Off Topic As a grappler, and someone who spends a lot of time at my Stationary Computing Station / Matrix Connector Device (also known as a desk), I deal with a pretty good amount of aches and pains. I’m always on the hunt for newer and better tools to help cope with sore muscles and aching joints.
BJJ Tom Barlow is a no gi world champion, a very polite man, and also, an absolute bastard on the mat. Last time he came to visit us he took great delight in tapping us out with a move of his own devising, the Sucuri or anaconda. It is not pleasant. Find out how to make
BJJ So I want to tell you about a week or 10 days which was really tough, hopefully you have read why I am doing this in the previous blog. So I thought I would give an insight into the real struggle which disabled athletes can face, perseverance. This particular week, pain kicked in with
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