Okay, I don’t want to come off as one of those crazy girls (it may be too late, I can’t tell), but is anyone else planning on watching the UFC fight this Saturday between Couture and Lesnar?

This is one of those really weird habits I’ve picked up since going to Krav. I’ve started watching mixed martial arts on TV. Last week, my boyfriend’s little brother caught me flipping between Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team on CMT and a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fight on Spike TV. Believe me, I know… I’m a weird one.

I can pick up on moves I’ve been learning in class and it makes it all more real for me. Almost like when you start learning a new language. You get excited when you’re able to pick out phrases between two native speakers. Does that make any sense?

Anyway, they’re saying this fight between Couture and Lesnar is going to be huge. Like one of the biggest fights in MMA history. From my understanding, Couture is the current heavyweight UFC Champion…

Lesnar is a big guy. That’s an understatement like saying “the ocean is kinda big.” He’s a monster of a guy with fists the size of an SUV. He’s big. But what makes him dangerous is he’s fast too. Most guys his size are much slower. They sort of lumber about swinging like an old oak tree, but not Lesnar. You give him a nanosecond to take over and he will.

Couture is a really solid fighter too. He’s not as big as Lesnar, but what makes him dangerous is he’s a smart fighter. He can wear down an opponent, figure out what their weaknesses are, and then take full advantage of them. And he apparently works best when he’s the underdog. Oh, and he’s the only fighter to have ever won the UFC Heavyweight Championship three times. Yeah, that’s not a typo… I said three.

So… yeah. This should be one hell of a fight. Chris and I will probably be joining some people from our gym at a local bar to watch it. I can’t wait!

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Hello all! I’ve been fighting a sinus infection and a sore back this week, so things have been a little slow on the Krav Maga front. I’m starting to feel a lot better though and I’ll (hopefully) be back to training on Monday! In the meantime, I thought I’d update you on some of the latest news:

• My gym has recently expanded their operation, by adding nearby 3,000 square feet of space dedicated to Crossfit. This is great news, because it allows for more (and hopefully smaller) Krav Maga classes!
• Chris and I attended our gym’s Krav Maga Halloween Party last weekend and met a bunch of really great people. It was a ton of fun dressing up, seeing people outside of class, and casually chatting about chokes and other defenses. I’ll have more on that next week!
• My Level 1 test was rescheduled to December 6, giving me an extra month to train. I can’t say I’m upset, especially since the test would have been today! I don’t think a sore back and a sinus infection are optimal conditions for putting my body through the stress of an eight hour test… so I’m just thanking my lucky stars that it was postponed!
• And speaking of tests, I recently found a great blog post on how to prepare for a Krav Maga test! It was actually posted by Pam, the woman who first taught me Krav Maga at a Women’s Self-defense seminar in San Francisco (she was the assistant instructor at the time). I remember watching her defend these moves against Barny and thinking “Man, I want to be just like her…” She was flawless, ruthless, and fluid in all her movements. It was truly inspiring. Anyway, I’ll definitely be using this list to prepare myself for my upcoming test!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Hopefully I’ll have more to report on Monday, when I head back to the gym!