David Thorneycroft
My name is David Thorneycroft and I am writing this article for the Voodoo Gym website. I started training at Voodoo Gym in August / September 2010, so just over a year ago. It has been the single biggest achievement I have ever accomplished in my life. Before staring at Voodoo Gym I weighed 20 stone 13 pounds at the age of 20 years old! I was a lazy couch potato, to put it in the nicest way possible, and was always that kid that was last to be picked at sports, would always have a note from the parents or any excuse to get out of any physical exercise. One day, enough was enough, and I...
read moreRange of Movement / Flexibility
I have previously written two articles on flexibility training, Range of Movement – Part 1 and Part 2. They explain in great detail all you need to know about Range of Movement (ROM) training, including explanations of specific techniques and how to carry them out which are not covered here. Repeating them is completely redundant so what I have done is taken an extract from these articles to give you a useful overview and starting point. But I seriously recommend you read and understand the previous two blogs. Technique V Purpose Here I have listed the stretching techniques I would...
read moreGame and Gameness
Just a quick explanation of these two terms and how they differ. In Martial Arts, particularly in the MMA environment, you will come across the term ‘game’ or someone ‘having game’. This is simply a positive term used to describe the level of someones ability as a fighter in a specific area. For example, if I said you have ‘game’ in clinch, I would mean you have the ability to compete on a level playing field in clinch. Or that I think you are good enough to hang with me in clinch. This term is essentially used as a compliment. You get the...
read moreHolistic Stress Management – Michelle Bishop
Stress has such a huge impact on our daily lives, that I thought it might be time to look at an in depth level at the real physical and mental impact of stress. It is important to remember that ‘stress’ in the not the situations or incidents themselves, but rather the way we react to them. I am sure you can think of a recent event that may have happened, where your reaction has differed to that of another person? Stress in today’s life is different to that of our ancestors. We face stress from all angles: Physical stress exercise or hard labour Chemical stress environmental pollution,...
read moreDot Drill
You may or may not of heard of the ‘dot drill’ before, it is quite an old school drill yet gets revived quite regularly. But it is, in fact, a fantastic way to improve agility in footwork along with foot and ankle strength. And being an anaerobic exercise it is great for conditioning for fighters. It can also be employed as a method of torture, it’s that good! It was originally conceived by basketball coach Adolph Rupp in the 1940′s. Much more recently Bigger Faster Stronger Inc. made it quite well known and since then it has been adopted into all kinds or sport...
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