An intermediate gun defense seminar will be held Saturday April 10th from 2pm until 5pm. Combatives and disarms for the basic gun threats are a prerequisite, but will be reviewed in the first hour. The second two hours will address scenarios involving restrictions, movement, and hostage scenarios. The cost is $60 and space is limited to 20 participants. If you would like to register, please contact us or stop in the office the next time you are at the school.
Archives for March 2010
Pre-Workout Stretching Ideas
In a recent post, we posed a question about organized stretching as part of the warm-up. Some like it, some don’t, but most important is that everyone is stretching safely and effectively. Most athletes, expert coaches, and sports scientists agree that static stretching before working out is at best ineffective and at worst counterproductive or even dangerous. (Do some additional research on your own, but read this article for one example.) While static stretching is very important after a workout, it’s dynamic/ballistic stretching that will best prepare your body for some hard work.
The video below is a recent post from Matt Wichlinski. In it, he shows dozens of different warm-up movements and stretches, many of which should look pretty familiar. This guy’s a total monster and is doing some really neat training at his gym The Strength Shop.
[BE ADVISED: Matt’s got some music playing in the background that contains explicit lyrics.]
Amir Perets on Inside MMA
Krav Maga Worldwide’s Amir Perets was on HDNET’s "Inside MMA" (co-hosted by Bas Rutten) last week talking about Krav and his recent appearance on National Geographic’s Fight Science. He makes some very salient points about self-defense and about the overlap of Krav Maga and MMA.
Amir’s segment beings at 5:00:
Where have all the Saturday morning people gone?
We’ve noticed that attendance has dwindled in the Saturday morning classes. Where are our peeps?
The sun is up earlier these days, it’s starting to warm up, and Speedo season is right around the corner. What better way to start your weekend than with a heavy-duty workout that makes you want to puke and smile at the same time? (Not really at the same time, because then it would come out between your teeth and spew everywhere.)
We generally try to keep Saturday mornings heavier on the conditioning and strength. We’d like to keep adding ‘functional’ equipment to warm-ups and drills, like the agility ladder, ropes, and kettlebells. Any suggestions? We would like your feedback on things to add, subtract, or edit (we do reserve the right to ignore it, though!).
So, post to the comments—what would get you to class at 8:30 on a Saturday morning?
Hand Protection Required
Effective immediately, all students will be required to wear hand protection when training combatives. Boxing gloves, MMA-style gloves, and handwraps are all acceptable. This is for two very important reasons:
- Safety. If you are striking a pad with even moderate force, there is a chance you could injure your hands or wrists. This is particularly true for new students who have not yet developed the technique nor the tolerance for heavy punching. However, even experienced students can be at risk for injury on a well-worn tombstone pad or when their typically good technique degrades under stress and fatigue.
- Hygiene. Regardless of your training experience, your knuckles will invariable get scuffed when slamming them into leather. This will leave blood on the pads—shared equipment. (Also note: If you ever do get blood on the equipment or the mats, bring it to an instructor’s attention immediately so that we may properly sanitize them.)
If you are a new student, the school does have “loner” gloves for you to use until you have your own.
If you choose to wear handwraps, please put them on before class begins so that there are no delays in training. For those new to handwraps, we do have a video tutorial in the works to teach the basics of wearing them. Stay tuned.
We appreciate your cooperation.
