Hey guys,
Things are a little quiet here at the moment as I am waiting on some interviews and images to come in so I thought I’d post up a little video that was made about 2 years ago after a striking session for some of the juniors I work with at my academy who were looking to develop their skipping for conditioning.
Like all the old school training modalities there is not much that can match skipping for all round fitness.
How many of you use it in your conditioning programme?
Enjoy!
Dave

Steve Maxwell: Relson Gracie black belt, revolutionary strength and conditioning coach and father to Zak Maxwell (2009 Mundials champion at Brown belt [featherweight], US Open weight Champion, Pan-Am Champion and [Brown belt] Gracie Worlds Absolute Champion. For those of you that are not aware of Steve he is the type of guy always at the cutting edge of the newest martial arts and fitness craze as they first emerge. Starting Jiu Jitsu in the late 1980’s Steve is a former NCAA Division One wrestler and can claim to be Relson …

Hey guys,
I thought I’d upload this brief post as it something we are doing at my academy with all the members and thought it might be cool to get some of the readers on board as well – it’s all about the participation!
Here is the challenge: February 2010 – 28 days or 4 weeks (depending on how pedantic you are). For those 28 days we want to create a recorded log of exercise for the entire month from all the readers here on KombatClinic.com. CrossFit WOD’s, Ginastica Natural, Speed/Agility/Quickness sessions, …

 
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an art/sport characterised by ground fighting. More so than just being the most effective and efficient sport for groundwork, BJJ has it very own peculiar and largely unique positions to launch techniques from.
One of these is the ‘Guard’ (“do-osae” in Judo or the “body-scissors” in catch-wrestling). According to wikipedia: whilst “in the Guard, the practitioner is on their back controlling an opponent with their legs. The practitioner pushes and pulls with the thighs or feet to upset the balance and limit the movements of their opponent. …

By David Webb, 26 August 2009
As a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu player or a Judoka (recreational or high level performer) I am sure at some point or most of the time you feel the stresses and strains of training. Whether your frequency of training is once, twice a day or simply 2-3 sessions per week need not be brought into the equation here as I am sure that through the rigours of any session and the technical aspects of gripping, drilling, stretching and general randori/rolling take their respective toll on you …

Interview: By David Webb, 20th November 2009
(photo: kind permission of Jennie Kennedy)

By David Webb, uploaded 26 August 2009
The ‘wrestlers bridge’: 8 bodyweight progressions.
Competing in any grappling sport be it Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Cambo and even the components that make up a sport like mixed martial arts requires the athlete to be conditioned from head to toe, quite literally. With grappling encompassing a whole plethora of strategies/tactics to beat an opponent conditioning the body in all areas becomes a major concern. Flexibility and agility that is akin to a gymnasts, strength and power close to that of an Olympic weightlifter or international …