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While I was under the impression that Dvs was going to release the full dudes video this week, they seem to be pumping out the parts quicker than I most can realize what’s going on. Here’s the latest video from the dvs crew, it features Torey Pudwill, making for more anticipation than you can shake a stick at.

Element skateboards just updated an awesome video of their team hitting up train stations, warehouses and more indoor action than you can shake a stick at. Although, I do not recommend doing the same, unless you’re backed by Element skateboards money or Mike V’s fist! Check out the video below:

With all the hype and web news sites going crazy over the Iron Man movie that is breaking records, it’s only natural that we see some decks coming to the surface from Powell. These were released in the mid 90’s and were Steve Caballero’s pro decks on the classic brand. These are hot commodities on ebay, collector’s walls, and anyone that’s a fan of both comic books and skateboarding; like myself. Look for Powell to make a huge comeback this year, as they are currently filming for what could be the best video of 2008; with full parts from Cab and more. src - Have…

Sometimes local shops, and teams come up with the best footage. Here’s a trailer from an upcoming home grown video…Grip LIke Vice from Stix Ride Shop.

We previously posted Inside the Berrics part 1, and here it is…what you all have been waiting for, the second part of the Inside the Berrics series.

The last time Oscar De La Hoya was in a steppingstone fight, he almost tripped. In a non-title welterweight matchup Saturday, only Stevie Forbes, a former junior lightweight titlist, stands between De La Hoya (38-5, 30 knockouts) and a Sept. 20 rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Hang gliders use some very cool equipment to experience the incredible feeling of flying, and the mechanics of the sport are almost as amazing as the flight itself (but not quite).

Shane Dorian has taken the XXL $50,000 prize after riding the heaviest wave in the annual Global Big Wave awards. Mike Parsons broke the world record for the biggest wave 70-foot, his prize: $15,000.

The racers may finally be reaching the starting line. The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year, its founders said. The races are promised as a kind of living video game — but louder — with a virtual raceway laid out in the sky that will be visible on pr

The much publicized decision made by ESPN to file a lawsuit against Quiksilver over the letter ‘X‘ (silly, isn’t it?) is a decision that will continue to find ESPN and the X-Games painted into a corner all by themselves when it comes to the action sports industry. In short, the lawsuit basically states that Quiksilver uses a stylized “X” emblem on clothing, labels and accessories that is “confusingly similar” to ESPN’s logo for the series of surfing and biking contests. Aside from the fact that the basis of this lawsuit appears to be petty and…

Vestal Watch just added 15 year-old North Shore surfing-phenom John John Florence as the newest member to their team. They didn’t stop with just John John either, they have also signed John John’s brothers Nathan and Ivan to be a part of their team as well - ‘Signing John John, Nathan and Ivan will help Vestal further their already strong presence within the surfing community.’ says Vestal Surf Team Manager John Oda. ‘John John has already won three National titles in the NSSA and is the youngest surfer to ever compete in the Triple Crown of Surfing on the North…

On July 11th – 13th, one of the gnarliest skateboard contests, if not thee gnarliest one ever, will go down in Orange County. The Maloof Money Cup offers the largest sum of money ever thrown into a skate contest, $500,000 in cash prizes is up for grabs. And the entire street course will be constructed only to be destroyed when the contest is over. How gnarly is that? Seriously, it almost feels like a total waste of money to destroy the park after the contest, but I guess when you’re a Maloof brother money ain’t a thing. You see, Joe Maloof is the mastermind behind putting on…

In May of 1908, Alexander Hume Ford started the Outrigger Canoe Club next to the newly opened Moana Hotel on Waikiki Beach. Ford did so with the vision of a club where “men and boys might ride upright on the crest of waves.” Little did he know that throughout the next century it would grow to become one the respected and well-recognized waterman clubs in the world. Ford’s hope in founding the club was that surfers, swimmers, and canoe paddlers alike would always have access to the ocean. As he stayed true to this desire, his club grew to see the memberships of some of…

This one’s for all of my degenerate gambling friends out there… you know who you are! Upon learning that bookmakers in the U.S. would be opening up their books and fielding bets on the 2008 WCT I decided to sign up for Surfing-Odds.com e-mail alerts which notify me of the listed odds in the days leading up to each event. My interest in the alerts wasn’t so much for the gambling aspect. In my very limited gambling experience, I’ve quickly realized I am a casino’s best friend and unofficially the worst gambler on the planet. What caught my attention though was…

As we all know, local boy Jamie O’Brien, took the 2008 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout back in January and took home a cool $50,000. He was followed by Bruce Irons who nabbed $25k and Ola Eleogram who brought home $15 g’s. DC Shoes just released the following footy from the contest. As you can see from the waves, this contest proved to have some of the best conditions at Pipeline in recent memory.   

May 4th at Leo Carrillo State Park the BSA and 9:Fish Surfboards is putting on the FAM JAM. Come out for a great contest and what should be some great waves. The swell forcast is looking strong with a 3-4 foot SW in the water for the weekend. Email me if you need any other info. matt@trunq.com I plan on entering the contest and hoping to put together a strong TRUNQ team showing. Let me know if you are interested.

Could UNIV and Chris Cote, Transworld Surf’s animated editor in chief, be the perfect recipe for a surfboard collabo? UNIV seems to think so and they teamed up with Cote to create an awesome artsy surfboard to stimulate your steez. This sounds like a win-win to me as UNIV gets to team up with a living legend in Chris Cote, and at the same time they get some play in Transworld Surf as Transworld is planning on doing a feature on the surfboard very soon. On the other hand, UNIV gets a great board to sell in their shop to drive sales. The surfboard is a four-fin double-ender, meaning…

I note that surfing supernova Mick Fanning has signed with REEF for another 5 years of backslapping and mutual profit. “The relationship with Mick and Reef must continue” said REEF manager, Heath “Nutty” Walker in a voice that I imagined - completely without foundation, I admit - sounded like Dr.Strangelove. So expect a lot of sandals then. The next flip flop is “top secret and set to release Spring 2009″. Top secret? The last lot had a bottle opener in the heel (grips dog shite harder than a sumo) - what the feck are they gonna stick in the new one? A GPS…

A dollar and a day late but here’s the crappy keystone vid. It’s filmed in two runs cause the weather was shitty and me and Gerrit just wanted to shred. Some Sundown Showdown footage in there as well. There was no sun coming down but the snow was coming down full force. A rail jam in the snow is pretty funny but filming it is another story. Micah came along for the ride and she is the coolest. When I first met her she asked me for a mustachio sticker and when we came back the next day it was all cut out supernice on her helmet in the best spot. This day she bought me and Gerrit…

  Forum Snowboards is proud to announce “Forum or Against’em”, a high-definition, full-color film starring the influential members of the Forum team. Set to release in Fall 2008, Forum or Against’em will contain a compelling mixture of video imagery, documenting remarkable backcountry adventures, progressive urban exploits, and the notable times spent in-between. Forum or Against’em will be Forum’s fifth team-video release, upholding the progression of an acknowledged movie-making process that has made legacy releases so noteworthy – including The Resistance, True Life,…

4th Annual Grenade Games Look at those flowing locks. Danny Kass getting’ lifted in his own way. Words: Tawnya Schultz / Photos: Binky and K Deezy In its 4th year Grenade Games has turned into quite the spectacle so much so that the entire police force was called out in attempts to rain on our parade. Well there’s only one way to say it and nobody better to quote in this situation than N.W.A.; “Fuck the police.” There are serious crimes taking place, people missing, rapists lingering the streets and the city decides to place all of its energy on a bunch of alleged criminal…

Hey BrOs! Shaun White can jubilate! The Flying Tomato arrived in Saas-Fee yesterday evening at 11.30pm, went to party and listened to Scott Sullivan’s concert and today he ruled the Snickers Classic slopestyle with class, stomping back to back 9s. Respect! By winning the contest in front of Juuso Laivisto and host Freddi K., he not only made 10 000 bucks for first place, he also earned 50 000$ more for ending the season at the first spot in the TTR ranking!!? Yeah that’s right, Shaun has more points than Kevin Pearce, but Kevin remains TTR World Champ as the official crowning was…

I was up at Breck for the last few days since they have shut all the lifts down as of Sunday afternoon. It could not have been better, going from 2 feet of blower pow on tuesday to perfect slushy spring time shredding by the weekend. Saturday was action packed all day, I did a bit of shooting with Colin Spencer who was wrapping up his park filming for the season. Alex Martini pulled some amazing in-air video work.  Shame they are closing with full coverage, prime parks and perfect pipe. Until next year. 

  BURLINGTON, Vt.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As Ben & Jerry’s celebrates its 30th anniversary across the globe, the socially-minded ice cream maker, with the fun and funky flavors, asks what better way to share the love? They’re giving it away. No, this is not one of those internet pranks that makes you send ten emails to your friends for a [...]

On Sunday, March 9, San Diego-based surf school Surf Diva will host They Will Surf Again (TWSA) at La Jolla Shores.  TWSA is a no-cost, quality of life program produced by Life Rolls On Foundation that empowers young people with spinal cord injury to rediscover their mobility by riding a wave through the assistance of [...]

IFL and HDNet Fights Team Up to Televise First Three IFL Events of 2008 Live The events From Las Vegas, New Jersey and Connecticut are to be seen live. NEW YORK, February 5, 2008 – The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI) and HDNet Fights today announced an agreement to televise the first three IFL events of 2008 [...]

U.S. Parachute Association Sets 45-Year Safety Record, Reports Record Membership Increase. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Things are looking up for the skydiving industry. According to the U.S. Parachute Association (USPA), America’s premier skydiving association, 2007 made history as the year skydiving took a dramatic turn upward as one of the most popular [...]

Designed by two of the world’s top freeskiers, the new North American Open in Breckenridge is the first stop on the Paul Mitchell 2008 Opens Freeski tour  CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This season, two of the world’s top freeskiers have developed a brand new ski event in order to meet the demand for open formatted, inclusive competitions. Jon Olsson [...]

Aussies set for US extreme sports tour By Peter Mitchell   BMX star Ryan Guettler will lead a record contingent of 14 Australians when the world's richest extreme sports tour begins in the US on Friday. Up for grabs is $US3.5 million in prizemoney. The 2007 five-city Dew Tour begins with the Panasonic Open in ...

What happens when you combine a sports running event with a little bit of military boot camp? You get yourself a mud run! by Bobbie Grennier  Like extreme sports? Looking for a new sports event in your community? Why not organize one? What happens when you combine a sports running event with a ...

Journey by Quebec, American and Taiwanese runners captured in documentary Last Updated: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 | 2:48 PM ET CBC News Finishing a marathon through a searing desert would be a supreme achievement for most runners, but for Ray Zahab, it meant he had only completed half his daily jog. For 110 days, ...

3 Athletes Endure Sand and Heat to Make 4,000-Mile Run Across Sahara Desert in 111 Days  By ANNA JOHNSON IN THE WESTERN DESERT, Egypt Feb 20, 2007 (AP)— Three ultra-endurance athletes have just done something most would consider insane: They ran the equivalent of two marathons a day for 111 days to become ...

Adjusting to the higher altitudes is different for everyone. The best way to find out how your body will react is to give yourself a personal experience.If you don't have the personal experience in higher altitudes, then you should take extra precautions. If you do not encounter any problems then ...

CHICAGO (Team Geared Up) - Kicking off what will be my weekly post on teamgearedup.com. I’ll be writing about all kind of stuff related to trail/endurance/adventure running: gear reviews, training tips, races, etc. All in a quick “link and short description” format that will hopefully help to discover new interesting sites and people. For those of you who would like to read more about this, trailrunningsoul.com is the site that I run where you will find a lot more. On this my first post I’m putting together a list of four awesome videos that have been waiting forever to be…

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Some photos from last Wednesday’s IMRA Hellfire race are here. And really really well organised it was too I can tell ya!!!! ;-) We raised over 200 euro for Women’s Aid with the TGU bars! Apologies for being too busy to be taking more photos but you’ll get a sense of what the event was like from an excellent race report by blogger and mountain runner Mark McLoughlin, whose own blog Out and About is well worth a visit! Race was won by Barry Minnock in 22 minutes (that’s me with Barry in the photo) and Mags Greenan, my clubmate, in her…

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - If you’ve got BBC2 TV channel there’s some can’t miss TV on tonight…Across the Andes: Beyond Boundaries - Fri 9 May, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm. A friend’s sister, Julie who I’ve been in email contact with, is a star of the show! All of them are physically disabled, but they are determined to overcome the hurdles they face, to prove something to themselves and the world, and to go Beyond Boundaries. Ten teenagers attempt the journey of a lifetime. Starting in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, they try to cross the 300 kilometres…

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - The Irish team have issued a press release May 8th 2008 from Everest Base Camp. The mountain is open! Now… let’s hope the rush of 285 climbers for the top doesn’t cause a loss of life. Fingers crossed. Chinese Summit Puts Irish Everest Plans Back On Track Climbers Graham Kinch (29) and Ian Taylor (29), the youngest Irish men to attempt Mt Everest and also the first Dubliner and Kildareman respectively were woken today on day 48 of their Everest expedition to the sound of an aeroplane flying over the summit. “We all knew what it ment”…

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - This race is an introduction to adventure racing and will give the Mizen teenagers a feel for what is involved when the World Series Adventure Race, a gruelling five day challenge for the world’s top adventure racing teams, comes to Schull, Ireland on June 17th. In conjunction with the Turas and in order to promote adventure racing and sports in Ireland among kids…Dierdre Nic Challanain has organized a mini adventure race in Schull this Friday. This Friday 1st & 2nd year pupils and staff of Schull Community College will compete in the first ever…

"I don't care what the Web sites say, nowhere in the borough can you ride an ATV legally" By Randi Weiner The Journal News * May 6, 2008 Two Spring Valley men were among eight ticketed as Wanaque, N.J., police cracked down on people traveling to their community and riding All-Terrain Vehicles on ... via The Journal News

The Outlaw 525 IRS is seeing successes abroad. In the recent Dakar Series, the Outlaw 525 IRS finished on the podium in First and Third place. via Motorcycle USA

"He was on a road he shouldn't have been on." A 24-year-old Duncan man was killed Sunday night on Mayo Road when the all-terrain vehicle he was riding crashed into a tree. via Lake Cowichan Gazette

"There was only one ATV operator involved at the time of the discharge of the agent's firearm. It was at that time the individual attempted to run down the two officers who were on foot with the ATV" A manhunt is underway following a shooting involving Border Patrol agents in northern New York. via WCAX-TV Burlington

"It is true that it is a stronger Democratic district, but anytime there is an open seat there is an opportunity" Saying that his "years of political bungee-jumping are over," veteran legislator Sen. via Concord Monitor

We meet Cliff J. Snake on this trip and we all went big. We all jumped from the 70 foot cliff and Jesse even ended up busting his A*S. We had a great time and can't wait to go back to Rindge Dam and do some more Extreme Cliff Jumping there.

Travis recorded this and captured it for me. Thanks, it's not everyday a friend can you record live on TV! The tv crew from Al Exito! TV, KWHY Telemundo, followed the Skeleton Crew back to the Punchbowls where we showed them what Extreme Cliff Jumping was all about. The day was perfect for filming but the cold September air dissuaded most of the S.C.K. from going on this mission but they used some footage shot by the webmaster himself.

This video is right out of my archives. I edited it for another website who never published it. It features Red Rock, Malibu Canyon and the Punchbowls. The jumper who went the biggest in this video is Jesse, the Jumping Ninja, with a quick appearance by Chad, Matt V. and the webmaster. The soundtrack is by the greatest filmmaker Ever! Rob Zombie and is a remix of Led Zepplin's Go To California song.

Wildwood State Park, a great hike ending at a mellow cliff jumping pool. The jump is only 35 feet or so but it's right in our backyard so... This video was submitted by Jesse, The Jumping Ninja, Ventura County California.

This monstrous cliff jump is right behind Santa Barabara, California. It's infamous for hundreds of miles for breaking backs and killing drunks. It is possible to have fun jumping off of the top of the tower! Murf manned up in this clip.

Today is the big day! We’d like to wish the General, Brian Deegan, a Happy Birthday!

Mike Strachan, the man responsible for all the bad ass hand drawn Metal Mulisha art you see on everything we make, is showing some never before seen pieces this Saturday in Costa Mesa. Stop by, have a beer and get a sneek preview of some future Metal Mulisha designs! Check the flyer for info.

ESPN The Magazine celebrated their 10th Anniversary this year and put together a TV show about their top 10 highlights over the years. Just so happens they wanted to feature the Metal Mulisha! Check it… Thanks to Erin Leyden, Mike Berndt and ESPN for hooking it up and letting us play this online! Download (QuickTime 48MB)

Jimmy Fitzpatrick and Derek Garland are tag-teaming the The Daily Habit today, Tuesday, May 6! Tune in and watch Fitz throw a triple backflip to elbow drop from the top ropes on Pat Parnell, while Garland steals a guitar from a lame band, jams some AC/DC Angus style, then hits them all over the head with it!

Congrats to Twitch who took down Mat Rebeaud (2nd) and Metal Mulisha teammate Robbie Maddison (3rd) for a big win over the weekend at X-Fighters Brazil! You can find plenty of sick photos and video from the event at redbullxfighters.com

Always at the cutting edge of boardsports style, Volcom ladies have pushed the original boat out again by combinging old school DIY publishing with modern technology - by creating a zine available online.

It's been three months since Quiksilver launched their women's range with Site LA - a collective of super talented entrepernirial women each picked to represent a different facet of the brand (...)

Ever wanted to get away from it all with seven stress free days of chill time? Then restore the balance with Zen Week in the gorgeous mountain resort of La Plagne.

A very special happening, bringing the worlds of fashion, art and boardsports culture together for good causes, Billabong's first ever Design For Humanity Event was a huge success, gaining masses of mainstream attention and cash for the Surfrider Foundation. And...

I've already written about how talented Carissa Moore is on Nollie, but now she's gone and proved what an explosive talent she really is - by competing and beating some of the boys at the 6.0 Lowers Pro World Qualifying Series (WQS) at Trestles in California last week.

Is your Electricity bill reaching $200-even $300 per month? Do you want to learn what you can do about it? Are you interested in off grid living, renewable energy, solar panels, how to build your own homemade wind generator, or even how to build your own house? This is an excellent site that offers very interesting material for anyone wanting to learn how to live self-sufficiently, lower his or her fixed monthly and yearly costs and help the environment at the same time. Among many things, tips, experiences and advice, it offers a newsletter and a couple of books. Worth a visit! Original post…

The perhaps you should learn how to stop those problems once and for all! There is a relatively quick and simple training program that will help you with your dog; it can solve problems like bad temper, bathroom hygiene, chews and bites, unauthorised jumping over couches, beds and chairs, illegal digging and many others. Learn how to avoid making training mistakes that produce bad habits that are hard to cure later on. Read more at Dog Training Masters. Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Sounds strange? Indeed it is, but seemingly someone has found a way to literally, annihilate your gasoline costs. The author of this work says that it is nothing miraculous; there are no tricks but simple things that you can do to make your engine run better. It seems to be cheap, simple to do and environmentally friendly, so why not take a look at least? Seeing is believing, or not... that depends on you! Original post blogged on b2evolution.

After more than three years in development, the MLF flight simulator has passed all its tests and is now flying... so to speak. Getting a PC-based flight simulator is now very easy; you just have to install some program like MSFS and you are on your way to the upper atmosphere. But building a full-scale simulator based on a real airplane cockpit is quite another matter. The MLF simulator is one such project; built around the cockpit of a Cessna 310 that crashed into a bridge, it was designed to simulate various kinds of conventional and turboprop, multi-engine airplanes. And after months of…

Shooting straight and shooting well has been the Holy Grail of may gun enthusiasts as well as professional warriors and survival experts; sniper training has attained mythical proportions but you don’t need to become a legend like Saitsev to use a gun well. There are many shooting ranges where you can practice a lot, and there are many instructors but how to choose? How to get into the real basics of marksmanship training before spending on guns, courses and shooting club affiliations? We offer an inexpensive way to do so: See thorough this link to find interesting tips and advice on…

Is your Electricity bill reaching $200-even $300 per month? Do you want to learn what you can do about it? Are you interested in off grid living, renewable energy, solar panels, how to build your own homemade wind generator, or even how to build your own house? This is an excellent site that offers very interesting material for anyone wanting to learn how to live self-sufficiently, lower his or her fixed monthly and yearly costs and help the environment at the same time. Among many things, tips, experiences and advice, it offers a newsletter and a couple of books. Worth a visit! Original post…

The perhaps you should learn how to stop those problems once and for all! There is a relatively quick and simple training program that will help you with your dog; it can solve problems like bad temper, bathroom hygiene, chews and bites, unauthorised jumping over couches, beds and chairs, illegal digging and many others. Learn how to avoid making training mistakes that produce bad habits that are hard to cure later on. Read more at Dog Training Masters. Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Sounds strange? Indeed it is, but seemingly someone has found a way to literally, annihilate your gasoline costs. The author of this work says that it is nothing miraculous; there are no tricks but simple things that you can do to make your engine run better. It seems to be cheap, simple to do and environmentally friendly, so why not take a look at least? Seeing is believing, or not... that depends on you! Original post blogged on b2evolution.

After more than three years in development, the MLF flight simulator has passed all its tests and is now flying... so to speak. Getting a PC-based flight simulator is now very easy; you just have to install some program like MSFS and you are on your way to the upper atmosphere. But building a full-scale simulator based on a real airplane cockpit is quite another matter. The MLF simulator is one such project; built around the cockpit of a Cessna 310 that crashed into a bridge, it was designed to simulate various kinds of conventional and turboprop, multi-engine airplanes. And after months of…

Shooting straight and shooting well has been the Holy Grail of may gun enthusiasts as well as professional warriors and survival experts; sniper training has attained mythical proportions but you don’t need to become a legend like Saitsev to use a gun well. There are many shooting ranges where you can practice a lot, and there are many instructors but how to choose? How to get into the real basics of marksmanship training before spending on guns, courses and shooting club affiliations? We offer an inexpensive way to do so: See thorough this link to find interesting tips and advice on…

Is your Electricity bill reaching $200-even $300 per month? Do you want to learn what you can do about it? Are you interested in off grid living, renewable energy, solar panels, how to build your own homemade wind generator, or even how to build your own house? This is an excellent site that offers very interesting material for anyone wanting to learn how to live self-sufficiently, lower his or her fixed monthly and yearly costs and help the environment at the same time. Among many things, tips, experiences and advice, it offers a newsletter and a couple of books. Worth a visit! Original post…

The perhaps you should learn how to stop those problems once and for all! There is a relatively quick and simple training program that will help you with your dog; it can solve problems like bad temper, bathroom hygiene, chews and bites, unauthorised jumping over couches, beds and chairs, illegal digging and many others. Learn how to avoid making training mistakes that produce bad habits that are hard to cure later on. Read more at Dog Training Masters. Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Sounds strange? Indeed it is, but seemingly someone has found a way to literally, annihilate your gasoline costs. The author of this work says that it is nothing miraculous; there are no tricks but simple things that you can do to make your engine run better. It seems to be cheap, simple to do and environmentally friendly, so why not take a look at least? Seeing is believing, or not... that depends on you! Original post blogged on b2evolution.

After more than three years in development, the MLF flight simulator has passed all its tests and is now flying... so to speak. Getting a PC-based flight simulator is now very easy; you just have to install some program like MSFS and you are on your way to the upper atmosphere. But building a full-scale simulator based on a real airplane cockpit is quite another matter. The MLF simulator is one such project; built around the cockpit of a Cessna 310 that crashed into a bridge, it was designed to simulate various kinds of conventional and turboprop, multi-engine airplanes. And after months of…

Shooting straight and shooting well has been the Holy Grail of may gun enthusiasts as well as professional warriors and survival experts; sniper training has attained mythical proportions but you don’t need to become a legend like Saitsev to use a gun well. There are many shooting ranges where you can practice a lot, and there are many instructors but how to choose? How to get into the real basics of marksmanship training before spending on guns, courses and shooting club affiliations? We offer an inexpensive way to do so: See thorough this link to find interesting tips and advice on…

                                              12th Annual Hill Country Run Motorcycle Rally    Where- Fredericksburg, Texas When- 2nd May to 4th May-2008. If you love bikes, music, heavenly food, beautiful people and surprises, then the 12th Annual Hill Country Run Motorcycle Rally is a must for you. Am pretty sure that all those who have been here before must be…

                                                   Macau Tower   Where: Macau, China Adventure as according to different individual differ as on how they define the term and the way they express and follow, some may define and express it with the multi-designs and colors of their hair or the way they dress, but to me adventure should be…

                                  Surfest -2008 Considering myself as a true adventure and extreme sports follower, I have taken an oath that I would pursue and attain as much as extreme and adventure sports and events that takes place. But for around a month I have done nothing expect being glued to my TV watching reruns and I was desperately in need of some action. Well out of nowhere Surfest-2007 came to my mind…

                                                        White Water Rafting in Batoka Gorge  Where: Base of Victoria Fall, a few minutes drive from Livingstone Town in Zambia                         After…

                 Paragliding in ooty Where: Ooty, Southern part of India I have always assumed India as a land of history with forts, palace, tombs and so on, well it is a land full of history and culture but beside history and culture, India also offer numerous adventurous activities that need to be pursued by adventure seeker like us. Ooty located 535 km from Chennai and 290 km from Bangalore is among one of those place. Though there were numerous activities, paragliding was the best for me. Just a day before I…

UFC matchmaker and other officials continue to work over time to cobble together a solid UFC 85: “Bedlam” fight card for the June 7 pay-per-view (PPV) event that takes place at the O2 Arena in London, England. This time it’s Jason Day who has been asked to step up and fill-in for the incarcerated Chris Leben and fight hometown favorite, Michael Bisping, in a middleweight showdown slated for the main card. Talk about one hell of an opportunity for the Canadian native to step up big against one of the promotion’s most marketed fighters, eh? Day is an extremely tough…

Props: IFL.tv I’m speechless. Luke Thomas, fortunately, is not.

Props: Yahoo!Sports.com Quoteworthy: “You see the passion he has for this sport. He told me once that he’d rather lose a fight and have the fans going crazy instead of winning a fight where the people are booing. That’s the kind of guy I want in my company fighting on my shows…. He just wants to be able to blow your mind every time he fights. That’s how he is. I just wish I had 250 other guys like him. If I did, this sport would be so far in front of everything else, it would never get caught.” UFC President Dana White talks about Wanderlei Silva,…

(Thanks to MMAmania.com reader “Starr” for the assist.)

“… it seems to me when Koscheck lost his last fight to St. Pierre, he’s been changing it up a little bit, and that’s all I’m asking for. I don’t care if you try to take me down, that’s part of the sport, just don’t hold me and not do anything…. Avoid the takedown [is the gameplan]. But really avoid the laying down and having him pull a Matt Hughes on me. My main goal is to create space. If I’m on bottom, I’ve got to create space to make it difficult for him to control me. I just can’t let him dictate what’s going to happen in the fight.” –…

DREAM Tournament belts. Photo courtesy FEG / Monty DiPietro. This weekend’s DREAM 3 draws closer with a few twists and turns that deserve mention. Nagata is out. Katsuhiko Nagata is no longer visible on the official DREAM website’s page for this event, so he’s been pulled here on MMAPredictions.com, where he was shown to be fighting an unnamed opponent. The Nick Diaz Saga. Early on Wednesday our friends at FiveOuncesofPain.com reported that Cesar Gracie had told the Sherdog Radio Network that Nick Diaz may indeed still be fighting on the DREAM 3 card. However later Gracie…

Today the IFL held a conference call with the press to announce several changes to its initial plans for 2008. First and most visible will be a new fighting enclosure, called The Hex, which is a six-sided boxing ring. The Hex is being built by Throwdown in Las Vegas and fighters will have an opportunity to train on it before their next IFL fight. According to IFL CEO Jay Larkin: From a production and live event standpoint, the ring has proven to be the most fan and media friendly environment, as well as providing the safest possible environment for our athletes. The Hex allows for the larger…

Watch Out Combat broadcasts eleven fights from Rio de Janeiro this Saturday for just $9, so if you have an itch to catch live MMA, this may be your fix. You can buy the fights and check out the card’s line up here. Do not confuse this event with the recent Rio Heroes, which is a vale-tudo promotion. Watch Out Combat uses normal mixed martial arts rules. In fact, several fighters from Rio Heroes will be fighting MMA on Saturday’s event, which starts at 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific, and 9pm in Europe. Flavio Alvaro, and Andre Santos, veterans from Fabio Gurgel’s MTL, a Brazilian…

Fabricio “Morango” Camoes has badly broken a toe in preparation for his fight against Jim Miller and will not be fighting on the May 16th IFL New Blood New Battles. The news was revealed by Morango’s training partner Xande Ribeiro yesterday during a visit to the University of Jiu-Jitsu by MMAPredictions. UNIJJ is run by Xande and his brother Saulo Ribeiro. Xande related that a stray kick to sparring partner and UFC fighter Diego Sanchez’s elbow during a training session resulted in two separate breaks to Morango’s second toe and that the fight is indeed not a…

Quietly discussed for the past few weeks, HDNet yesterday formally announced that they will be airing six fight cards from DREAM, FEG’s newest mixed martial arts endeavor. The first two events from the Japanese MMA promotion, DREAM 1 and DREAM 2 have already taken place and will be rebroadcasted on HDNet at the following times: DREAM 1: Friday, May 2 at 10:30 p.m. ET. DREAM 2: Saturday, May 3 at 10:30 p.m. ET. DREAM 3, FEG’s next event, is right around the corner and will be broadcast live on on HDNet on Sunday, May 11 at 3:00 a.m. ET with two encore presentations - one scheduled…

Parapente et hébergement au Maroc. from bruno le gal on Vimeo. Pour voler en parapente près de Marrakech et trouver un havre très confortable ou dormir et manger. Michel vous accompagnera vers les meilleurs sites de vol de l'Atlas. Paragliding in south Morroco: assistance and home. Cast: bruno le gal

Meduno from Danyjel on Vimeo. První můj výlet do zahraničí na pořádný kopec. Cast: Danyjel

Competition Parapente B Revard 2008 part 2 from Ricou on Vimeo. Competition Parapente B Revard 2008 part 2 France, Savoie, Chambery Cast: Ricou

Competition Parapente B Revard 2008 part 1 from Ricou on Vimeo. Competition Parapente B Revard 2008 part 1 France, Savoie, Chambery Cast: Ricou

Gleitschirm Club Vaduz Saison Opening from herbi on Vimeo. Cast: herbi

Putting gymnastic skills to a rather unusual use. Wallace would be impressed.

Mother’s Day should be about the woman - not Hallmark, not sugar, and definitely not the floral industry. If she was tough enough to survive raising you, give her something to complement her indomitable strength. (Pictured is mother of four and 2007 OCB Yorton Cup Nationals champion Cheryl Szarmach. Photo by Matt Shepley) Here’s a guide to fitness-related goodies for your Mother, Mommy, Ma or Mum. Even if she hasn’t had time to step into rubber-soled shoes in years, there are items here that will make her smile at the thought of flexing again. And if she’s as hardcore as the…

Strongman Janne Virtanen. Photo by Jyrki Rantanen.Another great week here at Straight to the Bar. The highlights :

Feeling old? Watch this - Leonard Bennett on Britain’s Got Talent. Excellent.

Norbu Zhamdu lights the Olympic torch of Everest torchbearer Gegyi. Via The Adventure Blog : after earlier attempts were delayed, the Olympic Torch finally reaches the summit. Nice one.