Tonight my couple clients returned for the first lesson in a new 10-hour course on submission grappling. They have trained with me since 2019 across a wide range of disciplines. The current focus is guard work, split into three ranges. Tonight we worked on mid-range guard passing.

When teaching martial arts, one challenge is helping students apply traditional kata techniques under real sparring pressure. Over the past several sessions with my client from Cotswold Karate School, I have introduced elements of Muay Thai personal training to enhance their Karate bunkai. This approach brings fresh perspectives and practical tools to bridge the gap between form and function. In this post, I share how we combined Muay Thai techniques with Karate principles, f