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I've been coaching martial arts for over twenty years, and I can tell you exactly why most people's clinch work falls apart the moment they need it. They're thinking about wrestling takedowns in isolation, like the clinch is some separate t...
I've spent the better part of two decades on the mats here in York Region—teaching kids, training adults, and competing in martial arts myself. One thing I've learned is that wrestling footwork might be the most underrated skill in martial ...
Why Wrestling Footwork Matters in Martial Arts Training I've been coaching martial arts for over twenty years, and I can tell you straight up: most students skip leg day for their feet. They'll spend hours drilling arm techniques, perfectin...
I've been coaching martial arts for close to two decades now, and if there's one thing I see constantly in the gym, it's this: your guard looks great when your training partner is going light. The moment they turn up the pressure, everythin...
I've watched hundreds of martial arts students come through our Richmond Hill academy, and there's one thing I see over and over: footwork falls apart the moment things get real. You're drilling your martial arts combinations perfectly duri...
After twenty-plus years teaching martial arts in York Region, I can tell you with absolute certainty: most people training Muay Thai never develop a real clinch game. They'll spend hours perfecting their kicks and combinations, but the mome...
I've been coaching martial arts for fifteen years, and I can spot the ones who'll quit within weeks. It's not the kids who struggle with technique or the adults who are out of shape...
I've been coaching martial arts for nearly two decades, and if there's one pattern I see repeat itself like clockwork, it's this: students join our Richmond Hill academy with fire in their eyes, train hard for six to twelve months, and then...
I've spent two decades teaching martial arts across York Region, and if there's one thing that separates the competitors who keep improving from the ones who plateau, it's this: they learn to read what their opponent is about to do before i...
I've been coaching martial arts for close to twenty years now, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that grip fighting is where matches are won or lost before most people even realize the real battle has started. Whether you're traini...
Why Clinch Work Matters in Martial Arts I've been coaching martial arts for over fifteen years, and I can tell you with absolute certainty: the clinch is where matches get decided. Not in the flashy moments...
The Martial Arts Stance That Changes Everything I've been coaching martial arts for close to twenty years now, and if I had to pick the one thing that separates the students who actually progress from the ones who plateau, it's stance. Not ...
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