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Grease the Groove
Grease the groove drillWatch this video on YouTube This week’s drill to get better at cleans is called grease the groove. It is all about moving smoothly from the hang position to the high hang position. For me, the best … Continue reading
Now What?
Got a weakness in your game? Of course you do. Everyone does. Let’s say, for the sake of this post, that your weakness is your throwing game. To shore up that weakness, you take an 8 week long Judo seminar with … Continue reading
One Leg at a Time
Cossack squatWatch this video on YouTube For most people, the pistol is merely a rumor. They don’t have one and they don’t really see any path that leads to getting any closer to making a pistol the reality. Put another … Continue reading
Drill Building
Barbell warmup – cleanWatch this video on YouTube Our next training block involves the clean and the pistol. Both moves can be very challenging and for most of us it is super helpful to have some drills that break these … Continue reading
Getting Smooth
SmoothingWatch this video on YouTube We all want to go fast. It’s a natural urge. Fast seems like a really good idea in martial arts. The thing is, if we don’t have any concept of what we are doing, if … Continue reading