Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Gifts & Gear For The Mixed Martial Artist In Your Life

By Rod Bourgoine


If your significant other, friend or family member loves everything about MMA, from watching fights live or on TV to actually training in MMA, then this should make it easier for you to select holiday gifts. After all, an MMA-themed gift is sure to make your loved one happy and you should always give people a gift that is suited to their interests.

Many MMA fans also belong to MMA gyms or perhaps train at a boxing club or perhaps take Jiu-Jitsu classes or some other type of marital art. For these people, give the gift of some high-quality gear. You could fill a sturdy gym bag with a rash guard, fight shorts and a towel. You also could opt for bag gloves, sparring gloves or fight gloves, depending on what your person needs. If you aren't sure, you could give them a gift card to a quality sporting goods store.

There are also lots of great MMA-related books that might make a fun gift. You could check out titles by Anderson Silva, BJ Penn, Georges St.-Pierre and Randy Couture. Some books are instructional guides and others motivational or autobiographical. Bruce Lee also wrote several books, which can be very motivational. There are also quite a few good MMA periodicals that would make a good gift. Magazines such as Ultimate MMA Magazine or Fight Magazine are just a few that might make your gift recipient happy.

Of course, if you can't watch a fight on TV, you can always watch a movie about martial arts or mixed martial arts. For big MMA fans, perhaps the best movie choice would be "Warrior." This movie, which stars Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte, offers plenty of good fight scenes, but is also a great movie overall and on many MMA fans' Top Ten list. A few other choices include Jean-Claude Van Damme's classic "Bloodsport," and "Fight Club" is another good option that has long been popular. Bruce Lee's pivotal "Enter the Dragon," is always a favorite and Bruce Lee also starred as Kato on TV's "The Green Hornet," during the mid 1960s. This series can be purchased and would be a great gift for someone who loves martial arts and comics.

For children who are MMA fans, you could purchase a cool UFC action figure. There is a series produced by UFC that includes fighters such as Georges St.-Pierre, Kenny Florian, Lyoto Machida and many more top fighters. Another option would be to purchase a wall decal featuring a favorite UFC fighter. There are huge, life-size decals of everyone from Anderson Silva to BJ Penn to Jon Jones and many more.

If possible, getting your friend or spouse some tickets to an upcoming fight is always a great idea. Just about every big city has a variety of MMA fights. Bellator hosts fight events all over the United States, as do King of the Cage and UFC. There are plenty of smaller MMA organizations that host fights, as well, and you also could consider Muay Thai events and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or Judo events, all of which might be interesting to your loved one.




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