15 Year Anniversary & Open Day 2014 Can you believe it’s our 15th YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! We first started teaching classes way back in 1999. I’m proud to say we’ve helped thousands of people achieve their goals and gain the benefits martial arts has to offer. To celebrate we are holding an Open Day on Saturday...
So there we were having a nice relaxing Jiu Jitsu class when a guess who rocked up. I know I was just as shocked as everyone in the class. After all it’s not everyday Spider-man shows you the intricacies of spider guard.
Masters Academy Plymouth Newsletter | June 2014 We’ve got a busy month ahead at the Academy full of seminars, demonstration’s, competition’s, and lots of training. For a look ahead at the month here’s our video newsletter for June 2014; Here is a breakdown of whats going on and some useful links to find out more...
Mastering Muay Thai Seminar | Part One On Saturday 28th June 2014 Masters Academy Plymouth will be holding a Muay Thai Kickboxing seminar. The seminar will be taught by SWFC Champion Louis Aitken, who has just returned from a seven month trip to Thailand. This seminar will introduce the basic concepts of Muay Thai Kickboxing...
Front Kick Catches and Follow Ups Part of this month’s Elite Muay Thai curriculum is kick catches and follow ups. The classes will cover catches against the Front Kick, Round Kick, and Side Kicks. Here is a video showing 6 Front Kick catches and follow ups, some of which will be covered in our Elite...
Strength & Conditioning for Martial Arts | Part 4: Conditioning So far we’ve looked at several important aspects of strength and power development for martial arts, including; the overview of an effective supplementary strength & conditioning programme, the strength development for martial arts the power development for martial arts In this article we will focus...
Fitness Assessment | April 2014 One of the biggest reasons people start training martial arts at our Academy is to improve their fitness. Over the years we’ve helped hundreds of people lose weight and improve their fitness. But how do you know if your fitness is improving or the specific areas you need to work...
Strength & Conditioning for Martial Arts | Part 3: Power Development The previous article in this series covered strength development for Martial Arts and covered several important aspects; The importance of strength The basic 6 part strength workout structure An example workout taken from Tom Barlow’s No Gi World Championship training camp. In this article...
Strength & Conditioning for Martial Arts | Part 2: Strength Development In the last article we discussed several important areas of Strength & Conditioning for Martial Arts; who actually needs to supplement their martial arts training with extra conditioning sessions, the number of sessions per week you need to be doing (for most people two...
