BJJ I remember, in the old Fightlinker days, Ryan and Jake christened England the land of “No jutsu”. Things are changing, dammit! Check out this highlight reel of the recent English No Gi Open. Dan Strauss in beast mode.
MMA Check this craziness out. Legend Enson Inoue hosts a new show from Vice Japan, which basically pits two amateur fighters from some kind of music scene against each other. I haven’t watched it yet, just the first minute, but there’s a lot of hilarious posturing already and I know it’s going to end with someone
BJJ Sick Threads Bro The issue of specificity in training is one that seems to bother many practitioners, obviously I want to train in a fashion that will improve my sport, be it MMA, BJJ or other combat sports. Loaded sports type drills (like weighted punching, barbell open guard playing) seem like the obvious solution to
BJJ Huge debate has opened up across forums everywhere in the light of recent failed doping tests in the UFC. I’ve seen advocates, anti-dopers and even marijuana advocates weigh in on the debate, it seems everyone has an opinion. First admission must be that we have a drug problem in MMA, where our athletes perception of
BJJ I want to play too! Being a female in male dominated sports is one thing. Being disabled but participating in a sport which is dominated by able bodied people is even more difficult. But being a disabled female in combat sports is just pure fun, if you have the mentality to take the challenges on
Off Topic What you need to know The snatch grip deadlift is a quality, low back friendly alternative to the conventional deadlift. Provides more ROM and time under tension than a standard squat or deadlift Excellent stimulator of posterior chain due to Increased ROM and tension Uses all the back muscles for building that yolk that can