The Phenomenon of Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

I've been a big fan of MMA or cage fighting since I was first introduced to it by my friend Ric.

I couldn't take my eyes off it.

So much energy expended so violently with laser point accuracy. Pure RAW aggression skillfully released with killer strategy by specimens honed by a million hours gym time.

These men are competing in the oldest sport known to man, essentially a hybrid modern variant but still very much greco roman wrestling.

Quite simply there is no other sport that compares to MMA, its the perfect spectator sport, all those roman colloseums werent built to hold football games.

To watch a match is to be astounded by what can be delivered and endured by men.

The competitors are monsters but their physical prowess is balanced with thousands of hours of strategy training and drills.

I have trained hard for climbing, cycling or purely for the joy of training for years. I know what can be attained with hard work. However, from experience I am painfully aware of the difference between learned competency and raw natural talent.

I recently saw a series of MMA fights featuring a Russian called Fedor Emelianenko. Ive seen hundreds of fights and hundreds of gladiators but Fedor is a phenomenon and holds a whole deck of natural talent cards.

Quite simply he is like a vortex of fists. He fights like electricity is passing through him. To cut of his head midfight wouldn't change the outcome. The facial expressions of his opponents, on the rare occasion they are concious are a picture of confusion and shock.

Off course he will be beaten, but while he is at his prime an opponent will have to get very lucky.

Another thing that strikes you about Fedor is his physical build. Undefined, bordering on slighly chubby, you wouldn't look twice at him, generally unremarkable. I cant think of a better example of a wolf in sheeps clothing. Lightning fast and hard as iron with a mind like a trap.

If you havent seen him then go and watch one of his matches.