Within the jiu jitsu community a large portion of people fall into the category of hobbyist competitor. What I mean by this is somebody whose primary goal within the sport isn’t to simply win medals. Don’t get me wrong a nice new shiny medal hanging on the wall is always
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Ever heard this term before? No? Neither had I until I started attending certain gyms with an athlete population of old school judo players. Now this got me thinking about the term itself. Not only is it a great way to ask somebody if they fancied training but also about
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When we are looking at the relationship between lifting and sport specific training there are a few considerations that need to be addressed. First, what is your main priority? Are you looking at being the best fighter you can be or the best weight lifter? Maybe you’re looking to be
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The process of ‘warming up’ before sports has pretty much been accepted (excluding those who turn up late to skip it). However, for some reason, within grappling sports the norm has become 5 minute flow roll followed by a static stretch. At its basic form, a warm up should be
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When it comes to training for competition, the basic thought principle behind most grapplers is to spar as much and as often as possible. This increase in training volume comes with the assumption that repeating a competition game or technique will cause it to become second nature. This is a
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