Thoughts on Combat Training: Smarter Sparring Part I

Disclaimer: This is the first part of a new installment on sparring. In this first post I'll outline the general idea and make an introduction. More specialized and practical posts will follow. Everything comes at a cost. This can be an increased risk of injury, unfavorable anatomical adaptation, or simply a missed opportunity of doing … Thoughts on Combat Training: Smarter Sparring Part I weiterlesen

Thoughts on S&C: Assess, don’t guess – Athletics @ Shinergy[base] Vienna

 Disclaimer: This one's going to be a bit lengthy, so I tried to include as many videos as possible to keep things fresh.  Since December, 2014, I'm in charge of the athletics class we run at the Shinergy[base] here in Vienna. In a nutshell, the athletics class is pretty much a functional strength class for … Thoughts on S&C: Assess, don’t guess – Athletics @ Shinergy[base] Vienna weiterlesen

Continuing Education: T36 Instructor Course

In December, before going on [my trip across Florida], I took the [T36] instructor course with [Andreas “Andyconda” Schmidt]. The course was a great experience and, although I’m certainly not fit to teach a full-fledged grappling class at the moment, vastly expanded my knowledge about the ground game. Besides being a great learning experience, the … Continuing Education: T36 Instructor Course weiterlesen