BJJ We had a superb weekend at the London International Open (GI) and the European No Gi Championships, laid on by the IBJJF in Crystal Palace, London. The new ranked rash guard was in full effect and spotted numerous times through the day and across all divisions. Best of all we were able to meet Scramblers
BJJ Nothing causes more consternation in strength and conditioning than core training, MMA and Grappling athletes are obsessed with core strength lets face it. Trainers tout the term like it means something. Core training is effectively your ability to maintain posture and center of gravity, it does’nt strictly mean abdominal muscles, but the hip and trunk
BJJ Scramblers Jai Joshi and Tom Barlow are currently at the Mendes Brothers Art of Jiu Jitsu academy fine tuning their jits. Jai is not just a handsome, occasionally-mustachioed face, he is also a pretty good writer. And he has great taste in clothes. And a nice moustache (in November.) Guest blog – GO! Anyone that’s
BJJ I was interviewed by Brendan at Gi Reviews. Check it out! To quote from the site: In this session of the GiReviews podcast, we get into the story of Matt Benyon, one of the owners of Scramble. Scramble is known for its quirky, bold, and clean designs and after you listen to the interview, I
MMA This video caught my attention like no other has recently. And yes, I’m not afraid to admit it, it brought a tear to my eye. It’s probably because of my emotional investment in Sakuraba and also the connection to Japan, where I used to live. I miss Sakuraba’s glory days. I miss Japan. I miss
BJJ I have had my grip trainers (I have the Navy first run in case you were wondering) a fair while now and I have found them an useful tool cycled in and out of training, the type of grip you use determines the loading so, Bunching type grips will allow for more loading that pinching