The second defeat of Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey challenged Amanda Nunes’ world title on 30 December 2016 at UFC 207 and she lost, for the second and consecutive time in her… Read More »The second defeat of Ronda Rousey
Ageing and training
For the first 15 years of my martial arts training I had a teacher who was always training as part of the class. While many… Read More »Ageing and training
Training with injuries – the three limbs approach
An old maxim, from die hard masters, sounds like: “if you hurt one of your limbs you still have 3 to fight with” I that… Read More »Training with injuries – the three limbs approach
Training with injuries – the recovery
Every time I get injured and I see doctors they always suggest total rest to avoid aggravating the injury. I somewhat disagree about total rest… Read More »Training with injuries – the recovery
Martial arts and binge drinking
I recently went on a holiday where I spent ten days in different places in France and Italy. I noticed, once more, how these countries… Read More »Martial arts and binge drinking
Running an accessible club while encouraging meritocracy
Martial arts, particular traditional ones, are often based on rules which resemble military regimes. In many Dojos it’s common to refer to the master/instructor/coach as… Read More »Running an accessible club while encouraging meritocracy
The first UFC defeat of Ronda Rousey
I was intrigued by the content of this video with testimonials from Dana White and lots of Hollywood celebrities which built a great hype about… Read More »The first UFC defeat of Ronda Rousey
Tae kwon do and flexibility
Tao Kwon do is a Korean martial art mostly based on kicks, delivered above the belt. Having trained with several black belts of this discipline… Read More »Tae kwon do and flexibility
The essentials of traditional training
I have been training kickboxing since 1981 and in the few years before then I learnt Judo and Karate Shotokan. Over the last 20 or… Read More »The essentials of traditional training
Haywire – Gina Carano
I was surprised to watch Haywire last night and like it to a point of considering it the movies with the best (read: realistic and… Read More »Haywire – Gina Carano