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Kettlebell Training – Ultimate Conditioning For Fighters, Period!
I just introduced a good friend of mine who happens to be a professional fighter to the kettlebell just a few days ago. He was truly amazed at the dynamic style of training and art of movement that went into it. To go even further I picked up my martial arts training along with him and I was able to go the distance my first day out after being out of “fighting shape” for quite some time now. That really got his interest. Ultimate Conditioning For Fighters You see, like martial arts, kettlebell training is all about the movement. The … Continue reading
Fitness For MMA – Tips For Peak MMA Fitness
Is the training that you are doing, helping you to reach the required fitness for MMA? There is no doubt MMA fitness is extremely difficult. There are many aspects that are part of MMA training, and they need to be applied in an equal manner. Training for MMA is a world apart from training for other sports. Virtually no other sport requires such varied training workouts as the sport of mixed martial arts. You need to focus on strength, endurance, conditioning, and grappling. You also need to recover from all these types of workouts. If you don’t allow yourself the … Continue reading
Jujitsu: History, Philosophy And Methods
Brief History: Jujitsu is a 2500 year old unarmed combat discipline that has its roots in ancient Japan. The exact date on the creation of this martial art form is hard to trace but techniques resembling that of Jujitsu had already been incorporated into the training methods of the Samurai, from the 8th to the 6th centuries. Earliest Japanese historical records such as the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) and the Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) also have passages related to unarmed combat systems. Before this Japanese martial art developed into what we know as Jujitsu today, there were many … Continue reading
Fitness Tip Or Fitness Myth – Sweating and Weight Loss
Back in the late 80′s and early 90′s it wasn’t uncommon to see people out exercising wearing suits made of PVC. These suits, normally with elasticated cuffs, ankles and neck, were designed to promote weight loss by increasing the amount of sweat produced by the wearer and were made very popular by those funky kids from the New York School for the Performing Arts in Fame but then so were leg warmers! Anyway… The ”Sauna Suit” as it was known has almost all but disappeared but recently I spotted a “sauna vest” being promoted at a big UK leisure show … Continue reading
