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What is mma? Mma stands for mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts is the blending of two or more fighting systems. The most common styles combined are striking and ground techniques. In the early days of mma competitions in the U.S., The ground fighters had an advantage because most of the stand up fighters were not prepared if the fight went to the ground. An interesting transformation took place. Stand up fighters began to train in submission fighting, ground fighters began to train in stand up, and a new breed of fighter was born into the world of mma in the U.S.

There are several components to mma. Striking. This is where the fighter attempts to punch, kick, elbow, or knee his opponent into a K.O., submission, or referee stoppage. Submission. This is when a fighter forces his opponent to “tap-out” (give up) due to a joint manipulation technique such as an arm bar, or a strangulation technique like a rear naked choke. Ground and pound. A fighter takes down his opponent, mounts him, and pummels him with strikes until a K.O. or referee stoppage. Take down. When a fighter takes his opponent to the mat with intention of submission or ground and pound. Sprawl. A tactic used when an opponent shoots in for a take down. The defending opponent will place his hands on the shoulders of the attacker and sprawl his legs out behind him to prevent the take down. Shoot. To dive in on an opponent’s legs for a take down. There are many more components to mma, but these are the basics. More will be covered in following articles.

Mma Physical training. Along with their mma training, most fighters incorporate a rigorous Physical training program. Many fighters use weight training styles that increase muscle endurance, cardio styles that include rope skipping, sprints, and other high intensity activities. The goal of this training is to prepare the fighter to withstand several rounds and still have enough energy to fight efficiently.

Mma safety. To this day not one report of serious injury or death has been reported during a sanctioned mma fight. The same cannot be said for boxing. In mma events if you are knocked senseless you do not get a standing count to recover and get pummeled some more. The referees are very careful not to let a fighter get severely injured.

The recent popularity of mma has come to be due to the popularity of a certain reality show. Mma is a difficult sport to be involved in and requires a lot of physical and mental training. It also requires a lot of time to reach the level of the guys that you see on TV. Mma stars are not made over night. Most of them have spent a lot of time competing in smaller amateur circuits.

Mma events are exciting to watch and lets man get in touch with his inner self seeing modern day gladiators go toe to toe with respect in a modern day coliseum!

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When you are talking about self defence people automatically think of what weapons or training they can use to protect themselves and their loved ones.  They also imagine that violence of some sort is the way to go that self defence is all about your ability to fight off any threat.  Now this may sound funny coming from someone who spends his working life training and teaching martial arts but the avoidance of violence is your biggest weapon in self defence.

To explain this idea a little more, just because you have had some training and you are hot stuff in the gym or dojo does not automatically prepare you for the reality of a confrontation in a bar or on the streets.  In fact very little can really prepare you for what can be the most terrifying and debilitating moments in your life.  Even very experienced and extremely capable martial artists have frozen when confronted with a real threat outside of the dojo where there are no rules and anything can happen.  What if the person you are arguing or falling out with has a knife you could be six foot fifteen stone of trained muscle that would not mean a thing if you are stabbed.

Yet some people will say does your martial art not teach you how to deal with a knife attack well we do knife attack training and it is very rare you can disarm or get away unscathed no matter what you may have seen on television or at the movies.  We have all seen Seagal or Van Damme dispatch and disarm attackers with knives and guns this is the movies, not a cold wet Friday night outside the dog and duck with an angry thug coming at you with a drink fuelled fury determined to ruin your night.

Hopefully you can see why I say the avoidance of confrontation or violence can be the best tool in your self defence armoury.  Easier said than done I know, nobody likes backing down or having friends or family thinking you a coward well let me tell you they do not.  There is nothing heroic or clever getting into a fight over a spilled drink or a thoughtless remark or any one of a hundred similar stupid reasons that sometimes lead to tragic consequences for you and your family.

You may think with what I have said so far that martial arts training have little value nothing could be further from the truth.  Martial arts do not just teach you to fight, if you are taught well they also give you the humility and confidence which gives you the ability to walk away without letting your ego get you into the kind of trouble that can have life changing consequences.  This is not to say you should not fight back when attacked but let this be the last resort talk or walk your way out if at all possible.

Some of the toughest men and women I know many of whom work as security in bars and clubs consider that they have failed to a certain extent if they have to resort to violence to remove potential troublemakers from the premises.  They would much rather talk you out of the club than throw you out they try and defuse the situation by being firm confident and friendly in fact the last thing they want is for the situation to escalate to violence.  Not because they could not handle it because believe me these are very accomplished and genuinely tough individuals but to them violence is and should be the last resort.

I had read an article in a running magazine about the benefits you get for participating in regular exercise.

This got me to thinking about my own activities and what benefits I derive.
In fact when I started writing down my thoughts I realized there are some fantastic reasons for someone who is unsure or just thinking about training in the martial arts.
So please read this it may give you the confidence or the push you need to start training in a martial art.

Underneath are my top eight, I realize we are all different and you may have other ideas that are great nothing is set in stone. We should all keep an open mind and learn together.

Respect

Respect in the gym or dojo is very important. If you do not have respect for your teacher how can you learn, no respect for your classmates can result in injury or worse.

Awareness

What I mean by this unlike a lot of activities for example running, where you often see people pounding out the miles listening to music oblivious to what’s happening around them.
In the martial arts mind and body have to work together, you have to be aware of what is happening around you for your own safety and others.

Stress Reduction

Many studies have shown that regular exercise such as cycling,running,aerobics all relieve bodily stress. The martial arts we train both the mind and body so relive stress to both.
This also gives you the added benefits of cutting down the risks of heart attacks or strokes.

Focus

With the mind and body working together you will be focused on what you are doing which allows you to progress quicker than you thought you could.
You may be surprised to learn that another benefit is that it carries on into your everyday life.  For example you may find you are doing better at work as you are able to concentrate better, even simple tasks like driving can improve.

Conditioning

With the martial arts you work your whole body so it is a more intense workout than say just going to the gym and using a treadmill for half an hour. The health benefits are as above cuts down on stress aids concentration cuts down the risk of ill health obesity helping keep you lean and healthy.

Challenge

The martial arts present a challenge every day as there is always something new to learn or achieve. We are all students who I hope are looking to expand our knowledge.
Again this can continue into our everyday lives maybe helping with our ambitions.

Self Confidence

With the mind and body working together you have the focus, conditioning and knowledge to give you automatically more self confidence. The benefits to this are enormous it helps in work, your relationships with others and you feel good.

Self Defense

You now have the awareness, the focus, the conditioning and the knowledge to defend yourself. The self confidence can stop you acting in anger and be able to let you control the outcome of any confrontation. Even if this means having the confidence to just walk away, at least with the knowledge you could have coped if things had got physical.

Well that’s my eight I am sure you could all come up with more or expand on these as I have said before nothing is set in stone except the benefits of training in the martial arts.

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The title Say’s it all really get your Free Pressure Point Fighting DVD Here well the link is at the bottom of the page.  We can get to that in a minute for those of you who are unfamiliar with or have some small knowledge about pressure points may find the next few paragraphs helpful.

What are pressure points put simply they are areas of the body which for our purposes are the weak areas.  In traditional Chinese medicine for example acupuncture use these areas to heal.  We do not, we use those self same areas to attack and defeat the body.

Please do not confuse what we practise and train with what you may have seen in some cheesy kung fu flick its is not about beating someone with your little finger or causing your heart to explode with some secret touch.  There is nothing mystical or magical about pressure points it is just simply how to take advantage of the bodies natural weak spots.

Russell Stutely my teacher and friend has always said that pressure points are just the last five percent of any strike or technique.  Some people have said why bother then?  My answer to that is you train and work hard to be fast to make your strikes more powerful then why not learn to make them more accurate and put them were they will do the most good.

Part of the confusion about pressure points has been the mistaken belief that it is a system or style of its own.  Nothing could be further from the truth in fact the training and application of pressure points will fit seamlessly into any martial art.  In modern parlance look at them like an app for your art an add on if you will.  Just like chokes and strangles have been added to traditional arts over the years.

The last thing I will say is what an add on please see for yourself from a truly gifted martial artist and coach Russell Stutely.

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Princess Diana was one of the most recognisable figures that  graced the worlds stage in the last thirty years or so her influence and humanity even after her tragic death is still felt.  Her son is the future king of England and the commonwealth who is now making his own presence felt on the national and international scene.

So you can imagine the security and close protection they enjoy is second to none Lee Sansum was one of those men and women who do such a difficult and sometimes dangerous job.  He first looked after Diana and her children when they enjoyed a ten day holiday in St Tropez and Lee was surprised and touched by the thoughtful thank you letter he received from Diana thanking him for helping make their stay so safe and enjoyable.  You can read the letter for yourselves here

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You will also be able to read about the background and training Lee has received that made him one of the worlds leading close protection operatives.  Looking after many celebrities such as Sly Stallone and even the muscles from Brussels Jean Claude Van Damme.

Today Lee is one of the most sought after instructors in close protection and most of his time is spent training the future generations of this sometimes dangerous craft.

Now you can see for yourselves the methods and techniques he teaches on a daily basis to the worlds best.  In this DVD set Lee shows you exactly how to protect your self and your loved ones.  In fact I who have seen and trained with many leading self defence experts was blown away with the simplicity and ease those techniques can be learned and put to such good use.  In fact I do not say this very often I would have no concerns in recommending this DVD set to anyone from the martial arts expert to the rank beginner who just wants to protect himself and his family.

There is not alot more i can say except see for yourselves and I am sure you will be as impressed as I am on the quality of the instruction available.

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This article was written by leading MMA conditioning coach Eric Wong. I hope you find it as useful and informative as I do.

I just love how MMA fighters train. They train with full intensity and are some of the best athletes out there. They need to have combination of a lot of different aspects to become the best in their sports.

MMA fighters need to be strong, powerful, and must have an incredible level of stamina. They also need to have a high tolerance for pain. Over the years, I’ve incorporated MMA style training into my training routine.

The following are my favorite forms of MMA-style training:

“NO REST” Workouts

All my workouts right now involve no rest. For a long time, I trained with supersets, where I would perform 2 exercises back to back with no rest, then rest for 1 minute straight. This form of training gave me great results.

However, after seeing a lot of MMA fight videos, I noticed how little they rest between sets. So that’s when I began to really go all out and see how long I could keep going. At first, I had to reduce the weight on all my movements.

But eventually, I was lifting more than I used to, and feeling better than ever. “NO REST” doesn’t really mean no rest. It means that you keep going for as long as you can, through a variety of movements.

If you need to take a rest, then take a rest, but don’t rest any longer than you actually need to. So right now, I don’t count my rest periods. But they usually are less than a minute, and they’re certainly not planned.

Variety of Implements

I would rotate between bodyweight training, kettlebell training, and barbell training. However, one other thing I realized about MMA fighters is that they incorporate a wide range of exercise implements WITHIN the same workout.

Hence, I began to experiment with combining kettlebell and barbell moves in the same workout. Then barbell and bodyweight. Eventually, my workouts became a mish mash of resistance band, bodyweight, medicine ball, barbell, and kettlebell training.

I try to make my workouts as unique and as different as possible each time. This involves a lot of creativity and research. YouTube is great for coming up with new ideas. But, done for you workouts from a variety of strength coaches online, where you can see a list of unique movements and their descriptions, along with workouts you can use as samples, really helps.

Specific Warm ups

Most trainees have a warm up that they do each and every time. This is the same warm up they do, regardless of the workout they’re doing at the time. This will work for you, but eventually you will need to make your warm ups more specific.

Specific warm ups are important for any athlete, because every single day, you have a different part of your body that hurts more or requires more stretching than the others. In essence, my stretching routines and warm ups have become just as random as my workouts.

It’s a good idea to learn and study as many different stretches and warm up methods as possible. However, the most important thing is to listen to your body. Right when you wake up in the morning, take a mental note of what muscle are sore.

As you walk around the house, take a mental note of what needs to be worked on that day. Do your hips feel tight? Is your back feeling a bit funny? Maybe your lower back is extremely sore from those dead lifts you did the day before.

Bottom line is that you need to adapt your warm ups and stretching routines based on your workouts.

Heavy Strength Days

Because MMA fighting requires so many abilities, fighters train with both light weights and heavy weights. Most have a specific day in the week where they work on their strength. This routine closely resembles a Olympic Lifting or Power Lifting workout.

This is because multi joint lifts such as the snatch, clean, jerk, bench press, squat, and dead lift will help build strength throughout your body. Fighters don’t have time to isolate every single muscle group.

That is why most fighters focus on lifts that will give them the most for their results. However, I have seen a few fighters, such as Matt Hughes, perform isolation movements. You must realize that MMA fighters need to work on different things and different times.

Shadow Boxing

Fighters do a lot of work on heavy bags, focus mitts, and speed bags. They also spar with other partners. However, shadow boxing is another form of training that most people don’t recognize as being important.

Shadow boxing is preferred by many MMA fighters because it allows them to work on speed and coordination without having to hit a stationary target or worry about hurting someone. It’s almost like a lower intensity version of sparring.

I personally love shadowboxing because it’s great cardio. It’s certainly not as boring as running or cycling. You can pretend you’re beating up someone you’re angry at while you shadowbox. Turn up some loud music and go crazy!

Sledgehammer Swinging

Another form of cardio I’ve come to appreciate is sledgehammer swings. Sledgehammer swings are surprisingly fun and intense.

You can get a tire from your local mechanic. Don’t go to a chain tire store because they need to account for all their tires. On the other hand, a local privately owned garage will gladly give you a tire for free.

Sledgehammer’s cost around $30 at your local hardware store. You may need to place something to prevent the tire from bouncing around. I usually like to place a 35lbs weight plate in the center.

Perform your sledgehammer workouts as sets and reps or as timed sets. For example, you can do a 100 swing on one side, then switch to the other side. Or you can do a minute continuous swinging on one side, then switch to the other side.

Either way, you’ll get a great cardio workout. For more on this amazing coach click below

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Do you realise just how important Balance is to your Martial Arts?
Just think about this for a moment… If you are off balance, then what are your defensive options? What are your offensive options?
They are pretty limited..
Now.. consider the case of your opponent being totally off balance… How are your options now?
You have a ton of them..
Balance is one of the keys to earning the right to land your technique!

It is easy to talk about balance and just say, take their balance and you will be in an advantageous position. That could be in stand up, on the ground.. for sport… or indeed in a real fight.
The key to understanding balance, is to understand the principles upon which the body is actually balanced.
Once you understand the principles… then you can apply them in all situations.
Look at it this way… If you ONLY LEARN from a Monkey See, Monkey Do perspective (as most systems are taught) then you HAVE TO REMEMBER what to do.
It’s like learning your times table.. I remember having to chant these as a kid at School… we did not learn how to multiply, we had to REMEMBER all the answers!
Learning from a principle based perspective TEACHES you how to multiply.. so when you are faced with a question, you can work out the answer.
So it is with learning the balance points of the body… once you understand how and why, you can work out the answer!

So.. now we know that we MUST learn from a principle based system, so that we only have to remember a few formulas rather than a ton of answers!
How do we learn these formulas of Balance?
Simple… I have done all the work for you!
My DVD – Balance Points explains everything in great detail. It is packed with instruction and EXACT methodology required to learn these formulas.
Then all you have to do, sounds easy huh? Is practice practice practice
Drill the training procedures till you are the best that you can be… then keep drilling them. That way you will OWN the formulas!
Here is the link for this DVD… which includes a hard copy DVD delivered to your door.. PLUS 2 download versions.

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In 2010 we have witnessed in the United Kingdom no matter what the government statistics may tell us a rise in violent crime that is unacceptable in a so called free society. In London alone according to figures published in the Times newspaper and I have no reason to disbelive them eighty three young people lost there lives to knife attacks. Country wide two hundred and fifty three people died as a result of knife crime. How many other attacks were not fatal this figure will run into thousands,street robbery is on the increase and criminals are getting more violent. Hardly anyone I know has not had personal experience or have known someone who has not been affected by this tragic and often stupid story.

In mixed-martial arts, rotational power of the core is crucial to the execution of explosive techniques, whether they be throws, punches, kicks, knees, or escapes. Failing to improve the strength and power of your core in rotational patterns will limit your ability to knockout, slam, or surprise your opponents. The medicine ball is an extremely effective tool for developing your rotational power. First, throwing a medicine ball allows you to put your full effort into the exercise, without slowing it down. Just think of doing a lying medicine ball chest pass and a speed bench press – because you can’t let go of the bar during the bench press, your body has to slow the bar down at the top, limiting your power production. But with the ball, you release it and you use full power through the entire range of motion. So exercises like the side toss and chop toss using a medicine ball will go a long way to developing the knockout power you’ve always wished you had. Side Toss 1. Take a wider than shoulder-width stance with slightly bent knees, holding the ball in front of your navel. 2. Do a quick wind-up and throw the ball straight to the side, keeping your spine as tall and straight as you can. 3. Avoid throwing the ball with your arms, instead, power the movement with your core. Chop Toss 1. Same setup as side toss. 2. Do a quick wind-up up and to one side, bringing the ball over one shoulder and shifting your weight to the same side. 3. Slam the ball into the ground on a diagonal while shifting your weight to the other side. 4. Keep tall and continue to look forward instead of at the ball. Now integrating these two exercises into a circuit will help you develop your power endurance. We’ll add 3 body-weight exercises to the mix to simultaneously develop your power and conditioning, using exercises that will specifically benefit a MMA fighter. 1. 10 Lunge jumps – start in a lunge position, jump as high as possible and switch your feet landing and jumping as quickly as you can. 2. 5 Side tosses each side 3. 10 Squat jumps – start in an athletic stance, jump as high as you can and repeat as fast as you can. 4. 5 Chop tosses each side. 5. 10 Clap push-ups – do the push-ups as explosively as possible and focus on clapping your hands as loud as you can. Rest one minute and repeat for a total of 4 – 8 circuits. For the jumps and pushups, think of the ground as hot coals and your goal is to not burn your feet while always being as explosive as possible. This type of circuit is what a mixed-martial artist needs to excel in the cage or ring. Of course, proper exercise technique will prevent injuries, so if your form gets sloppy, do less reps or take more rest between circuits. For more information   Click Here!

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