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Written by Matt Jones
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While it will do wonders for your fitness, health and general wellbeing, martial arts training is, by its very nature, meant to be tough. Fortunately, there’s plenty you can do to lower your chances of injury even when pushing your body’s limits. Here, personal trainer and BJJ coach Matt Jones offers some exercises to stave off injury and what to do if an injury does come your way.
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Written by Matt Jones
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Written by Andrew Read
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Last issue I wrote about the reasons why, for the majority of people, training for maximal strength will have greater effect on speed production (up to a point) than training directly for speed. Let’s now look at some of the specifics of speed training and their application for martial artists.
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Written by Andrew Read
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Written by Andrew Read
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In fighting we talk of ‘distancing’ or ‘bridging the gap’. What few realise is that the concept of creating space, or removing it, from your opponent is also found in strength training and can be used to instantly increase your strength and power in certain situations.
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Written by Andrew Read
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Strength and conditioning coach Andrew Read discusses his work with BJJ champion Robert Drysdale to help him fix an injury common to BJJ exponents.
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