With the rise of mixed martial arts you may find that many amateur athletes don’t bother about dieting for competition as they would rather ‘cut weight’ like the fighters in popular MMA TV shows. If you ever watch top-level cage fighting cards you more often than not hear the commentators mention that a particular athlete
Every Judoka who trains relatively hard has at some stage suffered from over-training. Many Judokas suffer from over-training because Judo is a sport where you train at a high intensity and you push your body to the limit. You may also suffer from over-training if you are dieting for an upcoming tournament, have trouble sleeping
When I am tired or close to be over trained or burnt out I usually don’t want to go to training. There are few things I can do instead that will benefit my Judo without having to go to Judo. These include: Â Attending a Brazilian Jujitsu, MMA or Sambo Class: Brazilian Jujitsu has some
 Making Weight Techniques There are so many different ways to make weight, and sometimes it can become very confusing as to how or what you are going to do. Making weight can be difficult or easy; it all depends on howyou approach it. Many things need to be taken into consideration when preparing for
I was talking to a beginning Judoka the other day and he was having a few troubles when it came do actually doing Judo. This individual came from a Field Hockey background where it is a ‘visual’ sport opposed to ‘feeling’. Hockey is a sport where your reactions and decisions are based on what you
There is nothing worse than going to training and getting stuck with a partner who complains and takes ages to transition between drills etc. One of the best aspects of the grappling dummy is the fact that it doesn’t complain, you can throw it, kick it and punch it and it just keeps getting up
The Three Purposes of Ukemi – Aikido Articles A good place to start in thinking about and discussing the topic of ukemi is an exploration of the purpose of ukemi. In general ukemi has three roles: creating a situation for the nage to practice, protecting yourself as you take falls, and finally learning about aikido through
