Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Broketape 10

After a long time, Broketape 10 is here with all the New Mexico shredders we have come to know through the Broketape series. It's nice to see they still rock the Quicktime.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/uWh__SRSrjw/broketape-10.html

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Texture Tour through Milan and the Adriatic Coast


A Brief Glance has video from Nike Europe's Texture Tour through Milan and the Adriatic Coast.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/1opD3cg5lTE/texture-tour-through-milan-and-adriatic.html

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MMA Marketplace: Get your own authentic MMA championship belt

To get an authentic MMA championship belt, you can put in years of hard work, sacrifice and training to earn it, or you can drop $1,600 on a WAMMA belt on eBay. Look, it's so shiny!

WAMMA was the organization that wanted to create an undisputed champ at every weight class, regardless of what promotion they fought in. Fedor Emelianenko held the WAMMA heavyweight title. In this picture from November 2009, Fabricio Werdum can be seen jokingly grabbing at Fedor's WAMMA belt, but WAMMA barely made a blip among most MMA fans.

What they did make was a pretty, pretty belt, and it can be yours for a starting bid at $1,595 plus shipping on eBay.

Thanks to Bloody Elbow

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/MMA-Marketplace-Get-your-own-authentic-MMA-cham?urn=mma-wp6135

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Easter 2011

Source: http://nedsurfshots.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-2011.html

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COTW wins international design award!

We're excited to announce that Club Of The Waves has been awarded as the "People's Champ" at the prestigious 2010 Pixel Awards in the Art category! The website was originally nominated for the award in November. During December a record breaking 35,000+ people (public) voted on their favorite nominees, so we're delighted COTW came out on top! And we'd like to say a huge thank you to all of our fans who voted for us! :)

The Pixel Awards are a cutting-edge, international website design award, annually honoring compelling sites that have shown excellence in web design and development.

Our Editor remarked: "We're so stoked on this nomination, and not just for us, but for the recognition it gets our incredibly talented and hard-working featured surf artists and photographers".

You can see all the nominees here.
Club Of The Waves is listed under the Art category!

The Pixel Awards logo

Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2011/01/cotw-wins-international-design-award.html

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Junior Dos Santos Interview - UFC

Heavy-handed Junior Dos Santos steps back into the Octagon? against a man considered to be an equally dangerous striker, Shane Carwin. Will Junior's speed advantage be enough to hand Carwin his first KO loss? Watch UFC 131 Live on Pay-Per-View and www.UFC.tv on Saturday, Jun 11th at 6/9PM PT/ET.

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc/junior-dos-santos-interview-video_8d42cdb57.html

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Rua continues the Brazilian party at UFC 134 with KO of Griffin

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua left no doubt about his abilities, knocking out Forrest Griffin in the first round of their rematch at UFC 134 on Saturday night. Rua was one of the many Brazilian-born fighters to win in front of the raucous crowd in Rio de Janeiro.

"Shogun" took advantage of Griffin's aggressiveness, landing a right as Griffin moved in to attack. That knocked Griffin to the ground. Rua finished up with several hammer strikes until the fight was stopped at 1:53 in the first round.

After the bout, a jubilant "Shogun" thanked Brazil several times. Like all of the Brazilian fighters who won at UFC 134, Rua was ecstatic to get to fight in front of a home crowd, and the crowd was just as happy to have Rua win for them.

Griffin won their first fight, at UFC 74 in 2007, with a rear-naked choke. It was Rua's first fight in the UFC after a successful career in PRIDE, and a win that earned Griffin a title shot. Since then, both fighters have held the UFC light heavyweight belt, though neither was able to defend it.

Rua lost the belt to Jon Jones in March, but showed that he is still part of the elite in a crowded UFC light heavyweight field. Griffin, on the other hand, is struggling to show that he belongs with the best. Since winning the belt, he is 2-3.

Other popular stories on Yahoo! Sports:
? Tiger Woods named to prestigious team
? Madden video game's controversial skin color feature
? Prep football player suffers defeat, joins other team

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Rua-continues-the-Brazilian-party-at-UFC-134-wit?urn=mma-wp6321

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Donald Takayama In The Pink Longboard

First, I’ve never been a huge Surftech fan (I always thought the boards were too light), but i can honestly say that the Donald Takayama In the Pink longboard is the best Surftech longboard and maybe the best overall longboard that I’ve EVER ridden. I promise that I’m not over hyping ;).
After reading countless reviews, [...]

Source: http://www.thesurfingblog.com/donald-takayama-in-the-pink-longboard

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Happy Holidays from COTW

As 2010 draws to a close and we settle in for the festive season with family and friends, all of us at Club Of The Waves would like to wish you all the best, a Happy New Year and good vibes for 2011. Aloha :)

Season's greetings

Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-holidays-from-cotw.html

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Dazed and Confused: Coaches Offer Views on Odd Palhares vs. Miller UFC 134 Fight

For the second time in his last three fights, Rousimar Palhares found himself in a confusing situation with referee Herb Dean at this past Saturday's UFC 134 event

Palhares followed up a head kick knockdown of Dan Miller with several punches on the ground before simply walking away to begin celebrating by jumping on top of the cage thinking the fight was over despite no stoppage from Dean.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/24188/dazed-and-confused-coaches-offer-their-views-on-bizzare-ufc-134-fight/

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Gabriel Zufferey Part


Redline Films has a full part from Gabriel Zufferey for his bro model for Doodah.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/VU4oaxrfnv4/gabriel-zufferey-part.html

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(Surreal) Surf Artist - John Coopwood

The second successive surf artist based in Costa Rica to be added to Club Of The Waves. This time John Coopwood, with a great portfolio mix of fine art, murals and surreal art. "Here is an artist who uses rich colors and various blends of dreams, reality, and a touch of Salsa Fresca to bring his subjects to life… His insane depth has allowed him to challenge his innermost self to bring forth pictures of mood, imagination and bold imagery". Enjoy…

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/john-coopwood.php

Surreal Surf Art by John Coopwood

www.coopwoodart.com

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cotw/~3/j7yXqTtxS5w/surreal-surf-artist-john-coopwood.html

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Former trainer to Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort, Shawn Tompkins passes away at 37

The UFC put on one of its most exciting fight cards of the year with UFC on Versus 5 tonight in Milwaukee, but the event was overshadowed by the sad news that renowned mixed martial arts trainer Shawn Tompkins passed away earlier on Sunday. Tompkins was just 37.

Multiple fighters confirmed the passing and the UFC made an announcement concerning Tompkins' death during the live show on Versus.

The reaction from fighters has slowly begun to trickle out:

MMA fighter John Gunderson today told MMAjunkie.com that Tompkins "didn't wake up," but he was still unclear on the details surrounding his passing.

A native of Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, Tompkins spent many of his recent years in Las Vegas as the head coach at Xtreme Couture. He worked with former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Randy Couture. In recent years, Tompkins also worked the corner of fighters like Wanderlei Silva, Forrest Griffin and Vitor Belfort.

In 2009, Tompkins left Xtreme Couture to move his team just a few miles away in Las Vegas to the TapouT Training Center. He was currently working with UFC fighters Mark Hominick, Chris Horodecki and Sam Stout. Tompkins was married to Stout's sister Emilie.

Other popular stories on Yahoo! Sports:
? Will Power flips off IndyCar officials after crash
? Are Haynesworth and Ochocinco not long for the Patriots?
? Five truths about Dennis Rodman

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Former-trainer-to-Randy-Couture-and-Vitor-Belfor?urn=mma-wp5899

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Surf Artist - Michael Ahearne

Introducing British surf artist Michael Ahearne, inspired by the Devon coastline, his paintings are a great mix of traditional and modern techniques in oils, acrylics, watercolours and gouache. Check it out…

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/michael-ahearne.php

Surf Art by Michael Ahearne

www.surfartgallery.co.uk

Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2011/01/surf-artist-michael-ahearne.html

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Panama Dream Surf Trip: Special Discount Price

Thesurfingblog is dedicated to all things surfing. Nothing describes the soul idea of surfing better than traveling to new locations in the search of waves. We want to help you guys score great waves at great prices this summer. So we went out and did just that, we got you an amazing deal on [...]

Source: http://www.thesurfingblog.com/panama-dream-surf-trip-special-discount-price

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Junior dos Santos Looking to Exploit Shane Carwin's Lack of Cardio at UFC 131 - UFC 131

Junior dos Santos Looking to Exploit Shane Carwin's Lack of Cardio at UFC 131 Video by UFC 131

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-131/junior-dos-santos-looking-to-exploit-shane-carwins-lack-of-cardio-at-ufc-131-video_79c418aed.html

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Babb's Birthday

Atlanta Hates Us has a Jeremiah Babb video part to celebrate his birthday.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/NrL9St2Rnls/babbs-birthday.html

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Donald Takayama In The Pink Longboard

First, I’ve never been a huge Surftech fan (I always thought the boards were too light), but i can honestly say that the Donald Takayama In the Pink longboard is the best Surftech longboard and maybe the best overall longboard that I’ve EVER ridden. I promise that I’m not over hyping ;).
After reading countless reviews, [...]

Source: http://www.thesurfingblog.com/donald-takayama-in-the-pink-longboard

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COTW wins international design award!

We're excited to announce that Club Of The Waves has been awarded as the "People's Champ" at the prestigious 2010 Pixel Awards in the Art category! The website was originally nominated for the award in November. During December a record breaking 35,000+ people (public) voted on their favorite nominees, so we're delighted COTW came out on top! And we'd like to say a huge thank you to all of our fans who voted for us! :)

The Pixel Awards are a cutting-edge, international website design award, annually honoring compelling sites that have shown excellence in web design and development.

Our Editor remarked: "We're so stoked on this nomination, and not just for us, but for the recognition it gets our incredibly talented and hard-working featured surf artists and photographers".

You can see all the nominees here.
Club Of The Waves is listed under the Art category!

The Pixel Awards logo

Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2011/01/cotw-wins-international-design-award.html

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Chad Griggs Wants a 'Real Big Name' Opponent Next - Chad Griggs

Chad Griggs Wants a 'Real Big Name' Opponent Next Video by Chad Griggs

Source: http://mmalice.com/chad-griggs/chad-griggs-wants-a-real-big-name-opponent-next-video_c65946c1f.html

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Things you don't usually see

Source: http://nedsurfshots.blogspot.com/2011/03/things-you-dont-usually-see.html

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...a couple more from last week

Source: http://nedsurfshots.blogspot.com/2010/08/couple-more-from-last-week.html

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New paintings by Peter Pierce

Hope you're all having a great Christmas break and ready to celebrate the New Year! :) We've just updated Hawaiian based artist Peter Pierce's profile with a few new paintings, take a look…

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/peter-pierce.php

Surf Art by Peter Pierce

www.peterpierce.com

Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-paintings-by-peter-pierce.html

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Former trainer to Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort, Shawn Tompkins passes away at 37

The UFC put on one of its most exciting fight cards of the year with UFC on Versus 5 tonight in Milwaukee, but the event was overshadowed by the sad news that renowned mixed martial arts trainer Shawn Tompkins passed away earlier on Sunday. Tompkins was just 37.

Multiple fighters confirmed the passing and the UFC made an announcement concerning Tompkins' death during the live show on Versus.

The reaction from fighters has slowly begun to trickle out:

MMA fighter John Gunderson today told MMAjunkie.com that Tompkins "didn't wake up," but he was still unclear on the details surrounding his passing.

A native of Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, Tompkins spent many of his recent years in Las Vegas as the head coach at Xtreme Couture. He worked with former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Randy Couture. In recent years, Tompkins also worked the corner of fighters like Wanderlei Silva, Forrest Griffin and Vitor Belfort.

In 2009, Tompkins left Xtreme Couture to move his team just a few miles away in Las Vegas to the TapouT Training Center. He was currently working with UFC fighters Mark Hominick, Chris Horodecki and Sam Stout. Tompkins was married to Stout's sister Emilie.

Other popular stories on Yahoo! Sports:
? Will Power flips off IndyCar officials after crash
? Are Haynesworth and Ochocinco not long for the Patriots?
? Five truths about Dennis Rodman

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Former-trainer-to-Randy-Couture-and-Vitor-Belfor?urn=mma-wp5899

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Sam Partaix For Nozbone


French shop Nozbone has a real sick clip for Sam Partaix of Antiz fame.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/_5mTIWTR3Dg/sam-partaix-for-nozbone.html

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UFC 131 Weigh In Highlight: Dos Santos vs Carwin - UFC 131

Watch these two monsters of the Octagon square off tomorrow night at UFC 131 .

Source: http://mmalice.com/ufc-131/ufc-131-weigh-in-highlight-dos-santos-vs-carwin-video_bbf20ac89.html

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Strikeforce: Josh Barnett Describes Win Over Brett Rogers as 'Perfect' - Josh Barnett

Strikeforce: Josh Barnett Describes Win Over Brett Rogers as 'Perfect' Video by Josh Barnett

Source: http://mmalice.com/josh-barnett/strikeforce-josh-barnett-describes-win-over-brett-rogers-as-perfect-video_a2d2d7805.html

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Strikeforce: Josh Barnett Describes Win Over Brett Rogers as 'Perfect' - Josh Barnett

Strikeforce: Josh Barnett Describes Win Over Brett Rogers as 'Perfect' Video by Josh Barnett

Source: http://mmalice.com/josh-barnett/strikeforce-josh-barnett-describes-win-over-brett-rogers-as-perfect-video_a2d2d7805.html

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Sammy Montano Part


Liberty points us toward a sick Sammy Montano part. I'm guessing this is from Mexico but I haven't seen any of these spots before, which is a plus for me.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/lhLHyLCeU_4/sammy-montano-part.html

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Surf Photographer - Shelli Bankier

Welcome to our latest featured surf photographer; Shelli Bankier from the Gold Coast of Australia. The beauty of the blue sphere…

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-photographer/shelli-bankier.php

Teahupoo, Tahiti by Shelli Bankier

www.bluespherephotography.com

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cotw/~3/LN30mp9fY-c/surf-photographer-shelli-bankier.html

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UFC 134?s Three Stars: Silva, Nogueira and Silva

With a crowd that was loud and chanting from the very first fight to an exciting slate of fights, the UFC's trip to Rio delivered. But which stars loomed as large as the Christ the Redeemer statue?

No. 1 star -- Anderson Silva: My brother sent me a text message after the Silva KO that said, "Silva is Jordan/Gretzky-esque." As much as it pains me to agree with him, my brother is completely correct. Both Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky were constantly taking your breath away, as they completed feats that seemed super human while making it look easy. Those head feints that come from the core? The effortless striking that still busted up Yushin Okami's face? Rank those with Jordan's fadeaway jumper or Gretzky's slapshot, and appreciate that we get to witness greatness every time Silva steps into the Octagon.

No. 2 star -- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: The 35-year-old with 40 fights under his belt showed that he still has plenty left in the tank. He started by using a strong chin and good defense as he avoided Schaub's power shots. Then, he landed a few power shots of his own, knocking out a younger, faster Schaub, causing the fans in Rio to go absolutely insane. I doubt the celebration has yet ceased.

No. 3 star -- Erick Silva: Lost among the hubbub of the main card was a beautiful KO by Silva, an up-and-coming star from Nogueira's gym in Rio. He started his UFC career with a 0:40 knockout, and then celebrated with a Matrix-esque backflip off the cage. That kind of striking will make fight fans clamor for what's next.

Who were your Three Stars? Tell us in the comments or on Facebook.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-134-s-Three-Stars-Silva-Nogueira-and-Silva?urn=mma-wp6372

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Surf Artist - Robert Heeley

We've just added a new featured artist; Californian Robert Heeley. "Robert draws upon his surfing and sailing lifestyle to create inspired images of seascapes and ocean living. He captures the surfer's dream of spectacular waves at famous surf spots throughout California, Hawaii, Mexico and beyond." Enjoy…

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/robert-heeley.php

Surf Art by Robert Heeley

- www.robertheeleyfineart.com
- www.facebook.com/robertheeleysurfart

Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/11/surf-artist-robert-heeley.html

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Banner night for WEC studs: Cerrone is ready to go in six weeks in Denver

Well, that answers those questions. Anyone who still had doubts about how good some of lightweights were in World Extreme Cagefighting, can stop wondering. Yes, former WEC stars Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson are right there with some of the best 155ers in the world.

The lightweights with Zuffa's smaller promoter always had to deal with the questions about why they weren't with the big boys in the UFC. When Zuffa folded the WEC into the UFC back in December, the fighters got a chance to control their own destiny. So far it's been a good run for most of the WEC veterans in the UFC and it continued last night as Henderson crushed Jim Miller and Cerrone was lights out against super prospect Charles Oliveira.

Cerrone (18-3, 3-0 UFC) won so quickly, he said he's ready to go in his home state of Colorado when the UFC lands there on Sept. 24.

"I want the Denver card coming up very soon. Hopefully nobody get hurt, but then I hope somebody gets hurt," joked Cerrone. "I told [UFC matchmaker] Joe [Silva], I'm the guy to call. I'll fight anybody, anywhere. I have to back that up."

Back to his WEC days, Cerrone has always been very self-critical following fights, even the wins. For once, he said he attacked like he wanted to.

"This is finally the first one that I actually [expletive] and bit. In training, I go hard. I get in a fight and I just ... I don't know," said Cerrone, who's an impressive 5-1 in his last six fights. "I think I kind of changed my training a little bit. I kind of warmed up a little bit differently. I think we're finally getting it. We're figuring out the secret recipe on how to get 'Cowboy' going."

Currently, there's only one lightweight fight scheduled for UFC 124 in Denver and that's Nate Diaz against Takanori Gomi. A week earlier in New Orleans, Shamar Bailey faces Evan Dunham.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Banner-night-for-WEC-studs-Cerrone-is-ready-to-?urn=mma-wp5936

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Broketape 10

After a long time, Broketape 10 is here with all the New Mexico shredders we have come to know through the Broketape series. It's nice to see they still rock the Quicktime.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MostlySkateboarding/~3/uWh__SRSrjw/broketape-10.html

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Former trainer to Randy Couture and Vitor Belfort, Shawn Tompkins passes away at 37

The UFC put on one of its most exciting fight cards of the year with UFC on Versus 5 tonight in Milwaukee, but the event was overshadowed by the sad news that renowned mixed martial arts trainer Shawn Tompkins passed away earlier on Sunday. Tompkins was just 37.

Multiple fighters confirmed the passing and the UFC made an announcement concerning Tompkins' death during the live show on Versus.

The reaction from fighters has slowly begun to trickle out:

MMA fighter John Gunderson today told MMAjunkie.com that Tompkins "didn't wake up," but he was still unclear on the details surrounding his passing.

A native of Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, Tompkins spent many of his recent years in Las Vegas as the head coach at Xtreme Couture. He worked with former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Randy Couture. In recent years, Tompkins also worked the corner of fighters like Wanderlei Silva, Forrest Griffin and Vitor Belfort.

In 2009, Tompkins left Xtreme Couture to move his team just a few miles away in Las Vegas to the TapouT Training Center. He was currently working with UFC fighters Mark Hominick, Chris Horodecki and Sam Stout. Tompkins was married to Stout's sister Emilie.

Other popular stories on Yahoo! Sports:
? Will Power flips off IndyCar officials after crash
? Are Haynesworth and Ochocinco not long for the Patriots?
? Five truths about Dennis Rodman

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Former-trainer-to-Randy-Couture-and-Vitor-Belfor?urn=mma-wp5899

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Nice guys finish fights: Brendan Schaub brings gear to Brazilian kids

Last week, we had to give out a Facepalm of the Week, but this week, Cagewriter can tell you about Brendan Schaub (pictured at right), one of the UFC's up-and-coming heavyweights, being a good guy.

Schaub, a runner-up on "The Ultimate Fighter, is in Brazil to fight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 134. It is the biggest fight of his career, as a win could put Schaub into the mix for title contention, but that didn't keep him from going back to a poor town that he had visited on his last trip to the South American country.

With the help of his sponsors RevGear, Echo Unlimited and Bony Acai, Schaub came back with bags of training gear. On his first visit, he found that the young MMA students were practicing on asphalt with little protection.

"You go there, and these kids have nothing," the heavyweight said today at a pre-event press conference for UFC 134, which takes place Saturday at HSBC Arena in Rio. "Literally, nothing, and they're as happy as can be ... For me, it was a rude awakening. It's stuff I'm not used to in Denver, Colorado ? my little bubble ? so I got all my sponsors together (to collect) donated gear."

The poverty in Brazil is hard to ignore, but someone with a laser focus on a fight easily could have done that. Kudos to Schaub for keeping his eyes open, and then doing what he could to help.

Thanks to MMA Junkie

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Nice-guys-finish-fights-Brendan-Schaub-brings-g?urn=mma-wp6223

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

(Surreal) Surf Artist - John Coopwood

The second successive surf artist based in Costa Rica to be added to Club Of The Waves. This time John Coopwood, with a great portfolio mix of fine art, murals and surreal art. "Here is an artist who uses rich colors and various blends of dreams, reality, and a touch of Salsa Fresca to bring his subjects to life… His insane depth has allowed him to challenge his innermost self to bring forth pictures of mood, imagination and bold imagery". Enjoy…

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/john-coopwood.php

Surreal Surf Art by John Coopwood

www.coopwoodart.com

Source: http://surfingartculture.blogspot.com/2010/10/surreal-surf-artist-john-coopwood.html

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Lesnar announces his return by ?disintegrating? prairie dogs

There's nothing Brock Lesnar loves more than being the alpha male in the cage and pounding on someone, except maybe for his hunting. A strong looking Lesnar popped up on YouTube today to announce that he's ready to return to active fighting.

He did it on the range in South Dakota while shooting a promo for Fusion Ammo and Jack Links beef jerky.

"I feel great, healthy, strong. I feel like I used to feel," Lesnar said. "[...] I believe there's still a bright future in the UFC for me. My health is 100 percent. I feel great. My motivation is there. I want to get on the map again. I want to become the UFC heavyweight champ again."

Lesnar was showing off some big weapons while blowing away some prairie dogs.

"There was definitely some disintegration going on. That's for sure," chuckled Lesnar.

Lesnar last fought in Oct. of 2010. His diverticulitis flared up again in May and he announced that he'd be sidelined indefinitely because surgery was the only option. Lesnar underwent surgery on May 29 and 12 inches of his colon was removed.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Lesnar-announces-his-return-by-disintegrating-?urn=mma-wp6039

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Autumn in NSW

Source: http://nedsurfshots.blogspot.com/2011/05/autumn-in-nsw.html

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Protest Art from David Williams

We've just refreshed Australian artist; David Williams' profile on COTW with some new art, namely "protest art", against the way 'we' are treating the oceans, particularly sharks! The artist commented; "I'm scared for Sharks... 'We' are eating them to death, but mostly removing their fins & leaving the rest to make Shark Fin Soup... I'm just completing the last in a series of works, some of which will be up for silent auction to help raise funds for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society."

www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-artist/david-williams.php

Shark Sculpture by David Williams

David has also recently produced an Organic shirt; "Man Eating Shark", of which 50% of profits goes to S.S.C.S (contact the artist for full details)…



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