Competition: Win MMA Invasion Tickets & Vitamin Water

First we told you about the JHB Mixed Martial Arts Invasion over here. Then we showed you how to throw one down and pack a real punch over here. Now it’s time to give you and your friends the opportunity to see it for yourselves, for free! Read on boys and girls…

What can I win?

iDale is giving away two great prizes in the coming week:

1. Two VIP tickets to the MMA Invasion event in JHB (valued at R600)
   Plus a case of Vitamin Water!
2. Four normal tickets to the MMA Invasion event in JHB (valued at R400)
   Plus a case of Vitamin Water!

“How do I enter” you ask?

Easy! Simply send an email to giveaways@idale.co.za with the following information in it:

• Name
• Surname
• Cell Number
• Email Address

Terms & Conditions

The draw is open to anyone, but bear in mind that you will need to get to and from the event which is help in JHB, South Africa. The draw is only for tickets and nothing else. The winners will be selected randomly 24 hours before the event. Winners will be notified by email and phone.

How To Pack a Harder Punch

OK, tough guy, you think you know how to throw down? You could probably use a few tips on how to punch with maximum power. Here they are, courtesy of Ross Enamait, a boxing trainer and former boxer in Connecticut, USA.

In addition to being skills that could save your life one day, punches can make you leaner: You can put combinations of these punches together to make up your own shadowboxing cardio workout.

JAB

The jab is thrown with the lead hand. Begin with the knees slightly bent, feet staggered, chin down, and hands raised by the sides of your face (start from this basic fighting position before throwing any punch). Push off your back foot and snap the jab out quickly. The lead foot will slide forward slightly before impact. For maximum power, twist your arm in a corkscrew motion before landing.

CROSS

Also called the “straight right hand” (if you’re right-handed), it starts from the face and follows an imaginary straight line directly into the target. Drive and pivot from the rear foot, rotating the hips forcefully as your body weight shifts toward the front foot. Extend your right arm toward the target, snapping your wrist downward. On impact, the palm is down and the knuckles up.

HOOK

Shift your weight toward the rear leg as you rotate forcefully to that side and pivot inward on the ball of your front foot. At the same time, whip the lead arm toward the target in an L shape (the elbow should be bent about 90 degrees). Turn your hips into the punch. You can angle your hand one of two ways: vertically, so your palm faces you on impact, or horizontally, so the palm faces the floor (as shown).

UPPERCUT

Subtly shift your weight to the hip on the side of the rear leg. Dip that side’s shoulder as you crouch down a bit. Next, with the palm up and the arm bent 90 degrees, forcefully rotate toward the side of your lead leg and push off the ball of your back foot, driving the punch upward (aim for the chin of your imaginary opponent). On impact, your palm should face your chest.

Finally if you want to see how it’s done, come to the Mixed Martial Arts Invasion Event! You can event Win VIP Tickets courtesy of iDale!

Event: Mixed Martial Arts Invasion

We’ve all heard of or seen mixed martial arts from the guy with the bruised nose or on TV. But just like any sport, it’s just not the same hearing a second hand story or watching it on a little cube in the living room – you need to be there!

And now you can because iDale is giving away some tickets and goodies to the next MMA Invasion event… watch this space and check out the flyer…

That’s Saturday 5th December, just in case you missed it!

Visit the NHB (No Holds Barred South Africa) web site: www.nhbsouthafrica.co.za

Win Tickets!!!

Click here to see how you can win VIP tickets courtesy of iDale!

Bowling in the Future

Ten Pin Bowling has attracted many followers over the years, in fact it’s a hugely popular sport all over the world. Josh Tuminalla,, a designer, has decided to replace the same old same old bowling alley with this new circular bowling alley!

Not only does it add a new dimension to the game, it also makes it more accessible for people to put one in their home! It’s been dubbed the “Bowler Rink” and lets two players play at once, while the spectators can surround the lane and cheer on their favorite player.

The Bowler Rink requires a new technique as the ball is smaller with no finger holes and the pins are hollow aluminum, gives the game a completely different look, sound and feel! Nifty!

2010 Olympic Torch Alludes to Substances Athletes Aren’t Allowed

The next Olympics are coming up next year in Vancouver, and they’ve just unveiled the new Olympic torch. It’s made from stainless steel, aluminum and sheet moulding and was created to evoke snow, ice, skiing and skating. But a lot of locals and I think it looks like something else entirely…

Yes, that’s right, it kind of looks like a joint. And with Vancouver known to be a marijuana-friendly city I can’t help wonder it this was intentional or not. It certainly is a distinctive look for the torch, right?

This is the Money Shot!

Pictured above is the toughest golf shot on earth!

It requires you to drive the ball off the top of a mountain at the Legend Golf and Safari Resort right here in South Africa. The ball needs to travel over a forest and onto the green that is 400m away. If you get a hole in one, you automatically win $1m baby!

Watch the video to see why you need a helicopter just to tee off!

Red Bull Racing Fu-hucks Up Everyone in Shanghai!

I’m not sure if you got to watch the Formula 1 this weekend? It was awesome! It was raining! And there were so many mishaps in Shanghai that four contenders didn’t even finish the race!

Vettel leads Red Bull to maiden one-two victory in China

He did it in the wet for Toro Rosso at Monza last year. Now Sebastian Vettel has done it in the wet for Red Bull in China. Ze young German has scored the team’s maiden win after a rain-drenched Chinese Grand Prix, with team mate Mark Webber following him home in second.

Outpaced by the Red Bull cars, the Brawns of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello had to find some kind of joy with third and fourth places. Boohoo!

Take a look at some of the action starting with the drama of Kubica running into and up the rear of Trulli’s Toyota:

Piquet’s car snaps sideways and careers off, destroying a sign and the car’s nose:

Having been in sixth place, Sutil’s car gets out of shape and pitches him head first into the tyre wall:

Massa seems to suffer mechanical woes and grinds to a halt midway round the track:

Now thats action! Yeah!

How to Buy 2010 World Cup Tickets

I know a lot of people have been wondering how on earth they can secure some tickets for the 2010 World Cup. You can’t!

But if you want to stand any chance at all, this is how you go about it:

Thanks to iMod for pointing this one out!

Mandela’s Got 2010 Fever!

Finally the folks at Sandton Square have decided to dress the Naked Madiba that’s been standing strong for more than a decade (I think it’s been that long now).

I still thing he needs a cap or something. Maybe some bling. Or even a pair of shades… What do you think?

Soccer Supporter Shoots Striker Dead

When I first read this I couldn’t believe my eyes! It’s not like we’re dealing with the world cup here, so why shoot a player in fear of having your team lose?! Oh wait, it happened in Iraq! That explains everything.

The real question is… Did the Buhairat team ever get to take the penalty shot and call it a draw???