You don't need particularly good looks or any martial arts skills to become an action movie star. In fact, you don't even have to be able to act particularly well or have prior acting experience. Most of all, you need a lucky break.
Mixed martial arts, traditional martial arts, and self-defense practices differ in techniques, regulations, equipment, and intensity. As a result, martial arts participation causes a wide range of injuries that can vary from mild to severe. According to 2016 data, the most common martial arts injuries are sprains, strains, cuts, and bruises. Broken bones are also common.
Judo has a lot to offer to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners. And vice versa. Judo places more emphasis on throwing, of course, and BJJ is more ground-oriented, but Judo groundwork (known as ‘newaza‘) isn’t entirely dissimilar to BJJ groundwork.
As a personal trainer, I use a select handful year round and bring in others to help assist with training goals at certain times of year. For me, if there is a clear benefit to be had and no noticeable side effects, supplements are a no-brainer
Successful events don’t happen by magic. They take vision, careful planning, teamwork, goodwill, and lots of hard work. They also need funding, as the bills don’t pay themselves.
There are a number of different things to look for when looking to study Martial Arts. And here are the reasons you (and your children) should consider learning a form of martial arts.
3 ways to protect your fingers when doing Judo and BJJ
I just read on the BJJEE website that multiple time world BJJ champion Keenan Cornelius is struggling to keep his fingers free from injury. He says that at the ripe old age of 22 he has already lost 20% of movement in his hands.
Judo is a tough sport/art and we sometimes get stuck in the habit of training with the same old people, in the same place doing the same thing. In order to continue to develop and improve your skills it is crucial to constantly reflect on your own training, the good points and the bad points.
How many times have you heard a bjj guy talking about ‘the basics’? Everyone says stuff like ‘You’ve got to have good basics.’ But what does that mean? What defines a technique as basic?