The #1 Thing You MUST Do If You Want To Be A Better Fighter

As MMA becomes increasingly popular, more and more people are becoming interested in the martial arts.

Not surprisingly, these individuals want to train like their favorite UFC hero. They see videos on YouTube of guys like Georges St. Pierre or Sean Sherk training like freaking mad men and want to emulate them.

 I mean, it isn't hard to understand why anyone wouldn't want to perform and train like any of the Pro MMA athletes.

The problem is: I don't think many of these guys really understand how high-level MMA fighters actually train - when the cameras and/or media aren't watching them.

Organization!!

This should make up for me being a slacker. ;)

If you guys haven't noticed yet I've re-done the pages above ^^^^

I feel like they're better organized this way.

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. Will be back soon with new content.



Train Hard,
Josh Skinner

Passed My Rank Test!

Well, I passed my ranking test with Raja Muay Thai/Universal Tactics here in Greenville, SC this past weekend.

Very happy about it.

For an entry level ranking test it was actually more difficult than I would have previously expected...The guys in the Thai Boxing Association don't mess around :)

Anywhoo...here's a couple videos from the test for any of you that are interested. Special thanks to my wife for taking the video:









Train Hard,
Josh Skinner

Heavybag Training Videos....

Hey guys!

As many of you know I've been training with the guys at Raja Muay Thai/Universal Tactics here in Greenville, SC for a while now.

Well, this Saturday I'll be testing for rank (white prajiet under the Thai Boxing Association) and to prepare I've been taking some video of some of my training to identify flaws in my technique.

Here's a couple of videos showing me doing some heavybag work:

First video shows me doing a standard 2 min. round with gloves -



Next video is really just a conditioning round (toughen my knuckles, work on "cardio", ect...) -



So...what do you guys think?

What do I need to work on?

Thanks in advance for the input!

Train Hard,
Josh Skinner

How to Use Kettlebells to Excel as A Fighter

Tommy Blom kicking ass!

Here's an excellent Q&A article with Tommy Blom from DragonDoor.com:

"Tommy Blom: My basic fight training is with a professional team here in Göteborg. There we do all the actual MMA training, working in the cage, fighting and sparring. The technical stuff for the fighting. My physical training has been with myself basically, with kettlebells and heavy bags. That's about it...

...most of my MMA fight training when it's specified for that I usually divide it into rounds. So if I'm fighting three five-minute rounds, I'll just put the training into three five-minute rounds with one-minute rests in between...

...[t]he work in the rounds is a mix of basic kettlebell exercises like heavy swings, clean and jerk, long cycles, snatches, alternating with heavy bag work standing up or heavy bag work on the ground. It's about 30 seconds of heavy bag work and 30 seconds of swings, then 30 seconds of bag work on the ground. Then 30 seconds of clean and jerks. Double kettlebells and so on until the rounds are done..."

I enjoyed it, hope you guys do too.

Read the full article here!



Train Hard,
Josh Skinner