Clubb Chimera

24.01.2022 Hour seven of my couple’s course on the clinch continued with our work on the single-leg takedowns as we looked at their integration. This aspect was inspired by my clients, who were keen to cover the previous two techniques from a collar/elbow tie. Prior to this we warmed up with our usual wrestler-inspired routine, including footwork and sprawling as well more fluid break-falling and rolling. Sandwiched between the warm-up and technical training, we drilled the collar-ties and over-hook/under-hooks. The […]

14.01.2022 This private client and his family have got the fourth hour of their third course with me. Friday night’s training was just with one family member, where we worked on building combinations and also counters. We were training in a fairly chilly garage, which is always good physical motivation to move, and warranted a thorough warm-up. Using time management principles in my coaching, the exercises were all sport specific and also an opportunity to single out punches, kicks, knee […]

12.01.2022 Tonight’s junior MMA lesson continued where we last left off at: fighting off the cage wall. We trained switching sides whilst pinning with the shoulder, head and elbow as well as reversing the position. The lesson finished with 4 x 2 minute rounds of specific sparring, attacking and defending off the cage. Tonight’s senior submission grappling continued fighting from the half-guard. We looked at the electric chair sweep and then revised the knee-bar and foot-hold before attacking from the […]

10.01.2022 Reaching the fifth hour of my couple clients’ 10 hour course on the clinch, we put all the work we had been doing on upper-body grappling together. In essence, this type of grappling is a mixture of all forms of wrestling that do not allow holds, sweeps or throws below the waist. Greco-Roman is the most famous example, but most of the various different belt wrestling styles and many regional styles of folk wrestling in Europe and Asia. The […]