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MMA spotlight: Liz Carmouche vs Sarah Kaufman

  Be sure to checkout StrikeForce Challengers: Bowling vs Voelker 3 on Friday, July, 22nd as former Marine and top 135lb fighter Liz Carmouche takes on former champion, Sarah Kaufman. (click for interviews) previous comments on Gina Carano: Liz Carmouche: “…She has a great smile, that personality… So, she brings what people want to see, that gentle side of mma, but at the same time (she) can throw a punch, throw a kick, and take a shot. It’s kinda what the sport needs, a face that people find attractive, find as a normal woman, but at the same time (find) as a competitive athlete.” Sarah Kaufman: “It’s great that Gina’s been able to find an avenue where she’s making some decent money and making a living doing something she’s really enjoying. And being successful. Everything that she did, and she did a lot of media and things I’m sure she would have preferred not to do, that definitely helped us as females in the sport. She got that recognition of being on American Gladiators. I think that if she would have won the title fight when she fought Cris Cyborg it would be a different story when she took time off. But because she lost, it was her decision to take a step back and focus on something that was different. And if she wants to come back, she’s of course very welcome.”  

Randy Couture: Gina Carano still a part of Xtreme Couture

According to the legendary fighter and head of the famed Las Vegas gym, Gina Carano is still with the Xtreme Couture Team. For weeks past, the fighter and soon to be leading movie star had been training at the New Mexico based Jackson/Winklejohn gym along with their stable of females, including  former opponent Julie Kedzie, & champion boxer turned mma fighter Holly Holm. Couture: I think they have more females training down there & I think she wanted to get her camp jumpstarted.I’m all for it. I want all the fighters at my gym to go wherever they need to go to get what they need to progress & become the best fighters they can be. They can’t always get that at Xtreme Couture. She assured me she’s still a part of Xtreme Couture & I wasn’t worried about it anyway. She’s great for the sport. She’s a great person & I think she’s going to be fantastic this summer.” source: MMA Junkie credit: O_O

Gina Carano Twitter/Facebook update: Halloween 2010

     Costumes make me feel normal.  Twitter                 facebook

Profile: Fight Choreographer of ‘HAYWIRE’ – J.J. Perry (*exclusive film notes included)

J.J. ‘Loco’ Perry is an elite U.S Army veteran who has been practicing martial arts for over 30 years, as well as having been a successful competitor. He has witnessed first hand, the world go from TMA (traditional martial arts) to MMA. In his award winning stunt career (2003 Taurus Award winning) he has both worked and trained with a pantheon of martial arts icons, from Chuck Norris & Jet Li to Tony Jaa, Scott Adkins, MMA Legend Randy Couture and many, many more. Recently, he’s been directed by James Cameron in the biggest film in history, ‘Avatar’ and now by Steven Soderbergh in ’Haywire’. (Click for original pic)  -introduction: promo for Wolverine:Origins -the man behind the action -handling his business: SubZero   -Gina Carano was “amazing…exceptional with the choreography, and a pleasure to work with”. -Due to her physical prowess, there was no traditionally extensive need for stunt doubling. Her ability can be considered among the upper echelon of stunt performers in the business due to her martial arts/athletic base. -Along with her angelic smile, she possesses an immaculate, right roundhouse kick. -The Playlist.com report of Carano accidentally knocking out a stunt coordinator in practice sessions was responded with a laughter accompanying, “No comment.” -In regards to that same top film site reporting that several unnamed, male action stars declined participation due to the prospect of being dominated by a female, while also in a supporting role, the renowned stuntman spoke particularly well of leading action and dramatic actor, Channing Tatum, one of Carano’s co-stars in the film. -Fans can look forward to not seeing the usage of frenetic and obscured viewing angles (a la The Bourne Supremacy) either due to filming style or the actor’s limitations. -They also shouldn’t expect to see the over-the-top maneuvers (“flips, hurrican-ranas, etc.”) seen in other action films. Haywire is “violent and gritty”…emphasizing environment interaction. -J.J. had a message for new martial artists, including those inspired by Carano – “There’s no end to the journey of finding one’s self through martial arts, and that journey must include great challenges…testing one’s self to the fullest.” (*editor’s note:  Gina-Carano.org extends much thanks to J.J. Perry. We wish ‘Loco’ continued success in his prolific career. Also, thanks to the fans who submitted questions months ago. Out of respect for privacy and professional courtesy, a much more detailed interview was honorably declined.)