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Bala Shetty at the ONE Fighting Championship in Singapore – Part III (Fight Night)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Bala Shetty

Continued from my previous post on ONE FC 3 Weigh-ins… The sun dawned on 31st March – the big day of the ONE Fighting Championship 3: War of the Lions. My friend Ira joined me for breakfast at Hotel Park … Continue reading →

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Coverage in the premier issue of SMART life magazine

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Bala Shetty

Total Combat Fitness and I got three full pages coverage in the first ever issue of SMART life magazine this month. The article titled “Here’s Thai Saviour!” features on pages 32 to 34 of the magazine. It talks about how … Continue reading →

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Bala Shetty at the ONE Fighting Championship in Singapore – Part II (Weigh-ins)

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Bala Shetty

I landed at Singapore’s Changi Airport on 30th April morning and was pleasantly surprised to see a beautiful ONE FC liaison officer waiting for me outside the Airport to escort me to my hotel. She took me to Hotel Park … Continue reading →

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Bala Shetty at the ONE Fighting Championship in Singapore – Part I

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Bala Shetty

I am on my way to Singapore to witness the ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC), Asia’s largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, to be held on Saturday, 31st March, 2012 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from 8:00 PM SGT (12:00 … Continue reading →

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Coverage in DNA Lifestyle Mumbai Edition for Self Defence

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Bala Shetty

I got covered in yesterday’s (Sunday, 19 February, 2011) Lifestyle Section of DNA Sunday Mumbai Edition on Page 10 under the ‘These women will bring you to your knees’ article that talks about how more women in Mumbai are enrolling … Continue reading →

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I get quoted in Mumbai Mirror courtesy smash-and-grab thieves

I got quoted in yesterday’s Mumbai Mirror following the theft of my bag from my car. I had been to Nanavati hospital on Saturday for medical treatment of my knee and had parked my car infront of the hospital.

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TCF Team Member Gavin Desouza covered in Sunday Mid Day

One of my Total Combat Fitness team members at the Kandivali centre, Gavin Desouza got covered in today’s Sunday Mid Day newspaper as ‘The software engineer who bandages pythons’!

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Wai Kru Ram Muay

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Bala Shetty

In Thai language, ‘Wai’ means paying respect to others by joining hands together like a prayer. I would say ‘Vandan’ in Sanskrit is ‘Wai’ in Thai. ‘Kru’ means ‘Teacher’ (‘Guru’ in Sanskrit). ‘Wai Kru’ (or ‘Wai Khru’) means paying respect … Continue reading →

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What is Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Bala Shetty

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), as the name itself describes, is a mixed form of martial arts. Today, MMA is the fastest growing professional sport in the world. Its popularity is growing each day as compared to any other professional sport … Continue reading →

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Muay Thai Gradings

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Bala Shetty

In this post, I am going to cover Muay Thai Gradings (Muay Thai Rankings or Muay Thai Levels). Traditionally, Muay Thai doesn’t have a grading system like the other martial art forms. However, the Kru Muay Thai Association (KMA) along … Continue reading →