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INTRODUCTION
Team members:
Manuel Ramirez, a 6th
semester student from
C.E.T.Y.S High School, his
articles were about soccer.
Armando Galindo, a 6th
semester student from
C.E.T.Y.S High School, his
articles were about soccer
Andres Melendrez a.k.a.
Commander, a 6th
semester student from
C.E.T.Y.S. High Scholl, his
articles were about
martial arts.
Roberto Rodriguez, a.k.a. the dog, a 6th
semester student from C.E.T.Y.S High
School, his articles were mainly about
tennis. Daniel L. Palmer, a 6th semester student
from C.E.T.Y.S High School, each of his
articles were diferent.
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Index
World Baseball Classic 2013 ................................................................................... 4
Ray Lewis ................................................................................................................ 5
The history of Mexicali’s Eagles (Águilas de Mexicali) ............................................ 7
This weekend’s events ............................................................................................ 8
CRISTIANO RONALDO .......................................................................................... 9
LIONEL MESSI ..................................................................................................... 10
TOP10 “Best athletes in history” .................................................................... 11
FACE TO FACE .................................................................................................... 14
Rafael Nadal defeats Juan Martín Del Potro to win BNP Paribas Open ................ 16
Top 10 Players 2013 ATP ..................................................................................... 17
Victoria Azarenka vs Li Na: Australian Open final – as it happened ...................... 18
Chivas Guadalajara vs Club America: ................................................................... 19
How to get over a street fight ................................................................................. 21
TOP 5: Most lethal martial arts .............................................................................. 22
Kalaripayattu ...................................................................................................... 22
Sambo ................................................................................................................ 22
Muay Thai .......................................................................................................... 23
Krav Maga .......................................................................................................... 23
Ninjitsu ............................................................................................................... 23
Martial Art of the Month: Pencak Silat ................................................................... 24
How to choose a martial art ................................................................................... 26
Sport’s Equipment ................................................................................................. 27
UEFA Champions League ..................................................................................... 28
TOP TEN BEST PAY AThletes ............................................................................. 29
FIFA WORLD CUP: BRASIL 2014 ............................................................ 30
FIFA’S 2013 Dream Team .................................................................................... 31
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World Baseball Classic 2013
The major event in baseball occurs in March, in different countries all over
the world. The event is the World Baseball Classic,
sixteen countries fight for the championship and the
recognition of all baseball lovers. There have been
three events like this one, including on 2013; the last
one dated back to 2006 and 2009. Both tournaments
were won by Japan, but this year the Dominican
Republic, a team full of major league baseball stars,
won the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
Before reaching the final, the Dominican Republic first played
against Netherlands in San Francisco, and in the final the play
against Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico’s team defeated two-time
defending champions Japan, also in San Francisco. This
country never lost a game during the competition, and the
played good baseball. An excellent combination of pitching
and batting was observed. The road to the championship was
hard, but a team with discipline and dedication like the Dominican Republic, could
achieve this victory in this year World Baseball Classic, and the most valuable
player of the tournament was Robinson Cano the second baseman from the New
York Yankees. Congratulations to this country, they honored their people.
Article written by: Daniel L. Palmer
News Article
2013 World Baseball Classic Logo
Robinson Cano MVP
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Ray Lewis
Well readers in today’s article I will introduce to you
a great football player, linebacker Ray Lewis. He was born
in May 15, 1975 in Bartow, Florida. He studied in Lakeland
Kathleen High School and his college in Miami. He was
drafted in 1996 by the Baltimore Ravens as a first round pick as the 26th selection.
His career is full of achievements and awards but also, it had an incident in 2000,
that he was involved in a fight that resulted in
an indictment a murder and aggravated
assault chargers. After that incident, he went
to rehab. His name was clean and the people
forgot the incident, when he started to win
awards like the defensive player of the year in
2000 & 2003 and many pro bowls selections.
He also he won two Super Bowls in 2000,
where he won the most valuable player of the game and most recently he won it in
2013. This year Super Bowl was the last game of his career, because at the
beginning of the playoffs he announced his retirement after finishing the playoffs.
After playing seventeen seasons with the ravens, he retired at the age of 37 and
now he is a broadcaster for ESPN.
Article written by: Daniel L. Palmer
Profile
Ray Lewis lifting the Super Bowl Champion Trophy
Ray Lewis Celebrating
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KARNE Z THE SNACK FOR THE CHAMPIONS
EAT IT NOW! IS FULL OF ENERGY THAT WILL MAKE YOU THE
BEST PLAYER ALL OF ALL TIMES
YOU MAY FIND IT IN EVERY STORE
Jose Manuel “Meño” Gutierrez
Professional NBA Player
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The history of Mexicali’s Eagles (Águilas de Mexicali)
Today we are going to introduce you the history of a
baseball club of Mexicali, the Mexicali Eagles, known to
them as the “Aguilas de Mexicali”. This team was
founded in 1948 by Mario Hernandez Maytorena, Carlos
“Chale” Moreno, James W. Stone, Francisco Valdez and
Daniel Avila. The team started in many leagues like the
Sunset
League, Southwest International,
Arizona-Texas and Arizona Mexico.
They also played in the “Liga Norte de
Sonora” where in 1971 were crowned
champions. Finally, in 1976, the team
enter to the “Liga Mexicana Del
Pacifico”, their first final was in 1982,
but they lost in seven games. This
team has won three championships, the first one in 1986 under manager named
Benjamin “Cananea” Reyes by defeating the Tomateros de Culiacan, the second
one under Dave Machemer and the won against the Mayos de Navojoa and the
last one in 1999 under manager Francisco “Paquin”
Estrada where they defeated the Tomateros de Culiacan. Also, in 1986, the team
won the Caribbean Series in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Nowadays the team had had
successful campaigns, reaching the semi-finals two years ago and last season
they reach the final, but they lost it against the Yaquis de Ciudad Obregon. I hope
that next year they can finally win their fourth title.
Article written by: Daniel L. Palmer
Historical
Aguilas de Mexicali Logo
Casas Geo Stadium, also known as Nido de las águilas, home of
the Mexicali Eagles
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This weekend’s events
Greetings readers! If you don’t know what to do this weekend, well you can
watch some sports in your city Los Angeles (L.A.). First in Major League Baseball,
the L.A. Dodgers will play against the San Diego Padres in Dodger Stadium, the
pitcher for the Dodgers will be 2011 Cy Young award winner, Clayton Richard. You
can gather with your friends to watch the Angeles Angels play against the New
York Yankees at 7:00 p.m. E.T. in ESPN 2, and for the Angels the starting pitcher
will be third year sensation player Tommy Hanson. If you are an NBA fanatic, the
Lakers of Kobe Bryant will play against the Boston Celtics in Staples Center. The
Angeles Clippers of Blake Griffin will play against the Chicago Bulls, the game will
start at 5:00 p.m. E.T. in Fox Sports. However, if you wish to enjoy yourself
watching soccer, Los Angeles Galaxy will play against Chivas U.S.A. in Home
Depot Center. Remember to go to the stadium to cheer up your team and support
them, because the players needs the motivation of its people. That’s it for today
article, hope you take any of our recommendations for this weekend, be safe and
enjoy!
Written by: Daniel L. Palmer
Service
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CRISTIANO RONALDO
Club Season GP G
Sporting de Lisboa
2002-03 25 3
Manchester United
2003-04 29 4
2004-05 33 5
2005-06 33 9
2006-07 34 17
2007-08 34 31
2008-09 33 18
Real Madrid
2009-10 29 26
2010-11 34 40
2011 -12 38 46
2012 -13 28 28
Total 2002 -13 (11) 350 227
Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Birthplace: Madeira (Portugal) Date of birth: 05/02/1985
Position: Striker
Weight: 80 kg.
Height: 1,85 m.
Nationality: portuguese
Trophies & Acknowledgments
1 Portuguese Superleague (2002),1 Portuguese cup (2002),1 Portuguese Supercup (2002),1 UEFA Champions League (2008),1 Club World Cup (2008),3 Barclays Premier League (2007, 2008, 2009),1 FA cup (2004),2 English Supercups (2007 , 2008),2 Football League Cups (2006 y 2009), 1 Ballon d´Or (2008),FIFA World Player (2008), 1 Golden boot (2008 , 2011) 1 Spain league (2012)
Technical data:
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world, due to his great
speed, power and force. One of his greatest strengths is the free kick throw
and his huge variety of feints and fakes that allows him to be so
destabilizing, he is one of the few players that with his plays and his
brilliant tricks can turn the tide of a game.
Over the years he has perfected his natural abilities and this has allowed
him to play in two of the best football clubs in the world like Manchester
United and Real Madrid.
For many people he´s the best football player in the world, for its
spectacular feints and fakes, too many people believe that the 94 million
euros that Real Madrid paid to be able to sign him claims that he is the
best of the world.
Moreover many criticize him for his individualism and his vanity.
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Millions of dollars was
the cost of the
exchange from
Manchester to Real
Madrid, he has been
the most expensive
exchange in the history
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KM/HR
Is the top speed of his free kick shot, the average speed of most of the players it´s between 85 to 90 km/hr
29.41
KM/HR Was the top speed that he reach during a sprint in the European cup of 2008. (Cristiano Ronaldo was the fastest man in the tournament.)
Average of goals in league matches: 0.648 G/GP
Average of goals in all his career: 0.572 G/GP
OPINIONS in FAVOR of cr7:
Mourinho: “For me Cristiano is simply the best, since I was at Chelsea I watched him and I realized the huge qualities he possessed.” Maradona: “I think Ronaldo is the best in the world and it’s impossible to compare him with anyone, he´s just amazing.” Sir Alex Ferguson: “Cristiano Ronaldo's ability to entertain and his contagious personality have enthralled fans around the world. At present there are very few like him, with his talent and audacity. So I do not doubt one bit that Cristiano Ronaldo is the best in the world and one of the best ever, if I could I would bring to Manchester.”
Ballon d´Or
(The best football player of the world in 2008)
NATIONAL TEAM
102 Matches 38 Goals
Article written by: Manuel Ramirez
Profile
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LIONEL MESSI
Club Season GP G
FC Barcelona
2004-05 7 1
2005-06 17 6
2006-07 26 14
2007-08 28 10
2008-09 31 23
2009-10 35 34
2010-11 33 31
2011-12 37 50
2012-2013 29 43
Total 2004 -13(9) 243 212
Trophies & Acknowledgments
4 Sapin leagues (2005,2006,2009,2010), 3 Supercups of Spain (2005,2006 y 2010), 2 UEFA Champions league (2006 y 2009), 1 Cup of the king ( 2009), 1 Club World Cup (2009), 1 FIFA World Cup Sub – 20 ( 2005), 1 Olympic gold medal in Beijing (2008), 1 European Supercup ( 2009), 4 Ballon d´Or (2009 , 2010,2011, 2012), 2 Golden boots ( 2010, 2012), 2 FIFA World Player (2009 y 2010)
Name: Lionel Andrés Messi
Birthplace: Santa Fe (Argentina)
Date of birth: 24/06/1987
Position: Striker Weight: 67 kg
Height: 169 cm
Nationality: Argentinean
Technical data:
Lionel Andres Messi with only 25 years is considered the best player in
the world for many journalists, coaches and players. For their
outstanding skills, is a player with the ability to generate a huge
imbalance to any defense, a high speed to make cuts, despite its small
size, is a very intelligent player, agile, and with great ease of moving in
space in short, but most important is that he is able to create a play of
goal by itself and also has a great technique as few players can reach.
He is a player that is multifunctional, can play on the wings, as a center
midfielder or striker, and is a switch-hitter who can use both legs despite
being born left-handed. Since childhood he showed great skill and was
quickly detected by the FC Barcelona´s talent scouts. A proof of his
immense quality football is the debut for Barcelona at age 17 and with
only 18 years won the World Cup U – 20- No wonder he has been
elected 4 consecutive years the golden ball (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Average of goals in league matches 0.872 G/GP
Average of goals in all his career: 0.752 G/GP
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Top scorer in FC
Barcelona history
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Years, 10 months and 7 days was the age that Messi had when he scored his first goal for Barcelona. The second youngest in history.
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Messi is the youngest
player in the history of
FC Barcelona that reach
that amount of scoring
goals.
Ballon d´Or
(The best football player in the world in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012)
OPINIONS in FAVOR of MESSI:
Johan Cruyff : “Messi practice like anyone the game of football and that is because he is the best in the world, Cristiano is stronger en faster but when Cristiano leave back a rival, Messi already leave back three of them without and effort.” Xavi: ”Leo is simply the best player in the world and he show it each day in every training, in every single game when he leave it all on the field and with all the respect to all the great football player of the past, but for me Leo is the best player in all the history.” Wenger:”Messi isn’t of this world his skills are amazing and unreal, he make things that anybody can´t do, it seems like he came out from play station.
NATIONAL TEAM
79 Matches 32 Goals
Article written by: Manuel Ramirez
Profile
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TOP10 “Best athletes in history”
In sport there are many athletes who are really good and made great
achievements, breaking world records and struggle to become the best in the
world, but not all athletes are able to get that. There are many of them that could
come to this, but they are very undisciplined. To be a recognized athlete you
should be disciplined and dedicated, because an athlete is not born with the
talent, talent should be done with hours and hours of practice. That's why I chose
these athletes, because they obtained achievements and left their mark on the
sportive history.
1) Michael Jordan
2) Pelé
He's the best football player in history. His
real name is Edson Arantes, who nowadays
is 68 years old. The Brazilian won four
World Cups, scored 1.256 goals and played
1.366 games.
This is the best basketball player in history.
He played for the Chicago Bulls, where he
won six NBA titles and in them he was
named the Finals MVP. He was voted the
athlete of the twentieth century. Moreover,
he also played baseball in which he does not
success as in basketball. Today he´s the
owner of the Charlotte Bobcats.
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3) Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was the best boxer in history.
His real name is Cassius Marcellus Jr.
In his boxing career he got a record of 68
fights, 56 wins in which 37 were by
knockout and lost only five encounters. He
retired as the biggest champion in the
heavyweight category.
4) Michael Schumacher
This is the biggest of motorsports. He´s a
German driver in Formula 1 and he´s known
as "The Kaiser". Schumacher ran from 1991
to 2006, where he won seven world
championships. He made 250 races in which
he secured 91 wins.
5) Roger Federer
Roger Federer is considered the best tennis
player ever by the quantity of his titles. He
has achieved 60 titles of which has won 15
Grand Slam, one of the most important
tennis tournaments. Today is located at No.
3 of the world ranking.
6) Carl Lewis
It was an American athlete who specializes
in the sprint and long jump. Lewis won nine
Olympic gold medals, eight in other
competitions and only one bronze. He won
the Prince of Asturias Award in 1996.
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7) Usain Bolt
He´s a Jamaican sprinter, considered as
the faster man in the history. This is the
actual Olympic champion in 100 and 200
meters, he also has broken many worldwide
records.
8) Lance Armstrong
He is considered the greatest cyclist in
history. In 1997 he was diagnosed with
cancer and was rejected by several teams
because of his disease, until he was given an
opportunity to participate with a team from
the United States and he was able to get
seven consecutive Tour de France, which no
one could ever get.
9) Tiger Woods
He's the best golfer in history. He has
won 14 major titles in his career, four of
them in Augusta. Tiger Woods has
achieved 14 Grand Slam and seeks to
break the record of Jack Nicklaus who
has 18. Despite his problems, Woods is
still considered the greatest golfer ever.
10) Michael Phelps
It is considered the best swimmer in
history. He is known for winning eight
gold medals at the Olympic Games in
Beijing. He has broken countless world
records and through all his career he
participated in four Olympic Games.
Article written by: Manuel Ramirez
Profile
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FACE TO FACE
or several years people around the world has been looking for an answer to a
question that has arisen and the question is who is the best player in the world,
Messi or Cristiano?, To date, no one knows for sure due to the diversity of ideas
from people. For about six years, the football world has seen do great things,
extraordinary and unreal to two of the best players in the world and perhaps in history.
No doubt they're both number one and number two in the world, but although Lionel
Messi is officially the winner of the Golden Ball season (2011-2012) and last named the
best player in the world, many people do not seem to be agree, there are many
differences between them and it is almost impossible to compare them, because quite
simply they are completely different.
For example: Cristiano Ronaldo is a fantastic player, with great ambition at the time of
entering the field, loves to win each and every one of the parties that the dispute is a
player with plenty of power, speed and great quality, but one of its greatest weaknesses
and to affect his game is that he is very arrogant and loves to be the center of attention,
why weakness?, well because we must remember that the official name of Soccer is
Soccer Association, this means that is a team sport, is played as a team and not a one man
sport like boxing or tennis, for this reason it has led to some criticism he has received in
his career.
Lionel Messi, contrary to C.Ronaldo is a player praised by the vast majority of people and
sports reporters. He has a huge charisma and maintains a very good relationship with the
media, he´s a very agile player, intelligent and with a lot of incredible skills.
We must make it clear that both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are true magicians
with the ball and is very difficult to say who is the best player in the world. Both have
unique features that the other does not have. Some will say that Cristiano is the best
other than Messi and others will say perhaps that is Kaka, Xavi, Iniesta or another player,
that's a matter of taste, this leads me to conclude that it is simply impossible to answer
with certainty and encourages me to invite you, yes you, my reader to do the test and ask
yourself, who’s better?, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Do you have the answer?
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Article written by: Manuel Ramirez
Essay
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Rafael Nadal defeats Juan Martín Del Potro to win
BNP Paribas Open
The Spanish, who was inactive for seven months last year with a knee injury, came
to win his third singles title of the year, and said: "It's probably one of the most
emotional victories of my career. The
support since I came back has been
huge. It's an unforgettable week for me
and an unforgettable tournament."
Rafael Nadal added another triumphant
chapter to his remarkable comeback
when he beat Juan Martín Del Potro 4-
6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the BNP
Paribas Open in Indian Wells,
California. Del Potro had won the first
set in 54 minutes and looked to be on
course for victory after he broke Nadal
in the opening game of the second set.
the system inputs and the race of champions. In the classification of ATP by the
ticketing system, players each week defending the points earned in the same week
last year. This classification also added points
But Nadal don´t give up and then won a tense final set which saw Del Potro save
three match points on his own serve before succumbing. "I was playing much too
aggressive for my game” admitted Nadal. "When I was able to calm myself, I
began to play better. I started to play a little bit slower. My movement was
unbelievable."
This was Nadal's third triumph at Indian Wells and one that will see him replace his
compatriot, David Ferrer, as the world No4.
Article written by: Roberto Rodriguez Essay
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Top 10 Players 2013 ATP
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was created in 1972 with the intention of protecting
the interests of all tennis players affiliated to it. The ATP provides two systems to calculate the
ranking of the best players in the world: the system inputs and the race of champions. In the
classification of ATP by the ticketing system, players each week defending the points earned in the
same week last year. This classification also added points for the lower level tournaments the
International Series, unlike the race of champions. This ranking ATP collects official classification
system inputs.
1. NOVAK DJOKOVIC In first place is the tennis player Novak Djokovic with 12,960 points.
2. ROGER FEDERER In second place is the tennis player Roger Federer with 10,265 points.
3. ANDY MURRAY In third place is the tennis player Andy Murray with 8480 points.
4. DAVID FERRER In fourth place is the tennis player David Ferrer with 6865 points
5. RAFAEL NADAL In fifth place is the tennis player Rafael Nadal with 5,400 points.
6. Tomas Berdych In sixth place is the tennis player Tomas Berdych with 4575 points.
7. del Potro In seventh place is the tennis player Juan Martin del Potro with 4210 points.
8. JO-WILFRIED TSONGA In eighth place is the tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with 3555 points.
9. Janko Tipsarevic In ninth place is the tennis player Janko Tipsarevic with 3180 points.
10. Richard Gasquet In tenth place is the tennis player Richard Gasquet with 2,720 points.
Article written by: Roberto Rodriguez Article
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Victoria Azarenka vs Li Na: Australian Open final
– as it happened
Victoria Azarenka retained her Australian Open title and the world No1 ranking
after beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
So after defending her title with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over the sixth-seeded Li in
one of the most unusual finals, Azarenka dropped her racket and cried tears.
"It isn't easy, that's for sure, but I knew what I had to do," the 23-year-old
Belarusian said. "I had to stay calm. I had to stay positive. I just had to deal with the
things that came onto me.”
Li had been sitting in her chair during the break, while Azarenka jogged and swung
her racket around before leaving the court to rub some liniment into her legs to
keep warm.
The 30-year-old Chinese player had fall to the court after twisting her left ankle and
had it taped after falling in the fifth game of the second set. Immediately after the
fireworks ceased, and with smoke still in the air, she twisted the ankle again, fell
and hit the back of her head on the hard court.
Article written by: Roberto Rodriguez Article
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Chivas Guadalajara vs Club America: Chivas Guadalajara endured an absolutely disastrous edition of the Super Clasico
on Sunday night, losing three players to injury and getting another sent off in a loss
to Club América.
Signs that Chivas would endure a tough evening surfaced very early on. Jorge
Enrique was forced out of the match with an injury in the
13th minute, and was replaced by Fernando Gonzalez, a
teenager who has appeared in just 39 minutes worth of
Liga MX action this season. They lost their captain nine
minutes later, as Hector Reynoso, who came into the
game with a nagging injury, was unable to continue and
came off for Victor Perales.
Shortly after the halftime break, América found their
opening goal, which turned out to be the winner. Raul
Jimenez was the scorer, getting his head onto the end of
a cross by Juan Carlos Medina after a short corner routine. Less than two minutes
later, Marco Fabian went down and had to exit the game, becoming the third
Chivas player to be substituted due to an injury.
Sunday night's edition of Mexico's Super Clasico won't be looked back upon too
fondly. Chivas Guadalajara had a terrible night,
picking up three injuries and a red card in a 2-0
loss to Club América.
The system inputs and the race of champions. In
the classification of ATP by the ticketing system,
players each week defending the points earned in
the same week last year. This classification also
added points
Written by: Roberto Rodriguez Article
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How to get over a street fight The aim of this article is to help you solve a street fight by using simple actions to
help you survive, attack or escape basic combat situations. Remember that fighting
should be your last resort after all else has failed.
ALWAYS try to avoid a confrontation. The best way to win a fight is avoiding it.
If you can resolve the problem without struggling, do it. Don’t let your ego interfere
with your own security. Keep a bold attitude but calm enough to stay sharp.
Know your surroundings. Besides being able to easily spot potential improvised
weapons that you might use, you can also search for a fleeing route. Always use
all your senses to their full capacity. Don’t just look around, observe and use the
shadows and reflections to your favor.
Do not be over-confident. Doesn’t matter the situation you should always
proceed with caution taking in mind that you don’t know if your opponent have
more experience in fighting than you, if he is armed with weapons such as knives,
or accompanied by more people. Always be prepared to strike, lots of times the
best defense is a good offense.
Keep out of reach, breathe, and cool your mind. The more relaxed you are the
easiest is going to be to connect a hit and the less you will hurt yourself.
Read your opponent movement flow. If you keep chasing for an opportunity to
strike you will only get yourself hurt. Opportunities only present by themselves, wait
for them.
Know when and where to run.
If you are at a disadvantage or simply do not want to fight, you can run into
people, into a well-lit place, trying to stop your attacker approaches.
Block it with obstacles. If you knock over a trash can or whatever, you will
help prevent your enemy reach you.
Spreading between cars and other obstacles makes sure to have an outlet
to prevent your opponent trapping you.
If there are several opponents and you know that you can’t escape them,
you better not try it, because it'll only make yourself tired and you will have
less energy to defend yourself. It is better to face them off.
Written by: Andres Melendrez Article
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Watch your balance. Open your legs to the level of your shoulders
a fold your knees a little. Avoid hitting ground at all cost. If your
opponents surpass you in number NEVER wrestle in the floor.
Learning a martial art can be a good idea and also is very useful if
you are caught in a corner. Choose any martial art that shows you
street fight techniques. But keep in mind that you will never be
100% safe even if you have studied martial arts and gained a black
belt. In a street fight you could be seriously hurt and you might even
lose your life.
TOP 5: Most lethal martial arts
Written by: Andres Melendrez article
Mostly developed as a self-defense tool enforcing mental strength, martial arts are
mainly developed for self-defense, some of them for survival at all cost, making
them unusually deadly. Although most of them originated in Asia, they’re hugely
popular in the occidental culture as well, mainly martial arts funded by the military
and security corps. Here at (Name of the magazine) we have our top “5 most
lethal martial arts list”:
Kalaripayattu
If you thought that Hinduisms only meditated, worked in their good karma and body
through Yoga, think once more…
Kalaripayattu is the most antique registered martial art. The training begins since
the student is seven years old and requires a physical, spiritual and mental training
teached by a gurukkal (guide). This martial art characterizes by its big arsenal of
lethal weapons and unusual forms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml0lvDwBkr0
Sambo
If you want to train as the Red Army troops did, Sambo is for you. Sambo is a
Russian grappling martial art and one of the deadliest in the world, in the eighties it
applied as a demonstration sport for the Olympic Games in Moscow, but it was
never recognized officially as a demonstration sport due to its brutal nature. In this
sport, instead of differentiating levels expertise by belts, is more common to use
titles ranging from Novichok (Novato) to Uchitel (Distinguished Grand Master).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fBjin8zNUWc
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Muay Thai
This is one of the toughest striking martial arts I've seen so far, its tradition and
history has made of this discipline famous in the West, and is one of the favorite
subjects for MMA athletes. It was made popular by Hollywood actors like Jean-
Claude Van Damme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lGUdUkVhU-I
Krav Maga
Used by Israeli Special Forces, the army and in the past by the Mossad. It was
developed by Imi Lichtenfeld, and after the migration of Jews to Israel he began
training them in this art. After World War II, the Jews needed a combat art to
represent them as warriors to the world, here the result: a sophisticated urban
survival combat system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=C3xayIEKGf0
Ninjitsu
At some point we all dreamed about of being ninjas. This martial art has records
dating back to the 1500s but espionage was practiced in Japan since the 500's or
even earlier, hence the origins of Ninjitsu, one of the more lethal and effective
martial arts in the world. The use of weapons as an extension of the human body is
one of the secrets of this discipline.
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Martial Art of the Month: Pencak Silat The Pencak Silat describes the martial art from the Malay world, especially in
Indonesia and Malaysia. Pencak silat means "fight" or "fighting in self-defense."
There were many wars between various indigenous tribes and kingdoms of the
Malay islands, and expert silat fighters were highly respected. These masters often
attained high political and social positions.
It is assumed that the Pencak Silat has developed from observation and imitation
of the movements of various animals such as the monkey, the white eagle or tiger,
but its origin is difficult to track because of the loss of written records. It is widely
believed that the discipline was introduced by religious hermits that travelled to
India and lived in this region in ancient times. Therefore, the Pencak Silat adopted
a philosophical and almost mystical reputation, thanks to the influence of these
religious teachers.
The Pencak Silat developed rapidly during the twentieth century and became a
competitive sport in some countries. It is highly valued by the Malay community as
a cultural bastion, a martial art that is also a way of life, a sport, a tradition and a
means of moral and spiritual education.
Pencak Silat Training
The Pencak Silat is a complex system, pretty “wild”, has a wide range of offensive
and defensive moves, and is based on a variety of arm punches, kicks, grabs, and
throws, footwork, and weapons techniques. Silat techniques focus on fluency and
precision of movement, being the surprise factor a key element to ensure
effectiveness in the fight. Weapons such as the knife, the long and short stick and
sword, are used for training.
Pencak silat practitioners work in four main aspects of art: the mental and spiritual
aspect, the aspect of self-defense, cultural and artistic instruction, and athletic
aspect.
Written by: Andres Melendrez Philosophy
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How to choose a martial art
There are many martial arts out there for people to learn nowadays. Most martial
arts are no longer under regional restriction, and due to the great efforts in
globalization the options someone has are almost limitless. So, how do I know
which martial art is better for me to learn and practice? Well, there are some points
to take in mind, which can reduce the possibilities:
Set up a budget. In some disciplines you will need special equipment. For
example, in Kendo you will need to invest at least $1000 for the practice armor, in
contrast to Karate in which you only need a white cotton uniform. Choose a martial
art that you enjoy, but also one you can afford.
Determine your objective. Health and good shape, Martial abilities, Being part of
a traditional culture of hundreds of years, or gaining trophies in competitions –
although I wouldn’t recommend this last objective for someone to start-, is up to
you.
Decide a style you are comfortable with. You can choose a tough style like
Muay Thai or Occidental Boxing styles, one semi-tough like Tae Kwon Do or
Hapkido or maybe a softest one like Aikido or Kung Fu variation. Maybe you may
like a grappling martial art like Jiu Jitsu or any Occidential submission type.
Take in mind your own physical limitations. If you are too old or not very
flexible, try to enter a martial art less hardcore. Maybe you may like some grappling
styles like Judo, Aikido or Jiu-Jitsu.
Consider the effectiveness of the martial art. If you choose a police or military
martial art like Krav Maga, ARMA or AES, you will notice that this one focus more
in the “martial” part of martial arts, leaving aside the “arts”. But not because of that
oriental martial arts should be underestimated, since they make the “arts” a way of
life.
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UEFA Champions League
This season we’ll be enjoying a great time plus we’ll be sitting on our couches with
our friends for hours. UEFA Champions League 12/13 is the 58th edition of this
competition and it’s one of the oldest and greatest competitions in football; it will
have his final on May 25 2013 and it will be held on London in the magical
Wembley Stadium , right now they’re on quarter finals which
means only 8 teams are remaining and the current champion
Chelsea FC it’s completely out of the picture, here are the
remaining teams: FC Barcelona, FC Bayern Munich, Juventus,
Malaga CF, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Paris Saint-
Germain and Real Madrid CF. Until now the competition is
very closed and it’s very difficult to say who can be the winner,
with Barcelona and PSG with a controversial equalizer and
Bayern Munich defeating Juventus with a 2-0 and still left with
two great matches Real Madrid vs. Galatasaray and Malaga vs. Borussia
Dortmund it’s very difficult to even say who will play at the final match. For now we
can only say, whichever is the final match of the competition it would be one of the
greatest matches of these year. Written by: Armando Galindo Article
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TOP TEN BEST PAY
AThletes
1. Tiger Woods- 105 million of dollars
Golfista
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr.- 65 million of dollars
Boxeador
3. Kobe Bryant- 48 million of dollars
Basquetbolista
4. Phil Mickelson- 46 million of dollars
Golfista
5. David Beckham- 43.7 million of dollars
Futbolista
6. Roger Federer- 43 million of dollars
Tenista
7. Lebron James- 42.8 million of dollars
Basquetbolista
8. Manny Pacquiao- 42 million of dollars
Boxeador
9. Eli Manning- 39.9 million of dollars
Fútbol Americano
10. Terrel Sugs- 38.3 million of dollars
Fútbol Americano
Written by: Armando Galindo Article
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FIFA WORLD CUP:
BRASIL 2014 The next year will be the year that we’ve all been waiting for since 2010. This year’s
FIFA World Cup will be hosted by the beautiful and one of the most powerful countries
in terms of football Brazil. This World Cup will be held from June 12 and it will end on
July 13, with 32 national squads participating weeks after the major European leagues
end their seasons.
In every world cup they’ve been tons of surprises and we know
that this year won’t be the exception, with new players debuting
and showing all their potential and also the legends showing us
why they’re still playing, we can assure that it’s going to be
amazing.
We still can’t say who’s the favorite to win this tournament,
but we can say that it will be like nothing we’ve ever seen,
everything is ready, the stadiums are being finished, they’re
adding some adjustments to the new ball call Brazuca, the
mascot and the logo had been ready since last year, the
national teams are having their last adjustments, the new
goal-line technology which will be implemented for this
tournament for the first time ever, we just have to wait for one thing, July 12 2014.
Written by: Armando Galindo Article
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FIFA’S 2013 Dream Team There a lots of great soccer players in the world, some are not yet discovered and
others are overrated and some are not recognize as great players even though they
really are, but there’s always eleven players who are at their top form, that’s why every
year FIFA picks the best players that there are on the planet, to be picked they need to
be on top form, show excellence on their performances with their clubs or national
squads and obviously tons of other characteristics, the team that is form by this great
players is announced every year on the FIFA BALLON D’OR awards (which gives
awards to the best player on the world, best goal scored in the year, best coach,
etcetera) and its call FIFA’S Dream Team. Every year there’re great names seen on
this list and 2013’s dream team it’s not the exception, here are the eleven man that
were selected by FIFA as the best players of the year:
We are sure anyone will die to see this players on the same pitch and on the same
team and also anyone would like to play against them, the question is Would anyone
beat them? Written by: Armando Galindo Article
Xavi
Ramos
Casillas
Pique
Alves Marcelo
Iniesta
Xabi Alonso
C. Ronaldo Messi Falcao