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There's something to be said for a well-timed jab that disrupts your opponent's rhythm, or a stiff cross that pushes them back giving you the momentum. An uppercut is a strategic blow, and a hook will deliver a concentrated dose of power.

But why bother with technique when you can just swing for the fences?

November is dedicated to the only type of punch that comes from the heart; a punch that carries the hopes and dreams of its thrower on the leading edge of four respective knuckles. Those hopes, those dreams, are to vault the puncher into highlight reel immortality, to eclipse the need for dedication-derived skill or natural talent with sheer emotion and luck; to hit a man so hard his face turns into meat pudding.

That punch, friends, is the Haymaker.

This would be the part where we break down the etymology of the word; how it comes from a bunch of lonely farmers in Scotland who got into fist fights over...

Gracie Barra Brown Belt and Professor Emeritus of Awesomeness, Aesopian, put together this video to provide the unwashed masses some guidance on things side control:

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Buru O'Kougan!


Also, did you know that he has an email address?

askbully@bullshido.com

Also, did you know that he is now writing a column for bullshido called "Ask a bully?" It's like the "dear abby" column, only less gay. Did you also know that he also has a Master of Fine Arts from Harvard? It's true, he works at starbucks.

It's taken us months to teach him how to type on a keyboard without getting frustrated and eating it, but it's finally happened and he can safely answer questions now. He's almost up to 12 words a minute!

Yep, that's right you skallywags. Our very own mascot has removed his 6 oz gloves for a pair of reading glasses to scrutinize what thoughts you've been dying to ask, but too afraid to publicly embarrass yourself with your ineptitude.

So what we need you to do is to send your questions to Buru. Ask him anything you want. He'll probably disregard...

Source: Joe Rogan via Twitter:

So we all know now that a rematch is going to happen between Shogun and Machida. Since BROK® pulled out of his UFC 106 fight with Carwin (rescheduled to Jan. 2nd), it's even possible that this fight could replace theirs at UFC 106 (note that this is pure speculation, I haven't heard it reported or even rumored yet). So Lyoto Machida needs a gameplan, and fast. What did he do wrong at UFC 104? What did Mauricio "Shogun" Rua do right? Here's my opinion, for what it's worth.

(***Note that I'm no technical genius and have a total of probably 3 months of Muay Thai training. However, I've been boxing for a year and a half, been an MMA fan for 5 years and formerly trained for a loooong time in Tang Soo Do, aka Korean Shotokan***)

1. Footwork
A. Circling
This mistake was so glaring to me, I'm surprised more people haven't been mentioning it. For (usually) having such great elusive footwork, Machida circled to his left, better known as "where Shogun's right leg...