November 22, 2008
Next time you are in a sparring session consider how often you throw the jab in contrast to how often you throw crosses, hooks, uppercuts etc. This will give you some idea how important a weapon the jab is in your armoury; try to think of it as a spear, thrust like a bayonet at [...]
If you want to be tested then the Academy is the place to do it. Last Sunday the 16th we had one of our famous Black Belt tests. There were only three people taking the grading this time. Austin Plunkett, Kim VanDoren and Greg Woods. Unfortunately for them this just made it even harder than [...]
KENT OPEN. On the weekend lots of the guys went along to compete in the Kent Open BJJ tournament. We had varied success in what was a very crowded tournament with Steve Payne gaining the silver in his white belt category and Savash Mustafa gaining the Bronze. Considering that they both only train the ground [...]
Last week was a big week. Bob was awarded a Lifetime achievement award at the recent Bytomic Martial arts summit. It started with a testimonial by Neil Mcleod talking about Bob’s impact on him and on European martial arts, then a short speech by Bytomic Managing Director David Lowe introducing Bob to all there and [...]