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Walking to the Cage

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About Me

Mixed Martial Arts is an incredibly demanding and brutal sport. Jeff, Coby, and Josh are three decidedly different individuals who have different motivations for their pursuit of a career in this sport. Walking to the Cage examines the emotional and spiritual aspects of this sport, and the relationships and camaraderie that develop in the midst of endless rigorous unpaid training.

IMDB

Click here to buy the special edition DVD with bonus features including interviews with Eddie Bravo, Ivan Salaverry, and Matt Horwich

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

film festivals, distribution reps, MMA fans and fighters,movie and documentary buffs, anyone who is not willing to go quietly into the night...

My Blog

examiner.com review

Walking to the Cage is a documentary by Matt Hickney about the dedication, hard work, and most importantly -- the humanity -- behind three amateur mixed-martial arts fighters that are based in the ...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:09:00 GMT

The Seattle Weekly-review

Taken from:http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2009/06/stif f_review_walking_to_the_ca.php What drives someone to fight in mixed martial arts? With the fighters on TV, there's at least the exp...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT

On Screen Magazine-Review

Ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself...empty your mind. You have to train, you have to keep your reflexes so that when you want it, its there. When you want to move, youre mo...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 22:10:00 GMT

Directors Statement

Orsen Welles said, "The ultimate enemy of art is the absence of limitations", I agree. In November 2006, I began shooting Walking to the Cage with nothing more than an idea, my 24p DV camera and a f...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:23:00 GMT

my gameplan

Positively set goals. Goals help you make life happen according to your vision. Setting goals is a way of "asking." If you can see it in your mind, you can have it in reality. Just ask yourself for it...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:27:00 GMT

Addiction

When the word "addiction" is uttered, the conversation is normally on substances like drugs or alcohol. In rare cases, an individual can become addicted to exercise to the point that it's considered a...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 01:07:00 GMT

Walking to the Cage update

I first started shooting the film, "Walking to the Cage" in Sept. 2006."Hoop Dreams, only instead of basketball, MMA fighting", was the initial idea. Like all movies, once the camera starts rolling, i...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:22:00 GMT

Ideal Competitive State

Toughness is the ability to perform at your 'Ideal Competitive State' no matter what the competitive circumstances are.What is your Ideal Competitive State? Your 'Ideal Competitive State' is your pers...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:24:00 GMT