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The below is an open address to anyone who competes, or harbours some desire to compete for our team in the future. I had a little word with someone for coming off the mats with a knock last night. The lad in question is a good lad, and I almost feel sorry that he has … Continue reading
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I spend a good hour prepping the sessions for that evening. I have 4 classes on tonight, one kid’s (the hardest to prep for), one teen’s (second hardest), one senior ground (3rd) and one senior standup, (easiest). I’ll do a bit of an add on to each blog entry during the … Continue reading
Loadsa clinch and takedowns this evening. Some people were a bit perturbed when I asked them to remove their tops but I think everyone got the point of the exercise… to embarrass, humiliate and so on. Seriously though it was to make sure that we replicate fight conditions as much as possible. A slippery opponent … Continue reading
http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAPEbdexZYqODP9Nt5kZfcH2PiZk_Vor8sVgglJSMp1241XqpuvyRt8gcP2VG0g7PJB0I5mEXQlpdUkOJChLhpk85D4k7ojKNaTqr3wX5fYRD_Oa94F0ytd8CTjeqcM0cMzHsJwDUACaoC2lkWeuqV6KwQTDnwaXTE2Ir1PhfFcyqtwsnPeV363wKm_HNE39yc99exbUMMxP16htJwkmzZPRQ9orMvZervlHCs1Bls4WS%26sigh%3D6Lxrqz-wmKjBTYSoDe1_WD3L2oA%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D55a5f26ea9cb782d%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DxdPApcnklM8UXvcdFBBDMFIZMYA&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3DenTry to ignore the bad camerawork! A quick note on this video. It’s not the comlete warm up as today the guys were hitting the road for the session detailed below almost immediately. For MMA or other combat sessions the warm up is longer and a little more intense and would be followed by squats, … Continue reading
There’s a line in Born on the Fourth of July that you may or may not know. Tom Cruise’s character is arguing with his mother when he whips out his catheter (he’s paralysed at this stage) and shouts “Penis Mom!” repeatedly. It’s supposed to be a harrowing, awful scene about his emasculation during the war … Continue reading
Go tapaidh! I went for a quick 7ks last night. I haven’t been out on the roads in ages for one reason or another and I had a sore elbow yesterday that prevented me from lifting weights (couldn’t even squat!) so I decided to have an evening run instead. Running in the winter is much … Continue reading
Okay so I got to thinking about the whole back in the day business that I put in this post, and I’ve decided that this coming Monday night will be Old Skool night. What does that mean? Well you can expect to learn a simple armbar, then beat the living shit out of each other … Continue reading
I suffer from occasional bouts of insomnia, but only really when I’m doing things like organising a fight show, trying to sell my house and buy a new one, and dealing with the tax man. Like right now for example. If anyone wants to take pity on me and my tax bill they can leave … Continue reading
On a bit of a sadder note, my great Uncle died on Sunday. His name was Gerard Colman, and you probably don’t know that name but in the days before the internet, he was European Amateur Heavyweight Champion, in 1947 as Gearoid O’Colman. He was possibly the best Irish Heavyweight of all time and certainly … Continue reading
And so, it begins. The only thing more fun than doing these rounds is videoing these rounds.http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAOF-u9WtopylwZ9XHAqIS4TJVWZvT6Fcb_MhBlcs3JQ517JD6xs4MQxyv05ZX0KrqgBltVhnSGAFlTIChWdLxmvM98BVW7tKRyeBTXvHrRuJeGuG5HhmK7QOYyNKQRiJwQ-vBH4SUXgd3QWRRSCythLJu4kXBAH04aVOABjX-BzCHBf_r-NGLr25HiWrX4dKgu8KrkVw8CGFVM8VmFq4M83Aogb0sLJ2O4C5h4BcEB0Y%26sigh%3DygjvVMcnGz8KmoKqv7UwWAxVi7c%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D94b80104ec902783%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DFNzKax4_lslUDokSampCOIlJRGs&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3DenAnd no Grant, I do not “love my blog”, it’s inanimate. It’d be like saying I love my car, which I sort of do, so in answer to your question, shut up. I tried to get one of the … Continue reading
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