This client suffered a head injury years ago. He later took up Taekwondo to help improve his condition. He came to me for wider conditioning. I have trained in Korean martial arts for decades, but this booking has been a clear reminder of the value of looking outside one system.

Intense focus and skill on display as a boxer trains for 12 purpose-driven rounds, emphasizing sparring strategies, attack vs defense, scoring tactics, and muscle release techniques. Read more at Clubb Chimera's blog. Boxing Cross-Training Good sparring is not just “have a round and see what happens”. The best rounds have a job to do. They limit the choices, expose habits, and give the fighter a cleaner way to solve a problem under pressure. For this 1.5 hour private martial

Crowding changes everything for a taekwondo fighter. Range disappears, kicks get smothered, the opponent’s pressure feels constant, and the clean, linear exits that work well at long distance suddenly become harder to find. That was the central problem in a late afternoon martial arts cross training personal training session with a teenage taekwondo competitor preparing for the British Championships.

There is an overly simplistic adage that one should master one discipline before moving on to another. Well, it's not really much of a wise proverb outside of the often tribalistic and insular subculture of martial arts. Go to a regular school, and students are expected to not only study a wide range of subjects but often several similar subjects. Yet, when it comes to martial arts, there appears to be this pervading idea that you need to get to a certain level before you sho

Martial artists often seek ways to improve their skills beyond their primary discipline. For a competitive taekwondo athlete, refining balance, agility, and injury prevention is crucial. Recently, a unique training opportunity arose when a mother approached me to help her daughter, an advanced taekwondo competitor, with conditioning and cross-training. The daughter boards at a school far from her main taekwondo dojang and found the local options insufficient for her level. Al

When I began working with my client from Cotswold Karate School, a martial arts teacher deeply committed to improving his teaching methods, we focused on using Muay Thai personal training to enhance the existing elbow strike techniques in karate. This cross-training approach has opened new doors for both of us, especially in how his students can better incorporate elbow strikes into their sparring. Recently, we wrapped up a session that introduced the K-block and various comb

Teaching martial arts is a continuous journey of growth, not just for students but for instructors as well. As a martial arts teacher, you know the value of expanding your skill set to offer richer, more effective training to your students. One way I have seen this happen firsthand is through martial arts teacher training that incorporates techniques from different disciplines.