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Written by Ben Stone
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After a few years of taekwondo training, Henry Akins began to wonder if what all his high school friends were doing — wrestling, as is the way in Oklahoma, USA — was a more effective form of fighting. Then someone showed him some fuzzy videos of the Gracie family fighting in no-holds-barred challenge matches. And before the inaugural UFC, before Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructors began a stampede into the United States to capitalise on the boom created by Royce Gracie’s notorious victories, the 18-year-old Akins was already on his way to Rickson Gracie’s academy in Los Angeles. During a recent visit to Melbourne, Akins chatted to Ben Stone about what he’s learned as a student of the man widely regarded as the toughest and most technical of the famous Gracie brothers.
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Written by Clive Girdham & Ben Stone
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Former Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion Rafael ‘Gordinho’ Correa de Lima recently visited Sydney to impart some of his hard-won martial arts wisdom through a series of seminars at the Gracie Oceania Academy. After taking a little punishment at the hands of the world-renowned grappling coach, Clive Girdham spoke to de Lima about his journey in the arte suave and his rise to running one of South East Asia’s top Mixed Martial Arts gym, Evolve MMA.
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Written by Jarrah Loh
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Following his stint on the 11th season of UFC’s TV talent quest The Ultimate Fighter, Aussie Kyle ‘KO’ Noke has made a rapid rise in the UFC middleweight division. His impressive 90-second victory over Chris Camozzi at UFC 127 in Sydney let competitors know: Noke won’t choke on the big stage — but he will choke you out.
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Written by Administrator
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Sophia McDermott began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Melbourne in 2000 and quickly became Australia’s top female grappler. She moved to the United States to train at Rigan Machado’s Academy before being the only girl ever invited to train full-time at the Rickson Gracie Academy. Now the reigning No-gi BJJ World Champ and training at world-renowned Robert Drysdale’s school In Las Vegas, she’s come a long way.
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Written by Chris Postupalski
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Dylan Andrews of Gold Coast’s Five Rings Dojo is one of the country’s top MMA talents, boasting a recent victory over UFC veteran Shonie Carter at CFC 13. In the lead-up to his next fight at Impact FC, Andrews spoke to Chris Postupalski about his career so far and his fighting future.
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Written by Chelsea Attard
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Since taking the reins at the academy established by his late father, Carlson Gracie, BJJ master Carlson Gracie Jr has been very busy. Atop his to-do list are the reunification of the famous Carlson Gracie Team and the establishment of the Carlson Gracie Federation. During his recent visit Down Under, Gracie Jr spoke to Blitz about his father’s influence on Jiu-Jitsu and on him, his own experiences teaching as head of the Carlson Gracie team and his planned journey back to the top of the grappling game.
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