Julia Symannek holt die Bronzemedaille bei der Muaythai-Europameisterschaft in Portugal

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Die Europameisterschaft im Muaythai in Lissabon (Portugal) war ein Zusammentreffen von Weltklassekämpfern aus 39 Nationen im Muaythai, welches im Turnier-Modus mit Schutzkleidung durchgeführt wurde.

Während Deutschland mit nur zwei Wettkämpfern vor Ort war,  reisten Länder wie Ukraine, Weißrussland oder Türkei mit 40 Leuten an.

Da so viele Topkämpfer vor Ort waren, sah man teilweise ein Favoritensterben, wo mehrfache Weltmeister am Ende ohne Medaille nach Hause fahren mussten.

 

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Ten + Prospects for Invicta’s Bantamweight Division - Wombatsports

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As of late, there has been a lot of gripes that due to “The Ultimate Fighter” and the current UFC signees draining the InvictaFC bantamweight division that the promotion should just scrap the division all together. We beg to differ.

First off, we know that the drain is only temporary, as some of the TUF competitors will not get an UFC contract post show, and they will be welcomed to InvictaFC with opened arms.
We would also like to point out that a lot of the up and coming talent will need some experience before even being on the UFC’s radar. This is where InvictaFC comes in.
Here are ten fighters that haven’t debuted at InvictaFC but would make solid additions to the 135 pound division.

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu information, events & stories through the eyes of a woman

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Triumphale Rückkehr von Rola El-Halabi . Veranstaltungsberichte . GroundandPound

Triumphale Rückkehr von Rola El-Halabi . Veranstaltungsberichte . GroundandPound

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Es war ein langer Weg. Ein bewegender Weg zurück zu weltmeisterlichen Ehren. Rola El-Halabi war schon einmal ganz oben. 2009 sicherte sie sich ihre ersten Gürtel. Auch eine Mia St. John musste sich der gebürtigen Libanesen geschlagen geben. Sie war an der Spitze des Frauen-Leichtgewichts angelangt. 2013, am 3. August schaffte sie es wieder Championesse zu werden. Im Kampf um die Krone der WBF im Halbweltergewicht setzte sie sich gegen die Ungarin Dalia Vasarhelyi durch und sicherte sich die Nachfolge von Holly Holm. Dazwischen lag eine Tragödie, die fast ihre Karriere zerstört hätte.

 

Der 1. April 2011 änderte das Leben der Ulmerin. Ihr Stiefvater Hicham El-Halabi schoss der Boxerin in die Hand, ihre Füße und ihr Knie. Ihre Karriere stand in der Schwebe und eine erfolgreiche Rückkehr erwartete zum damaligen Zeitpunkt keiner.

Fighters Against Child Abuse Australia [F.A.C.A.A] - Bec Hyatt is more then a fighter, she is also a survivor of domestic violence

Originaltext: https://www.facebook.com/rowdybec?fref=ts

Feels weird sharing such a horrible/embarrassing truth about my personal life. FACAA came to me in hope to create awareness that even people like myself can still fall victim to domestic violence :/ I just hope sharing my story will help others!!

 

Bec Hyatt is more then a fighter, she is also a survivor of domestic violence.

This is her story, written by her in the hopes that others may be inspired to share their stories or use it as inspiration to get out of the horror of domestic... violence and live the happy lives away from fear that they deserve.

It probably seems like a little bit of a contradiction that the past three years have been the best and at the same time, the worst time of my life. I’ve heard before that it’s the journey that shapes someone and not necessarily the destination. I wouldn’t give up where I am in life at the moment for anything but sometimes I wish that the journey I took to get here was a little different.

It was January 2010 when I started training. I’d just gotten out of a bad relationship and needed to do something for myself, so I began kickboxing as I was desperate to lose weight and begin the new chapter of my life with my son Zake who was 18 months old at the time. This is where I met Dan Hyatt, he showed me a lot of attention and went out of his way to hold pads and train me, it was nice to have that little bit of extra attention.

This friendship soon led to more and before I knew it we were in a relationship. At first he was very kind and caring. He would tell me that I was beautiful and deserved to be treated right and that my ex didn’t deserve me for the way he had treated me. We would do everything together, I felt safe and happy for the first time in a while.

Two months had passed and I started seeing a side to Dan that I didn’t like. He would lash out saying harsh things about Zake, saying he didn’t like the kid because he reminded him of Zake's father. That’s when the arguments began.

Another month passed and I fell pregnant. Dan was happy and so was I, but now I see why Dan was happy. He had his power now. He owned me because no way would I leave him to be a single mum of two. He would remind me of that and tell me that no one would want me. He would tell me that I have “two kids to two different dads” and I “should be thankful that he wants me”. He would say that I’m “used and abused” and that I was “damaged goods”.

This is when he started to abuse me physically. We would have arguments over Zake and he would shove me into walls, hold me down and smother me with pillows, he would spit on me and pour things like milk and tomato sauce on my head, this wasn’t the worst of it and there is so much more that I had to deal with. He literally made me feel like the dirt on the bottom of his shoe. Sometimes he would break down in tears and apologize saying he “didn’t wanna do it but he had no choice – that I have given him no choice”.

He made it out as if it was my fault he’d hit me, if I “wasn’t so tarnished he wouldn’t feel resentment like he did and he wouldn’t have to hurt me”.

The worst thing was that I believed him. It was my fault and I deserved to be hit and spat on, I thought that I couldn’t leave and that nobody would ever want me. He had me believing that I really was “used goods”.

Fast forward a year and I had given birth to Enson. We had gotten married and moved to Queensland because Dan got kicked out of his gym for hitting me in front of his coach. I still can’t believe I went ahead with the marriage and moved my whole life to Queensland after everything he had done to me. I just kept telling myself “everything will be okay up here and we will have a clean slate, a fresh start,” and the reminders of my old life as well as Zake’s dad will be gone so he won’t hurt me anymore. I was wrong though, and the abuse got worse.

I was isolated; there were no family or friends to see the bruises except our housemate Mitch who acted like a social worker most of the time, trying to convince Dan to calm down and not to hurt me. Mitch was only a kid so when Dan did get out of control he couldn’t do anything except hide the kids from it.

The abuse would get more extreme; he would kick me, pin me down and elbow me, grind his elbow down my face and choke me unconscious. This is when I got serious about training.

I used my training as my escape; I could finally be me and forget about everything at home. I had my debut fight six months later, training twice a day, breastfeeding and having absolutely ZERO help from Dan. Looking back, this camp was by far the hardest that I have ever had. I had to fight to escape him to prove I can do something with my life, to prove I was worth something!

I got knocked out in the first round and to have my husband walk straight past my unconscious body on the ground to congratulate my opponent was the last straw for me. My love for him was dying and my need for him along with it. But in an almost clichéd fashion, I hung around in hope that he’d change.

He didn’t.

He just found new ways to hurt me and control me. One day I finally called the police and left for a week. I came back with a DVO in place hoping I had woken him up. But he just found new ways to hurt me. He knew if he physically hurt me he’d go to jail so he would destroy the things I loved and things that we needed. The carpets were destroyed with cordial, the walls kicked in, the couches slashed, my clothes bleached and cut up, and the list goes on.

A day like Mothers Day is when we, as mothers are supposed to be recognized for doing what many feel is the most important job in the world. I’m not sure if that was a part of why things went the way they did but on Mothers Day in 2013 it was when I finally got the courage to leave. I packed the kiddies into the car and went to my mums. When Dan woke to find us gone - the house, my clothes and furniture were all destroyed, he moved to Tassie and I was left with no home, no furniture and no clothes. I was left to pick up the pieces once again.

I knew that this was the last time I’d ever go through that. I just wish I had of got the courage to leave sooner. What the boys have seen and heard can never be erased from such innocent minds. I can only hope I teach them what is right and wrong and they never grow up to follow in his footsteps.

Because of Dan I have to learn how to love and learn how to be loved again. I don’t know if I’ll ever be the same, but I will be okay, I’ll fight another day.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank FACAA for firstly encouraging me to tell my story and being there to help me through a very trying time and secondly for giving me a platform to share my story so that it may help and encourage others to write down their stories or to stand up to their abusers and say enough is enough and have the courage to leave. I did it and you can too !

FACAA has kindly offered to share the stories of other survivors of domestic violence. If you would like your story shared on their page either anonymously or with your name just inbox it to FACAA or email Adam at Adam@facaaus.org it will really help you and others. Like me you will fight another day !

Video: Ronda Rousey answers fans’ questions, talks Miesha Tate, The Ultimate Fighter, women’s MMA

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Die GEMMAF stellt National-Kader MMA zusammen . MMA DE/CH/AT . GroundandPound

Die GEMMAF stellt Kader zusammen . MMA DE/CH/AT . GroundandPound

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Seit heute sucht die GEMMAF e.V. (German Mixed Martial Arts Federation) die besten MMA-Kämpfer, die u.a. im kommenden Jahr für die deutsche Nationalmannschaft auf der UFC Fan-Expo kämpfen werden. Grundsätzlich können alle an dem Auswahlverfahren teilnehmen – doch nur die Besten und Erfolgreichsten sind mit dabei.
Die GEMMAF startet diesbezüglich einen Aufruf, einen starken und konkurrenzfähigen Kader zusammenzustellen, der in Las Vegas um den Titel als Mannschaft kämpft. „Wir sind noch am lernen, werden uns aber professionell darauf vorbereiten und alles geben“, so der GEMMAF-Koordinator der Nationalmannschaft, Franco De Leonardis, der mitverantwortlich ist, ein im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes schlagkräftiges Team zusammenstellen.

Triangle choke from Spider Guard - By Australian Black Belt Sophia Drysdale

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Y-Day: Open-Air-Kampfkunst-Treffen 30.08 - 01.09.13 Niederzissen

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Der Y-Day ist ein Open Air Sommer Camp, ein Treffen der Kampfkünste welches schon seit 2006 jedes Jahr stattfindet. Im Mittelpunkt dabei steht das Treffen verschiedenster Kampfkünstler an einem gemeinsamen Termin um sich untereinander auszutauschen und an den unterschiedlichen Workshops teilzunehmen. Diese sind in einem Stundenplan unterteilt mit 2 parallelen Einheiten, sodass man die Wahl zwischen 2 Einheiten hat.
Jedem Teilnehmer ist es freigestellt an so vielen Einheiten mitzumachen, wie er will.
Es gilt: 25 Euro, und man kann das ganze Wochenende mitmachen (+Übernachtungskosten).

Ein solches Treffen ist gerade auch für Anfänger geeignet, da es ideal ist um noch weitere Einblicke zu erhalten und vielleicht auf den ein oder anderen Geschmack zu kommen. Man kann direkte Vergleiche ziehen und sich unverbindlich umschauen. Auch trifft man auf jede Menge Leute, die einem weiterhelfen können.

 

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IBJJF Munich Open Confirmed For November 10, 2013 Germany

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IBJJF has just confirmed that they will be adding another European event. They already have the Europeans in Lisbon, London Open, and Rome Open and European No Gi in Rome. Their next venue is in Munich, Germany.

The date and location of the Munich International Open IBJJF Championship has been confirmed. It will be on November 10 (Sunday) at the TSV München-Milbertshofen e.V.
To check out the rest of the events for 2013, check out the updated IBJJF website.

Sara McMann out of Sarah Kaufman fight; UFC looking for replacement

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An important women's bantamweight fight won't go as planned later this month.

Sara McMann has pulled out of her UFC Fight Night 27 bout against Sarah Kaufman due to undisclosed reasons, according to sources close to the fight. As a result, the UFC is currently looking for a replacement to face Kaufman in her Octagon debut on Aug. 28 in Indianapolis.

MMAJunkie.com first reported the news.

McMann (7-0), a silver medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, won her UFC debut in April when she defeated Sheila Gaff via first-round TKO.

Kaufman (16-2) won her last fight against Leslie Smith via split decision in April at Invicta FC 5. That win came after her Strikeforce title loss to Ronda Rousey last August.
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