Diary / Training Notes

Hour seven of my client's Wrestling Personal Training course brought us onto the single leg takedown. There are many different ways to execute this technique, but for the purposes of this basic lesson we concentrated on two. They were taught using a series of constraints-led games following our warm-up.

My long-time couple clients returned for their weekly Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training session on Monday (23.02.2026), where we explored the use of the half-guard in MMA. We are on their second lesson of this particular course. The half-guard has had an interesting journey in this particular sport.

My senior client entered the sixth hour of his current boxing course. We are going through the finer details of basic punches. Last week we covered the jab; this week it made sense to look at the next straight punch: the cross.

My clients from Hostlebro Taekwondo Klub, Denmark (chief instructor and instructor), joined me for the third their current course of boxing lessons. We moved more onto some specialised footwork - shift steps, mainly from the peek-a-boo style and v-steps - to switch stances and take angles. After a specific warm-up and shadow boxing, we moved back onto the specific (constraints-led approach) sparring methods.

My veteran client (he has been training with me consistently since 2014) followed on from last lesson by shifting our focus onto knee strikes. We isolated these techniques and then integrated them into every specific sparring round.

Training in Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training often involves mastering various combat sports and techniques. Over the years, I have guided my client through different disciplines, from boxing to shoot kickboxing, helping him build a versatile skill set. Recently, during his sixth lesson in a specialised martial arts cross-training course, we focused on an intriguing sparring method: no-head contact sparring. This approach offers unique advantages that enhance both skill de

Wrestling is a complex sport with many styles and techniques, each offering unique advantages. As my client progresses on his MMA journey, we recently shifted focus from Greco-Roman Wrestling to Freestyle Wrestling during his sixth private wrestling class.

Tonight marked the first hour of a new course focused on the ground-fighting range of MMA, often called "ground 'n pound." I had the privilege to train a couple who have been with me for over six years. Their journey is well documented on my YouTube channel, so be sure to check out their story there. This session was a deep dive into passing a closed guard, blending traditional submission grappling with the striking elements unique to mixed martial arts personal training.

Boxing offers a powerful way to improve fitness, coordination, and confidence at any age. For my senior client, who has been training with me for over a year, boxing is not just a workout but a path to staying active and sharp in his 60s. Recently, during his fifth lesson of the current boxing course, I chose to focus on one of the most fundamental punches in boxing: the jab. No matter how experienced you are, refining the jab remains essential. This post shares the exercises

Training footwork is one of the most challenging aspects of martial arts, especially when teaching remotely. Footwork requires precise movement, timing, and spatial awareness, which can be difficult to convey through a screen. Recently, I worked with the head instructor of Drum Martial Arts and Fitness in Galway, Ireland, focusing on improving his footwork using boxing as a model. Boxing offers some of the most refined footwork techniques among combat sports, and the L-step i

On the 13th February 2026 my client from Cotswold Karate continued his Martial Arts Teacher Training course on isolating and integrating elbow strikes via Muay Thai.

Transitioning smoothly between striking ranges is a skill that separates good Muay Thai practitioners from great ones. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced fighter, understanding how to move between boxing, clinch, and kickboxing ranges can improve your effectiveness and adaptability in the ring. This guide breaks down practical ways to train these transitions, illustrated by a recent training session with a long-term client recovering from a back injury.

Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) demands mastery over multiple fighting ranges, each with its own techniques and strategies. In my client’s fifth lesson of his Mixed Martial Arts personal training course, we focused on breaking down these ranges into seven distinct sparring rounds. This approach allowed us to isolate and sharpen specific skills, building a solid foundation for effective MMA performance. After seven years of training together, his

Two wrestlers in gear practice grappling on a red mat. Text: "ON THE GROUND IN PERSONAL WRESTLING TRAINING," "CLUBBCHIMERA.COM/BLOG" in bold.

The last private lesson of Monday evening concluded my couple client's Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training course. This particular plan has focused on shoot-boxing, which covers the stand-up to clinch range of the sport. Tonight we took the inspiration from the Jeff Chan seminar one of the pair attended two weeks ago and saw to integrate it into outside fighting.

On Monday my senior client returned to resume his latest boxing course. One of the advantages of personal training is the flexibility offered for scheduling and rescheduling. He has had a layoff for about three weeks, but came back keen to train. Today we worked on footwork.

My client began the seventh hour his Kickboxing Personal Training class. In this lesson I introduced him to the spear knee strike. This is the final weapon of his Kickboxing arsenal, as permitted in such versions of the sport as Dutch and Japanese Kickboxing. With clinch being very limited in these sports, there is a lot of skill required to land good knee strikes from the outside range.

On a recent Friday morning, I worked with my regular client from Cotswold Karate School during the seventh hour of his 10-hour course. His focus is practical karate, where elbow strikes play a crucial role in bunkai, the application of kata techniques. My role as his coach is to integrate MMA and Muay Thai principles into his training. This cross-training approach helps him bring kata applications to life by adding more dynamic, live sparring elements. Today’s session centere

When a long-term client recently came to me with a back injury, it was clear that his usual Muay Thai training needed adjustment. After more than 11 years of working together, I knew the importance of adapting his sessions to keep him progressing without risking further injury. This experience reminded me how crucial a tailored approach is in Boxing Personal Training, especially when dealing with setbacks like injuries.

Hour four of my client Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training took our focus onto outfighting. Last week we recapped the Jeff Chan seminar material, which worked a lot at long range attack and defence. Therefore, it made sense to go through our cross-training and look at ways to isolate outfighting strategies