MMA Pakistan recently caught up with PAK MMA fighter Shah “No Pain” Hussain while training for his upcoming match up in England on the 11th of September. Although Shah was very busy he did have time to give us a few answers to our questions.

1. Your fight is going to be during Ramadan. How has that effected your training?

a) Yes my fight is not just going to be in ramadhan, but in the UK may fall on Eid day itself!! I kind of misjudged the timing of Ramadhan this year round and normally refrain from any kind of competition around this time of the year. But with the fight being on Sept 11th I have had to observe ramadhan on a part time basis. So training hasnt really been affected at all really.

2. Do you know who your opponent is? Anything you can tell us about him?

a) Yes my opponent is a guy called Ben Abbot who is fighting out of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. I believe he has a stand up background in Muay Thai, thats all I know to be honest.

3. Have you made any changes to your training regimen for this upcoming bout?

a) I have seriously been working on my ground game, my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu both with Gi and without. Ive been training my no Gi BJJ with Przemyslaw Mysiala who is no1 ranked Light Heavy Weight in the UK at the moment at London Shootfighters and Im really enjoying the grappling element of MMA at the moment. Im even considering competing in some BJJ bouts in the near future!
Other than that Ive still been keeping up with my strength and conditioning, cardio and sparring with my team mates Denniston ‘mad max’ Sutherland and my coach David Lee. As its MMA and everything has to be worked on Im afraid!!

4. You will be donating 100% of your fight purse to the Pakistani flood victims, what motivated you to make such a sacrifice?

a) I decided to donate all my fight purse, ticket commission, sponsership money etc to the flood victims of Pakistan as firstly being Pakistani I felt a need to naturally do something, and it just broke my heart seeing pictures and videos on the News every day of the devastation caused by the monsoon, the death toll and on top of that it is the month of Ramadhan and for people going through all the suffering. Its just horrible to think that the world isnt doing enough for these people in desperate need at this moment in time. My prayers and thoughts go to all those affected and involved. God is great and I hope he shows mercy upon those affected. On Sept 11th I shall be fighting for all those victims.

5. Will Pakistani fans be able to watch the fight anyway?

Yes Pakistani fans will be able to watch the fight on www.theactivechannel.com under the fighting section it will be broadcasted usually a couple of weeks after the show on Sky digital channel 281 (The active channel) formerly known as LA Muscle TV

I am also fighting on the 25th of September on a big show called BAMMA 4 which will highlight Alex Reid Vs Tom Watson.
Im fighting on the undercard slot and against a guy called Tom Breese who is making his Pro debut after a successful 8-0-0 at semi pro, so hard work will continue after Kayo MMA on the 11th, no rest for me!!

BAMMA 4 will be shown a week after the show on Bravo channel on sky digital and hopefully they may show the fight.

Other than that, I’ll probably do a training camp out in the USA or in Thailand end of year / early next year and to just keep training and improving.

I also want to give my congratulations to PAK MMA and Shaheen MMA Academy for getting a good spread in last months Fighters Only magazine (I have my copy) and was so pleased to see the article on the rise of MMA in Pakistan and with the mention of future stars. This definately has made an impression on people over here in the UK as a few people had mentioned it to me and were surprised that MMA was actually taking off in Pakistan.

MMA in Pakistan may be a new entity, but I dont think, I KNOW that a Pakistani will be up there and amongst the very best in the world in the future. Just keep training folks and spread the word….

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It has been three months since Shaheen MMA Academy has been up in running in Lahore, Pakistan. As Pakistan’s first dedicated MMA gym, Shaheen MMA Academy has gotten a good response regarding the training given at the gym.  Students get to learn a variety of fighting styles that cover all areas of combat, giving Shaheen MMA students a more versatile fighting approach than is available in other Martial Arts clubs in Lahore. A focus on live training and drilling speeds up the learning process and locks in the techniques presented into the students muscle memory making it a natural reaction to use a technique in a given situation be it in the ring or on the street.

After Ramadan, Shaheen MMA Academy will begin expanding it’s classes to include a beginners class in which new students will learn the fundamental techniques required to join the regular classes. This new beginners class will best prepare new students to easily transition into training with more experienced Mixed Martial Artists.
Another addition is the scheduling of a permanent full time Junior Shaheen MMA class. Shaheen Mixed Martial Arts held a three month summer camp that turned out to be a huge success, with parents calling for a permanent class for their kids. Junior Shaheen MMA students learn the same skills as the adult classes but a in a full, cheerful environment more suited towards children with a stronger emphasis on character building and personal discipline.

And finally Shaheen MMA Academy will be holding weekly street self defense classes that will confront some of the current threats that Pakistani’s today face such as robbery, terrorism and kidnapping. The self defense classes are a month long after which participants will be certified in basic street self defense. These classes are to be held every Saturday from 1-3 pm and will start after Ramadan.

Shaheen MMA Academy has already a number of competition and will continue to do so in the future. These are small competitions designed to give Shaheen MMA students real time experience in MMA competition without the pressure of a large event.

For more information on Shaheen MMA Academy, please visit the website or call 0334 413 7706.

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Most people take things slow in the fight-game. They train for a year or so, then have some
amateur fights, maybe change gyms and then maybe…in the rare instance that they can break
the ,monotony and social stigmas around them, they go professional.

I dove head-first into professional combat sports. Training for a few months before my Thai
Boxing debut in Phuket,Thailand and that lack of experience and know-how showing in the ring.
I fought an Australian , Taizo Hughes, who had several fights at local stadiums and was from
a pretty hardcore gym. Taizo battered me for the first three rounds of our fight. Leg kicks, head
kicks, hooks…its was a massacre. Both of my eyes were swollen shut and my nose trickling
blood down my throat, which I have to say wasn’t the most pleasant of tastes. The fourth round
begins and I notice Taizo is starting to tire and I…being the naïve seventeen year old I was at
the time decided to throw a spinning back-fist.

Guess what? It landed.

Taizo was knocked down and got up after an eight count but I knew the fight was over as
I chased him to a corner and the referee stopped the bout due to “Technical Knock Out “.
Why was that story necessary? Because at the end of those three rounds of getting my
ass beat, I was happier than I’d ever been. Standing half-naked and sweaty infront of
a crowd of people I’d never met, all of them judging my poor technique and wondering
why I hadn’t gone down yet. Covered in blood and sweat…I had finally found my calling.
So why do I fight ? Is it because I have family problems or because I was bullied in school? Is it
because I’m too stupid to get a desk job or go to college?

I don’t know to be quite honest. I think its because there’s something inherently wrong with
the way I function. My brain works differently. I like getting punched in the fucking face
and I like smiling at the guy who’s doing it. I like pushing myself in training to the brink of
unconsciousness and then doing it again the next day.

Lots of people I know who are involved with combat sports from boxing to Mixed Martial
Arts insist on calling themselves Martial Artists or “students of the game” . As pretentious
and crazy as it sounds… I am not a martial artist or a student of any game. I’m a crazy
person who learns how to hit people different ways and then goes does it and gets paid.
Why do I like to make my living from getting punched in the face?

I’ll tell you why. Because everyone said I couldn’t do it. They said I was crazy and that one day
I’d have to get a real job. I think I don’t fight for the right reasons, or ones that entirely make
sense but I do know that nothing has ever made me happier than staring across the ring at
someone, blood smeared face and smiling. Letting them know that you’re coming and not done
getting your face beat just yet.

While this was supposed to be an informative article for Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan , I think its
turned into a confessional.

My name is Haider Qayyum, I’m a professional fighter and I like punching things.

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By Saad Ghauri

Pakistan is soon going to join the rest of the world in being enthralled with the sport of MMA. The sport has managed to become one of the fastest growing sports in the world. It is still growing and will become even bigger than where it is now. Academies in Pakistan have noticed the interest in this sport and they are starting MMA classes. While boxing has failed to reach the professional level in Pakistan MMA has a much more chance of success here due to its nature. MMA will also get a push in Pakistan due to the release of the Indian movie Lahore.
The interest growing in Pakistan is understandable. Pakistanis have been interested in fighting sports. Wrestling was very popular here but when it became apparent that is was fake the interest has dwindled out among the people who want something real. MMA can give this to the people because nothing about MMA is made up. There are no stupid storylines. There are no rehearsed moves where the fighters themselves get into the chokes and moves and throw themselves around just to put up a good show. MMA replaces this with real rivalries and brutally real moves. Mixed martial art fights are not about being entertained but are instead about winning and surviving.
MMA can benefit very much from the legendary history of Kushti and Boxing in Pakistan. Pakistan has had some absolutely phenomenal people in Kushti, like the Great Gama who remained undefeated all 50 years of his wrestling career and the infamous Bholu Brothers who ran the Dar-ul-Sehat gym in Pakistan. The style of kushti of grabbing and throwing to the ground will be beneficial to fighters in MMA. Boxing coaches are also common in Pakistan and their hooks will also be very useful. These two sports can contribute a great deal in creating great Pakistani MMA fighters.
Trims Fitness Fort in Islamabad and Tigers Fight Club in Rawalpindi are great places for training for MMA. They have people who know mixed martial arts and love mixed martial arts. Shaheen MMA academy is also going to commence operations on the same date as the release of Lahore the movie. This is a very smart move because as people in Pakistan get interested in the sports they will also want to train in the sport. The sport makes people want to play because honestly speaking, every guy wants to be able to beat everyone else in a fight. And when the fight is so spectacularly good as it is in MMA people will be very interested in learning it. MMA is also good because it helps you become very fit and at the same time it applies the learning of martial arts in a practical way.
Many times it was tried to bring boxing to the mainstream in Pakistan but it failed. There was even a heavily marketed televised tournament which tried to make things professional but there was just no interest in it. The reason for this is that the Pakistani mindset is not used to boxing. But martial arts have always been held in high esteem here. Bruce Lee had many fans here and nowadays people love Jet Li and Jackie Chan. So they will obviously be interested in seeing these kinds of real fights.
Lahore: The Movie shows a big fight happening between a Pakistani and an Indian boxer. It capitalizes on the hype that is generated any time there is a sports match between Pakistan and India. When these two countries are sparring on the field people will watch the match no matter what it is. People start watching hockey when these two countries are involved. Lahore: The Movie shows all this hype and the countries going into frenzy and getting emotionally attached to the fight just like they do when it comes to cricket.
The reason that MMA can become even bigger than cricket is that it is much more personal and has a lot more glory involved in it. Instead of there being a whole team and matches lasting for hours, these fights involve two people and last shorter. They involve strength. And while the punches being thrown in other sports are merely metaphorical but in MMA these punches are literal. Every hit hurts not just the player’s image but also their body. And the loser in the end is knocked out of their senses literally true.
It remains to be seen how far MMA will go in Pakistan but so far nothing but good things can be seen.

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Boxing in Pakistan it a sport which refuses to wither away. While Pakistan lacks proper sporting facilities and equipment its boxers have still managed to reach top levels through sheer hard work and dedication. Pakistan’s boxing history is filled with many victories and potential for being even better. In the hwole of Pakistan there is not even a single gymnasium or indoor stadium of an international standard. Yet we still have some great boxers around who can become great MMA fighters.

Boxing in Pakistan was started in Karachi. 1 year after it’s birth A national boxing championship was held. Pakistani boxers have had some great victories in the Asian games. What was encouraging is that it seems that the quality of Pakistani pugilists has been increasing at a rapid rate as most of our victories have been achieved in the last 2 decades.

The first major victory for Pakistani boxers came in the form of the Pakistan Boxing Team winning the Asian Boxing Championship Manila in 1983. This was the kick-start that boxing here required and after this a stream of victories started to come. After this Pakistan managed to achieve its biggest victory yet when Pakistani boxer Hussain Shah managed to win the bronze medal at the Seoul Olympics 1988. This was Pakistan’s first and to date the only Olympic medal in boxing.

Pakistan’s best medal came in the Commonwealth games in Manchester 2000 when the Pakistani boxer Haider Ali won all the way to the top and grabbed the gold medal. Pakistan’s boxing team also accomplished an amazing feat when they won the Asian Boxing Champion ship held in Vietnam in 2003. Pakistani Boxer Noman Karim elevated his country’s boxing profile when he got the bronze medal in World Boxing Championship Moscow 2003. At the 18th commonwealth games Mehar Ullah won the silver medal in boxing.
Notice how the first victory was achieved in 1983 and from then on has only managed to become better and better. There have been many attempts to bring Pakistan’s boxing into the mainstream however it has failed to succeed. The reason is that Pakistan’s boxers are still not at the level where they could hold spectacular fights which people will be interested in watching. Among all these victories we have failed to create a boxer who would win constantly. A great sportsman is the best thing that can happen to a sport. Just look at Golf, it was not a very big sport but after Tiger Woods entered the scene golf has become much more common. We need a fighter, a star in boxing who will be able to enter the mainstream in Pakistan.

Another thing required is for there to be proper places to train boxers. Boxing is a glorious sport. It involves a lot of money and there have been many great movies made about it (The Rocky series being the most famous one). Once a proper training ground is established the people will come to train themselves. There also need to be much more amateur fights in Pakistan in order to polish the talent we have.

As of right now, there a few proper boxing gyms in Karachi, particularly in Lyari. These gyms have rings and bags. In Lahore, one gym which has a proper facility including rings and bags in Shaheen MMA Academy.

If interested in learning this sport please email info@shaheen-academy.com for those in Lahore.

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By Farhan

While there have been many movies about India and Pakistan competing in sports, Lahore the movie is bound to make a name for itself as no movie has taken a sport as intense and as direct as Mixed Martial Arts. While the other movies showed both countries fighting through sports, this movie makes the fight the sport itself. The movie is a big budget high class extravaganza and has already managed to win many different awards in film festivals.  It is earning lots of praise wherever it is being shown and the praise will continue when the movie is opened to the public on 19th March.
Mixed Martial Arts has exploded into the sports scene in the last decade. This is not an old sport but it has managed to rival boxing and wrestling because of its intensity and excitement. The sport now attracts millions of viewers. It has spawned a reality television series and a very successful video game series. MMA has been brought to the mainstream by UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). While UFC faced political backlash in the beginning after the creation of new stricter rules it has managed to win over millions of people and earn their respect. Mixed Martial Arts combines many different forms of fighting and combines them to make a spectacular fight.
After captivating audiences and creating respected fighters all over the world the sport is also starting to make ground in the subcontinent. Mixed Martial Arts are sure to be a hit here due to the sport’s unique combination of brutality and discipline. The sport will also be watched by everyone here due to the sporting rivalry between India and Pakistan and when these two countries enter the ring together. Pakistan will also see the opening of Shaheen MMA Academy at the same date as when this movie comes out. This movie will only further the penetration of this sport in this subcontinent. There are already underground and arranged Mixed Martial Arts being held in Pakistan in Lahore, Karachi and many other cities and they are getting more and more organized as time passes. The sport has already managed to garner thousands of fans on the internet. The audience is waiting for the sport to become professional and this will happen once more academies open up like Shaheen MMA academy. This movie will signal the start of MMA in India and Pakistan.
Pakistan and India have been great competitors in every sport. Whenever India and Pakistan meet for a match no matter what sport it is, the whole world hypes up for it and the people of both countries act like it is something more than a sport, even the most non patriotic people become patriotic for their country when these two nations fight for victory. Players of both nations talk about this hype all the time and sometimes these guys have to suffer if they are part of the losing team and if they walk home as a winner they are treated as heroes. Imagine this hype if the sport was an MMA match where it is about who is stronger, who is more hard to take those punches and kicks and still stand out there in the ring when the whole nation is watching them fight on their behalf, cheering for them, imagine the pressure when each punch is thrown.
Lahore the movie is expected to be one of the biggest upcoming movie as it is a creation of Warner Brothers Production Company. The film has been awarded with Best Film Award at the 42nd World fest, Houston International Film Festival, best Actor (Aanaahad) at Tenerife International Film Festival, UK, most Aspiring Film Maker (Sanjay Chauhan) at Filmmakers International Film Festival, UK, best actor (Aanaahad) at Salento International Film Festival, Italy and won 6 nominations at Asian Festival Of first films, Singapore. The main actors of the film are Farouque Shaikh, Nafisa Ali, Anaahad and Shraddha Das. It is directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and produced by Vivek Khatkar & J.S Rana. The movie will also be an honest portrayal of the sport as the director is a big MMA enthusiast. He chose to make a movie about India and Pakistan by using this sport instead of Cricket or Hockey because he knows this game inside out and wanted to make a movie about something he knew about.
Some great movies have been made about region of the world but the greatest are yet to come, this might be one of those movies wait till 19th March 2010 to find out.
Please make sure to follow Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan for all Martial Arts news in South Asia!

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Ali Ahmed from Team Shaheen gives a first hand account of his experience fighting MMA for the first time. If anyone else would like to submit their experience please send it in to info@pak-mma.com.

“Last Sunday was pretty awesome as I got to have my first amateur MMA fight and it was like a dream come true for me. I had been training in MMA for around a month when Coach Bashir told me about PWC 1 (thats Pakistan Warrior Challenge) and I just flipped out and wanted to fight immediately. Till now training was mostly about technique and learning basic ground game but now since the fight was coming up we really upped the conditioning and cardio. It was push ups, squats and burpees (they suck at first but pay huge dividends in the long run) all day long along with sparring and thai pad practice after jumping rope as a warm up. The last week before the fight was the worst. There was this weird drill which went for 30 second sets with 10 second rests in between and we had to do pushups and squats as quick as possible. The last week we also practiced specific things like ground control, striking, shrimping etc depending on who wanted to learn what. Since i have zero ground experience I was desperate to learn how to get back on my feet if I got taken down so my coach told me to practice my shrimping…alot. I was so nervous about getting mounted that I was “sleep-shrimping”. It was crazy but luckily I didn’t get mounted during the fight. When it was finally the 28th I woke up at 6 and had breakfast along with Wanderlei Silva highlights to get me going, reached our gym at 8 and then we left for the venue in Model Town. I was really excited to fight and seeing all sorts of fighters from all kinds of styles and places arrive just made me feel happier as I saw the sport had so much potential here in Pakistan. The officials weighed the fighters and their credentials were written down and the fights finally started at 12 o clock. There were lots of good fights but I was too nervous about mine to enjoy them even though I was cornering for most people who were representing Team Shaheen. My fight was the second last on the card and I felt a rush of adrenaline when my name was called out to get ready. Coach Bashir wrapped my hands and gave me some last minute tips and then the I was called to the ring. Even though it was like ten steps, it was the longest most nerve wrecking walk ever. We were briefed on the rules but I didn’t pay attention as millions of “what ifs” were running through my mind. We went to our corners and then it started…The other guy came hard with a low kick and then again. I noticed a pattern so the next time he kicked I checked it and countered with a combo which made him turn around, giving me his back. I grabbed him and attempted a throw but it didn’t work but we ended on the ground anyway, me on top in side control. After that it was just instinct and i started bashing away with my right with him holding on to my left. After a couple of seconds I guess he got annoyed by the pit pat of my short hammer fists and he turned but i cross faced him, making him turn away from me, giving me his back yet again. This time i capitalized on the opportunity and dug in a rear naked choke and he tapped. I got up and shook hands with my opponent and went to my corner to celebrate. It was the best feeling ever , I felt like I was on top of the world and all that anxiety got replaced with euphoria. I’d like to thank my coach, Bashir Ahmed for training me and Pak MMA for spreading this sport in the country. Big up to the Pakistani MMA scene and everyone involved in it!”

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Pakistans first MMA competition on February 28th 2010 proved to be a great success and was received with a very positive response. Although this was a great milestone for Pakistani MMA it showed exactly how far MMA in Pakistan still needs to go. The setting was basic, the fights took place at Whites Sports Club in Model Town, Lahore and the fighting surface was nothing more than a layer of one centimeter mats on a patch of grass and a carpet laid over on top.

Before the fights the rules had to be carefully explained once again to the participants, some of whom did not even fully understand exactly what they were getting into. In Pakistan Mixed Martial Arts to many people means a competition where any striking style is allowed, the idea that you can strike a person from a grounded position is completely novel. For example one of the participants from outside of Lahore arrived the night before and was staying at Shaheen MMA Academy. There everyone was crowded around the screen and was watching some high lights from the Japanese Mixed Martial Arts promotion, Pride.

The participant stood there, jaw open, staring at the screen. “This is what your competing in tomorrow” someone said.

“This looks like a very dangerous game” they answered nervously. “Do people die?”

At this question everyone started laughing and reassured them that MMA was perfectly safe and no more dangerous than any other contact sport. The individual this story is referring to was a black belt in TKD and apparently considered himself one on the best fighters in his town. He went on to lose his match the minute it went to the ground.

Once the fighters were explained the rules, they were then told about their Amateur Fight Record Card. Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan will be tracking everyone who takes part in official competition and only their records will be valid. Everyone on the 28th fights was issued a card in which their height, age, weight and style was written. There was also a list of five fights with a check to mark if they won, lost or drew. After the fighters have had five fights they can have the opportunity to fight with full MMA rules and get paid for their fights, Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan will make sure that fighters get treated with dignity and respect and can begin to earn a living from competing in MMA.

The first fight was between Rahman Mehta, 13 years old against Anjum Nazir, 14. Nazir had had more formal training in Shaolin Kung Fu and was a green belt while Rahman had no ranking and had been training casually with Team Shaheen. That training proved priceless as he swarmed over Nazir took him to the ground and pounded him out for a 30 second TKO stoppage. This fight woke most of the crowd and competitors up. They were starting to really understand what this game was about and as the day went on the crowd started getting more and more into the fights, until it became the referees job to keep people away from the fighting area and stepping onto the mat itself.

The last fight was between Ashfaq Jutt of Shahbaz Red Dragon vs. Sultan Ali from Trim Fitness Fort. The two swung for the fences at the opening bell looking for the knockout and when they locked up in the clinch Ali went for a guillotine that Jutt was stuck in for a while. The next round the same happened but while scrambling on the ground Jutt landed in side control and cut off Ali’s breathing with a side choke forcing him to tap. The crowd went wild after this fight which was between a Lahori and an Islamabad fighter but the two sides were respectful and were friends after the match up. At the end of he day the event was a great success. No one was hurt, and everyone had a great time. This is the beginning of what will Insha Allah be a close knit and honorable MMA community in Pakistan.

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Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan is very pleased to add another writer to it’s team! We will be having a recurring column “The Humble Ninja”, regarding not only Martial Arts techniques but Martial Philosophy. We here at Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan do not in any way want MMA to become a subculture of violence within Pakistan that one can arguably say it is becoming in some countries. We want MMA to not stray from the Martial Arts Philosophy that espouses a peaceful and non confrontational attitude in your daily life.

Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan also wants Martial Arts training to be able to be available to everyone. Not only those who can pay and so it is great that this new column takes that into consideration as well for the reader. Hope you enjoy!

Following article taken from http://martialartseasy.blogspot.com/

Our mission is to teach the people who can not afford Self Defense or have no schools to learn about Protecting Arts. Our mission is to make our students more successful in life through their practice of Martial arts. We do this by teaching martial arts as a complete discipline (mind, body and spirit) which in addition to developing physical defense encourages the formation of high personal standards and respect for fellow men and women. Through our practice and teaching , we strive to produce individuals who are positive, respected and contributing members of society. Martial arts training improves physical ability, health and willpower, it gives an individual an excellent method of exercise and a competitive sports. Martial arts is not just a sport its a complete way of life.

We will be teaching from very basic so you don’t have to worry about if you have a martial arts back ground or not!

What will you learn here?
Ans) We will be teaching you :

* Warm-up and conditioning exercises
* How to make a fist, stance, punching, blocking, kicks
* Punching and blocking combination
* Kicking, punching and blocking combination
* Elbow and knee strikes
* Self-defense (Male/Female)
* Traditional Weapons
* Anger management
* Non-violent conflict resolution

This is very important before you start training ! so i request all of you to read it completely and try to understand!

The first question that arise in one’s mind is:

Q)What are Martial Arts?
Ans) The term martial arts refers to all of the various systems of training for combat that have been arranged or systematized.

Q) Philosophy of Martial arts?
Ans) The martial arts are both art and science. The word “art” is defined as the activity of creating beautiful things and the word “science” is defined as a methodological activity, discipline, or study”. While these two definitions are correct, I prefer the contributions of an anonymous poet: “Art is a passions pursued with discipline science is a discipline pursued with passion”. At their most basic level, the martial arts are nothing more than ways to prevent someone from harming or killing you. At their highest aspiration, the martial arts are paths to self-knowledge and the expression of beauty.

The martial artist must be both scientist and artist. He must learn the traditions, theories, principles, laws and techniques upon which martial artistry is based. He must then practice them with passion and discipline so as to properly learn and understand what he is doing. Only then can he master himself and the martial arts.

Q) Aim of a martial artist?
Ans)There are three aspects of being, which the martial arts aim to develop: Body, Mind and Spirit. These three aspects must be developed in balance for a person to become properly balanced as a martial artist and therefore as a person.

We will discuss these three aspect in detail !

I request all of you to post your feed back and share this blog with other.

Regards
Humble Ninja!

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Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan got to spend the day with Pakistani MMA fighter Shah “No Pain” Hussain in his hometown of Slough outside of London fifteen minutes from Heathrow airport. Over a traditional English meal Shah told Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan how he became a fighter, his future goals and hopes for MMA in Pakistan. Later on Pak-MMA got a chance to check out Shah’s training camp under UFC veteran David Lee.

Shah Hussain is doing what many of us are afraid to do. I am not talking about getting into a cage against an equally dangerous opponent and facing off, although that is definitely part of the equation. What I mean is that Shah is not afraid to follow his dreams and do what needs to be done in order to get where he wants to be. And where he wants to be is at the top of food chain, first in the UK, then in Europe and then when the time is right be ranked among the worlds best fighters.

Shah didn’t take the road most fighters do on their way to the top by fighting at an amateur level first. He went straight into the deep end going pro for his very first fight. After weeks of preparation he arrived at the venue to find out that his opponent had backed out. Shah was shattered, he could deal with the frustration of having had to put all those hours of training at the gym for nothing but he couldn’t get over the thought that all the people who had to come to him for support, his friends and his family would have to drive home disappointed. At the last moment however, someone elses opponent ALSO dropped out but this person was one weight class higher than Shah and it was not his first fight. Seeing the opportunity to give back to all those who supported him, Shah took the fight, lost a war but found out that pursuing a career as a Mixed Martial Arts competitor was what he wanted to do.

It was at that moment that the priorities in Shah’s life changed. He was always fascinated with combat sports such as boxing and martial arts but to live the dream was another story. However, when starting out a career as a professional athlete, one realizes that training like the pros takes time and money. And so Shah trains as a professional Mixed Martial Artist while at the same time running a successful personal protection business (aka Bodyguard). He has protected individuals ranging from the latest Bollywood stars to American singers like Mariah Carey. He trains out of team Cross Face under UFC fighter David Lee. David Lee debuted in the UFC against light weight contender Tyson Griffin and is one of the top fighters in the UK today.

Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan got a chance to check out one of David Lee’s training sessions and they are a non stop barrage of strikes, take downs and sprawls. There is no rest as fighters take turns churning out a grueling pace for over 30 straight minutes. Despite the cold, the training room felt like a sauna. Needless to say, conditioning does not seem like it will ever be one of the weak points in Shah’s game. Shah trains daily, taking care to fine tune both his technical skills as well as his physical tools.

Shah hopes that Mixed Martial Arts in Pakistan will take off as he echoing many other Pakistani’s state that Pakistan has the raw talent for MMA. Mixed Martial Arts the sport just needs more exposure and believes that the Fite Selektor reality show will prove to be very beneficial in this regard.

After getting a chance to spend the whole day with Shah Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan came away feeling like the sport of MMA was going to catch on among Pakistanis youths both living within Pakistan and those who are located overseas. It will be fighters like Shah “No Pain” Hussain who are going to be paving the way for future champions.

Be on the look out for more updates on Shah “No Pain” Hussain coming soon!

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