Often in UFC fights the commentators mention the class of fighters post fight. When the match is over they tend show each other respect. For a sport that is so brutal at times, this is always good to see, in…
Sports Science
Power Punching Tips from a Tai Chi Master
by JonLaw • • 7 Comments
The following video was posted on Facebook a little while ago which shows results from lab tests on a Tai Chi master using some highly sophisticated equipment (thanks Steve). This post covers the first insight from the clip which illustrates…
More on Imagery in Sport Psychology and Martial Arts
by Jon Law • • 3 Comments
Imagery and visualisation is well established in Sports Psychology and tends to involve performance enhancement although it is used in injury rehabilitation too. In fact, a previous colleague of mine based her entire doctorate on imagery in sport and dance.…
Movement Patterns
by Jon Law • • 0 Comments
Steve Morris talks about the inherent movement patterns underlying human action, and importantly how these should form the basis for all martial arts movement. In fact not just martial arts movement but movement in all sports. He is referring to…
Kinaesthesis and Proprioception 1 – describing the feeling
by Jon Law • • 1 Comment
The present and two related posts are an expansion on one from last week. This post will briefly explain why kinaesthetic and proprioceptive perception is important, but first a definition of these two key processes involved with human movement. The…
Freeze, Fight, Flight and Martial Arts Training #2
by Jon Law • • 13 Comments
The first freeze-fight-flight post described the physiological events triggered when threat or danger is perceived by humans. This post continues with the theme that the response is an essential part of evolutionary survival. We can think of the stress response…
On your marks 3
by Jon Law • • 1 Comment
A comment on the last post, made by John of Massachusetts, indicated that the clip of the elite level Shotokan fighters did show fast Shotokan techniques delivered from traditional stances, that’s the gist anyway. I chose the clip precisely because…
Testing Cain Velasquez :- he fights with explosive power!
by JonLaw • • 3 Comments
UFC 121 Velasquez Lesnar – explosive power! At UFC 121 in his Heavyweight world title f ight with Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez comletely dominated his opponent who was only in the fight for a brief moments. Once Lesnar was caught…
Listening to the feet
by Jon Law • • 15 Comments
In the last post I discussed the wide range of motion possible at the foot/ankle complex of humans. This is derived from the mobility achieved from the 28 bones, comprising 25 joints, contained within this essential yet underused body part. That last…
Power Punching Tips: Throwing the Kitchen Sink
by JonLaw • • 4 Comments
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…