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Ankle Picks & Angle Covers (diary entry)

February 2, 2023 | Courses [ssba]
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01.02.2023 Tonight’s junior private lesson continued work in the stand-up grappling range with the beginning of a deep dive and exploration of the ankle pick. The senior lesson also continued from the previous week with side-by-side cross training in Boxing’s Philly Shell and Muay Thai’s diamond guard & long guard concepts. In the former we got down into the detail of setting up the ankle pick, a very standard yet highly successful technique found a lot in Freestyle Wrestling. We […]

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Video Training: Chaining MMA Techniques (diary entry)

April 1, 2020 | Courses [ssba]
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30.03.20   My client began her third hour in Mixed Martial Arts training. This is her second live video link tutorial. We went back over details for the double-leg takedown, the sprawl and two break-falls. We also continued ground work positions and focused a lot on chaining and transitioning techniques.   We warmed up through the usual callisthenics and dynamic stretching exercises. Then I began technical work with the simple high and low jab. The low jab involves changing levels […]

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Muay Thai for Karate Cross Training Workshop (diary entry)

February 13, 2020 | Courses, Diary / Training Notes [ssba]
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08.02.20   The Oxford School of Martial Arts kindly booked me for a two-hour clinic on Muay Thai tactics for Karate sparring. Quite simply, black belt gradings for these particular schools include a half hour fortitude test where conventional sport karate rules are abandoned in favour of a virtual no-holds-barred format (contact to the head is light and foul techniques are carefully monitored). I have previously taught a ground-fighting workshop with this in mind. This time we looked at the […]

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“When Parents Aren’t Around” Children’s Self-Protection Workshop (diary entry)

March 25, 2019 | Courses, Diary / Training Notes [ssba]
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17.03.19 The first of two workshops I taught today for Keiryu Practical Karate in Maldon, Essex: “When Parents aren’t Around” – Child Self-Protection. Lee Mullan joins a growing number of teachers in Europe and Britain who have embraced a genuine need to teach practical and self-protection skills to children. I had the privilege of working with both enthusiastic child students from Lee’s club and other visiting martial arts schools as well as wonderfully supportive parents and teachers. This makes the […]

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A New Training Term Begins (diary entry)

October 4, 2018 | Courses, Diary / Training Notes [ssba]
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03.10.18   Today I re-started my self-defence/Mixed Martial Arts programme at Kingham Hill School. My mandate, as usual, is to teach fundamentals of self-defence in line the CCMA approach to training and introduce the students to Mixed Martial Arts. All self-defence training I teach has to be underpinned by good personal security and soft skill information. Self-defence, as explained to those in attendance, is a legal term. Anyone who purports to teach classes under the heading “self-defence” should have a […]

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Report on the Cross Training Seminar Worcester (diary)

September 26, 2018 | Courses, Diary / Training Notes [ssba]
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23.09.18   The second seminar of the day hosted by Kajuen ryu Ju Jutsu focused on martial arts cross training. There was no way I was going to get through everything and sadly we didn’t get to do as much sparring/pressure-testing coaching as I would have liked, but this was easily offset by the enthusiastic students in attendance. Once again, they were a credit to Peter Jones and also the now maturing subculture of progressive traditional martial artists that take […]

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Kajuen Ryu Hosts “When Parents Aren’t Around” Seminar (diary entry)

September 25, 2018 | Courses, Diary / Training Notes [ssba]
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23.09.18   I was kindly invited to teach two mini-seminars for Kajuen ryu Ju Jutsu. My mandate was to teach a shortened version of my children’s self-protection programme and to teach martial arts cross-training in a short seminar to the adults. This diary entry details the former.   My shortened version of “When Parents Aren’t Around” covered the following topics:   Respect & Attitude. In essence, believing you are worth defending, respecting the material being taught and avoiding potentially violent […]

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Detailed Review of Private Lessons

February 20, 2017 | Courses [ssba]
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My process for teaching clients is always evolving and being updated. Below is the latest detailed review of lessons I offer to clients. My aim is to offer a bespoke service tailored to the demands of my client. However, I appreciate that the world of martial arts and self-protection training can be confusing so I have done my best to narrow down some simple ideas to help me construct a programme of personal lessons. Please note I use the term […]

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Teenage Self-Protection Course – “When Parents Aren’t Around”

November 27, 2014 | Courses [ssba]

Please see below links to two reports on an example of CCMA's bespoke two-part (10 hours in total) intensive self-protection course for teenagers. This version was delivered to a small group of teenage girls aged 13-15 years of age in the Southeast of England. When Parents Aren't Around (Teenage Edition) Part 1 When Parents Aren't Around (Teenage Edition) Part 2

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Basic Stand-up Grappling for Martial Arts Cross Training

November 21, 2014 | Courses [ssba]
Basic Stand-up Grappling for Martial Arts Cross Training

The below provides a link to an example of one client's complete 10 session course focusing on stand-up grappling/wrestling (or clinch) for martial arts cross training. All courses vary from person to person, but this provides a typical overview of the material likely to be covered in this particular area of attribute training.  Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10

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Basic Thai Boxing for Martial Arts Cross Training

September 5, 2014 | Courses [ssba]
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Below are links to an example of CCMA’s complete basic Thai Boxing (or Muay Thai) for martial arts cross-training. The course covers fundamental concepts and then adapts them for individualistic self-defence. Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10

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Basic Western Boxing for Martial Arts Cross Training

July 11, 2014 | Courses [ssba]
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Below are links to an example of CCMA’s complete basic Boxing for martial arts cross-training. The course covers basic Western Boxing concepts and then adapts them for individualistic self-defence. Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10

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Basic Self-Protection Course

April 16, 2014 | Courses [ssba]
Basic Self-Protection Course

Below are links to diary entries on a complete CCMA basic self-protection course. This course can be taught in a one day, two day or over a period of 10 lessons, as detailed below. As well as being a separate self-contained course for personal security and self-defence, the course forms the foundation level for the entire CCMA approach to martial arts. Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session […]

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