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My own Words
It’s easy to give advice. Â Equally easy is to ignore the advice you give others AKA not practicing what you preach. Allow me to display my own ignoring of my own advice, Â because if this post is going to be … Continue reading
Theme of the week: Angle of Attack
Last week we did line of attack so this week it is angle of attack. I thought it would make a good follow up so that we could talk about the relationship between the two fighting principles and also make … Continue reading
The Fake Line
One strategy to pulling off a fake in sparring is to fake at one target then throw to a different target. Today in class I taught the students my favorite fake – the funny kick fake with a backfist following. … Continue reading
Volume Stress vs Load Stress
Most of the time when we do our EMOM work, we use weight as the stressor for our form. By loading on sufficient weight, we give ourselves a challenge and see if we are able to maintain good technique. Today … Continue reading
The Others
All systems are prone to stagnation. Things once exciting can become boring. We must do our best as active agents to stop this from setting in. Bring your novelty movements, your progression ideas, your techniques and your rep schemes. All … Continue reading