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3 Ways To Prepare Your Back For Martial Arts Back injuries suck. But I didn’t really understand how much they sucked until I had one. Putting my socks on became a challenge and a sneeze would drop me in spasms of pain faster than a Mirko CroCop head kick. Injuring my back was also the...
Masters Academy Coach becomes 3 x World Champion For the third year in a row Masters Academy instructor and owner Tom Barlow has become a World Champion. Tom is arguably the most successful British Jiu Jitsu competitor. His numerous titles include 6 x British Champion, European Champion, 2 x British Team Member, and now 3...
Mastering Martial Arts #2: Showing Up To Class Most people understand that consistency is essential in getting good at anything. However, how you think and feel, and act will have a dramatic impact on the speed at improve. In the video (1 min 51 sec) Masters Academy coach, Tom Barlow, shares the concept of showing up...
Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Curriculum | Closed Guard | November 2014 WEEK 1 – Braulio’s Collar Choke Series Take down practice: Throws Techniques: – Cross choke using Lapel – Arm Bar – Triangle Specific Training: Closed Guard (winner stays on) High Energy Finish: Closed Guard Speed Drills – Arm Bar – Triangle – Kimura WEEK...
Essential BJJ Curriculum | Back Mount | November 2014 WEEK 1 – Escapes & Defence 1 – Hand fighting and correct chin positioning – Escaping shoulders to floor – Arm over head escape WEEK 2 – Escapes & Defence 2 – Hand fighting and correct chin positioning – Butt Drag escape to double under pass...
Essential BJJ Curriculum | Mount | October 2014 WEEK 1 – Escapes & Defence 1 – Basic Structure & Frame – Bridge & Roll Escape variations (arm trap, double wrist control, cross face, cross choke) – Hip Escape WEEK 2 – Escapes & Defence 2 WEEK 2 – Escapes & Defence 2 – Basic Structure...
Elite BJJ Curriculum | 1/2 Guard Attacks | October 2014 WEEK 1 – Basic Position and Taking the Back Warm Up: Guard Passing Speed Drills – Leg Drag – Windscreen Wiper – Cut through – Top Spin 1/2 Guard Attacks – Basic posture (knee positioning, arm positioning, posture) – Re-establishing 1/2 guard from being flattened...
Elite BJJ Curriculum | Reverse De La Riva Passing | September 2014 WEEK 1 – Posture in RDLR & Knee Slide – Basic posture (knee positioning, arm positioning, posture) – Knee Slice Pass – Countering Knee Shield – Countering Transition to single leg escape Sparring: Worst Position WEEK 2 – Long Step Pass & Countering...
Essential Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Curriculum | Side Control | September 2014 WEEK 1 – Escapes & Defence 1 – Hip Escape (against position 1) – Running Escape (against position 2) WEEK 2 – Escapes & Defence 2 – Single Leg Escape (against position 3) – Y Escape (against position 4) WEEK 3 – Control &...
Metamoris 4 Review & Videos Over the weekend the fourth installment of Metamoris took place in Los Angeles, California. Metmoris is a professional Jiu Jitsu competition where competitors are fight for 20 minutes with the only way to win being by submission. In the past Metamoris has had some mixed reviews. They’ve had some awesome fights...
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