Listen up Yo! Ya’ll need to shut your pie holes and drink from the well of wisdom. This ain’t no garden variety coolaid. This is the real deal. Too strong for your candy @$$es? Well that’s just too bad. The truth hurts like the taste of a 4 oz. MMA glove in your mouth. MMA [...]
Knock, knock. Who’s there? A professional gargantuan Fighter who’s here to kick you in the twinkies!
Recently, we were asked to do a series on drills that could be done either solo or with a partner. CSW Coach Shane Taylor, the first student to graduate the CSW Coaching curriculum and earn his coaching certificate through us under Sensei Erik Paulson used to travel out of town frequently and during the first few years with us had made a similar request.
As a result, we had already put together a series of techniques that he could do in his hotel rooms on the road. It would seem that they weren’t too shabby as he used them to help build his foundation and eventually become one of our very best students.
An important part of any successful competition is communication between Coach/Instructor and Student/Competitor.
The Artistry of Sweet Science Recently I tried to explain to my students that ultimately, our goal is to learn the techniques so that we can express ourselves through them. I saw a lot of glazed over looks and nodding heads with empty eyes. Then come sparring time, I saw a lot of mechanical movements, [...]
Some videos more or less speak for themselves. This is one of them. Ben “The Badger” Jones, puts some mojo on Coach Kiser during the 2011 CSW Fighter and Instructor’s Camp. Jaw Breakers, Liver Shots and Sweep Kicks abound. Ahhhh, I love being the camera man sometimes.
It’s been a while since I’ve updated the Damage Control Blog, so I’ll dispense with all the worthless excuses. I mean, the Southpaw series with it’s 16 videos wasn’t that time consuming to produce. Tax season has been a cinch this year as we’ve got double the paperwork do to a recent gym move, company [...]
Rocky had it right when he said that nobody wants to look awkward. And we’re going to give you a few tips to help you with that situation.
You may even decide to completely avoid the exercises, techniques and tactics you see being used in other camps. But even then, you do so with the benefit of knowing what’s going on beyond your own horizons, and what others are doing to prepare for a battle they may some day wage with you.
Utilizing or countering a reach/height advantage has been a conundrum for fighters since the beginning of time. Standing at a towering 5’5″, I know how hard it can be to face the up hill battle of being the little guy. Depending on the sport, there can be some redeeming qualities for being the guy who [...]
