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It's going to be a busy few months!

Wow, the run up to Christmas is going to be amazing. Will I get a chance to scratch myself I wonder? Here’s how it breaks down so far. October 4th- Dublin BJJ Open. Get signed up asap- Tom is sorting out the entries in the gym October 10th- IPTUF! Fights, Beers and BBQ to celebrate … Continue reading

The Saturday Sessions

For some reason, the Saturday sessions tend to be always well attended. I can only assume that this is because most people like to think of themselves as Charles Bronson. Yesterday, we did something that was either really cool or really stupid, depending on your point of view. The prize for the winning team on … Continue reading

Oh

I don’t have anything to say this evening. I just had to share this And also the single funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. This came home with my son from school yesterday. Now obviously the condition itself is terrible but you have to love the irony.

Videos, descriptions, techniques

I literally have loads of ideas for stuff to do for the blog, but I’m stuck for time a lot and I don’t always remember to bring the camera. So I was thinking that the best bet might be for someone to request something and then I’d do the video or slideshow as a task. … Continue reading

Paddy by KO Round 2

Like it says. Well done to The Paddy.

I am going to be sore tomorrow

Well, that’s the first BJJ session post-injury in the bag and behind me. I can happily say that it won’t get any worse than it did tonight. A hot night under the low roof of the grappling area, in the Gi, and seven minute rounds with pretty much everyone who has been training hard over … Continue reading

Everyone wants to do MMA, but nobody wants to spar

We had a sparring “class” last night with me, Robbie and Shayn. I used quotes around the word class because is 3 people really a class? The MMA sparring class on Tuesdays at 8 has been poorly attended for a couple of months now, in fact it’s the least attended of all the classes we … Continue reading

Paddy having fun

As we know by now, Paddy is preparing for his MMA match with me at the TUF challenge. In the meantime though he has the small matter of a fight in London this coming Sunday, and he did his final conditioning session today. So here’s what you have to do if you want to fight- … Continue reading

It's ON!

I think this could well be the best idea I’ve EVER had. Presenting the Informed Performance Annual TUF Challenge on Saturday October 10th. So it basicaly works out like this. We form two teams from inside the gym, and those two teams fight off for the cup which I will get made for the occassion. … Continue reading

Weakness Test

I am sore pretty much all over this morning and it even sort of hurts to type but I’ll soldier on. Firstly, I should address some of the accusations of moaning. It’s true, I complain and moan a lot on the blog but I do get irritated by quite a lot of things. So I’ll … Continue reading