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Super Hot T-shirt Sale!

Super Hot T-shirt Sale!

  Hot summer weather is here and our tri-blend tees are the perfect top to slip on.  Made with a blend of polyester, cotton, and rayon, these are our best selling tees!  The handle is soft, durable, with a vintage quality.  Worn over shorts to the gym or casually with denim for the evening, it’s [...]


Shawn Tamaribuchi and “The Female Fighter Project”

Shawn Tamaribuchi and "The Female Fighter Project"

A producer, feminist, adult cinema entertainer, and bjj practitioner, Shawn Tamaribuchi, is expansive in her endeavors.  In addition to  a pro-fighter MMA status and a bjj purple belt, she also holds a BA in Photography / Digital Media from Scripps College, and has completed studies at the Glasgow School of Art.  For the past six [...]


G3 Women Fight Summit

G3 Women Fight Summit

This year the G3 Summit & Women’s Fighter Conference will last 7 days taking place in South Florida, July 28th – August 3rd The Summit’s purpose is to help bolster women in mixed martial arts and combat sports, impart to attendees valuable tools to provide them with a long term career in the fight game as [...]


Fighter Focus – Emily Peters-Kagan

Fighter Focus – Emily Peters-Kagan

Emily Peters-Kagan, 30, of Bangor, ME, has been fighting out of Jackson’s MMA gym in Albuquerque, NM since the start of 2010. Knowing that she would greatly benefit from a stronger community of women in MMA, her hometown coach and UFC veteran Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis, suggested Greg Jackson’s gym in New Mexico. [...]


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“MMA IS CHANGING AND SAVING LIVES” by Jillian “Starfire” Bunin

Mixed Martial Arts has been a respected lifestyle for decades.  Teachers and students studied MMA for cultural, religious, and for meditation principles. In addition to that foundation, people are training in MMA for physical and mental benefits. MMA has also been a positive influence in children’s lives.  It has helped many with disabilities and even [...]


“I”m not a fighter, but a mother, wife, & working professional”

I’m a mother of four kids and Obgyn. Doctor. I start my day early at the gym, then head back home to get the kids up and ready for school, then I’m off to work at my private practice. The day ends at home preparing a dinner w/ the children and my husband. With so [...]


Fighter Focus – Jen Aniano “Tink”

Fighter Focus – Jen Aniano “Tink”

Jen is 6-5 overall as an amateur and is 3-0 at under 115 lbs. She is the 125 lb Champion Capital City Cage Fighting. She has won Fight of the Night for Gladiator MMA. Jen is a Blue belt in BJJ and has won several first, second and third place awards from NAGA , EFG [...]


Tami Carswell Reveals Secrets to MMA Management Success

Tami Carswell Reveals Secrets to MMA Management Success

by James Ryan Without a doubt, one of the toughest aspects on the journey to becoming a professional athlete, is in the ability to find quality representation that will aid and assist through whatever means are necessary in order to ensure the long-term success of that athlete. After all, it’s an investment worth protecting. Back [...]


Sam Wilson “Matchmaker/Manager”

Sam Wilson “Matchmaker/Manager”

A name that should be synonymous with the women’s MMA movement is Sam Wilson. If you haven’t heard of her, perhaps you’ve been in a comma, in which case, we forgive you. All kidding aside, the woman is amazing and does so much for the sport and the females involved and get this, with no [...]


No More Fightshort Substitutes!

No More Fightshort Substitutes!

Investing in a proper fightshort is worth it. Have you ever trained and grappled with someone who wears surfboard shorts…with those flapping pockets and heavy embroideries? Have you found random burns, abrasions, and scars on your body, and even worse on your face? Listen up…surfboard shorts are not appropriate training attire!  Here are some things to [...]


“Bamboo for Our Tanks and You”

“Bamboo for Our Tanks and You”

Some of our products are made of eco-friendly fibers, such as the beater and racer-back tanks.  At first glance, it may look like another tank top, but much thought went into designing a durable and quality tank.  The straps are wide and durable, with organic cotton/spandex binding.  The body is constructed of a ribbed bamboo [...]


Introducing Our Unisex Hoodies

We offer the premium zip hoody made from heavy weight cotton/polyester blend for warmth and durability. Designed for style and comfort, the underarm gusset adds extra room for shoulder and arm mobility. The ribbed waist band pulls and fits snugly around a women’s hips to provide a relaxed slouch pocket look and feel.  We also [...]


Fighter Focus – Barb Honchak “Little Warrior”

Fighter Focus – Barb Honchak “Little Warrior”

Outdoor adventurous, SCUBA dive master, Master of Science, Pro MMA fighter, Barb Honchak “Little Warrior” was born in Edwardsville, IL. Her love of the rush and the constant challenge of fighting led her to leave a successful career in science. Gifted with brain, beauty, and her life partner, Tim Beeman by her side, she lives [...]


Fighter Focus – Liz Carmouche “Girl-Rilla”

Fighter Focus – Liz Carmouche “Girl-Rilla”

AKIMMA is proud to sponsor pro-fighter, Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche, who is quickly rising in the ranks amongst the 135lbs. weight division.  As a child, she was raised by her mother growing up in Okinawa, Japan.  She has served in the Marine Corps for over five years and completed three tours in Iraq. When she is [...]


Fighter Focus – Jessica Martinez “The Proud Chicana”

Actress, I.T.F. TaeKwon-Do Black Belt, Amateur MMA fighter and single mother. Jessica “The Proud Chicana” Martinez was born in Downey, CA, and raised alongside her brother in Anaheim by their mother, Josefina. A big turning point in her life came when at just 16, Jessica became a mother and left high school to care for [...]


Visor Beanies

One of our newest product now available! I never look that great in a beanie, but like the fact that it held my hair in place and out of my face. Beanies usually fit in a way that made my head look like a warped egg with a face. Often times, the rib knits are [...]