Today I had the opportunity to train with [Ronny]. After warmup up with the [Warrior Workout] routine, we did a lot of technique work and situation drills. Last but not least, we finished the session with three rounds of sparring, plus an additional two rounds of close distance boxing. After doing the specific training, I … Way to the TKDI EC 2012, Part III weiterlesen
Way to the TKDI EC 2012, Part II
Recovering from a day of hard training. My ribs are aching badly, my neck is stiff, my muscles are sore to the point where just walking hurts like hell. Whatever doesn't kill us, huh? Anyhow, yesterday was carb feast time at my favourite chinese restaurant, so I guess I'll be back on my feet tomorrow.My … Way to the TKDI EC 2012, Part II weiterlesen
Way to the TKDI EC 2012, Part I
At the end of october, the [TKDI European Championships 2012] will be held in Poland. That'll be my first fight in Poland since 2007. On the team, there'll beLukas (Me) , Continuos Fighting -70kgChris, Semi-Contact Fighting -70kgFrank, Semi-Contact Fighting -76kgRoman, Continuos Fighting +82kgThomas, Semi-Contact Fighting Veterans -76kgIn order to get down to -70kg, I'm following … Way to the TKDI EC 2012, Part I weiterlesen
Thoughts on the martial arts: Introducing the Warrior Warmup Routine
The BackgroundOver the course of the last year or so, I mentioned my new warmup routine on quite a few occasions. Now, after a lot of research and actual field-testing in the dojo, the gym and even the [competition area], I finally feel ready to publish the whole thing. Just about time, considering the fact … Thoughts on the martial arts: Introducing the Warrior Warmup Routine weiterlesen
Thoughts on S&C Training: 5/3/1 September 2012
Just finished another 5/3/1 cycle yesterday. Since I'll be fighting again soon, I decided not to include Squats and Deadlifts - I just tend to put on too much mass when doing these. Instead, my lifting sessions revolve around the olympic lifts: the snatch and the clean & jerk. Additionally, I do bench presses and … Thoughts on S&C Training: 5/3/1 September 2012 weiterlesen
Event Report: Shinergy[stadlau] summer camp 2012, Wednesday, Video footage
This one's rather short. After working out hard for three days, we gave it a break on wednesday. In order to avoid extreme soreness, however, I scheduled a morning session as a means of active recovery. Nothing special, you see, just some light shadow sparring and no-contact partner exercise.I'm a strong believer when it comes … Event Report: Shinergy[stadlau] summer camp 2012, Wednesday, Video footage weiterlesen
Thoughts on Combat Sports: How MMA promotes grappling
A couple opf days ago, Chris told me of this great fight between Miesha Tate and Julie Kedzie. I must admit I really enjoyed watching the fight. Still, the whole thing made me think... Before I spoil anything, however, take some time to watch the fight in the below presented video - it'll be well … Thoughts on Combat Sports: How MMA promotes grappling weiterlesen
Event Report: Shinergy[stadlau] summer camp 2012, Tuesday, Video footage
Here's some more video footage of our summer camp, this time it's about tuesday, the third day. While sunday was all kicks and monday all boxing, tuesday was about mixing things up. I'm a huge believer in combinations. Playing with heights, distances and angles is something most of the martial artists I know neglect in … Event Report: Shinergy[stadlau] summer camp 2012, Tuesday, Video footage weiterlesen
Event Report: Shinergy[stadlau] summer camp 2012, Monday, Video footage
As promised, here's the first piece of video footage from our summer camp in august. I'm not a VJ, so I just packed all the clips I have into one big clip, so don't expect any fancy art here.Anyhow, I think this footage gives you an idea of what sparring looks like at my Dojo … Event Report: Shinergy[stadlau] summer camp 2012, Monday, Video footage weiterlesen
Thought on the martial arts: a new season
The old season has gone, the time has come to start over again. After stepping into the ring four times over the course of just two months at the end of spring (2 fights at the [WKF Austrian Open '12], 2 more at the [WKF national championships '12]) , I took things rather easy during … Thought on the martial arts: a new season weiterlesen
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