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CONTENTS

Publishers Letter 3

Editors Letter 5

The American Dragon – Master Shane Miller 7

Master Michael Hadsall 11

How to Develop Punch Proof Abs 13

Ernest Miller 16

Lisa King – The Black Widow 19

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The Power to Improve Martial Arts Community is in the Instructors

by Nam Seok Kim

There are so many things going on in the martial arts community today. Some of these things are excellent, but there are other issues that could stand improvement. Everyone has their own opinion as to what factors help this community to be very great and which ones it falls short in, but the fact that the students play an important role on either side, both now and in the future, is one that almost everyone can agree on. Focusing on improving the students means a focus on the improvement of the quality of their education. A focus into martial arts education quality quickly brings to light the role of the martial arts teacher.

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It takes great instructors to improve student training and thereby the whole martial arts community. Substandard teaching methods and attitudes are not going to get the job done. What it really takes is the same type of principals that any good martial arts teacher seeks to impress upon the minds of the students; discipline, focus, honor, self-control and the like. A quality teacher translates to a quality education. Whether the student is an eight or sixty-eight, this still holds to be true.

It is not every instructor that is actually a great one. There are some ways to tell who the really great teachers are. These are the ones that hold a great amount of power in the community as they influence and encourage students to do their best. These martial arts masters go the extra mile to help their students be the best.

For example, a great martial arts instructor uses a curriculum and has a lesson plan laid out for their class. They take their students through the materials and instructions in an organized and well-planned manner. These masters also place a high value on learning; having ensured that they themselves were first well educated and certified by the proper organization.

The fact that great martial arts teachers set high expectations for all their students is clear. They provide their students with the encouragement they need and never give up on underachievers. Instead, they firmly expect for every one of their students to make great achievements in their school. As a result, these instructors engage the students, getting them to look at martial arts from a wide variety of perspectives. In this way they are able to create strong bonds with their students, showing that they do not just care about them in the context of the class, but that the care for them as people, as human beings, and as individuals.

It is clear that an instructor is great because of the warmth, enthusiasm, and care that they show. They make themselves accessible to their students, who are always eager to learn more because of the enthusiastic way the teacher presents the material to them. These great teachers are masters of their subject matter and yet still spend time on a regular basis gaining new knowledge in their art. This allows them to exhibit a great amount of expertise in the arts they teach.

What really makes a great instructor stand out is that their involvement with their students does not stop at the classroom. They communicate frequently with parents through conferences, newsletters, and never hesitate to pick up the phone. These teachers are truly concerned about their students.

It is amazing martial arts teachers like this that are empowered to change our community one student at a time. Their caring, supportive touch really makes a difference not only in their students’ martial arts performance, but in their lives. These excellent role-models are able to do incredible things and yet, at the end of the day, they have simply done their job. The martial arts world needs more teachers like these.

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A Wake Up Call To The Martial Arts Industry

By Grand Master Richard Hackworth

When it comes to success as a school owner I like to say that no good teacher, teaches for the money. But... you can't teach without it.

Here are the biggest keys to success in the martial arts. First, get off your butt and stop being lazy. There is work to do, so just get it done. You know that you need to post articles, mail out birthday and holiday cards to your students. So as Nike says "JUST DO IT!"

Second, don't be a punk! Stop shaking in fear and go out and do public speaking about your school. You like to think of yourself as this MMA Bad Ass but you're too big a punk to face a group of white collars at a Chamber of Commerce meeting to introduce yourself. And you are supposed to be teaching people confidence??? If you're too weak and afraid to get out and talk about your business do us all a favor and just go back to being an electrician, garage mechanic or whatever it is that you do for a day job and leave teaching martial arts to the real professionals.

If you are offended by what I just said, GOOD! I am sick and tired of weak, lazy, mamby pamby punks in Gis pretending to be martial arts masters. I am sick and tired of going to martial arts tournaments full of instructors who can't fight off a cold. They don't succeed because they lack skill and are full of FEAR! Fear is a terrible, terrible thing. It prevents you from doing things that will move you forward in this life of yours. It prevents you from growing as a person. It prevents you from living your dreams.

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And I assure you, when it comes to moolah, most martial arts school owners are scared to death of it. They may not admit it, but subconsciously, they are scared to death of improving their lives. They say silly things like, "Oh, I just want to help people, I'm not concerned about making moolah." The people who live their dream life are the ones that MAKE IT HAPPEN. All the rest live a sad, miserable life of delusion. These are the same “Grand Masters” who buy their rank from organizations in California or just make it up themselves. They have no skills and no ethics. They lie to their students and steal from the martial arts community because every penny they take from a student rightfully belongs to a qualified instructor that was cheated out of it because these fakes open and operate schools. The fact is that most of these guys are afraid of making money because deep down inside they know they are stealing from their students because they are unqualified fakes.

If you are going to teach martial arts and run a school you need to be GREAT at it. Not because it will make you money, but because it will grow your martial art. Who cares how great your art is if no-one is learning it. Hey, don't shoot the messenger.

To your health, wealth and success,

Richard Hackworth

Editor: World Martial Arts Magazine

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“The American Dragon”

Master Shane Miller Shane Miller was born in 1973 in Orlando, FL to a lower

middle class family. When he started school he was a very shy and quiet child with few friends. He was very intimidated by other children and began to bullied around the 1st Grade. He asked his mother if he could attend karate classes to learn to better protect himself. So at the age of 9 he began his journey. First he spent around 3 months studying Shotokan Karate at in a local community program offered at the local Junior High School qualifying to test for his orange belt. Young Shane left that school for fear of the sparring requirement to receive the belt. Next through a friend of the family he met Mr. Dave Ridener 1st Degree

Black belt a man in his early 30’s who was teaching Taekwondo at his house three days a week. Shane would go on to study Taekwondo with Mr. Ridener for the better part of a decade.

A few years later Shane now Mr. Miller would go on to found a Christian Martial Arts Program that included Training classes and a Youth Demo team that traveled and expanded the gospel of Jesus Christ through Music, Drama, Gymnastics and of course Martial Arts. He then went on to test for what he thought was the ultimate measure of martial artist. He received his Black Belt in Taekwondo in December of 1991. He taught as a staff instructor for the Christian Taekwondo Rangers 10/89-7/93. He also performed with his demo team throughout this time as well.

Mr. Miller started to attend the University of Central Florida to seek a Bachelors Degree in Elementary and Physical Education. Mr. Miller at the same time joined the American Dragon Martial Arts Academy in May of 1995 under the instruction of Master Richard Hackworth. The same year in august he tested for his 3rd Degree Black Belt in front of the Vice President of the KTA and the 2nd highest ranking Grandmaster in Chungdokwan Taekwondo visiting from Korea. He then joined the Hapkido Class as a white belt and began to study this dynamic martial art, in class regular class setting 3 days a week 3 classes a day. During this time he also taught Taekwondo 3 Days a week in a school of over 100 students. Around this same time Mr. Miller was accepted into the KMAIA Internship Program, a two year program for Americans to receive their Instructors License. Master Richard Hackworth would become Mr. Miller’s: instructor, mentor and friend for the better part of the next two decades.

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He would go on to become Master Shane Miller one of the youngest Americans to ever receive a 4th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo in Sept of 1998 from the KTA at the age of 24. Then he traveled to the Republic of Korea to train the following

month studying Hapkido, Taekwondo and Yudo in the Dojangs in Korea. During this trip he also served as the US National Team Coach for the National Junior and Senior Championship in Korea.

By the start of 2001 he would return to Orlando, FL and become the General Manager of a health club location. Master Miller then ran a successful fitness center called Paramount Health Clubs, running day to day operations, teaching aerobics and martial arts. In 2002 he would move to Lord’s Gym an upstart Christian Fitness Center in a neighboring town of Clermont as the Evening Manager. While there he once again helped run day to day operations, taught aerobics and martial arts classes for adults and children. He quickly built the program up to over 60 students.

In 2003 Master Miller’s life would change in several significant ways. He received his 5th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo from the USNTA. In October 2004 he would continue his martial arts dream opening his own school in cooperation with Winter Park Health and Fitness. At the same time he would go on to become a field Surveyor for the Walt Disney World Company helping build the magic. In 2005 he would return to the Christian Martial Arts program that he founded in 1989 now called the Way CTU (Christian Taekwondo University) to be a guest instructor. He enjoyed working with his former students now Black Belt Instructors themselves learn a little more about Taekwondo and other martial arts. Master

Miller would also receive his 3rd Master Ranking this time in the art of Yudo. He received his 4th Degree Black Belt in Yudo from the R.O.K. Yudo Association.

Master Miller in 2006 decided it was time to open his own martial arts studio location. He decided to dedicate the time and energy to the project hiring one of his students who was now a Master to teach at his school Master Chris Courington. Master Courington and Master Miller along with the help of Grandmaster Hackworth ran a thriving studio for over two years. Also in June 2006 Master Miller was appointed to the World Masters Council once again the youngest member to ever be appointed to this prestigious council.

The next stage in Master Miller’s martial arts career would take him to the Orlando Taekwondo Academy to meet a kindred spirit in Instructor Eric Link. Master Miller met Mr. Eric in passing at Elementary school open house and took to his love for Taekwondo. Master Miller asked if he could come check out his school and Mr. Eric invited him to come.

Master Miller went on to create a partnership to bring the martial arts of Hapkido, Yudo and Yusul to his school location. Since August of 2011 Master

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Miller has taught Taekwondo, Hapkido, Yudo, and Yusul at Orlando Taekwondo as a part of the staff and a helper an mentor to the other black belt instructors. Master Miller now about to celebrate his 30th year in the martial arts was informed by his longtime instructor and mentor Grandmaster Richard Hackworth he was eligible for his 6th Degree Black belt in Taekwondo.

Master Miller’s newest endeavor is the west Orlando/Ocoee martial arts school along with long time friend and mentor Grandmaster Richard Hackworth. American Dragon Martial Arts Academies opened in May 2012. The school will include Taekwondo, Hapkido, Yudo, and Yusul taught by Master Shane Miller. He intends to have the #1 martial arts schools in America bar none and will not rest until that dream is achieved. Master Miller now has martial arts schools on the east side of Orlando(Winter Park, FL) and on the west side of Orlando(near Ocoee, FL). Master Miller is currently preparing for his 4th Degree testing in the martial art of Yusul in the Fall this will be his 4th Master Rank in the Korean Martial Arts.

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Master Michael L Hadsall

Master Hadsall started his martial arts training in 1970 in Michigan and Received his 1st Dan in Shotokan from David L Wood in 1973. He opened his first "Dojo" that year in Davison, Mi, renting space in an already going concern in a different style. He Began training in Taekwondo late in 1973 under the direction of Grandmaster James Benko, and joined the "Midwest Taekwondo Association" as a charter member in 1973, the year of its inception. The Association was expanded and became the International Taekwon-Do Association in 1974. He maintained schools in Davison, Lapeer and Flint Michigan for a decade. Master Hadsall Received his 3rd Dan in Taekwondo in 1988 and also was appointed the Ohio State Representative to the ITA in that year. Having been Promoted to 4th

Dan in 1995 and receiving the title of Master at that time, he has had several Martial arts schools in Michigan, Ohio & Florida over his 40 year career teaching at University campuses as well as commercial schools and the local YMCAs' etc. Teaching Traditional Taekwon-Do to such diverse groups as the blind, mentally disadvantaged, and individuals with severe physical challenges. He has both promoted and judged in many tournaments but in truth, in recent years has a basic dislike for tournament activities for many reasons. He has trained individuals for the Olympic team in 1988 when it was just entering the Olympic scene as a Demonstration sport. Master Hadsall maintains affiliations with many organizations including the "International Taekwon-Do Association",

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"World Christian Martial Arts Federation", & the "Gospel Martial Arts Union". He also holds office as the Chair person of the board of Trustees, at the Christ United Methodist Church, with seats on theFinance committee, Missions Committee and serves with his wife on the Church Council. Mr & Mrs Hadsall also are the founders of the "Food for the Soul", outreach ministry that serves meals each week to 150 + homeless in the community.

He is currently teaching as Head instructor at the "Venice Christian Taekwon-Do school" in Venice Florida, on the campus of the "Christ United Methodist Church". Together with his wife Patricia, ( a retired Psychotherapist) their outreach ministry to the local community provides FREE instruction to both youth and adult students, and provides all fees for uniforms, memberships, promotional testing and materials to students, that otherwise could not afford training. The school has grown rapidly in 2012 and represents Master Hadsalls continued commitment to the propagation of his art and the local community.

Master Hadsall has also spent decades teaching school instructors, head instructors and Black Belts privately. He fervently believes that no student should ever be chastized for a lack of knowledge

and /or expertise. They are a product of their instructors, and to improve the quality and maintain the purity of the art, it is

essential that the SOURCE must be addressed. Black belts and instructors must continue their own training, and constantly sharpen their skills. The highest challenge is to motivate those that were trained incorrectly.

He profoundly believes that traditional Taekwon-Do is a living, dynamic art form that is continually being improved. The term traditional does NOT imply stagnant, and his mission remains to entice those that have lost their way or were never trained properly, to be reached out to.

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How to Develop Punch-Proof Abs

All martial artists understand the importance of their body, and the seemingly limitless amount of ability the body can possess if it is properly trained. No matter which style you train in, the abdominals are universally recognized as an area to properly define and protect. Fortifying this region can give a fighter an edge in deflecting his opponent’s power, and can give a non-fighter a sense of security knowing that it takes more than a simple punch or kick from an untrained thug to faze them. In this series we will explore the abdominals, exactly what they are and what they encompass, and elaborate on exercises and techniques that can help you gain that edge the professionals have.

What exactly are we talking about when we say abs? The abdominals are a group of 6 different muscles in the body that connect from the pelvis to the ribcage and surround various vital organs. They also serve to regulate posture and preserve proper spinal alignment and movement. Some of the abdominals are more superficial than others, meaning that they are more toward the outside of the body. For example, the rectus abdominus, the muscle that runs along the front of the body and gives the 6-pack look when it is worked to extreme fitness, is the most structurally superficial muscle of the abdominals. Then there are two sets of oblique muscles, the internal obliques and the external obliques, that run along the sides of the body. Both sets of oblique muscles aid the body in rotation and lateral (side-to-side) movement of the spine, the difference mainly being that the external obliques are the ones you see and the internal obliques are the ones you don’t. The transverse abdominus is the deepest of

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the 6 muscles, and wraps around the torso underneath the other 5 like your body’s own support belt.

Although the abdominals are commonly seen for their aesthetic value, medically they are grouped together as spinal flexors, meaning that they bend the spine forward. Consequently, the back muscles satisfy the other side of the equation by bending the spine backward. Because of this, you should always incorporate a proper strengthening routine for your lower back muscles to balance out your body and prevent future injury. Have you ever seen a picture of a “bent over” old man? Part of the reason for this kind of misalignment of the body later in life is too much focus on abdominal training while leaving the back muscles untrained. The abdominals stay tight while the back becomes loose, and eventually the posture of the body leans permanently forward after years of this imbalance. Luckily, the easiest way to prevent this is to work your back muscles the same day you work your abdominals to literally round-out the body. We will discuss some of these exercises as well later in this series

Now that we have defined exactly what we are working on, let’s first address how to define the abdominals for those who may not be as trim as they would like. Simply put, one cannot have the outward look of solid abdominals without reducing the fat content in their body. Strength can be trained into the abs and still not produce the desired look that we want on our stomach. To do this, dietary changes as well as increasing your cardio however you can is required. There is good news on this front, however, and it may come as a surprise to some: the body burns fat equally throughout the body during exercise. Have you ever seen someone with ripped abs, but chunky thighs? While the muscles can be targeted, the body does not function the same way with fatty tissue. This means that any cardio exercise from swimming to running to practicing your forms and techniques can all contribute to reducing the size of your waist. So the trick to having defined abs is no trick at all! All you have to do is make your favorite cardiovascular exercise a regular part of training. In the next issue, we will discuss exercises that can specifically target the abdominals and lower back, as well as get to the heart of the matter in strengthening your abs to the point where you can rely on them as a shield for your body.

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ERNEST MILLER

“CAT”

Ernest Miller is a 3 time World Karate Champion and Kickboxer who was born January 14, 1964. He became famous as a professional wrestler who worked for WCW and WWE better known by his ring name, Ernest "The Cat" Miller.

Miller graduated from Gordon High School in Decatur, Georgia, playing on the football team as a linebacker. He then went to Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia studying electrical engineering and playing football as an All-American linebacker.

After a career as a karate tournament competitor, Miller was brought into WCW by Eric Bischoff. Miller was a karate instructor and was teaching Bischoff's son Garrett. Today Miller is a frequent celebrity guest at martial arts events like the NASK World Karate Championship held in Orlando, Florida.

Miller made his WCW debut when he saved Glacier from a two-on-one attack by Wrath and Mortis at the WCW Slamboree 1997 PPV. Initially thought as just a fan who had jumped the railing, the WCW commentators then realized that this was no ordinary man and he was in fact the three-time karate

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champion Ernest Miller. Glacier and Ernest Miller quickly became tag team partners in their feud with Mortis and Wrath. He soon became a villain and that is when Miller's popularity heightened.

As a villain, he often gloated that he could beat anybody within two minutes and managed to do so on several occasions using his signature springboard kick, The Feliner. It was also around this time that Ernest Miller began wearing ruby slippers in the ring and dancing in a James Brown-esque fashion to celebrate his victories. Miller even went as far promoting his own instructional, karate home video with a pseudo infomercial. This served as a comedic parody to Billy Blanks' Tae Bo exercise videos.

Under his Ernest "The Cat" Miller ring name, he made his debut for WWE on October 28, 2002. Miller appeared in the 2004 Royal Rumble match, making his entrance (along with manager Lamont) while the other two people in the ring, Chris Benoit and Randy Orton, were knocked down. Miller and Lamont proceeded to

dance to his theme music, not bothering to capitalize on the advantage he'd been given. When Benoit and Orton got back up, both men quickly tossed him from the ring.

Miller was released from WWE on February 10, 2004.

Outside pro wrestling Miller had a significant role in the Academy Award nominated film The Wrestler as The Ayatollah, in-ring nemesis of Randy "The Ram" Robinson played by Mickey Rourke. He also played Earnie Shavers opposite Michael Jai White in the 2008 Chinese television series The Legend of Bruce Lee. Miller was also in the 2009 film Blood and Bone. In a January 2009 interview, Miller mentioned that he has been cast as George Foreman in an upcoming HBO biopic.

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LISA KING

THE BLACK WIDOW

(THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN REPRINTED FROM THE MASTERS HALL OF FAME MAGAZINE BY ROBERT PARHAM)

Lisa King is a fighting champion with a heart made of gold! She is a commentator, a model, a spokesperson, a protective agent and also a wife and mother of two. Lisa will be the guest speaker at the 2013 Masters Hall of Fame Banquet. Who would believe that a woman with model looks could be one of the most dangerous women in the world? Lisa took time out of her busy schedule to talk with us.

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How did you start training in the martial arts? What systems do you study.

LK: I started training in Muay Thai over 16 years ago. When I was younger I became a fan of martial arts; just like the rest of the world I fell in love with the thought of having a Mr. Miyagi in my life. I continually asked my parents to sign me up for any form of martial arts; however my mother was of the old school mentality that martial arts was for boys; she had a dream of raising me to be as “girly” as one can be. She immersed me in pageants, cheerleading and such. When I became of age I sought out almost every martial arts gym in Las Vegas and fell in love with Muay Thai. I was so excited at the thought of being able to train in martial arts I actually signed a 3 year contract that day. In my mind I was going to love it one way or another. To date, I’ve dabbled in other systems but my true love is Muay Thai through and through.

What made you want to fight professionally?

LK: When it came to fighting, it’s safe to say I never wanted to fight. My trainers; Master Toddy and Master Chan can be extremely persuasive. Back in the day, we didn’t have a plethora of female Muay Thai fighters; and the two of them apparently recognized a fighter quality in me. They continued to ask me for over a year to fight and finally we made a pact; I’d get in the ring once; and if I didn’t like it – I’d never be asked again. My fight was action packed

and the crowd was at their feet. Our fight got voted fight of the night and I’m happy to report I won that fight. At that moment, I fell in love with the crowd, the experience and I never looked back.

How did you get your nickname?

LK: (Smile) Here’s my long/short story… Early on, one can say relationships and dating was not my forte. Ironically my dating life earned me the name the Black Widow amongst my colleagues & friends. In the midst of my trainers asking me to consider fighting; I took my son to see the movie “Cat Woman”. When I dropped him off at pre-school the next day; his teacher asked about his weekend. I overheard the two of them discussing the movie and my son very proudly informed his teacher “did you know my mom’s a super hero too”? Needless to say. I had a permanent smile the rest of the day. It was at that point I decided if I was going to fight; I was going to do it in a super hero style and I needed to decide on A) an outfit and B) a name. The only name I had was eerily similar to what I do. Black widow Spiders have 8 limbs and ironically Muay Thai is the science of 8 limbs. The spiders are brownish in color, so am I. They are unassuming, and let’s face it so am I. With that said, THAT is how the Black Widow was born. Creating the super hero fight outfit was the easy part!

Who was your toughest opponent?

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LK: My toughest opponent was the only opponent who I’ve had a “draw” with; Ariana Ramirez. The fight card was supposed to be USA–vs-Japan and two weeks before the fight, the Japanese team pulled out. Ariana and I were both left without an opponent (which is beyond frustrating after training for 10 weeks). We were originally supposed to fight on the US team and the match maker had to do some quick matches to make the card work. He gave

us both 2 options; to fight each other or not fight at all. Of course we chose to fight. I had had never trained with Ariana, but I used to train with her husband; who used to instruct under Master Toddy. He was quite familiar with my fight style. He gave Ariana the game plan to use her height; she’s 5’8ish and I’m 5’5. She had me in a clinch and dropped her weight almost the entire fight. It was a brilliant plan on her part as I’m known for my high kicks. Kicks are quite difficult when you have another human being adhered to you. The fight in my opinion was not my best showing; however the best part of that fight was what took place while we were waiting for a decision. We were both extremely exhausted and while we waited for the longest decision ever; we gave each other the typical kudos. Somehow, someway we started up a conversation in the congratulatory hug stance. I admitted I had researched her, she apparently researched me and she told me how our birthdays were one day apart, etc., etc. We decided win, lose or draw we’d be celebrating

together after the card. When the ring announcer asked us “how we were feeling after the fight”?; We expressed to the crowd win, lose, or draw we were celebrating together afterward and they were welcome to join us. Our fight that night was the only fight that made write ups in the sports section, and she’s now my nearest and dearest friend. It’s pretty hard to not respect and love someone who shares the same passions that you do. This sport is amazing in so many ways…

Take me through a day of training with you when you prepare to step into the ring.

LK: First off; I haven’t fought in a couple of years since I was involved in a pretty serious high speed car accident. I was forced by my physicians to take a year off from training but I am happy to report I am back training every day again.

Generally preparing for a fight I am extremely regimented with every aspect of my routine. My calorie intact was monitored daily starting 12 weeks out, and I worked with a phenomenal nutritionist who kept me on track. Training consisted of 3 hours per day, 6 day a week, this would include; 1 hour of pad work; and 2 hours of heavy sparring. In addition to ensure my cardio was up to par I would run three miles each day.

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What are your thoughts on women's MMA divisions? Do you have any insight on Chris Cyborg testing positive for steroids?

LK: I’m a fan of all aspects of fighting and especially women’s MMA. Women train just as hard as men and I’ve always found female fights to be extremely action packed. Being that there are less opportunities for women on the cards; women have to make their fights memorable in order to be considered for the next card.

There’s no debating Cris Cyborg is a phenomenal athlete. She certainly isn’t the first athlete to test positive for steroids and I’m confident will not be the last. The way I see it is; she’s been given a year to take a break and refine her ever amazing skills. There’s been talk of her dropping to another weight class, and this gives her plenty of time to come up with a game plan. I’m sure she will be back, and most likely with a vengeance.

What are your thoughts on martial arts as it stands today?

LK: The growth of fighting has definitely put martial arts on the map like never before. It is allowing more martial artists the earning potential to do what they love; whether it is fighting, opening schools, teaching seminars, etc. The only down side is that it appears everyone wants to be a fighter and many don’t want to put in the leg work. It

is up to us to educate these aspiring individuals on the importance of proper training and continuing to maintain the martial mind-set.

What is in the future for the "Black Widow"?

LK: On any given day you can find me speaking, training or making the world a safer place. For example, I was recently invited to be the emcee for an event hosted by the World Boxing Council & Project Shero. I have also signed on to commentate for several fight organizations including “Impact MMA” whereas in addition to commentating I will be providing pre and post-fight interviews in the ring and/or cage. I am also pleased to be working with a police owned training facility; Excel Defense Studios and Excel Training Solutions. I will serve as their lead Muay Thai and Self Defense Instructor as well as assist with courses designed for first responders. I have recently begun using my business background and educating martial arts school owners on how to successfully market and grow their business. And when I have a moment of down time, you can find me working as an executive protection agent for individuals or assignments that need maximum discretion.

For more information and/or updates you can visit Lisa “The Black Widow” King at: Theblackwidow.us

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