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori).
Ultimately, the philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for almost all modern Japanese martial arts that developed from "traditional" schools (koryū). Practitioners of judo are called jūdōka
Sport judo utilizes more of throwing and pinning down techniques (ippon) ,while ne-waza utilizes ground fighting techniques with joint locks and chokeholds.
Greco-Roman Wrestling
is a form of amateur wrestling practiced throughout the world. It is one of three styles contested in the Olympic games.
According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), Greco-Roman wrestling is one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally today, the other three being freestyle wrestling, judo, and sambo.
Colloquially referred to simply as Greco, this style of wrestling forbids attacks below the waist. As a result, throws are encouraged as the Greco-Roman wrestler cannot avoid being thrown by simply hooking or grabbing his opponent's leg. Otherwise, the sport is similar to freestyle.
Arm drags, bearhugs, and headlocks found in freestyle have greater prominence in Greco-Roman. Throws especially known as suplays are used, in which the offensive wrestler lifts his opponent in a high arch while falling backward on his own neck to a bridge in order to bring his opponent's shoulders down to the mat. Even on the mat, a Greco-Roman wrestler must still find several ways to turn his opponent's shoulders to the mat for a fall without legs, including (but not limited to) techniques known as the bodylock and the gut-wrench.
Often seen in the olympics and in the US. this is a sport that emphasizes on techniques and strength.
Open hand self defense and combat arts:
Krav Maga
is a self-defense and military hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel, which assumes no quarter, and emphasizes maximum threat neutralization in a "real life" context. It came to prominence following its adoption by various Israeli Security Forces and is now used by military and law enforcement personnel, as well as civilians, around the world.[citation needed]
In some countries, a simplified version[citation needed] is often taught in civilian self defense classes. This excludes numerous 'more lethal' or forceful techniques taught in a military or police context, because of legal proscriptions restricting the teaching of hazardous or life-threatening techniques without appropriate legal authorization.
In Krav Maga, there are no hard-and-fast rules, and no distinction in training for men and women. It is not a sport, and there are no specific uniforms, attire or competitions. All the techniques focus on maximum efficiency in real-life conditions. Krav Maga generally assumes a no quarter situation; the attacks and defenses are intended for potentially lethal threat situations, and aim to neutralize these and escape via maximum pain or damage to opponents, as rapidly and safely as possible. Crippling attacks to vulnerable body parts, including groin and eye strikes, headbutts, and other efficient and potentially brutal attacks, improvized use of any objects available, and maximizing personal safety in a fight, are emphasized.
The guiding principles for those performing Krav Maga techniques are:
Neutralize the threat
Avoid injury
Go from defending to attacking as quickly as possible
Use the body's natural reflexes
Strike at any vulnerable point
Use any tool or object nearby
According to a description written for the self-publication media site Associated Content, the basic premises of Krav Maga are:
You're not going to care how much damage you're going to cause.
Cause as much damage as possible and run.
Do not try and prolong a fight. Do what needs to be done and escape.
The basic idea is to first deal with the immediate threat (being choked, for example), prevent the attacker from re-attacking, and then neutralize the attacker, proceeding through all steps in a methodical manner, despite the rush of adrenaline that occurs in such an attack. The emphasis is put on taking the initiative from the attacker as soon as possible.
other forms of krav maga are LOTAR or Haganah. these are developed and used by the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) and adopted by the FBI and other counter terror forces around the world.
FMA or Filipino Martial Arts
is a broad term more detail is covered in specific aricles. The three major branches of Filipino martial arts are Arnis typically from the northern Luzon regions, Eskrima from the central Visayas regions, and Kali from the southern Mindanao regions. Within these branches dwell a long line of masters, families, systems and history. Most Filipino systems will associate with one of these terms and their respective Regions of the Philippines.
Ranking systems, proficiency levels and terminology can differ greatly from system to system, organization to organization. FMA instructors employ a wide range of training methods to demonstrate the knowledge, skill and best practices necessary to address a situation and to assess their students understanding and proficiency. Mastery is not identical. Thus, higher or lower levels of proficiency can be applied to each assessment/training method depending upon the maturity of a particular student. These individual exchanges/assessments can then be used to identify gaps in proficiency for individuals within specific areas.
A pair of rattan sticks used in Eskrima
Martial arts ranking systems are a modern adaptation that developed during the commercialization eras of karate. For example: Shotokan Karate master Gichin Funakoshi's original ranking system consisted of: white belt: five kyūs; brown belt: three kyus; black belt: five dans.
FMA has not become a highly commercialized art, therefore it has retained its traditional forms hierarchy: master/instructor/student; or grandfather/father/son. Some FMA systems have adopted or created their own ranking systems
FMA also emphasizes on weaponry and open hand combat such as the use of Knife fighting (including disarming),defense and proper use of weapons and open handed attack defense.
Modern Army Combatives
is a term popularized by the US Army for hand-to-hand combat training. It now encompasses various hybrid martial arts, which incorporate techniques from several different martial arts and combat sports. Unlike combat sports, such systems usually have limited sport application and often focus on simple techniques for use in self-defense or combat.
As defined by US Army FM 21-150 Combatives:
Hand-to-hand combat is an engagement between two or more persons in an empty-handed struggle or with handheld weapons such as knives, sticks, and rifles with bayonets. These fighting arts are essential military skills. Projectile weapons may be lost or broken, or they may fail to fire. When friendly and enemy forces become so intermingled that firearms and grenades are not practical, hand-to-hand combat skills become vital assets.
It also integrates the use of fire arms and other weapons available in combat.
These are only my two cents on what arts you should master in order to become a complete fighter. These are really proven effective and efficient if used wisely and with exact precision.
"Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water" - Bruce Lee
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Banned in it's early existence in the 1990's and often called "No Holds Barred" or "Human Cockfighting", It re-emerged as a full grown sport with sets of rules which ensures the safety of the competitors and practitioners. MMA has been rapidly gaining in popularity in the U.S. and around the world, and is often referred to as “the world’s fastest growing sport".
The roots of MMA date back to the ancient Greeks and the early Olympic sport of Pankration which uses every aspects of fighting from kicks,punches,joint manipulations,to brutal attacks to various areas of the body called pressure points. Pankration was such a brutal sport with little or almost no rules at all and even resulted in death.
As an avid martial arts enthusiast I would like to share my favorite top 10 martial arts you should master in able to make you a complete Full Contact Fighter/Mixed Martial Artist or even a self defense expert.
At an early age you should start with striking sports such as Muay Thai/Kickboxing or Savate in your preparation for being a full contact fighter.
Muay Thai
also known as Thai Boxing or The Art of the Eight Limbs is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. It is known as Pradal Serey in Cambodia, Tomoi in Malaysia, Muay Lao in Laos and as a similar style called Lethwei in Myanmar. The different styles of kickboxing in Southeast Asia are analogous to the different types of Kung Fu in China or Silat in the Malay peninsula. The Thai military uses a modified form of Muay Thai called Lerdrit.
Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand and is the country's national sport. Traditional Muay Thai practiced today varies slightly from the ancient art Muay Boran and uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Science of Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A master practitioner of Muay Thai thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight "points of contact," as opposed to "two points" (fists) in Western boxing and "four points" (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts.
Savate
also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting, is a French martial art which uses both the hands and feet as weapons and combines elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Only foot kicks are allowed, unlike some systems, such as Muay Thai and Silat, which allow the use of the knees or shins. Savate is perhaps the only style of kickboxing in which the fighters habitually wear shoes (savate being a French synonym for "old shoe"). A practitioner of savate is called a savateur (male) or savateuse (female).
This features a unique type of kicks and punches and mostly used in competition:
Kicks:
fouetté (literally "whip", roundhouse kick making contact with the instep), high, medium or low
chassé (side or front piston-action kick), high, medium or low
revers ("reverse" or hooking kick making contact with the sole of the shoe), high, medium, or low
coup de pied bas (literally, simply "low kick", a front or sweep kick to the shin making contact with the inner edge of the shoe, performed with a characteristic backwards lean) low only.
Punches:
direct bras avant (jab, lead hand)
direct bras arrière (cross, rear hand)
crochet (hook, bent arm)
uppercut (either hand)
Pankration
as practiced in the ancient world, combined elements of both boxing (pygme/pygmachia) and wrestling (pale) to create a broad fighting sport similar to today's mixed martial arts. A match was won by submission of the opponent or if the opponent was incapacitated. A contestant could signal submission by raising his hand, but sometimes the only form of submission was unconsciousness or death. Joint locks and choke holds were common techniques of accomplishing this. In fact, there were only two rules: contestants were not allowed to gouge eyes or to bite.
Grave, even permanent injuries were common as an accepted means of disabling the adversary: mainly breaking limbs, fingers or even the neck. Pankration bouts were quite brutal and sometimes life-threatening to the competitors. As a result, a paides event (a somewhat vague younger age group) for pankration wasn't established at Olympia until 200 B.C.
There were no weight divisions and no time limits. Referees were armed with stout rods or switches to enforce the rules against biting and gouging. The contest itself continued uninterrupted until one of the combatants either surrendered, suffered unconsciousness, or was killed. Although knockouts were common, most pankration battles were decided on the ground where both striking and submission techniques would freely come into play. Pankratiasts were highly-skilled grapplers and were extremely effective in applying a variety of takedowns, chokes, and punishing joint locks. Strangulation was most feared during ground combat, and was the leading cause of death in matches. A fighter would immediately raise his arm in defeat once his opponent's forearm had secured a firm grip across the windpipe or carotid artery (though there are stories of fighters who chose to die rather than surrender.)
Modern Pankration is now MMA. a combination of striking and grappling arts. Vale Tudo (Anything Goes in Portugese) features MMA hybridized fighting techniques used in Brazil in the early decades of the 21st Century. Popularized by the Gracie Family in Brazil MMA emerges in and is recognized around the world today.
And now the ground arts:
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit. The system developed from pre-World War I Kodokan Judo, which was itself then a recently-developed sport derived from multiple schools (or Ryu) of Japanese Jujutsu. One of those schools was Fusen Ryu, whose focus was on ne-waza (ground techniques). At that time, Judo was also known as "Kano Jujutsu", and, even more generically, simply as Jujutsu.
It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using leverage and proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. BJJ can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Sparring (commonly referred to as 'rolling') and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu emphasizes ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds also found in numerous other arts with or without ground fighting emphasis. The premise is that most of the advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more powerful strikes, both of which are sometimes negated if grappling on the ground. BJJ includes many techniques to throw or tackle opponents to the ground which revolve around using the primary bases of the body, the hips and shoulders. These takedowns are difficult to counter without training. Once the opponent is on the ground, a number of maneuvers (and counter-maneuvers) are available to manipulate the opponent into suitable position for the application of a submission hold. Achieving a dominant position on the ground is one of the hallmarks of the BJJ style, and includes effective use of the guard position to defend oneself from bottom, and passing the guard to dominate from top position with side control, mount, and back mount positions. This system of maneuvering and manipulation can be likened to a form of kinetic chess when utilized by two experienced practitioners. A submission hold is the equivalent of checkmate.
Russian Sambo also called Combat Sambo
The word Sambo is an acronym of САМозащита Без Оружия (SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya) meaning "self-defense without a weapon" in Russian. Sambo has its roots in traditional folk styles of wrestling such as Armenian Koch, Georgian Chidaoba, Moldovan Trîntǎ, Uzbek Kurash, Mongolian Khapsagay and Azerbaijani Gulesh (wrestling style).
According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), Sambo is one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally today, the other three being Greco-Roman wrestling, Freestyle wrestling and Judo. FILA accepted Sambo as the 3rd style of international wrestling in 1968 until the Sambo community formed its own organization Federation International Amateur Sambo (FIAS) in 1985. In 1993, FIAS split into two organizations. Both organizations used the same name and logo. The two groups were often referred to as FIAS "East" (under Russian Control) and FIAS "West" (under US and Western European Control). This split mirrored the last days of cold war politics of the time as well as the recent break-up of the Soviet Union. In 2005, FILA reached an agreement with FIAS "West" and reassumed sanctioning over sport sambo.At present FILA sanctions international competition in the style as does FIAS (formerly FIAS "East"). Both organizations conduct separate world championships and other international events. However, only FIAS sanctions and conducts Combat Sambo competition.
In 1980, Sambo was a demonstration sport at the Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia. However, due to boycotts, it failed to bring sufficient numbers for continued inclusion as a participatory game. [2]
There is no single, universally recognized founder of Sambo. However, Anatoly Kharlampiev is often officially recognized as the founder of Sport Sambo. Two other primary authors of Sambo were Vasili Oshchepkov (who died during the political purges of 1937 for refusing to deny his education in Japanese Judo under Judo founder, Jigoro Kano), and Viktor Spiridonov, who originally developed Sambo as a soft, aikido-like system since he was maimed during the first world war [3]. Sambo is entirely a Russian martial art developed from other techniques.
Judo
meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or by applying a choke. Strikes and thrusts (by hands and feet) - as well as weapons defences - are a part of Judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (Kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori).
Ultimately, the philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for almost all modern Japanese martial arts that developed from "traditional" schools (koryū). Practitioners of judo are called jūdōka
Sport judo utilizes more of throwing and pinning down techniques (ippon) ,while ne-waza utilizes ground fighting techniques with joint locks and chokeholds.
Greco-Roman Wrestling
is a form of amateur wrestling practiced throughout the world. It is one of three styles contested in the Olympic games.
According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), Greco-Roman wrestling is one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally today, the other three being freestyle wrestling, judo, and sambo.
Colloquially referred to simply as Greco, this style of wrestling forbids attacks below the waist. As a result, throws are encouraged as the Greco-Roman wrestler cannot avoid being thrown by simply hooking or grabbing his opponent's leg. Otherwise, the sport is similar to freestyle.
Arm drags, bearhugs, and headlocks found in freestyle have greater prominence in Greco-Roman. Throws especially known as suplays are used, in which the offensive wrestler lifts his opponent in a high arch while falling backward on his own neck to a bridge in order to bring his opponent's shoulders down to the mat. Even on the mat, a Greco-Roman wrestler must still find several ways to turn his opponent's shoulders to the mat for a fall without legs, including (but not limited to) techniques known as the bodylock and the gut-wrench.
Often seen in the olympics and in the US. this is a sport that emphasizes on techniques and strength.
Open hand self defense and combat arts:
Krav Maga
is a self-defense and military hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel, which assumes no quarter, and emphasizes maximum threat neutralization in a "real life" context. It came to prominence following its adoption by various Israeli Security Forces and is now used by military and law enforcement personnel, as well as civilians, around the world.[citation needed]
In some countries, a simplified version[citation needed] is often taught in civilian self defense classes. This excludes numerous 'more lethal' or forceful techniques taught in a military or police context, because of legal proscriptions restricting the teaching of hazardous or life-threatening techniques without appropriate legal authorization.
In Krav Maga, there are no hard-and-fast rules, and no distinction in training for men and women. It is not a sport, and there are no specific uniforms, attire or competitions. All the techniques focus on maximum efficiency in real-life conditions. Krav Maga generally assumes a no quarter situation; the attacks and defenses are intended for potentially lethal threat situations, and aim to neutralize these and escape via maximum pain or damage to opponents, as rapidly and safely as possible. Crippling attacks to vulnerable body parts, including groin and eye strikes, headbutts, and other efficient and potentially brutal attacks, improvized use of any objects available, and maximizing personal safety in a fight, are emphasized.
The guiding principles for those performing Krav Maga techniques are:
Neutralize the threat
Avoid injury
Go from defending to attacking as quickly as possible
Use the body's natural reflexes
Strike at any vulnerable point
Use any tool or object nearby
According to a description written for the self-publication media site Associated Content, the basic premises of Krav Maga are:
You're not going to care how much damage you're going to cause.
Cause as much damage as possible and run.
Do not try and prolong a fight. Do what needs to be done and escape.
The basic idea is to first deal with the immediate threat (being choked, for example), prevent the attacker from re-attacking, and then neutralize the attacker, proceeding through all steps in a methodical manner, despite the rush of adrenaline that occurs in such an attack. The emphasis is put on taking the initiative from the attacker as soon as possible.
other forms of krav maga are LOTAR or Haganah. these are developed and used by the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) and adopted by the FBI and other counter terror forces around the world.
FMA or Filipino Martial Arts
is a broad term more detail is covered in specific aricles. The three major branches of Filipino martial arts are Arnis typically from the northern Luzon regions, Eskrima from the central Visayas regions, and Kali from the southern Mindanao regions. Within these branches dwell a long line of masters, families, systems and history. Most Filipino systems will associate with one of these terms and their respective Regions of the Philippines.
Ranking systems, proficiency levels and terminology can differ greatly from system to system, organization to organization. FMA instructors employ a wide range of training methods to demonstrate the knowledge, skill and best practices necessary to address a situation and to assess their students understanding and proficiency. Mastery is not identical. Thus, higher or lower levels of proficiency can be applied to each assessment/training method depending upon the maturity of a particular student. These individual exchanges/assessments can then be used to identify gaps in proficiency for individuals within specific areas.
A pair of rattan sticks used in Eskrima
Martial arts ranking systems are a modern adaptation that developed during the commercialization eras of karate. For example: Shotokan Karate master Gichin Funakoshi's original ranking system consisted of: white belt: five kyūs; brown belt: three kyus; black belt: five dans.
FMA has not become a highly commercialized art, therefore it has retained its traditional forms hierarchy: master/instructor/student; or grandfather/father/son. Some FMA systems have adopted or created their own ranking systems
FMA also emphasizes on weaponry and open hand combat such as the use of Knife fighting (including disarming),defense and proper use of weapons and open handed attack defense.
Modern Army Combatives
is a term popularized by the US Army for hand-to-hand combat training. It now encompasses various hybrid martial arts, which incorporate techniques from several different martial arts and combat sports. Unlike combat sports, such systems usually have limited sport application and often focus on simple techniques for use in self-defense or combat.
As defined by US Army FM 21-150 Combatives:
Hand-to-hand combat is an engagement between two or more persons in an empty-handed struggle or with handheld weapons such as knives, sticks, and rifles with bayonets. These fighting arts are essential military skills. Projectile weapons may be lost or broken, or they may fail to fire. When friendly and enemy forces become so intermingled that firearms and grenades are not practical, hand-to-hand combat skills become vital assets.
It also integrates the use of fire arms and other weapons available in combat.
These are only my two cents on what arts you should master in order to become a complete fighter. These are really proven effective and efficient if used wisely and with exact precision.
"Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water" - Bruce Lee
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GOD BLESS OUR TRIP
I would like to showcase my friend's work. It is a short film inspired from David Lynch's works (that's why it seems so weird). Kudos to you Leo! Enjoy and happy viewing to all.
I sold my soul on Ebay
Had you ever got tired of your life and wanted to trade it for another or maybe even planned to sell it? What are the most valuable things in life these days? Is it fame, forture and power? What makes life worth living for to you? Ebay does not offer this things and so does everything in life. What matters in a world of change is the value of being true. Being true to your family, your friendships, your community and making a significant importance in the lives of people and ours. Don't sell your soul!!! Stay true and be gold!
Classic Cars of Tomorrow
Auto collecting requires much less then the $50,000 or so price of many models now considered classics. Instead: Purchase those that many experts see as classic cars of the future. Examples: Lotus Europa, Lotus Elan, Jaguar E-type or 140. Also: Mini Coopers, Triumph TR-3's, MGA's, and Bugeye Sprites. Caution: The classic car market is unpredictable. Note: A car must be restored to near-perfect condition to command top prices.
The Safest Blood Transfusion
Be your own blood bank. Most hospitals allow patients to donate their own blood prior to nonemergency surgery. It can safely be refrigerated until you need it. Many operations require about 3 pints. Advantage: Despite careful, significantly improved techniques, a donor's blood will never be as safe as your own.
Alcohol and Allergies
Sensitivities to food may increase when they are consumed with or around at the same time with alcohol. Have physician check further when allergy to alcohol is suggested. It may actually be allergy to a food.
Dry Throat Cure
So you're having a hard time with your dry throat and you want your voice to be normal again? Here's a simple home remedy that you can drink to ease that dry throat:
Room-temperature water with a touch of lemon is the best beverage for a nervous speaker with a dry throat. Avoid ice water, which will constrict your throat. Cool water, on the other hand, will help your voice sound rich, and the lemon will clear any mucus build up.
Room-temperature water with a touch of lemon is the best beverage for a nervous speaker with a dry throat. Avoid ice water, which will constrict your throat. Cool water, on the other hand, will help your voice sound rich, and the lemon will clear any mucus build up.
Breast Cancer Prevention
Adding soybeans to your daily meals can help in cancer prevention. In menopausal women, a recent study concluded that women whose diet was high in soy protein foods were least likely to develop breast cancer. In fact, women who eat twice as much soy protein as the average female had half the risk of breast cancer.
It's important to note that only the protein in soybeans appears to have anti-cancer effects. So only include whole soybeans, soy milk, and tofu in your diet not soy sauce or soy bean oil.
It's important to note that only the protein in soybeans appears to have anti-cancer effects. So only include whole soybeans, soy milk, and tofu in your diet not soy sauce or soy bean oil.
Diamond Jewelry Care
Eventhough diamonds are the hardest natural substance, they require special care to prevent damage and to keep them looking their best. Suggestions: Remove rings when doing manual work. Have your jeweler periodically check mountings.
It is also important to clean diamonds at regular intervals. Some methods are:
1. Using mild detergent and warm water, you should rub it with a soft brush and dry with a lint-free cloth.
2. Soak for 30 minutes in a 50-50 solution of cold water and ammonia
3. Dip the diamond into a commercial liquid cleaner, which is available from jewelers.
4. Use an ultrasonic cleaner which is also commercially available.
It is also important to clean diamonds at regular intervals. Some methods are:
1. Using mild detergent and warm water, you should rub it with a soft brush and dry with a lint-free cloth.
2. Soak for 30 minutes in a 50-50 solution of cold water and ammonia
3. Dip the diamond into a commercial liquid cleaner, which is available from jewelers.
4. Use an ultrasonic cleaner which is also commercially available.
Body Water
Where does the water go?
1. The body usually loses 2.5 to 3 quarts (12 glasses) of water everyday.
2. The kidney use about 5.5 glasses of water everyday.
3. The lungs take about 2 glasses of water everyday.
4. The skin uses about 2 glasses of water everyday.
5. Breathing takes about 1.3 glasses of water everyday.
6. The intestines use about 1.5 glasses of water everyday.
1. The body usually loses 2.5 to 3 quarts (12 glasses) of water everyday.
2. The kidney use about 5.5 glasses of water everyday.
3. The lungs take about 2 glasses of water everyday.
4. The skin uses about 2 glasses of water everyday.
5. Breathing takes about 1.3 glasses of water everyday.
6. The intestines use about 1.5 glasses of water everyday.
Increase Energy & Reduce Stress
To increase your energy level and reduce stress, follow this little known secret: Using your index and middle fingers, press on the temple right in front of the ears behind your eyebrows. If your head is throbbing, this will slow the blood flow from the dilated artery, increasing your brain's blood supply and sooting your aching head. You'll feel relaxed and invigorated.
So you're quitting your job?
Here's what to do: Tell your boss of your intent verbally then afterwards with a letter of resignation. If you're leaving for better opportunities elsewhere, be straightforward about your reason for going and tell him about what you have learned while you were on the job. Of course you can distort the truth a little, especially if you've had enough of the boss who never seemed to get your name right after three years of service. But it helps to accentuate the positive. Don't be tempted to tell your boss off, express your true feelings, or just pick up your things and leave.
Remember it's a small world. Any unprofessional behavior, even if you know you're on the way out, could possibly bite you in the ass years from now. Besides, you never know when you need to grovel back to your boss asking for your old job back.
Remember it's a small world. Any unprofessional behavior, even if you know you're on the way out, could possibly bite you in the ass years from now. Besides, you never know when you need to grovel back to your boss asking for your old job back.
Unnecessary Surgery
Unnecessary surgery is one of the biggest rip-offs in the world today. Here are 3 tips on how you can decide if it's necessary for you:
1. Find out if there are other options available like a change in diet that could help. or some medication you can take.
2. Beware if your doctor bases his decisions for surgery on the results of just one lab test. Inaccurate lab tests are not uncommon, so ask for a second test to confirm the results.
3. Some insurance companies insist on a second opinion. Even if the don't, get one and compare it with the first. If they differ, get a third opinion.
1. Find out if there are other options available like a change in diet that could help. or some medication you can take.
2. Beware if your doctor bases his decisions for surgery on the results of just one lab test. Inaccurate lab tests are not uncommon, so ask for a second test to confirm the results.
3. Some insurance companies insist on a second opinion. Even if the don't, get one and compare it with the first. If they differ, get a third opinion.
Natural Cure For Arthritis
Now you can relieve those tender joints in a totally natural way by simply adding sea cucumber in your diet. The Chinese have used this dried and powdered form of the marine animal for thousands of years to reduce arthritis pain. Sea cucumber is available at most health food stores. After adding this remarkable product for a maximum of about 3 weeks, many patients report moderate to complete relief of arthritis pain.
Prevent Tooth Decay & Gum Disease
Healthy teeth and gums are an important part of maintaining a health body. So, instead of eating sugar filled dessert that can harm your teeth, why not top off your meal with some cheese.
Studies have shown that cheese helps in the prevention of tooth decay and gum disease. Here's how it works. Eating cheese after meal causes a drop in saliva's acidity, making it enamel protective instead of enamel destructive like those sugary desserts.
What cheeses to eat? Mozzarella and aged cheddar are your best cheese bets to ward of decay and gum disease.
Studies have shown that cheese helps in the prevention of tooth decay and gum disease. Here's how it works. Eating cheese after meal causes a drop in saliva's acidity, making it enamel protective instead of enamel destructive like those sugary desserts.
What cheeses to eat? Mozzarella and aged cheddar are your best cheese bets to ward of decay and gum disease.
3 Cars That Don't Go Down In Value
Here are three cars that are holding their value despite the economic climate:
1. Ford Taurus. American built. Priced well, with a better safety record than the higly touted and much more expensive Volvo 244.
2. Toyota Camry is still a front runner. Dependability and easy maintenance have helped keep the Camry's value rock solid.
3. Honda Accord. This popular model holds its value for a number of reasons. Primarily it's reputation for reliable, economical transportation.
1. Ford Taurus. American built. Priced well, with a better safety record than the higly touted and much more expensive Volvo 244.
2. Toyota Camry is still a front runner. Dependability and easy maintenance have helped keep the Camry's value rock solid.
3. Honda Accord. This popular model holds its value for a number of reasons. Primarily it's reputation for reliable, economical transportation.
Think Different
Here's an inspiring quote from Steve Jobs, one of the founders of Apple Computer Inc., the people behind the success of Macintosh, iPod, and iPhone:
"Here’s to the crazy ones, The misfits, the rebels, the trouble makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, Are the ones that DO!"
Steve Jobs was also the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios before it was acquired by Walt Disney.
"Here’s to the crazy ones, The misfits, the rebels, the trouble makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, Are the ones that DO!"
Steve Jobs was also the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios before it was acquired by Walt Disney.
Piano Maintenance
Get your piano tuned at least every six months, more frequently if it's new. Ideal: Cool, dry room, away from direct sunlight and not close to radiators, air conditioners, or vents. Put it at least four inches away from the wall to allow the sound to get out. get a professional cleaning every three years. Don't do it yourself. Dangers: Mothballs or spray inside the piano.
Google Images Trick
Here's a cool trick you can do to Google Images search. First type any keyword to begin a google image search. When you're on the image results page, paste this code on the address bar:
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watch what happens!
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watch what happens!
Ooohh Yeesss!
Reports indicate that quick intercourse without foreplay but with deep penetration often produces gasping, breath-holding, once-and-for-all orgasms in women. Too much foreplay derails the incredible climax, which is very different than the orgasms women get with clitoral stimulation or less vigorous intercourse. Also, some women have exceptionally sensitive G-spot halfway up the front wall of the vagina. With man-on-top positions and strong rhythmic pressure against this area, an intense, strong orgasm is experienced by many women. This pleasure can be heightened by putting a pillow under the women's hips.
The Horror Scope
Are you a horror/thriller/killer film flick lover like me? Does blood,gore and carnage excite you? Halloween is just around the corner and I wanted to share my top 10 favorite horror/thriller/killer film picks of all time. Warning! this is not for the faint of hearts and may cause you to be really really sick after watching it.
#10 movie guide to carnage would start off with Ichi The Killer!.Some weird Japanese movie about a total loser/reject who turns himself into a serial street like superhero/killer/madman. Some parts are really funny but there are a lot of exciting yakuza stuff in it.
#9 goes to Rob Zombie's Films.Enter into the mind of such talented musician/director as he makes some of Hollywood's most sickening story lines. Remember Capt. Spaulding?from(The Devil's Rejects and House of 1,000 Corpses) the Evil Clown and his demented band of accomplices who would like to make fun of you while they watch you scream and die,Surely! They would love killing you slowly and passionately ha ha and oh, the 70's theme really rocks!
#8 goes to Live Feed, An independent film that raises a lot of attention of whether travelling to another country would be an option for you.Such madness! this would be compared to Hostel but in a lower budget version.
#7 is These Hills Have Eyes.I love the way they made up a story about an abandoned town with cannibal mutants that watch and wait for their prey. Not much scary but I love the gore and fright content.(the sequel wasn't that exciting)
#6 spot goes to Hannibal. Yes, Dr. Hannibal Lecter the madman himself.such a sick and twisted minded killer. It really scares me that there might be someone like him around, We just don't know...Also try (Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal Rising)
#5 with THE RING trilogies (japanese version) I think this original version makes it scarier than the American one. What if the tape was real and circulated around your favorite movie rentals and that Sadako comes out of your television when you are watching late night tv.
#4 is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.It is based on a true to life story of Ed gein America's #1 Psycho. This is such a horrifying experience of a demented man who not only uses his chainsaw to rip and tear every flesh and bone from you.But, would make a good accessory out of your skin.
#3 spot goes to Hostel and also shares the spot with SAW Trilogies. I wonder what secrets lie beneath the far far away places in Europe and what kind of passion do they really have? Welcome to the world of the torture chambers.
SAW trilogies: Such story line genius! Very original plot, sequences and would make your mind play it's tricks on you.
2 of the ultra gore and carnage movies ever made.
#2 I think you never heard about Fred Vogel and toetag pictures. Fred Vogel is one of the horror masters of the new era of horror/gore movies. Although most of the films are independent, They had been banned in almost every country on earth literally. Such sick and wicked graphics ever made. It's like looking at a video diary of a very very disturbing madman. visit http://www.toetagpictures.com to find out more.(some of the movies include THE AUGUST UNDERGROUND: Mordum, The Redsin tower)
#1 spot finally goes to such a classic movie and I am sure that this really disturbs you alot when you think about it. THE EXORCIST! well should i tell you more about it? I am sure you had seen it a couple of times.Doesn't it get into your thoughts?
Have a great horrorfest! I hope you have a peek on these movies that will hunt you down even in your sleep.
#10 movie guide to carnage would start off with Ichi The Killer!.Some weird Japanese movie about a total loser/reject who turns himself into a serial street like superhero/killer/madman. Some parts are really funny but there are a lot of exciting yakuza stuff in it.
#9 goes to Rob Zombie's Films.Enter into the mind of such talented musician/director as he makes some of Hollywood's most sickening story lines. Remember Capt. Spaulding?from(The Devil's Rejects and House of 1,000 Corpses) the Evil Clown and his demented band of accomplices who would like to make fun of you while they watch you scream and die,Surely! They would love killing you slowly and passionately ha ha and oh, the 70's theme really rocks!
#8 goes to Live Feed, An independent film that raises a lot of attention of whether travelling to another country would be an option for you.Such madness! this would be compared to Hostel but in a lower budget version.
#7 is These Hills Have Eyes.I love the way they made up a story about an abandoned town with cannibal mutants that watch and wait for their prey. Not much scary but I love the gore and fright content.(the sequel wasn't that exciting)
#6 spot goes to Hannibal. Yes, Dr. Hannibal Lecter the madman himself.such a sick and twisted minded killer. It really scares me that there might be someone like him around, We just don't know...Also try (Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal Rising)
#5 with THE RING trilogies (japanese version) I think this original version makes it scarier than the American one. What if the tape was real and circulated around your favorite movie rentals and that Sadako comes out of your television when you are watching late night tv.
#4 is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.It is based on a true to life story of Ed gein America's #1 Psycho. This is such a horrifying experience of a demented man who not only uses his chainsaw to rip and tear every flesh and bone from you.But, would make a good accessory out of your skin.
#3 spot goes to Hostel and also shares the spot with SAW Trilogies. I wonder what secrets lie beneath the far far away places in Europe and what kind of passion do they really have? Welcome to the world of the torture chambers.
SAW trilogies: Such story line genius! Very original plot, sequences and would make your mind play it's tricks on you.
2 of the ultra gore and carnage movies ever made.
#2 I think you never heard about Fred Vogel and toetag pictures. Fred Vogel is one of the horror masters of the new era of horror/gore movies. Although most of the films are independent, They had been banned in almost every country on earth literally. Such sick and wicked graphics ever made. It's like looking at a video diary of a very very disturbing madman. visit http://www.toetagpictures.com to find out more.(some of the movies include THE AUGUST UNDERGROUND: Mordum, The Redsin tower)
#1 spot finally goes to such a classic movie and I am sure that this really disturbs you alot when you think about it. THE EXORCIST! well should i tell you more about it? I am sure you had seen it a couple of times.Doesn't it get into your thoughts?
Have a great horrorfest! I hope you have a peek on these movies that will hunt you down even in your sleep.
The Shogun From Brasil
The much awaited fighter to debut the UFC is coming on Saturday, September 22, 2007 as the UFC 76 unfolds. Featuring the #1 top ranked middle weight in the world Mauricio "Shogun" Rua of the famous Chute Boxe Academy in Brazil, as he steps into the octagon for the very first time to face TUF middle weight Forrest Griffin.
Witness how he would win the hearts of American audiences as he shows his excellent Muay Thai skills to start his journey in his quest for the UFC middle weight title. He is a very talented young fighter at age 25 and has a professional MMA record of 18 wins (13 via TKO) and 2 losses. In 2005 He won Pride FC's Grand Prix Championships by defeating BTT's Ricardo Arona in the final bout of the tournament.
For those of you who doesn't know Shogun, Here is one exciting highlight video you should watch.
Witness how he would win the hearts of American audiences as he shows his excellent Muay Thai skills to start his journey in his quest for the UFC middle weight title. He is a very talented young fighter at age 25 and has a professional MMA record of 18 wins (13 via TKO) and 2 losses. In 2005 He won Pride FC's Grand Prix Championships by defeating BTT's Ricardo Arona in the final bout of the tournament.
For those of you who doesn't know Shogun, Here is one exciting highlight video you should watch.
Karma Loop Streetwear
Hey Folks! Summer's almost over and Hello Fall Season. Time for a change of outfit, say goodbye bye to swimwear,flip flops, board shorts and your cool sunglasses. Time to get your gear on!! As I've been bored lately and nothing to do, I had stumbled upon this cool site as to where you could get the coolest getup around the planet.
Let's start off with Karma Loop, The ghetto fabulous, street chic online store which offers a bunch of indie label clothing that you may or may not ever seen or heard about. This is such an enticing site to buy from. Such wide array of colors,fashionable clothing and cool sneakers too.
The only B-side to this is that it may cost you more than what you may spend on the regular mall price tags. Check out their outerwear. man have I ever seen such eye catching designs.They have this ninja-like hoodies around, it wanna makes you feel like a superhero hipster on the streets. (That's tha bomb right there!)
The nice thing about it is that it offers free shipping with a minimum purchase of $45, not bad huh? and in addition to that, they are having a huge 75% sale. Hurry and grab some of the hottest fashion and most outta this world coolness eva!
Let's start off with Karma Loop, The ghetto fabulous, street chic online store which offers a bunch of indie label clothing that you may or may not ever seen or heard about. This is such an enticing site to buy from. Such wide array of colors,fashionable clothing and cool sneakers too.
The only B-side to this is that it may cost you more than what you may spend on the regular mall price tags. Check out their outerwear. man have I ever seen such eye catching designs.They have this ninja-like hoodies around, it wanna makes you feel like a superhero hipster on the streets. (That's tha bomb right there!)
The nice thing about it is that it offers free shipping with a minimum purchase of $45, not bad huh? and in addition to that, they are having a huge 75% sale. Hurry and grab some of the hottest fashion and most outta this world coolness eva!
Banana Facts
Facts that you should know about your bananas:Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit.
It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest
ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium! m and ma gnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine, 'eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit.
It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest
ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium! m and ma gnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine, 'eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
Shampoos And Cancer
Are you aware of the chemicals your shampoos contain? As you may not know, that there are a lot of shampoos out there that uses harmful or cancer producing substances that may affect you.
Go home and check your shampoo. Change before it's too late... Check the ingredients listed on your shampoo bottle, and see they have a substance by the name of Sodium Laureth Sulfate, or simply SLS. This substance is found in most shampoos; manufacturers use it because it produces a lot of foam and it is cheap. BUT the fact is, SLS is used to scrub garage floors, and it is very strong!!! It is also proven that it can cause cancer in the long run, and this is no joke. Shampoos that contains SLS: Vo5, Palmolive, Paul Mitchell, L'Oreal, the new Hemp Shampoo from Body Shop etc. contain this substance.
The first ingredient listed (which means it is the single most prevalent ingredient) in Clairol's Herbal Essences is Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Therefore, I called one company, and I told them their product contains a substance that will cause people to have cancer. They said, Yeah we knew about it but there is nothing we can do about it because we need that substance to produce foam. By the way Colgate toothpaste also contains the same substance to produce the "bubbles". They said they are going to send me some information.
Research has shown that in the 1980s, the chance of getting cancer is 1 out of 8000 and now, in the 1990s, the chances of getting cancer is 1 out of 3, which is very serious. Therefore, I hope that you will take this seriously and pass this on to all the people you know, and hopefully, we can stop "giving" ourselves cancer-causing agents.
Go home and check your shampoo. Change before it's too late... Check the ingredients listed on your shampoo bottle, and see they have a substance by the name of Sodium Laureth Sulfate, or simply SLS. This substance is found in most shampoos; manufacturers use it because it produces a lot of foam and it is cheap. BUT the fact is, SLS is used to scrub garage floors, and it is very strong!!! It is also proven that it can cause cancer in the long run, and this is no joke. Shampoos that contains SLS: Vo5, Palmolive, Paul Mitchell, L'Oreal, the new Hemp Shampoo from Body Shop etc. contain this substance.
The first ingredient listed (which means it is the single most prevalent ingredient) in Clairol's Herbal Essences is Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Therefore, I called one company, and I told them their product contains a substance that will cause people to have cancer. They said, Yeah we knew about it but there is nothing we can do about it because we need that substance to produce foam. By the way Colgate toothpaste also contains the same substance to produce the "bubbles". They said they are going to send me some information.
Research has shown that in the 1980s, the chance of getting cancer is 1 out of 8000 and now, in the 1990s, the chances of getting cancer is 1 out of 3, which is very serious. Therefore, I hope that you will take this seriously and pass this on to all the people you know, and hopefully, we can stop "giving" ourselves cancer-causing agents.
MSG Poisoning
John Erb is a research assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and spent years working for the government. He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called "The Slow Poisoning of America".
In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies. No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so the scientists have to create them. They make these morbidly obese creatures by injecting them with MSG when they are first born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, ausing rats (and humans?) to become obese. They even have a title for the fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats".
I was shocked too. I went to my kitchen, checking the cupboards and the fridge. MSG was in everything: The Campbell's soups, the Doritos, the Lays potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker's Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, Kraft salad dressings, especially the 'healthy low fat' ones.
The items that didn't have MSG marked on the product label had something called ''Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein'', which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. They hide MSG under many different names in order to fool those who carefully read the ingredient list, so they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG: 'Accent', 'Ajinomoto', 'Natural Meet Tenderizer', etc).
But it didn't stop there. When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items had MSG. Many employees, even the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere: Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell... And every restaurant like TGIF, Chilis', Applebees and Denny's use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in EVERY chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin, their secret spice was MSG.
So, why is MSG in so may of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative or a vitamin?? Not, according to John Erb's research. In the book he wrote, an expose of the food additive industry called "The Slow Poisoning of America", he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body: http://www.spofamerica.com
Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG at: "http://www.msgfactscom/facts/msgfact12.html", explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people EAT MORE OF THEIR PRODUCTS.
A study of the elderly showed that people eat more of the foods it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobby group says eating more benefits the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us? 'Betcha can't eat just one' takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned! And we wonder why the nation is overweight? The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.
Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance! Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the pre-packaged meals, soups, snacks and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday. The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They claim it's safe to eat in any amount. How can they claim it safe, when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these :
1) 'The monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity'. GobattoCA, Mello MA, Souza CT, Ribeiro IA.Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002.
2) 'Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats'. Guimaraes RB, Telles MM, Coelho VB, Mori C, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro Brain Res Bull. 2002 Aug.
3) 'Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: an animal model of multiple risk factors'. Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, IchikawaK, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar.
4) 'Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity'. Tanaka K, Shimada M, Nakao K, Kusunoki Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct.
Yes, that last study was not a typo, it WAS written in 1978. Both the "medical research community" and "food manufacturers" have known about MSG's side effects for decades! Many more studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to Diabetes, Migraines and headaches, Autism, ADHD and even Alzheimer's. But what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see?
Even as you read this, George W. Bush and his corporate supporters are pushing a bill through Congress called the "Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act", also known as the "Cheeseburger Bill"; this sweeping law bans anyone from suing food manufacturers, sellers and distributors, even if it comes out that they purposely added an addictive chemical to their foods. Read about it for yourself at: http://www.yahoo.com. The Bill has already been rushed through the House of Representatives, and is due for the same rubber stamp at Senate level. It is important that Bush and his corporate supporters get it through before the media lets everyone know about MSG, 'the intentional Nicotine for food'.
Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While sitting in the Government office, the official told him "Sure, I know how bad MSG is, I wouldn't touch the stuff". But this top level government official refused to tell the public what he knew.
The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing legal issues with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on fast food industry may hurt their profit margin. The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it. Our children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food additive.
If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us, and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine, http://www.pubmed.com, type in the words "MSG Obese" and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.
Blowing the whistle on MSG is our responsibility, get the word out.
In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies. No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so the scientists have to create them. They make these morbidly obese creatures by injecting them with MSG when they are first born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, ausing rats (and humans?) to become obese. They even have a title for the fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats".
I was shocked too. I went to my kitchen, checking the cupboards and the fridge. MSG was in everything: The Campbell's soups, the Doritos, the Lays potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker's Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, Kraft salad dressings, especially the 'healthy low fat' ones.
The items that didn't have MSG marked on the product label had something called ''Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein'', which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. They hide MSG under many different names in order to fool those who carefully read the ingredient list, so they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG: 'Accent', 'Ajinomoto', 'Natural Meet Tenderizer', etc).
But it didn't stop there. When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items had MSG. Many employees, even the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere: Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell... And every restaurant like TGIF, Chilis', Applebees and Denny's use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in EVERY chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin, their secret spice was MSG.
So, why is MSG in so may of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative or a vitamin?? Not, according to John Erb's research. In the book he wrote, an expose of the food additive industry called "The Slow Poisoning of America", he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body: http://www.spofamerica.com
Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG at: "http://www.msgfactscom/facts/msgfact12.html", explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people EAT MORE OF THEIR PRODUCTS.
A study of the elderly showed that people eat more of the foods it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobby group says eating more benefits the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us? 'Betcha can't eat just one' takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned! And we wonder why the nation is overweight? The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.
Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance! Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the pre-packaged meals, soups, snacks and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday. The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They claim it's safe to eat in any amount. How can they claim it safe, when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these :
1) 'The monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity'. GobattoCA, Mello MA, Souza CT, Ribeiro IA.Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002.
2) 'Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats'. Guimaraes RB, Telles MM, Coelho VB, Mori C, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro Brain Res Bull. 2002 Aug.
3) 'Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: an animal model of multiple risk factors'. Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, IchikawaK, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar.
4) 'Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity'. Tanaka K, Shimada M, Nakao K, Kusunoki Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct.
Yes, that last study was not a typo, it WAS written in 1978. Both the "medical research community" and "food manufacturers" have known about MSG's side effects for decades! Many more studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to Diabetes, Migraines and headaches, Autism, ADHD and even Alzheimer's. But what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see?
Even as you read this, George W. Bush and his corporate supporters are pushing a bill through Congress called the "Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act", also known as the "Cheeseburger Bill"; this sweeping law bans anyone from suing food manufacturers, sellers and distributors, even if it comes out that they purposely added an addictive chemical to their foods. Read about it for yourself at: http://www.yahoo.com. The Bill has already been rushed through the House of Representatives, and is due for the same rubber stamp at Senate level. It is important that Bush and his corporate supporters get it through before the media lets everyone know about MSG, 'the intentional Nicotine for food'.
Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While sitting in the Government office, the official told him "Sure, I know how bad MSG is, I wouldn't touch the stuff". But this top level government official refused to tell the public what he knew.
The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing legal issues with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on fast food industry may hurt their profit margin. The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it. Our children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food additive.
If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us, and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine, http://www.pubmed.com, type in the words "MSG Obese" and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.
Blowing the whistle on MSG is our responsibility, get the word out.
Water vs. Coke (sodas)
WATER
#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.(Likely applies to half the world population.)
#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.
#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?
COKE
#1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
#2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
#3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour,then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
#4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
#5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
#6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
#7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan,
wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
#8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:#1 the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
#2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
#3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?or Coke?
#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.(Likely applies to half the world population.)
#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.
#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?
COKE
#1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
#2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
#3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour,then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
#4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
#5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
#6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
#7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan,
wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
#8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:#1 the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
#2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
#3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?or Coke?
Ingenuitive Male Toilets
Had you ever seen or been here before? these are so ingenuitive and entertaining.
Parkour 101
Have you heard about parkours? These are popular in France and europe. They are people who do stunts by climbing up and jumping up and down establishments and buildings.
Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) or l'art du déplacement[1] (English: the art of displacement) is an activity of French origin, the aim of which is to move from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body.[2][3] It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment — from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls — and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Male parkour practitioners are recognized as traceurs and female as traceuses.[4]
Founded by David Belle, parkour focuses on practicing efficient movements to develop your body and mind to be able to overcome obstacles in an emergency. Parkour is also taken up for entertainment or as a pastime.
Parkour is a physical activity which is difficult to categorize. It is not an extreme sport,[5] but an art or discipline that resembles self-defense in the martial arts.[6] According to David Belle, the physical aspect of parkour is getting over all the obstacles in your path as you would in an emergency situation.[7] You want to move in such a way, with any movement, that will help you gain the most ground on someone/something as if escaping from it, or chasing toward it.[7] Thus, when faced with a hostile confrontation with a person, one will be able to speak, fight, or flee. As martial arts are a form of training for the fight, parkour is a form of training for the flight. Because of its difficulty to categorize, it is often said that parkour is in its own category: "parkour is parkour."
An important characteristic of parkour is efficiency. A traceur moves not merely as fast as he can, but also in the least energy-consuming and most direct way possible. Going further in that path, efficiency also involves avoiding injuries, short and long-term, part of why parkour's unofficial motto is être et durer (to be and to last).
Parkour is also known to have an influence on practitioner's thought process. Traceurs and traceuses experience a change in their critical thinking skills to help them overcome obstacles in everyday life, whether they be physical or mental boundaries.
Had you watched 007: Casino Royale? There was a parkour guy in there who Daniel Craig (James Bond) went chasing and leaped through buildings and cranes it was so awesome!
Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) or l'art du déplacement[1] (English: the art of displacement) is an activity of French origin, the aim of which is to move from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body.[2][3] It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment — from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls — and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Male parkour practitioners are recognized as traceurs and female as traceuses.[4]
Founded by David Belle, parkour focuses on practicing efficient movements to develop your body and mind to be able to overcome obstacles in an emergency. Parkour is also taken up for entertainment or as a pastime.
Parkour is a physical activity which is difficult to categorize. It is not an extreme sport,[5] but an art or discipline that resembles self-defense in the martial arts.[6] According to David Belle, the physical aspect of parkour is getting over all the obstacles in your path as you would in an emergency situation.[7] You want to move in such a way, with any movement, that will help you gain the most ground on someone/something as if escaping from it, or chasing toward it.[7] Thus, when faced with a hostile confrontation with a person, one will be able to speak, fight, or flee. As martial arts are a form of training for the fight, parkour is a form of training for the flight. Because of its difficulty to categorize, it is often said that parkour is in its own category: "parkour is parkour."
An important characteristic of parkour is efficiency. A traceur moves not merely as fast as he can, but also in the least energy-consuming and most direct way possible. Going further in that path, efficiency also involves avoiding injuries, short and long-term, part of why parkour's unofficial motto is être et durer (to be and to last).
Parkour is also known to have an influence on practitioner's thought process. Traceurs and traceuses experience a change in their critical thinking skills to help them overcome obstacles in everyday life, whether they be physical or mental boundaries.
Had you watched 007: Casino Royale? There was a parkour guy in there who Daniel Craig (James Bond) went chasing and leaped through buildings and cranes it was so awesome!
eBay Bay & aBay Bay
Well, this is my take on Ebay and not the song called A BAY BAY by Hurricane Chris. Hahaha. Ebay is such a lovely place to shop. So awesome! You get the best bargains on the planet. From clothes to real estate, to vehicles and accessories Ebay has it. I got some tips for you shoppers out there who are on a tight budget and yet, wanted to the have the items you’ve been longing to own.
First, you have to sign up and create an Ebay account to be able to purchase from them. The next step would be searching for the items you wanted. You have to read everything carefully including the seller’s policy, shipping and handling fees and the best offers around. There are items that are sold by multiple sellers and would give you endless choices whether you wanted to bid or purchase right away through the so called BUY IT NOW procedure. Here’s a tip, a good and frugal ebay buyers tend to look at an auction then compares one to another, finding the least amount to spend with. Then, you may want to watch the item and would be added on MY EBAY folder. This would help you monitor the item if it has ended, purchased or to know the current auction value price as to whether tell you if you should or not bid for it. Another things is do not bid right away, most newbies tend to be so excited about bidding right away. That’s a NO NO, what you should do is wait for the last hour or minute until an auction closes. The last 20 seconds is crucial and intense.
Don’t feel bad after losing an auction; you just have to wait for other postings with similar items. From here on till the next Ebay related topics. I will teach you some techniques that would help you win you bids and selling techniques to earn some money. So keep on reading this blog. Ciao!
UFC: Jackson vs. Henderson
Are you ready? Are you ready? Let’s get it on!!! Famous words from Big John McCarthy, UFC’s premiere referee. As the bell rang to start the battle for UFC 75 Champion vs. Champion last Saturday which features Pride FC’s Undisputed Middle and Light Heavy Weight Champion Dan “Hollywood” Henderson against UFC’s very own Light Heavy Weight Champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson for the 1st ever unification title bout.
A first in the modern era of MMA or as some call it Ultimate Fighting.
The Jackson-Henderson battle was an important fight because it pitted two of the world's best against each other, and it determined the true world champion. Not only are they two of the world’s best they are also good friends.
This was the fight to end debate over the best at 205 pounds. This was the bout to unify the UFC and PRIDE light heavyweight titles.
Yet Henderson remained unknown in the eyes of Generation TUF. He fought in PRIDE, in Japan, for the majority of his career. In his homeland, only hardcore and diehard fans know him. The UFC wisely signed him but stupidly failed to build him and the publicity he created in Japan.
Henderson should have been given a few bouts inside the Octagon to decimate opponents and add to the spectacular highlights of his PRIDE career and build the reputation of his class. Then, provided Jackson was still the champ, the UFC should have made the fight and ranked in the profits and would be the premiere organization in the world to showcase such talented fighters.
The UFC 75 main event was still a solid fight, won clearly by Jackson. Rampage silenced many critics by smothering Henderson and proving that he is without question the best fighter on the planet at 205.
Well, for now at least Jackson enjoys the limelight of being the undisputed champion in the LHW division in the UFC until someone like Wanderlei Silva or Mauricio Shogun Rua gets his ass owned once more. Looking back at Jackson's stellar career, this was easily the best he has ever been.
Gone, it seems, are the days of Jackson entering a fight unprepared or distracted. His stamina was at an all-time high against Henderson, and he thwarted everything the PRIDE champion threw his way.
Henderson may have been distracted pre-fight with the birth of his new baby girl, but he never gave up. In the final round he kept plugging away and fought with desperation. Jackson was simply on top of his game, and won the round.
Unlike the other massive fights Zuffa has delivered, this bout was only a blip on the MMA radar in the eyes of mainstream journalists and hardcore fans. That said, the only one to blame for not properly building Henderson is Zuffa -- a shame considering the battle will go down as one of the most important in the sport's history.
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