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How Hard Should You Go During Sparring?

Serious training requires focus and intent when you’re on the mat. Those precious few hours of training every week d...

Why Martial Artist (and Grapplers in Particular) Should Do Yoga

There are a lot of reasons why martial artists should do Yoga. And that goes DOUBLE for the grappling kind of martial...

My Digital Reading List, May 23, 2013

I always say that this jiu-jitsu stuff is a marathon, not a sprint. Partially this is because it takes time to remode...

How to Improve Your Hip and Leg Flexibility

Hip and leg flexibility is a huge asset in grappling, especially when it comes to not letting your opponent pass your...

Inflexible, Stiff Back? Try This Workout…

There’s almost nothing worse than a painful back. Unlike other body parts, an injury to your back comes to define you...

20,000 lbs of snow and the true meaning of self defense…

This is a rather rambling post; in the words of Mark Twain, “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a...

What Champion Bodybuilder Kai Greene Can Teach You About BJJ

An old training partner sent me a short email yesterday. Here’s what it said: “I know you have a paucity of spare ...

Another Ginástica Natural Exercise to Liven up your Workouts

Instead of ingesting substances in hopes of improving your performance in training, how’s about doing something natur...

Preventing Achy Elbows (and Getting a Killer Grip)

A lot of grapplers have creaky joints, and tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow are just two of the most common overtraini...

‘Cardio’ For the Martial Arts

Cardiovascular training can be a confusing topic and there are many different and divergent views on the subject. Dif...

Yoga for BJJ: A Personal Challenge

An individual seeking to become a complete martial athlete cannot afford to leave the ancient practice of yoga out of...

PERFECT PEAKING PART 2: Tapering and Peaking for MMA and Grappling Competition

By Stephan Kesting Originally published in Ultimate Athlete, June 2003 Introduction “Proper planning and preparat...
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