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Our MMA coach Scott Mellia has been training down in Wigan at the Snakepit Gym under Roy Wood in catch wrestling. Check out the video clip with plenty of glimpses of Scott training sporting the Combat Ready colours. Scott has been introducing some of the material into the MMA and submission grappling classes. Interested - then get along and try it out. No experience necessary.

CATCH WRESTLING LINK

TONIGHT AT KRAV MAGA EDINBURGH

Tonight we focussed on lowline kicks, defending a football style kick and a straight punch. I asked the guys to emphasise the hand and body defence and slow it right down. What seems like a large movement will shrink under stress. It's why a lot of traditional movements look large. People ridicule the big sweeping motions however its a lack of understanding. Martial Arts were born on the battle field and they knew what worked. Where do you think KM got all its material from. However, people don't understand a lot of what they see and then think it won't work. Everything is useful and you simply need to know what to take from it and when to apply it. We looked at the hooking motion from KM and I quickly showed the guys all the different areas you can find it in KM. So train something that can be used often and in a lot of situations. You don't want a 100 responses to something. A few choice select ones should see you through. Then practice them and own them. I also stressed the need for closest tool to the closest target. Nobody wants to get hit so you need to choose your shots.

KICKBOXING EDINBURGH

Last night we opened the class with a circuit. From there we progressed through various striking drills looking at defending with the legs. Excellent effort from everyone there!

Marcus

LAST NIGHT AT NSI EDINBURGH

We started off working circular movements through the fluttering hands drills progressing into trapping and then looking at chi sao. From there we covered some lock flow.

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TUESDAY NIGHT AT KRAV MAGA EDINBURGH

We opened up the class with a circuit and then moved onto some pad work combinations concentrating on subtle strikes which are effective without looking overly aggressive. From there we developed our low line kicks and looked at defending front kicks.

MONDAY NIGHT AT KRAV MAGA EDINBURGH

We concentrated on defending a straight attack leading into a circular attack. This could be a jab into a hook, a front kick into a turning kicking, a front kick into a hooking punch. We want to isolate the attack and learn a defence and then look at defending and shutting down any further attack with constant forward pressure and bridging skills from our NSI. Great effort.

STANDARD KIT FOR TRAINING

Ok guys I've been bashing on about kit for the past few weeks. In Krav Maga you must have a groin guard and a gum shield to be training on the mats from an insurance point of view. You should be investing in a set of boxing gloves (hand wraps optional). All these items can be purchased from the gym. As far as footwear goes, you should be thinking about wrestling or boxing boots. Scott is going to have a sheet in the gym with some good boots and places to get them from without breaking the bank. It's a small investment to get the most out of your training and to keep you safe. As far as the kickboxing class goes you should be thinking about a gum shield. It's easy for someone to skiff off a pad and strike you by mistake.

Marcus

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LAST NIGHT AT NSI EDINBURGH

Last night we started off with the non classical gun fu training the rotational movements and then looked at our trapping motions. We looked at developing our big punch and worked a multiple attacker drill. From there we went into edged weapon work developing line familiarity and learning how to defend against a knife. We then looked at empty hand applications.