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Leglocks are cheap

But we love them. PS, here’s the link to register for the BJJ on Sunday. You must do it before 12 tomorrow. http://www.ringoftruth.info/form.html

On General Ignorance

We open today’s post with an adendum to Will’s post on Mixed Conditioning and the reaction and comments on that on the boards.ie fitness forum. To avoid this post from descending into some strange form of internet intertextuality to get the full story, you really should read this and this and also this. For those … Continue reading

INFORMED PERFORMANCE SUBMISSION TOURNAMENT 2

ENTRY IS CLOSED no registrations taken on the day of the event Tournament registration and weigh in 10am Please note that if you do not make weight, you will be put into the weight category above your stated one. Short rules meeting 11am Competitors are expected to know the points scoring system and general safety … Continue reading

A congrats post

On Saturday night the Informed Performance crew made the short trip to nort countay Dub-a-lin to Rush, home of my relatives, Oglesby’s The Drop Inn pub (my uncle), a nice beach and Rumble in Rush fight night. We had a nice big crew of 30 people along to watch. We had a good result; Shayn … Continue reading

War Przemek

I only know one Polish word, and it means bitch, but if I knew how to say good luck in Polish I would say it now. Shayn is all set for his MMA debut on Saturday night against Joe Baker of Kyoujin MMA in Belfast. We’re expecting a tough fight from a guy fighting out … Continue reading

A John Lennon style blog post

I’m at home with this so called swine flu, which isn’t pleasant. Luckily I have two amusing children and lots of work to be getting on with, so I’m luckier than most. I’m rarely sick enough to miss work but in the last three weeks I’ve had a vomiting bug and now this pig cold, … Continue reading

BJJ, Good Luck Paddy, Weight Loss/Gain

I came back to BJJ last night. I rolled with 5 lads and none of them damaged my back. Result! I’ll just have to keep on top of the rehab/prehab and hopefully I’ll make my competitive return in the BJJ Open on November 22nd. My little fight brother Paddy steps into the ring again tomorrow … Continue reading

Upcoming Stuff

I’m busier than plaid underpants right now, so there hasn’t been too much time to post and do all those lovely videos I’ve been promising to do. On the upside, the stuff that’s keeping me busy is really exciting, so it’s hard to moan about the lack of time. I’ve either had swine flu or … Continue reading

A Quick Challenge

Hey all, I had a major rant in the gym on Thursday and it’s probably quite fortunate that not a lot of people were there to hear it. Anyway, instead of banging my head against a brick wall as I usually do, I’ve come up with the following challenge to everyone who I train. Get … Continue reading

Advil and Solpadeine, my friends for the night

I can’t remember the last time I was in bed at 5pm, but yesterday, I was that soldier. A small part of me considered ringing one of the boys to go get Robert from his hotel and bring him to the seminar, but I just manned up a bit and dragged myself out, took 2 … Continue reading