Some of you may remember the Q&A section Steve Morris had on the self-protection forum some time ago. This was a vibrant information rich section of the forum. In the end though Steve closed it because it was very time consuming, his responses were in depth and incredibly helpful. It’s fair to say he caused some debate. On Morris’s main site he has created a new section called Fighting Arts Alliance which will launch...
On your marks; get set; GO! The starters orders as a race is about to begin. These remind me of how to and how not to hold yourself in sparring or when addressing pads or involved in any type of training. The picture illustrates the phases of the start of a sprint quite nicely;...
Part one used a highlight clip of Roy Jones Jnr’s exceptional timing as a kind of definition of what timing in fighting is. At Primal, Morris develops methods for learning the timing skill RJJ exhibits in the clip, which has several components. This post will describe one drill which helps develop timing, that is...
Mens Fitness magazine seems to have an entire section dedicated to interval training circuits employed by UFC fighters. Interestingly, one of these is an abridged clip of one Thiago Alves has used. Designed by Carlos Santana, famous trainer to the stars from the IHP (Institute of Human Performance). The circuit does look tough and...
As mentioned in the previous post, we ‘created’ a Superfrau strike. It’s not easy to describe, but I will try. The front (left) leg is on the toes, with the left side of the hip pushed forward and arm up, in guard, facing the bad guy. This position is adopted after moving from a...
There’s a lot of stuff out there concerning kids karate and Martial Arts training. I’ve only recently started teaching my kids karate class, but I’m enjoying it more and more with time although it can be a little testing at times. When I started I wanted to make sure that I didn’t teach them...
We recently had a BJJ session with a very young coach who put together a great session for us. He really is a young man and is tiny, weighing only 50 kilos. His assistant told me how strong the coach was despite looking like he wasn’t. I mentioned that no-one would like to be...
In professional sport the use of vizualisation or imagery is pretty widespread. It’s usually used to imagine successful performance of a particular technique, race or whatever. Sport Psychology categorizes imagery into internal and external types, from the of perspective of the person imaging, i.e. you are either observing yourself performing the technique or actually...
Lyoto Machida has taken the MMA world by storm. He has brought something a bit different to the table, his fighting style incorporates his Shotokan and specifically sport karate background, which along with his other martial arts training has helped him fight his way to the UFC Light Heavyweight Title. He has had the...
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