An athletes worse nightmare

Injuries. They have got to be an athletes worse nightmare. An accident can occur at any time resulting in injury and more often than not they occur in training. This is especially true of combat sports.

WARNING! THIS POST CONTAINS SOME GNARLY PICS!!

Accidents happen

Well my worse nightmare became a reality last Friday . . . → Read More: An athletes worse nightmare

Cauliflower Ear 3.0

So I managed to get myself a bit cauliflower ear again. This time it’s making its way towards the centre of my right ear now.

My poor right ear

It started as a sore bruised bit on the bottom of the top part of my ear. But after a culmination of constant . . . → Read More: Cauliflower Ear 3.0

Kyra Gracie Uncovered via BJJHacks

Courtesy of BJJHacks.com here’s a short doco interview on Kyra Gracie. The following is the description of the film provided from BJJHacks Youtube:

This short film, shot in Aug-Sept 2011, features Kyra like never before. An in-depth interview is cut with extensive footage of her training and rolling, only weeks out from . . . → Read More: Kyra Gracie Uncovered via BJJHacks

Great week of training

I’ve had some really good training sessions this week. Despite stupidly inflicting a scratch on my own face on Wednesday night when trying to stick my hand in to prevent a triangle choke from coach lol.

Reminder to always keep your nails nice and trimmed in training

This weeks training highlights

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Judo: Keiko Fukuda highest ranking woman in Judo

I love reading about the histories of martial arts. Especially the martial arts that contributed to modern MMA: Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Muay Thai and Boxing. How they evolved and the key figures in their development and growth.

I only recently heard of Keiko Fukuda and have to say her story is pretty amazing. . . . → Read More: Judo: Keiko Fukuda highest ranking woman in Judo