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Ranking the 10 Worst American Martial Arts Movies

I love martial arts and have been a practitioner since I was child.  I have also been glued to the wonderful invention that is television ever since I could sit up under my own power. There have been some iconic martial arts films such a…

I love martial arts and have been a practitioner since I was child.  I have also been glued to the wonderful invention that is television ever since I could sit up under my own power. 

There have been some iconic martial arts films such as Enter the Dragon and The Karate Kid (1984), but we have also been subjected to some of the biggest cinematic atrocities in film.  With the rise of mixed martial arts, we are slowly seeing MMA making it’s way into film—but not in a good way. 

Since I have had the privilege of seeing some of these films, I thought what better way to show my appreciation (read: displeasure) to Hollywood than by bringing them to you.

Now there are some rules.  In the movies I’ve selected, the main purpose of the film was to showcase either a specific martial art or martial arts in general.  So while I could probably fill this list with Steven Seagal movies alone, unfortunately he does not appear on this list. 

I’m also ashamed to say that I own some of these, but aren’t some movies so bad they’re actually entertaining?  Some of these were also box office successes, but when has that ever meant that a movie was worth watching? 

Cough…cough…Avatar…cough.

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Brock Lesnar and the 25 Biggest Disappointments in Sports History

At some point or another, we’ve all had our fair share of disappointments in life. Through time and focus, we’re usually able to overcome and look past these specific disappointments as everyday is a new beginning.But in the world of sports, sometimes …

At some point or another, we’ve all had our fair share of disappointments in life. Through time and focus, we’re usually able to overcome and look past these specific disappointments as everyday is a new beginning.

But in the world of sports, sometimes these disappointments stick with us and can haunt us over the years. For many of our sports teams, a simple shaking of the head or screaming at the TV just doesn’t justify what happened.

As sports fans, we’ve had to learn to live with these disappointments and move on with our lives. However, that doesn’t mean they aren’t still in the back of our minds as the memories are alive and with us even to this very day.

So, the following slides display the 25 biggest disappointments in sports history.

Let’s take a look.

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UFC 134 Results: Grades for Every Main Card Fighter

Anderson Silva proved once again why may consider him the baddest man ever to wear the fingerless, four ounce gloves when he knocked out Yushin Okami in the second round of their middleweight world title fight.In other action, Shogun Rua was victorious…

Anderson Silva proved once again why may consider him the baddest man ever to wear the fingerless, four ounce gloves when he knocked out Yushin Okami in the second round of their middleweight world title fight.

In other action, Shogun Rua was victorious over Forrest Griffin in a rematch of their 2007 bout, Edwin Barboza continued looking impressive in a decision victory over Ross Pearson, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira proved he is not to be taken lightly as he knocked out Brendan Schaub, and Luiz Cain was the only Brazilian to lose on his home turf.

But regardless if they won or loss, how did each fighter perform? It is time once again for the unofficial official professor of B/R MMA to dish out some grades to all the fighters on the main card.

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