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    MMA is a sport between cultures. It will teach you discipline, make you physically stronger, and it relieves stress, gives you confidence and teaches you how to have self defense. People can assume people are saying it shouldn't be legal due to the fact it could be potentially dangerous or people could get injured. Anyone who joins MMA will go in knowing that they could get hurt. You cannot force someone to go the ring and fight because there is a age limit. This prevents a lot of danger. There are

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    Wrestling is one of the more difficult sports when it comes to being in high school or college. It is not for everyone the sport is very demanding physically and mentally. To the point where it could seriously injure someone. In wrestling at the beginning of the season you will choose a weight class that you will wrestle for the season. On the day of the meet you have to weigh in and weigh the weight class you chose. Some wrestlers would do just about anything to make weight even if it meant making

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    As a result of Daniel-san and Mr. Miyagi, American children believe they can learn the ancient techniques of karate through waxing cars, sanding decks, and painting fences. In 1984, The Karate Kid told the story of a young bullied teenager named Daniel LaRusso, who learns to defend himself through the unorthodox training of Mr. Miyagi; this apartment maintenance man takes Daniel under his wing and teaches him both the discipline of karate, and the traditional values of Japanese culture. However,

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    I never was the person that got along with others, for some unknown reason everyone hated me. The only problem with this is that they didn’t even try to hide how they feel. They always made me try to feel like I was worthless. They made me feel like no one loved and that no one would ever love me.The only place I could go without worrying about what anyone said was on the mat. I started at a young age and so did the bullying, but they never happened at the same time. I thought that wrestling practice

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    Imagine: a 99 lbs, 5’4, skinny, shy, ginger kid. Doesn’t seem like the athletic kind does it? This was me as a freshman, and I was really self conscious about myself, granted I was taller than the shortest people who were once taller than me about 2 years ago, I was still skinny and light. I was a good runner, placing 1st in my very first track race, but I hurt my hip during practice and didn’t say anything to the coaches because I was scared they’d say, “Wow, I knew this kid wouldn’t be able to

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    Antonio and Felix have a dream of becoming lightweight champions of the world but each of them have a different boxing style. Soon Antonio and Felix will fight for the win in the Golden Glove champion ship. What exactly is the Golden Glove Champion ship? It is we're young athletes can develop lifetime skills. The first tournament was held in 1923. Both Felix and Antonio are seventeen years old, they live in New York City. Felix and Antonio have the dream of one day to become lightweight champions

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    attribute to one’s self-identity. Martial arts is combat that utilize physical skill and coordination without the use of weapons. In a competitive form, martial arts in sports is a full-contact combat sport that involves either or both striking and grappling. Popular and notable examples of martial arts and their organizations would include Boxing with HBO/Showtime, Professional Wrestling such as the WWE, and Mixed Martial Arts in the UFC. In addition, there are many athletes and celebrities that became

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    Boxing has a long pattern history, in the 20s it becomes one of the most significant and has a significant impact on combat sport furthermore the sport itself help bring million dollars but in the 21s the word giving birth to a new competition against boxing and people called it MMA. Both sports. Both sports demands dedication and intense training, but I will explain some reason why nowadays people tend to focus and pay more attention to MMA rather than boxing Firstly is technique or structure

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    Jake and Carlos are two friends who are about to go back to their high school reunion. But then Carlos realizes there is an embarrassing video that has gone viral, and it was recently uploaded on YouTube. This video was linked to the school’s website and he found out that Jake, his best friend was the one that uploaded the video. When Carlos finds out he gets mad and feels betrayed. Jake feels that he didn’t do nothing wrong and he did not mean to embarrass Carlos, since he thought the video was

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    Boxing has elements to it that teaches you more about fighting than you think is possible. People who have never tried it think that because boxing only involves using the hands/fists without any kicking or other moves that it’s not real fighting. Those who have tried boxing know that it’s tough sport that involves strict training and tough competition. It’s genuine athletics that requires raw speed, stamina, and power. Your reflexed in boxing need to be quick and that involves fast reaction time

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