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Don’t make this classic training error!
About 10 years ago I was talking to a pioneer of early MMA. This fighter trained all the time, even between fights.
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Podcast EP3: Erik Paulson; an MMA Master Coach Shares His Secrets
Erik Paulson is an MMA Master Coach. He’s trained tons of fighters competing at the highest levels of Mixed Martial ...
BJJ Wrist Injuries and My Guilty Conscience
Today’s tip comes from my heart, because I learned this lesson first hand when I injured my first BJJ teacher (and fr...
Bring ‘Em Back Alive: More On Recovering From Chokes
The last blog post (Choke Recovery in Grappling) prompted some lively discussion and debate when I posted it on the S...
Choke Recovery in BJJ and Submission Grappling
The first time I saw someone choked unconscious it scared the crap out of me. And it was made worse by the fact that ...
Emergency Rx for Cranked Necks and Strained Backs
Yesterday I was training my side mount escapes. My partner and I repeatedly started with me pinned, and then we worke...
Hernia Recovery and Prevention for Grapplers
A few weeks ago I wrote about getting an inguinal hernia on New Year’s Day and my subsequent surgery.
(For those of y...
Coming Back from a Training Layoff
Coming back to training after a layoff is a tricky thing. There is a real danger that you jump back into full intensi...
Off to the Glue Factory? Jiu-Jitsu for Middle-Aged Adults
Here’s a question I received recently:
Q: “I’m 56 years old and in pretty good health except for a few old injuries. ...
Functional Training Gone Bad
Today I’m going to tell you about one of the sillier ideas I’ve ever had…
About 10 years ago I got interested in func...
Catch and Release – What to do if your opponent just won’t tap?
Back when I was mostly training in Judo I heard that there were some traditional dojos in Japan where tapping out to ...
The Two Meanings of the Tap
Tapping out is sending a message to your opponent. The most common message is “OK, you got me with that submission. N...