This morning, I was invited on Cork’s Red fm to some advice about self defense on the streets. Anyone who knows me will know that I jump at the opportunity to be on camera or on microphone so of course I agreed straight away. Here’s the clip from the show courtesy of Red fm. http://audioboo.fm/boos/441114-liam-og-on-redfm-s-victor-barry-show-self-defence-advice [...]
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Do fighters have to be tough guys?
Posted: January 30, 2011 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, photoTags: broken nose, fear, georges st pierre, jackie chan, tough guy, vanity, weakness
Of all the injuries I’ve had, I think the last has had the biggest psychological affect on me. You’re probably sick of hearing or reading about my broken nose so I promise this is the last you’ll hear of it. So why such a big affect? I’ve been trying to figure that out for [...]
Getting my nose straightened
Posted: January 25, 2011 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, News, photoTags: anesthetic, boxing, broken nose, ENT, hospital, Little Shop of Horrors, Munster Scrum, South Infirmary, Steve Martin
Today I visited the ENT ward at the South Infirmary Hospital in Cork to have my nose put back to where it was before boxing sparring last Tuesday evening. I still don’t know what it is about this injury but the thought of someone pulling my face around until it cracks just doesn’t sit well [...]
Sitting in A&E with a broken nose!
Posted: January 25, 2011 in In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, News, videoTags: A&E, boxing, broken nose, crazy doctor, hospital, sparring
It wasn’t my first time sitting in the Emergency room of a hospital and most likely won’t be my last. However, I think this was the most self conscious I had felt in a long while. Fresh from a boxing sparring session at the gym, my nose was giving preferential treatment to one side of [...]
Karate for MMA – the blueprint provided by the Lyoto ‘the Dragon’ Machida
Posted: August 7, 2010 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., MMA Predictions, Opinions & ReviewsTags: boxing, Dragon, Karate, Kickboxing, Kung Fu, Lyoto Machida, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Muay Thai, Striking, Tae Kwon Do
The world of Mixed Martial Arts striking is dominated by Boxers, Kickboxers and Muay Thai Fighters. The traditional arts such as Karate, Tae-Kwon-do and Kung Fu, to be truthful, don’t bring the correct level of experience to a fighter stepping into the cage. The modern sport forms are based on semi contact point sparring, which [...]
Injuries and their affects on us
Posted: June 14, 2010 in In my honest opinion..., Injury Woes, Recommended LinksTags: Benjamin Martin, Chiropractor, depression, injury,, Mandy Hutchinson, martial arts, massage, mental health, neck injury, Wakanda, warm up
Every sportsperson – whether a hobbyist or a serious athlete – has to deal with the dreaded injury. The very nature of sport includes a real element of danger, which inevitably leads at some point to a strain, a sprain, a tear, a break or a twinge. Very few train at 100% at any one [...]
Martial Arts Civil War – Inter-club and inter-style rivalry?
Posted: June 1, 2010 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion...Tags: BJJ, boxing, Homer Simpson, Insecurities, inter-club rivalry, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Krav Maga, Kung Fu, MMA, open mind, ridicule,, TaeKwonDo, Territory, Tiger Woods
My instructor can kick your instructor’s ass! Sound familiar? How many times have you heard somebody argue that karate is better than TaeKwonDo because sweeps are allowed in karate. Or TaeKwonDo is better than Karate because in TaeKwonDo kicks can be full contact to the head. Have you ever felt the need to defend your [...]
Martial Arts & the Movie Industry – A mutual symbiosis
Posted: May 18, 2010 in Action Movie Projects, Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Martial Arts Business TopicsTags: A Clique Productions, action movie, bruce lee, buster keaton, charlie chaplin, chuck norris, Cop Story, cythia rothrock, Donal O'Shea, jackie chan, Jason Woodard, jean claude van damme, jet li, Kevin O'Sullivan, Liam-og griffin, Lorna Brennan, power rangers, stunts, teenage mutant ninja turtles
Name me a mainstream martial art and I’ll give you an action movie star who represents that art. Kickboxing – Jean Claude Van Damme, Aikido – Stephen Segal, Karate – Chuck Norris, Tae-kwon-do – Mike Chatarantabut, Muay Thai – Tony Jaa & Kung Fu – Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Jet Li [...]
Cloak & Dagger, Smoke and mirrors – the deadly ‘secrets’ of martial arts
Posted: May 14, 2010 in Discussion Articles, In my honest opinion..., Martial Arts Business Topics, videoTags: chi, circus tricks, deadly, grandmaster, honesty, kiai master, martial art, master, MMA, mystery, respect, secret technique, shaolin monks
I’m not sure if any of you have seen a youtube video entitled the Kiai Master v’s MMA. Check it out if you haven’t. Here’s the story: there is a Martial Arts Master who developed a fighting system in which he used magical energy to subdue his opponents without ever touching them. He called [...]
