kleptomaniccupcake:

genderbitch:

golden-zephyr:

occupyallstreets:

Name: Sophie Miriam Herold

Address: Avenue Baudouin 12, 6280 Gerpinnes

Phone Number: 71796759

Her blog was deleted but I might as well post the info.

Finally she’s gone!

It would be great if someone could show her how it feels to be harassed.

Tables turned, eh?

If you’re wondering why this is here, it’s simple. This person decided it was OK to steal people’s private information. basically the information you see listed above and started a hate campaign. Not only is it illegal to steal people’s private information in every single country in the world, but starting a hate campaign isn’t considered OK under ANY constitution or charter or any document of the like. Freedom of speech doesn’t give anyone the right to take away the freedom of safety, security and privacy. Equality, acceptance, and understanding: these are the qualities we should foster.  Do not let this person get away with trying to invade people’s privacy and creating more hate in the world. Reblog and make them understand the consequences of their actions.

*sigh* OK so I turned on the news before the UFC event that was being held in Toronto and what do I see? A segment about how people think Kids using MMA as a fitness option is a bad thing.

Now in my earlier posts I said I wasn’t comfortable with little kids training MMA and competing in MMA and I still believe that.  However after a certain age? Go for it.  I don’t know what age  maybe around 12 or 13? At that point a kid has enough experience and understands well enough that their actions have consequences so it can work.  Lets also not forget the fact that MMA still incorporates a lot of MARTIAL ARTS, whose key philosophies in most case is SELF-DEFENSE!!!! and no MMA gym advocates violence at all.

Now about MMA as a fitness avenue: MMA fighters are some of the fittest, if not the fittest athletes on the planet.  They have the most rigorous and balanced fitness regiments that anyone has ever seen.  And before someone starts to argue that other organized sports are better….NFL athletes have switched to MMA and have had to up their cardio, some successfully and some not so much…..  Examples: Brendan Shaub, Marcus Johnson, and Matt Mitrione.  MMA requires both explosive power and long term stamina because you’re moving at full steam for minimm 15 minutes.  And while that doens’t sounds very hard…..I ask this of you: try it and see for yourself…..in a controlled environment obviously. Don’t just start fighting with your friends in your living room or something :x 

So yeah MMA is a good fitness option.  There is an obesity problem in NA not just the US, but in Canada too.  This is an excellent way for kids to get into shape.  It’s NEVER gets boring because there’s always something new to learn, it’s intense and the results can be seen and felt by the child immediately. they won’t want to eat things that slow them down during workouts because it annoying to be able to do one thing and the next time not be able to. I’ve experienced it so I know for fact it happens.  MMA is a great tool for fitness.

I do need to go back to the issue of violence that people seem to think is inherent in MMA.  MMA is a super competitive sport so yes injuries do happen I’m not going to deny that. That being said however, MMA is less violent than a lot of other sports.  Oh sure there’s blood but you can fall down and scrape your knees and there’s blood.  Also I love how we’ll go see motion pictures loaded with decapitation and heads flying off and blood spurting in every direction…but we see a fighter get a cut and all hell breaks loose.  Everyone gets cuts…they heal, end of story.  We are ok with our children watching watching real people getting their limbs lopped off but a fighter bleeds after taking an incredibly technical blow that takes years of skills it’s bad……that makes no sense.  Pointless gratuitous violence and gore = okay but a person actually bleeding because of years of skill and practice = EVIL!!! something sounds wrong there. Just saying…that’s weird.

Now another reason for putting kids in MMA that the news mentioned was because of bullying and some ignorant moron decided to say that we’re teaching kids to react to being bullied with violence. UHHHH…..no :/ learn something please.  being bullied is a MAJOR issue and most bullies use physical threat so someone who knows how to defend themselves is LESS likely to be bullied.  Also no martial arts instructor especially MMA instructors ever tell their fighter to announce and flaunt that they’re MMA fighters. The whole thing is INCREDIBLY low key. I have never heard of a MMA fighter in the news because they assaulted someone or sent someone to the hospital.  They are held to incredibly strict codes of conduct so anything like would result in at the VERY LEAST a very long suspension from the organization, denial or revoking of any upcoming fights and a hefty fine. So yeah, the sport advocating violence? don’t buy it at all. It’s completely counter intuitive to how the sport works.

MMA is a great anti-bullying tool because it teaches kids patience, control, self-confidence and courage. If a kid getting bullied snaps they’re likely to cause major damage or take major damage, if the bully snaps a kid could end up in a hospital. So if the bullied has more self-control and restraint more likely that an altercation won’t occur. If the bully snaps they kid is likely to themselves and STOP once the bully stops instead of going at them until they snap.  Also the confidence and the training makes them LOOK less likely to be successfully bullied. A kid that’s self-assured and looks like their bite is worse than their bark will not be targetted easily.  We all know this because we’ve seen it happen and being someone who experienced it, I know this fact is true.

That was on my mind so I figured I’d blab.  Questions, comments, your opinions and feedback? I welcome them.

-Lotus

Calf Muscles actually break up into 2 smaller muscles: the Soleus Muscle and the Gastrocnemius muscle.  Together these muscles are responsible for 2 major things: your standing posture and your foot angle movement.

This muscle is responsible for keeping you standing and prevents you from falling forward.  It also control the angling for your foot which determines your walking, running, and jumping posture.  This muscle is also important for power jumps.

For exercises to build calves:

Click here - these are a variation of calf raises.

Click here - another variation

There aren’t many exercises that work calves. Others would include running sets of sprints and jumps. Just remember don’t just make them bigger with weights, use them to develop functionality too.

I was jsut thinking about something I had read about a while ago and while I’m not sure if this is common knowledge or not I’m gonna throw it out there anyway.

If you’re ever strength training and have a daily workout routine, keep this tip in mind:

Small muscles need 24 hours to recover and larger muscles need 48 hours.

What is the difference? While some may say it’s obvious…it’s not always. Biceps are small muscles, your Quads are large muscles, it’s visible.  Your Shoulder Muscles or Deltoids are actually large muscles. they need at least 48 hours to fully recover where as your obliques are actually small muscles. your abdominal muscles are clearly large and your calves are actually large muscles, they should be given a few days to heal.

I realize I haven’t listed all the muscles but that’s because there’s too many. These are just some examples.   Hopefully these tips help you when you train or workout.

Edit: Sorry guys, I did a little more research, Calf muscles are small muscles and can be worked out every day.

Hey everyone,

Sorry about suddenly disappearing for however long I was gone. Things just got really busy and I haven’t had much of a chance to think about anything other than schol and whatnot so hopefully…this shall be my triumphant….or atleast more consistant return. The women in martial arts and the msucle misconceptions will definitely be coming back.

I just saw the Tapout commercial that had all the little kids learning MMA.   I….don’t know how to feel about that.  MMA is an extremely competitive and…very….the word I’m looking for isn’t violent or bloody because it’s really not. Aggressive I think is a good way to put it. 

You will get hit, you will get hurt and you will bleed. Doesn’t matter how much gear you wear or how you easy go, the nature of MMA is to go all out and win.  While I want to put my kids in martial arts when I have them, I don’t thing MMA is at that stage as a sport.  I think sports have a few stages.

The first stage is when it’s introduced to the world and the rules aren’t solidified and the sport sky rockets like crazy and a lot of changes take place.

The second stage is the rules become solidified for competitions and then all age groups get involved and you hear about incidents of really bad injuries…so more rules change for the masses I guess you could say.

The third stage is when the sport is solidified in all the rules for competition and for non-professional consumption.

I think MMA right now is in stage 2.  While I love the sport, I don’t think it’s a good sport for kids yet.  It’s still hyper competitive and rules are STILL changing.  Plus given it’s about finding any and every way to beat the opponent….it’s actually a possibility that the strength and ability that comes with MMA training could make kids be bullies.

Does this mean the kids will become bullies for sure? no it won’t but bullies are people who usually have power and use it to compensate for something. Competition could be what they use the strength to compensate for.

Now people will say: “Yeah well!! what about other martial arts tournaments or Jiu jitsu tournaments and stuff?!!?!?!?”  Those tournaments are very different depending on the age group there are very strict protective gear requirements. We’re talking head gears, gloves, foot gear, Basically all the MMA gear plus more.  So for kids its safer to be in those sports.  Plus they have stricter age brackets and rank brackets and things.

MMA the only thing you can really do as of right now is maybe age and weight. There’s no way to really differentiate skill level. That’s where kids can really get hurt.  So while MMA is a great sport that’s good for physical development, I don’t think it’s quite at the stage where children can start learning it.  There’s no safe outlet for competition yet for them.  I think once that becomes established then it’ll be a better idea.

If parents really want to put their kids in MMA, they can always pick a discipline like Jiujitsu, wrestling, or a striking art and let them develop that aspect of the MMA game and slowly transition them into the others if they want to as they get older.  But taking them to MMA gyms? I still think it’s too early for that.

sorry about the tea post spam. I was supposed to respond on my personal blog….but….fogot to change the title.  Water however is the best hing to have during training though. Keeping hydrated is indeed very important.