Alistair Overeem Saturday Night

As I sipped my beer and sat watching Strikeforce MMASaturday I couldn’t help wonder as a ‘hardcore’ MMA fan, if anyone outside of this group knows who Alistair Overeem is. As impressive as he has been fighting overseas for Dream and K-1 I always wonder if the casual fan has the slightest clue who some of these guys are. Compare the Strikeforce marketing to that of the UFC and it’s easy to see that more people know of UFC fighter Todd Duffee with 1 UFC fight than Shinya Aoki who just fought for the Strikeforce lightweight title. Read More

Kevin Kearns, a coach to many well known MMA stars and a contributor to MMATraining.com, is hosting a unique opportunity to learn many of the skills required to teach MMA from one of the best pros in the business. Kevin’s MMA Fitness Core Concepts, Level 1 Instructor Certification course will be held this June 2nd & 3rd in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and is open to both members and non-members. Registration for those interested is available by calling 954-533-2964. Below is the official rundown of the event from the organizers. Read More

World class striking and fitness at Massachusetts’s Sitydotong gym

If you want to become a world class MMA striker, or just stay physically fit with MMA training Mark Dellagrotte’s Sityodtong USA gym in Somerville, Massachusetts is the place for you. Offering a wide variety of programs and martial arts disciplines, this gym is for any age and any skill level.

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Fighting is an extremely demanding physical sport. Practice expends copious amounts of energy from the body. A fighter will spend 2 hours a day in the gym focusing on fighting skill development and various other developmental modalities such as free weights and cardio. It should be not surprise then that the nutritional requirement for a fighter from day to day needs to quite substantial in order to support such a demand.

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Canada’s newewst and most exciting MMA gym

Xtreme Couture Toronto, a 33,000 square foot facility, will be located at 700 Kipling Avenue in Etobicoke. The facility will feature instructors teaching Muay Thai, Kick Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Freestyle and Greco Roman Wresting, Judo, Submission Grappling, and Traditional Boxing. The gym is an unbelievable combination of Mixed Martial Arts and fitness into what is being described as the first “Super Gym”. Move over hockey, Canada is officially the home of one of the most impressive MMA training facilities worldwide.

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When you’re going to the gym to do strength and conditioning work for MMA, you must bring the same level of intensity to the training session that you bring to sparring.

Notice I said training session and not workout. The difference is that a training session has a specific goal and is a part of an overall plan, while a workout is simply something you do for an hour that might be hard and might make you sweat, but doesn’t necessarily move you any closer to your goal of getting stronger and improving your power and endurance specifically for MMA. Read More

Mind. Body. Performance.

As the South Coast’s premier source for self-defense and mind-body fitness, Nexus Martial Arts unique approach is a result of the rare mix of expertise offered: high-level coaching and training experience in martial arts and fitness combined with professional training and teaching experience in higher education.

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