Technically, mano a mano translates as “hand to hand”. It was used originally for bullfights where two matadors alternate competing for the admiration of the audience. At least according to Wikipedia! Within the Doce Pares Eskrima fighting system, (a class of Filipino Martial Arts that emphasizes stick and sword fighting) it is one of the three ranges [...]
// I remember seeing clips of MMA in it’s early stages; two people just beating each other into piles of blood. I remember when I told my mother I was going to fight and of course she was afraid I was going to get really hurt. After it was all said and done, the only [...]







