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How To Gain Muscle Mass For Skinny Guys

Dec 102011

Free ab exercise videos: sixpackshortcuts.com This is a video response to dakibocikapera at youtube. He started doing some of the workouts I posted here, and had some questions about gaining muscle. Basically my advice to him was: — Make sure you’re eating plenty of calories…if you need to gain mass, your calories need to be high. — Be sure to consume a carbohydrate while doing martial arts (such as Gatorade) For more tips on how to get a ripped body and six pack abs: sixpackshortcuts.com
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Just Like College, You Can Learn Karate Online

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Dec 022010

Self defense is just one of those actions that everybody would really like to do, but most people don’t actually take time to try it. One of the biggest factors I hear is not having enough time. A lot of people prefer to learn self-defense, they don’t wish to attend class every week and make the time investment that karate training demands. For a lot of people, another option to traditional training is actually karate online. With the innovations in video, training online hasn’t ever been simpler.

Another reason why people refrain from taking classes is intimidation. No one truly wants to feel like a novice and entering a dojo is a brand-new environment for many individuals. Going in to a martial arts dojo the very first time while folks are yelling and screaming is often extremely intimidating. What if you could learn from home or even study the basics before you walk in the door?

I wouldn’t know what style to practice, I am new to this! This is yet another legitimate reason I hear from those who would like to learn self defense but don’t know where to begin. There are literally tons of fighting styles out there and it can be tough to determine which one will provide you with the self-defense training you are looking for. What if you could choose the movements you desired to apply or better yet, have somebody take you step-by-step through the progression, from the comfort of your own residence?

Where should I drop by to practice, there are a lot of dojos in the yellow pages? Based on where you live, the quantity of traffic, plus the class times, it can be a lengthy commute. By the time you get to class early to stretch out, workout, and drive home, a significant amount of your night could be gone. What if you were in a position to decide when, where, and how often you trained?

Not too long ago there was a time when college classes online were considered a fantasy, now tens of thousands of people around the globe take classes online. Martial Arts and self defense training are actually pursuing that same route. The benefits of learning a fighting system include more confidence, weight loss, more energy, overall flexibility, and a good deal more. If you’ve ever made some of these excuses, you really need to review your options for learning self-defense online.

Learning karate online has never been easier with Free Videos emailed to you each week! For additional training check out our Youtube Channel for self-defense videos and much more.

Beginning Jiu Jitsu: Learning Faster!

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Oct 082010

LEARNING FAST is important for every BJJ student. If you’ve been taking classes for any length of time, you’ll quickly find a deep need to get better faster. You know some moves – a submission, a sweep – and it’s frustrating when you aren’t able to use them on your classmates. You can train for hours and hours, but you’re not progressing quickly.

Here is the solution, and don’t worry, it is not about mastering a new awesome submission or unbeatable guard that the other jiu jitsu students won’t already know about. In order to progress, you are going to have to train with intention.

As you’ve undoubtedly heard before, if you do not make a plan you will not succeed. So to get better, make a plan, WRITE THE PLAN DOWN, and every day take a step towards reaching that plan. You should not deviate from your plan until your reach your goal. Remember: PUT YOUR PLAN IN WRITING! You must believe me about this!

For many jiu jitsu students, the plan is to “get good at guard” or “get good at submissions”. While this is a good start, you have to drill down and be much more specific. A more concrete goal would be something like “keep side control for at least 15 seconds on every opponent”. Another would be “Bump sweep each partner”. You will be able to measure your success and take actions toward meeting the goals. By setting small goals, you’ll quickly be able to reach your larger goals.

It’s time to mentally enter the BJJ arena. Develop a plan, a plan just for you, and work to meet your goals. Begin each training session with a reminder of the goal you set and make it come true. You are not going to be better instantaneously, and patience will still be required, however you will get there! After you attain a few of your smaller goals, you will recognize your success and you will ask yourself why you didn’t start doing this sooner.

Draculino is a fourth degree jiu jitsu black belt, multiple time champion, and trainer of MMA, BJJ, and grappling champs. To learn more visit his jiu jitsu videos training site or stop in the free jiu jitsu forum.

Beginners Jiu Jitsu: Defend Your Guard At All Cost!

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Oct 082010

There are a lot of suggestions out there telling you how to defend your guard. Some of these are: do not allow the other fighter to get a hold of your knees, find an angle, or drive your legs to the ground. However, there is one suggestion that I often see novices failing to do. You must control your opponent’s head to help you defend your guard.

You see, as an opponent passes their head will generally go to one side and they will move their hips to the same side to reach side control. If they are smart they will control your legs and/or hips to prevent you from hip escaping away. However, if you are able to take control of his advance, you won’t even let him pass at all.

As your opponent starts passing to the right, push his head in that same direction. This is going to make a bit of a gap between the two of you, enabling you to prevent him from getting side control. This does not have to be a hard shove, but you should make sure it is firm by putting your hand to his cheek or your arm to his neck.

As you push on his head, shrimp out in the opposite direction hard. You’ll use your hips and legs way more than your arms; pushing his head is more about controlling his position to allow you to escape. After you’ve achieved enough distance, re-center yourself and put him back in your guard. Depending on his progress and control over your hips/legs, you may need to hip escape more than once. Just be ready for whatever happens and adjust.

Keep in mind that mastering these jiu jitsu moves is going to require practice. You will need to be patient so when the time comes you will be able to use them. Keep practicing, master them, and you’ll have another weapon as you progress in your BJJ training.

Draculino is a fourth degree jiu jitsu black belt, multiple time world champion, and trainer of MMA, BJJ, and grappling champs. To learn more about him, visit his online jiu jitsu training site or stop in the free jiu jitsu forum.

Enjoy Martial Arts

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Oct 042010

Traditional martial arts require that fighters abide by a set of rules while fighting. For example, you may only be allowed to fight standing up, striking certain body parts is not permitted. But mixed martial arts allow fighters to use many different strategies to tackle their opponents. The techniques allowed in mixed martial arts competitions can be dived in to two categories: grappling techniques (pinning holds, clinch holds, takedowns, sweeps, throws, and submission holds) or striking techniques (knees, punches, and kicks).

Most fighters must cross train with many different mixed martial arts styles in order to be effected in all phases of combat. A standing mixed martial arts fighter will also need to able to combat on the floor if he is taken to the ground.

Offensive based Mixed Martial Arts are incorporated into attacks as a means of wearing down an opponent. Perhaps the most popular is full contact karate, a technique that emphasizes the strength of the legs to wear down the endurance of another fighter and render the capability of his attacks to a much less powerful degree. While karate only uses kicking attacks, full form kickboxing complements attacks with upper body power that can deliver head shots or chest blows, both of which can wear down or even fully incapacitate an attacker.

Dirty Boxing and Clinch fighting use a clinching hold to keep the opponent from moving away for a better striking range. Takedowns are also attempted by using stomps, elbows, knees, and punches to strike the opponent. For extra effect, Thai kickboxing moves are also used. Mixed martial arts wrestlers can use this technique if the opponent has superior striking skills and to prevent take downs. Muay Thai mixed martial arts training will help to improve the accuracy of elbows and knees by controlling the opponent’s position.

Ground based Mixed Martial Arts are most common in UFC fights given the ease by which one can earn a submission if they can pull their opponent onto the floor. Ground grappling is less “pretty” than stand up form but is far more difficult due to the need to control your entire opponent’s weight along with your own.

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