May 2nd, 2012
(center)(img src="http://www.karatemart.com/images/blog/Chainsaw-Samurai-Banner.jpg")(/center)(br /)(br /)In what can only be described as an incident that is so disturbing you have to smile at the sheer ridiculousness of it, two Australian men were hospitalized for severe wounds after engaging in hand-to-hand combat.(br /)(br /)Their chosen weapons? A chainsaw and a samurai sword. How did this insane match-up conclude? Continue reading for the results. (Hint: They both got their licks in)
(br /)(br /)Source: (a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138259/Neighbours-war-Bloody-chainsaw-battle-sees-mans-arm-severed--anothers-finger-chopped-SAMURAI-sword.html")MailOnline.com(/a)
May 1st, 2012
(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OpffbDjWlog?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0")(/param)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(/param)(param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always")(/param)(embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OpffbDjWlog?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true")(/embed)(/object)(/center)(br /)(br /)Today marks a significant point in the career of Gina Carano, ex-MMA champ turned martial arts actress. Today is the day that her first feature film lands on DVD, so we'll see how well received the film is with the fans that missed her debut on the big screen.(br /)(br /)"Haywire", which also marks a rare foray into the action film genre for director Steven Soderbergh ((i)Traffic, Ocean's 11(/i)), focuses on a female government operative who quickly finds herself double-crossed. From there, we imagine she "interrogates" a lot of bad guys through threat of physical pain and limb-breaking.(br /)(br /)While we haven't seen it ourselves, we might. And if we do, you can expect a full report on the matter at some point this week. What more could you ask from your favorite martial arts blog? Don't say "candy".
May 1st, 2012
(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r6meZNL7Sww?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0")(/param)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(/param)(param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always")(/param)(embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r6meZNL7Sww?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true")(/embed)(/object)(/center)(br /)(br /)After a marketing campaign that included a series of live-action mini-commercials, Mortal Kombat is finally here on the the Playstation Vita. As can be expected, the reviews are already making their rounds.(br /)(br /)Thankfully for Mortal Kombat fans, Joystiq's critique on the game was almost all positive, with the only negative remark going to the noticeably scaled down graphics versus its console counterpart. This shouldn't prove a huge deal breaker for true fighting fans though, as a small sacrifice in graphics are generally welcome in favor of a smoother frame rate.(br /)(br /)Check out the entire review in the source link below(br /)(br /)Source: (a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/01/deja-review-mortal-kombat-vita/")Joystiq(/a)
May 1st, 2012
(center)(object width="560" height="315")(param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/saetQnDoEvM?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0")(/param)(param name="allowFullScreen" value="true")(/param)(param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always")(/param)(embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/saetQnDoEvM?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true")(/embed)(/object)(/center)(br /)(br /)So here's the story as we understand it: Apparently, during what had to be a super tiny, local MMA event, a completely untrained, 53-year-old man was approached with the opportunity to fight in the one of the nights events. He said yes.(br /)(br /)His opponent? A 21-year-old (probably untrained?) fighter. What happens next will be making the internet rounds for quite some time. And by that we mean at least for the rest of the week.(br /)(br /)(b)Quick Warning: This is an amateur video taken from a small-venue fight, not a public broadcast. There are a couple of brief instances of vulgar language which may be inappropriate for younger viewers. You have been warned.(/b)
April 30th, 2012
(center)(img src="http://www.karatemart.com/images/blog/Expendables2_Norris.jpg")(/center)(br /)(br /)Late last week a virtual flood of new movie poster prints crashed onto the internets, drowning every fan of 80's action movie nostalgia in a deluge of biceps and bullets. The thing was, the posters were scattered, like so many bullet casings, with different sites each given a single unique poster to present.(br /)(br /)Thankfully Jay over at The Nerdpocalypse gathered them all into one convenient spot on his blog. So head on over there to check out the entire collection. You can also continue reading to see our two favorites from the series.(br /)(br /)Source: (a href="http://www.thenerdpocalypse.com/2012/04/expendables-2-everybody-gets-a-poster/")TheNerdpocalypse(/a)
