One of the big problems with trying to get fit at home is figuring out what the right equipment is to build a good home gym. That’s why, when I stumbled across this web site today, I wanted to share it… holy crap load of a lot of home gym, vitamin, and workout information (including the Rush-Fit [...]
You know, we hear all of the time about a review for this product, or that product. But seldom do the folks that make the experience of purchasing (and when necessary returning) the product really get their fair share of credit. That is why I wanted to write this review today about MMAOutlet.com. Well, for [...]
Ever hear of Daredevil? Well, here’s the long and short of it: He loses his sight, and his other senses are enhanced (there’s more to it than that, but you get the jist.) By not thinking about what he sees he is more able to focus on his other senses. Well, there’s some truth to [...]
Not long ago I wrote about my Confessions of an early tapper. Basically, I recognized that as a large, fairly skilled person, I tended to find myself in top position a lot. Perhaps too much. When I did go against someone bigger, strong, better than me, and found myself on the bottom and in trouble, I [...]
This weekend there was a Strikeforce event on Showtime. During this event they posed a question, and had viewers text in their votes. The question was: Which of the following is the most dominant martial art in MMA: – Wrestling – Striking – Jiu Jitsu Well, of course the question itself is a little bit [...]
So, first a bit about myself: I am a big guy. I’m 6 feet tall, and about 260 pounds. Also, I am one of the most advanced students at the dojo where I train. Especially when it comes to big guys. Most of the large guys at my dojo (other than my instructors) are white [...]
Most of you probably already know this, but for the last four years I and my kids have been training out of Hidden Valley MMA. Recently the Dojo has moved into some new diggs… more space, TONS on mat room, weights, treadmills, windows. It’s really great. It’s amazing how different training is from normal workouts. [...]
I apologize that I haven’t been posting more recently. Unfortunately, due to my lack of mat time, there hasn’t really been much to post about. Yup, that’s right. Although I have been craving mat time, an unfortunately condition has me pretty well out of the game. That’s what I wanted to write about today: Pinched nerves from back injuries [...]
When you are constantly laying your hands on a person, and twisting their bodies into painful positions you develop an amazing understanding of which way it twists and tweaks, and in what ways. This is generally thought of in terms of our offensive, and submission capabilities. But today, Sensei Mike Hermosillo, of Hidden Valley MMA applied his [...]
One of the really great Judo tournaments ever spring is put on by the Kaizen Judo Dojo. The 4th annual Kaizen Judo tournament is this weekend, April 30th 2011. If you compete in Judo, enjoy watching it, or are just curious, then this even this one not to miss. For more detailson the Judo Tournament, [...]
