Fear Me t-shirt

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What can tradition add to MMA?

By Neal “The Rhino” Craft

Most MMA enthusiasts think traditional martial arts do not belong in MMA. They believe that traditional styles do not apply, have no meaning, and are not viable for techniques or attitude. Look at UFC 1. Royce Gracie proved that Jiu Jitsu beats pretty much everything traditional. Sumo, Karate, Savate, and Kung Fu were all beaten. Then wrestling came and ground and pound was born. Next was Maurice Smith with his Muay Thai, learning to sprawl and brawl. Everything else was made invalid in comparison. Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, and Wrestling were proven to be all that was needed. Muay Thai beat all other forms of striking. Wrestling beat everything for take downs. Jiu Jitsu beat everything for submission ability. So how do the traditional arts fit in? Can they be applicable to today's fighter?

Marissa Caldwell to fight at XFC XIII

School of Fight sponsored fighter, Marissa "Shorty" Caldwell will be fighting this Friday at XFC XIII: Unstoppable. You can watch the event live on HDNet. Check the XFC website for more information.

What it takes to be a fighter

Written by Neal “The Rhino” Craft

To be a fighter a person needs to have guts, heart, intelligence, and a good gym with knowledgeable coaches.

If a fighter does not have heart, if he cannot stand up to adversity, then he or she should not be fighting. Having heart is the ability to continue to fight like a madman even when he is losing, even when he is down on points, even when he is dead tired. Without heart; without the will to win, a fighter has nothing. He may win or not but without heart he will not survive long and will not reach the heights of his abilities.

What is School of Fight?

The name may be misleading perhaps but school of fight is not a school, at least not in the idea of a brick and mortar building.
As we attend shows throughout the Midwest, there is one question that we are repeatedly asked, “ Where is your school located?” School of Fight is a clothing line that expresses an idea of the never-ending journey of knowledge and skill building, hence the term school. As far as fight is concerned, well that’s obvious. We’re all about muay thai, boxing, jiu-jitsu, you name it. If it’s a combat sport, we’re there. So next time we’re asked, “Where’s your school located?” I think we’ll just say, “In the ring, in the cage, on the mat, wherever the action is.”