7 Ways to Make the Most of Your Drilling
For some athletes, drilling is just part of the monotony of developing a skill. Most fighters recognize that they’ll need to work a motion hundreds of times before you can apply it realistically in...
View ArticleFinal Round Training
Interview with Gary Fernandez of Final Round Training Final Round Training I caught up with Boxing and Fitness Coach Gary Fernandez who runs the “Final Round Training” channel on Youtube. Gary has 7...
View Article“Red Flag Days”– Dan Gable and the Philosophy of KILLER Training
I come across this discussion almost every week, either in the gym or in the BJJ forums. How hard should you go in practice? All out or nice and slow; train like you’re competing at the Mundials or...
View ArticleTo Roll or Not to Roll? That is the Question Part 1: The Decision
By Guest Author: Timothy Almeida It is 11:01 a.m. In approximately 29 minutes my Brazilian Jiu jitsu class begins. Here I am, standing in my kitchen, contemplating if I should go or not. Is my being...
View ArticleWorkin’ That Hypotenuse: The Power of the Triangle Choke
A guest post – By Michael Zoupa There’s a lot of conjecture in the martial arts world surrounding the effectiveness of technique, training styles, schools of thought. Reality-Based stylists constantly...
View ArticleThe Longest Yard: Looking at Jiu Jitsu in Self Defense
If we understand the ranges of combat, we can best identify the course of action. Non- Contact: The range for negotiating. Bouncers, Police and hostage negotiators are well versed in working from this...
View Article“Sub for the Dead Angle”
When Minotauro Nogueira submitted Tim Sylvia at UFC 81, it was because he was one step ahead of The Giant. Noguiera was attacking an arm from top side and he said he knew that Sylvia would escape to...
View ArticleConsistently Inconsistent: How To Utilize Your Time and Maximize Your Game On...
A Guest Article By: Timmy “Mission” Almeida“He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.”~Sun Tzu~In the last two weeks I have trained Brazilian Jiu Jitsu a total of two days....
View ArticleThe Key To Good Survival Tools and How To Use Them
The Importance Of Utility In Your Tools One important factor to any good survival tool is the tool’s versatile utility. Any knife I carry needs to have at least one more survival feature to it, other...
View ArticleTHOU SHALT PASS: Choosing passes that are right for you
Perhaps due to the huge popularity of guard pulling, a great deal of competition jiujitsu lies in passing of the guard and sweeping. Coaches who’ve been around for a while, know this. So a large focus...
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