Diary / Training Notes

06.09.2024 Tonight I began the first two hours of teaching Submission Grappling/Ground-Fighting to Zanshin Karate via my online service....

04.09.2024 My 1.5 hour client continued his MMA training with more work on the ground but we also looked at the stand-up/clinch...

03.09.2024 My client's seventh lesson moved us into the butterfly guard in earnest. We began with the games that emphasised the simplest...

02.09.2024 My couple client concluded their course on Boxing, where we have mainly been focused on fighting out of the corner/off the...

30.08.2024 Hour one of my teacher client's new course in Submission Grappling brought us back to top position. On his request, we began...

29.08.2024 An oft-repeated mantra of a few my teachers was "You are never above basics". With this in mind, my client's eighth hour was...

28.08.2024 My 1.5 hour client continued his MMA training, where we looked at specific areas in his game that needed improving. Following...

27.08.2024 Hour six of my client’s Submission Grappling course stayed with half-guard with some specific work from a flattened half-guard...

23.08.2024 My teacher client from Cotswold Karate School finished his latest 10-hour course with work on the triangle from guard. We...

21.08.2024 My 1.5 hour client returned to Mixed Martial Arts training after a year of Muay Thai, Boxing and Wrestling. After dynamic...

20.08.2024 Hour five of my client’s submission grappling continued our work on the half-guard. This time we gamified knee-shield and...

20.08.2024 Hour five of my client’s submission grappling continued our work on the half-guard. This time we gamified knee-shield and...

19.08.2024 My couple client's eighth hour was a deeper dive into fighting off the ropes. We looked at particular areas of their...

19.08.2024 My couple client's eighth hour was a deeper dive into fighting off the ropes. We looked at particular areas of their...

14.08.2024 My 1.5 hour client wished to continue with his Wrestling-based training so we layered onto the Greco-Roman inspired work from...

14.08.2024 My 1.5 hour client wished to continue with his Wrestling-based training so we layered onto the Greco-Roman inspired work from...

13.08.2024 Hour four of my client's Submission Grappling course brought matters back to a more tactical level. We put together two games...

13.08.2024 Hour eight of my client's course brought us onto the ropes to look at methods for getting under an opponent's guard. In other...

12.08.2024 Hour eight of my couple client's Boxing course continued our work "against the ropes". We repeated the previous lesson's...

12.08.2024 Hour eight of my couple client's Boxing course continued our work "against the ropes". We repeated the previous lesson's...