Deadlifts for Combat Sports Conditioning
July 21, 2009
Barbells are a very common tool within Combat Sports Conditioning circles.
However, there are many ways to use barbells when conditioning for combat sports that are often times are out-of-the-box variations that have direct carry-over into combat sports athletic development.
This combat conditioning exercise is known as the Angled Deadlift and Press and came to me via my good friend Nick Tumminello of PerformanceU.net.
Specific Physical Preparation for BJJ & Judo
July 8, 2009
One huge problem within BJJ circle is the lack fo drilling. Take any other combat sport and examine a typical training session.
90% of the training time will be spent drilling the basics. Rehearsing and refining combat sport skills until they become absolutely second nature and take all thought out of your actions and reactions.
We’re going to take a small step back in time to revisit one of the 1st post on this blog to check out an article on Specific Physical Preparation for Combat Sports, specifically BJJ & Judo.
The video that follow also rocks! Check it out here: Specific Physical Preparation for BJJ & Judo
If You’re a Submission Fighter…then
July 8, 2009
I’ve recently been introduced to Mario Roberto, a BJJ Specialist. Mario has some great DVD sets available on BJJ and other areas of submission fighting.
Below are his 10 Tips for Submission Fighting:
1. Be physical. Always aim to be more flexible, faster and stronger than your opponents. Technique without power and conditioning is like an arrow without a bow. Train to squash and manhandle your opponents!
2. Be mentally strong. Train your mind like you would train your body; you must beat yourself before beating your opponent. Develop a strong, relentless goal-oriented positive attitude that’s committed to success. Don’t be a whiner or a quitter — real men find SOLUTIONS, not excuses!
3. Be serious about your practice. Get a training journal, keep notes, set goals and follow through with your plans. Train as hard as you can and stay focused during class. Slackers are losers!
4. Fight aggressively and force your opponent to react to your actions instead of reacting to his. Attack, attack, ATTACK! When in doubt, charge!
5. Positional dominance is the name of the game — ALWAYS fight from the top position whenever possible. Take the top and punish your opponent!
6. When fighting from the bottom, be relentless in your pursuit of submissions and reversals. Never be passive. Don’t defend the guard, attack from the bottom!
7. No grip, no fulcrum. No fulcrum, no leverage. No leverage, no Jiu-Jitsu. Develop a strong, vise-like grip and use it — lay HEAVY HANDS on your opponent!
8. The gi is an unreliable friend and will not always be there. Wear the gi in sparring, but ALWAYS favor no-gi grips. The gi->no-gi transition should feel natural and automatic!
9. Cross train. EVERYBODY benefits from learning Boxing, Muay Thai, Judo, Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling. Expand your arsenal!
10. A fighter is a combat sports athlete and should act, live and behave like one. Good nutrition, no smoking, no drinking, no drugs and exemplary behavior inside and outside of the gym is a must.
P.S. I actually printed these out and carry them with me inside of my training journal. I suggest you do the same.
P.P.S. Mario suggest that you add one other tip to that list…”Keep it simple, basics will always win fights.”
P.P.P.S.These tips can easily be adjusted to fit your own individual combat sport or martial art.
