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More Sick and Tired

There was lots of reader feedback about last week’s tip, and everyone who wrote in wanted to emphasize an additional ...

Fixing Bad Backs in BJJ

Last week I listed the treatments used, and practitioners consulted, in my quest for a pain-free lower back. What I w...

Don’t Take Injuries Lying Down

I have met many people, both on and off the mats, who seem to take their injuries with resignation. They say things l...

Taping (aka ‘External Ligaments’)

An old judo coach once tried to help me with an injury by saying: “there are internal ligaments in the body, but ther...

Shoulder Injury Rehab for Grapplers

Shoulder injuries are fairly common in grappling. Most often they are the result of an overzealous Kimura (chicken wi...

Grappling Gear Concluded: Wrestling Shoes

Wrestlers are no stranger to wearing shoes while training, but I think that shoes can also be useful for jiu-jitsu an...

More Gear – Earguards

This week I am will continue talking about protective gear for grappling, moving on from mouthguards to earguards. Th...

Grappling Protective Gear: the Mouthguard

If I could only choose one piece of protective gear to wear on the mat it would be the humble mouthguard. Grappler’s ...

Spare the Knife, Spoil the Grappler?

In twenty-four years of martial arts training I have had more than my share of injuries and surgeries. Recently, howe...

Recovery From Chokes & Strangles

If you practice chokes and strangles long enough you will eventually choke someone partially or fully unconscious – b...

Anatomy of a Strangle

This week we will discuss strangles and strangulations; this will be the start of series of articles on the topic of ...

My Default Cardio Workout

Some people say that you should change your conditioning workouts on a weekly or even daily basis; “you have to shock...
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