SchenkMMA Martial Art Series: The Art of Judo

Judo or Jūdō (柔道 jūdō^?, meaning "gentle way") is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Kano Jigoro. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking or by executing a strangle hold or choke. Strikes and thrusts by hands and feet as well as weapons defences are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori).


For more information on the history and details of Judo please go to this Link.


Now that we have a better idea of what Judo is and what a Judo practionioner is trying to achieve let get some feed back from some modern day female MMA fighters to see how they have taken this ancient martial art and adapted it and changed it to work for them in their Mixed Martial Arts strategies.

Martial Arts Series

We are going to be starting a new series on the Martial Arts.  How we are going to set it up is we are going to pick a Martial Art at random and do a post on how it got started and what the Martial Art is all about.  Then the next post in the series will be about Female Fighters who study that Martial Art and how they have adapted that Martial Art into their fighting system for MMA.

So with this series you will start seeing some posting coming out soon both on our Twitter account and our Facebook page asking for Female Fighters who practice a certain Martial Art.  If you would like to be included in our post and don't mind being quoted we would love for you to give us any insights you might have.

We are excited about the first installment in this new series as it promises not only to be educational on the Martial Arts themselves but also educational about the female fighters who use these Martial Arts and how they have adapted them for their individual use in Mixed Martial Arts.

Some Quick Questions with Miesha Tate

I caught up with Meisha Tate earlier this week and asked her a few questions about Womens Mixed Martial Arts, Strikeforce, and how her training is going.  This is what she had to say.

New York Continues To Fight Against MMA

Sad news today for Mixed Martial Arts in the State of New York.  It seems that according to the article below that the state of New York isn't ready to accept Mixed Martial Arts as of yet.  It is also sad that New York will not be cashing in on the potential 23 million that MMA could bring into the state.  We at SchenkMMA are sad to hear this news for the effects it will have not only on MMA in New York but also all of the fighters that call New York home.  If you have a minute to read the article please check it out.

Link to Article:  http://www.themmazone.net/Martial-Arts-WP/2011/02/03/ufc-locked-out-of-new-york/?goback=.gde_117582_member_42443540

**Amateur Female MMA Fighters Needed**

A promoter just reached out to me to help them find two female MMA fighters for an upcoming event they are having in MA. in Feb. 2011. What they are looking for is below.

One Amateur fighter that is 120 - 125lbs.

One Amateur fighter that is 135lbs.

If you are interested in this opportunity please let me know and I will get you in contact with the promoter. 

UFC 119

Picks for UFC 119:

Frank Mir
Waylon Lowe
Thiago Tavares
Antonio Nogueira
Chris Lytle
Melvin Guillard
Joey Beltran
Julio Paulino
Mark Hunt
Joe Doerksen
Evan Dunham

Let me know if you agree or disagree with my picks.

The First Post!!! (I guess there always has to be one...)

Well this is the new SchenkMMA site so what you can expect from this site will be anything and everything SchenkMMA is involved with in the MMA business.

SchenkMMA is a company that was made to represent Female MMA Fighters but as you will see through out this blog SchenkMMA is so much more.  Our team here at SchenkMMA come from many different backgrounds and many different fields but what we all share is our love of MMA and especially Female MMA.  We here at SchenkMMA know that MMA's next big thing is going to be the Female Fighters, and it is our job to make sure that the Female Fighters are represented just as well if not better than the male MMA fighters.

We are always looking for talent and if you or someone you know is interested in taking their MMA career to the next level we would love to have a conversation with you.

So without further a due let's get some things posted on this site and let's start getting some followers.  Please feel free at any time to leave comments and to engage us in conversation after all this is what this site is all about.

Tell we meet again,

SchenkMMA