We've been having a small issue in our after-hours Muay Thai training. The problem is called stinky boxing gloves. Think about it - you train for about an hour, an hour and a half and you get pretty sweaty. While wearing your boxing gloves, your arms Read more [...]

I remember telling you that I had recruited a few friends from my Jiu Jitsu class to spar Muay Thai with me. That was a while ago, so I feel it's time for an update. Well, I'm here to report that it's going extremely well. So well, in fact, we now Read more [...]

Well, that's not entirely true. While there will be no more "official" Muay Thai classes, I have managed to recruit some friends from Jiu Jitsu to spar with me. I have been wondering recently when my year long contract would be up. After Thursday's Read more [...]

This is simply another post for my archive. Just to remind me of when I got the third stripe on my blue belt for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. We had a guy going for his blue belt a few nights ago. I always enjoy watching people go through the rigors of belt Read more [...]

Muay Thai Sparring - Round #2 Okay, this one was a little different than the last. Just my previous sparring session, there were only four of us and we were fairly new at the game. This time, two additional people decided to stay and they weren't so Read more [...]

We've been changing things up this Summer in Jiu Jitsu class. One, and the most obvious area we alter is our gi. We don't wear it. The Summer months afford us something very special and that's hot, sticky weather. To deal with this, we choose to roll Read more [...]

This is something I found today. I think it's really interesting. It's a video of two guys fighting, one is allowed to punch and one is allowed to grapple. Only grapple...he's not allowed to strike back. If you have ever searched through Martial Arts Read more [...]

This is a Jiu Jitsu submission I can't seem to pull off. I have been working on it for a few months now and it's been nothing but frustrating. It's called the "Triangle Choke from Bottom." Here's a video of the move: Triangle Choke from Bottom Cross Read more [...]