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Diversified skills are necessary for any serious attempt at MMA Monday, 30 August 2010 19:05 |  Written by Administrator |   
This past weekend James Toney, the current IBA Heavy Weight Champion of the World fought Randy Couture in UFC 118. Toney is one of the top boxers in the world but had no MMA fight experience before his match with Randy Couture. Despite this he fought and was easily beaten by Couture in the 1st round. Toney is a very accomplished boxer with 116 boxing matches with 73 of them ending with him knocking out his opponent. Watching the fight Saturday none of this helped him at all since he did not take the time to learn the other necessary skills for MMA competition. Couture was able to easily take down Toney in the 1st few seconds of the round, and then he proceeded to beat him and finally choke him out. This looks to have been one of the easiest fights of Couture’s career. This fight is proof again that being the best boxer in the world is worthless if you can not defend a take down and don’t know grappling once you are on your back. MMA is just that MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. Knowing just one of the necessary skills is a recipe for defeat. In order to be a successful MMA fighter you must know Boxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Muay Thai. This fight was touted as “Boxing vs MMA” but was in fact unprepared MMA fighter vs prepared MMA fighter. Anyone looking to get into the sport of MMA needs to see this as just the latest example of why only knowing only one of the aspects of MMA fighting is insufficient for success in this sport. |
Training for a professional Muay Thai fightThursday, 19 August 2010 14:06 | Written by Administrator |
Students often ask what it takes to do a professional Muay Thai fight. This article isn’t going to talk about the skills requirement but rather what an average day is like for a pro fighter getting ready to fight in the next 8 weeks. The fight in the ring is the easiest part of the life of a professional fighter. This is a sample 2.5 hour workout. Many pro fighters train twice per day six days per week. That is five hours per day six days per week.
Keeping up a pro fight camp pace for 8 weeks is extraordinarily grueling. Professional fighters rarely have time during this period to do anything other than train, eat, and sleep. Friends, family, and other work commitments are often severely neglected. This is the kind of training that can take years for a martial artist to be physically able to do. If you aspire to be a professional Muay Thai fighter than this is the kind of training and time commitment you should be working towards.
Delayed Onset Muscle SorenessWednesday, 28 July 2010 14:03 | Written by Administrator |
Typically within 24 to 72 hours after you start training or dramatically increase your training level your muscles will feel sore. This soreness comes from stretching and flexing the muscles and tendons causing tiny tears called micro trauma. Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can take 5 to 7 days to subside.
To reduce DOMS it is important to warm up before exercise. Research indicates that warming up may better prepare the body for the stress caused by exercise. Increasing the muscle temperature results in more pliable muscle tissue that is less likely to tear. Light exercise can help promote blood flow to the sore muscles and this has been shown to reduce the severity of DOMS. People find relief by taking a hot bath or going to the sauna. In addition, doing 5-10minutes of cool down (light stretching, walking, jogging, etc) after a workout can greatly reduce DOMS. Cool downs also help prevent blood from "pooling" or settling in muscle tissue so it can circulate properly. Some research has shown that 72 hours from your 1st workout getting back in the gym and training hard again (after a warm up) is the fastest way to reduce the pain from DOMS. When starting a new training program you can try doing a one day on -one day off approach to give your body the recovery time it needs and reduce the length of time that you are affected by DOMS. The worst thing you can do is just sit on the couch and wait it out.Waiting until you are no longer sore at all to train will just make you sore again and the cycle will continue for an extended time. Professional Personal Training is an Investment in You.Wednesday, 07 July 2010 14:44 | Written by Administrator |
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In this video Master Roberto Traven demonstrates how to get the triangle choke from top half guard no gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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