Tim Kennedy

100 Man Fight

Post by Jack Donovan.

Too Much Publicity for Him on This Blog?

Maybe, but he doesn't have a post tag/label of his own yet. Tim Kennedy.

Post by Tim Kennedy MMA Fan Page (Official).

Tim Kennedy's Day Job

Post by Tim Kennedy MMA Fan Page (Official).

He's no longer active duty, but Texas Army NG. Arguably his day job is MMA fighter...

Asian MMA Movies

A new trend?

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Items of Interest, 18 December 2012

Newtown Tragedy Exposes our Deep Societal Flaws Again by Chris Schumerth

Debt-Free Permaculture Farming with Joel Salatin


Announcing 2013 BALLE Local Economy Fellows

More on the Issues Raises by Zero Dark Thirty:
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Rendition, Zero Dark Thirty and the brutal reality of Britain's secret services
Kathryn Bigelow's film about the killing of Osama bin Laden does not touch the reality of what occurred in the 'war on terror'

Diet and Health:
Why Stretching is Bad For You
Latest in Paleo: Perfect Health Diet Q&A with Paul Jaminet (follow-up to episode 64 - mp3)
High-Fat, Low-Carb Ketogenic Diet For Cancer Featured On The 700 Club

Feminism:
RONDA ROUSEY MEETS LIZ CARMOUCHE IN FIRST UFC WOMEN'S TITLE FIGHT AT UFC 157
Dana White on why Ronda Rousey will headline UFC 157: 'She's the champ'

Entertainment:
CS Video Interview: Jack Reacher Director Christopher McQuarrie

Discovery Series American Guns Cancelled
NBC Sports Network Cancels "Gun Programming" - 3-Gun Nation

Why does MundoFox have MMA (some UFC fight) on a Sunday night, while white Fox doesn't? That said, what I saw of the Silva fight was boring (and rather stupid - high kicks?).

A double helping of Girl Power next weekend...

Underworld Awakening and Haywire:

Apple


(Apple)

Related: Gina Carano fan site
GQ








Gina Carano Haywire Interview from gina carano on Vimeo.

Sarge should check this out:

Special Operations Advisor Haywire Interview from gina carano on Vimeo.

Deadliest Warrior

I think the premise for the show is rather dumb, since you can't really compare the skills of a historical group in the abstract. It's something armchair generals might do or bored geeks who don't do any real combat training. The technical illustrations for the show might appeal to some men, though. Couch potatoes.

SPIKE
U.S. Army Rangers vs. North Korean Special Operations Forces - Episode 303
www.spike.com
Spike Full Episodes Spike Video Clips Spike on Facebook

Time Kennedy is supposedly in this episode.

Elusive Wapiti, Man-Bashing On The Road to Serfdom

At his blog and at The Spearhead.

The morality of boxing and MMA

NCRegister: SDG Reviews 'Warrior'

It must be said that pugilism has a long history in Catholic culture: boxing in Catholic boys’ clubs, for instance. Given sufficient safeguards to minimize the risk of serious injury, pugilism and martial arts are compatible with Catholic morality.

Professional boxing and MMA, though, raise serious moral concerns. The fundamental goal in boxing is to degrade your opponent’s capacity to defend himself, either by battering him into an impaired state or, if possible, delivering a knockout blow. MMA adds grappling techniques and allows for other ways of winning, such as submission holds and tapouts, but incapacitating one’s opponent remains a highly desirable goal.

This is morally different, for instance, from injuries incurred in football, which may be serious enough to warrant moral concern but are not a direct goal of the game itself. In football, a tackle trying to prevent the quarterback from making a throw may have to knock down a guard to do it, or he may be able to dodge past him; either way, in principle what counts is whether or not the quarterback makes the throw, not who does or doesn’t get hurt in the process. (That’s not to say that players never directly try to harm one another, or that serious injuries don’t occur regardless of intentions — only that points aren’t awarded based on who has been harmed.)

In professional boxing and MMA, incapacitating your opponent means you win and he loses. I see no way to avoid the conclusion that this is repugnant to the Fifth Commandment and the obligations of charity, potentially gravely so, particularly when multiplied by the incessant punishment and harm that professional fighters endure over years of training and competition.

Though concessions to safety have been made in MMA’s development from the early days of Ultimate Fighting, there is still too much of the spirit of the Roman gladiatorial blood sport in both MMA and professional boxing. One can respect the skill and courage of the fighters, but the big winners are corporate bosses who grow wealthy on fighters, trading away their well-being for the entertainment of patrons whose money drives the whole machine.

Tim Kennedy

"MMA Fighter and Special Operator"

Saw a feature on him in Black Belt Magazine. He was in the Army (first as a Ranger?) but is now in the NG over in Texas. I suppose he is happy with the modern army combatives program. Yes:



His fanpage on Facebook.
Total MMA
The MMA Corner





I suppose the following (and the others in the series) are meant to be humorous...


An interview.

SJ Mercury: UFC president Dana White has pushed mixed martial arts into mainstream

Found this while doing a search for MMA fighters:


Female MMA Fighter Chokes Out Reporter - Watch more Funny Videos

Ultimate Fighter

I was watching this clip -- both seem to have rather slow hand speed (in comparison with pro boxers), and that's always been the impression I've gotten from MMA fighters. Still, I wouldn't mind having a connection to SPIKE right now, so I could watch The Ultimate Fighter.

Related links:
The Ultimate Fighter® : Heavyweights
Spike - The Ultimate Fighter
UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship®

MMA in Allston?

Waikru

Class schedule

Maybe next time I'm in the area I'll see if I can peek through a window... but Muay Thai isn't really something I'm interested in... even if it's mixed with other things.

Mixed martial arts

Something for the Philosopher... what do I think of it? Probably the same opinion I have of boxing. More some other time...

There's a feature on MMA on 60 Minutes right now... please don't call it combat, not with all of the rules that have been put into place.

MMAFighting.com
MMA-Fighter.com

Some contests:
K-1
K-1 Fans
Pride
Pride Fighting Championships Unofficial Website
UFC
UFC Fight news
wiki

On the Gracies:
Gracie Jiu-jitsu Academy
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Gracie USA
Royler Gracie
Carley Gracie
Rickson Gracie
Gracie Miami
Charles Gracie
Renzo Gracie
Carlson Gracie
Rodrigo Gracie
Royce Gracie
Ralph Gracie
Gracie Australia

How many grappling children are there in the family? And how many of them own their own dojos now?