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		<title>Yoga for the Martial Arts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might not look like a fitness champ, but if you perform a number of <a href="http://yogamma.com/breathing/why-proper-breathing-techniques-are-important-in-the-mixed-martial-arts/" title="Yoga breathing techniques" alt="Yoga breathing techniques" >Yoga breathing techniques</a> and asanas you will develop stronger tendons and even joints.]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Yoga Becoming More Popular for MMA Fighters?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning this kind of self control can help train fighters to remain calm rather than becoming upset or overly emotional during a fight. This can be highly beneficial because when a fighter becomes frustrated and emotional, he is prone to making mistakes that could cost him the match. Many fighters who practice yoga are also able to remain calm even when ...]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga for Grappling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a grappler, practicing yoga can also help to enhance relaxation and reduce recovery time. Relaxing on the mat is one of the characteristics of the most elite grapplers. Knowing how to relax all the muscles in the body can help to heal parts that have become bruised and sore. In fact, some athletes even say that doing yoga after a grappling session can make the body feel as relaxed as if they just had a full body, deep tissue massage. This is because yoga teaches not only ...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Proper Breathing Techniques are Important in the Mixed Martial Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By using the full potential of your lungs, more <strong>oxygen</strong> will travel to all your cells through the blood stream. In turn, you will be <strong>more energetic</strong> and will not tire easily even hours of training. The yoga breathing techniques will help you improve your posture as well. In order to make more powerful and precise hits and kicks you will need to straighten your back as well as your shoulders. Knowing how to control your breathing is extremely beneficial when it comes to ...]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga and Mixed Martial Arts: Developing Your Endurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By performing a set of simple asanas every day you will be able to fight longer and better with your kicks and hits being more powerful and exact. The practicing of yoga will also develop other important skills a fighter needs such as your balance, which will allow you to position yourself more accurately and firmly. Your breathing is extremely important and yoga will aid you in ...]]></description>
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		<title>Power Yoga (Patanjali Yoga) for the Mixed Martial Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Behind the simplicity, however, lies a complicated thought that yogis have tried to interpret for thousands of years. The Patanjali Yoga can help martial artists to train their inner self, allowing themselves to become better fighters thanks to the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga: The Foundation of Martial Arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, we do not know enough about the ancient history of martial arts although we have come a long way learning the fighting techniques that have emerged in East Asia and have become professional sports today. For most of use yoga and the martial arts have nothing in common, but if you pay some attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga and Mixed Martial Arts: Developing Your Core Strength</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of asanas that will aid you in developing your core strength, which in turn will allow you to fight better and to sustain fewer injuries.]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga for Fighters</title>
		<link>http://yogamma.com/training/programs/yoga-for-fighters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are yoga exercises specifically that will allow you to enhance your core strength and endurance as well. Most champions devote a substantial amount of time and effort on improving their balance and posture, techniques for which are included in the Yoga for Fighters program. The breathing exercises will make you more ...]]></description>
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		<title>Yoga and Mixed Martial Arts: Developing Your Flexibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to train your lower back, core and groin you can perform two asanas providing for perfect flexibility. The Setu Bandha Sarvangasana requires you to lie on the floor and lift your torso and buttocks while keeping your arms and feet on the floor. This so called bridge pose is not hard to perform and is perfect for beginners as well as for advanced mixed martial arts fighters.]]></description>
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