Archive for the ‘competition’ Category
Saturday, February 26th, 2011
Recently, I reviewed a product by a company. A competitor of that company called into question my integrity for having reviewed it, because the competitor claimed to have been the owner of the design. Another poster suggested that I would feel ...
Posted in capitalism, competition | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 21st, 2011
This was my first world championships, the 1993 World Games gold medal match vs their team captain, USSR Judo Champion, Georgian Greco-Roman Champion, Master of Sport in Sambo, Zurab Bekochvili. I had two years of Sambo training at this point, not yet a black belt. So to face such a ...
Posted in world records, Sambo, competition, fighting, combat | 2 Comments »
Saturday, December 18th, 2010
People in "self-defense" oriented classes and programs often state that they're not in a "sport" but in it for "reality."
However, all physical movements are "sports" - as in athletics, requiring physical training. Whether civilian self-defense, military close-quarters combat, law enforcement subject / crowd control, professional protection / ...
Posted in military, self-defense, security, law enforcement, police, violence, combat, fighting, competition, martial art | No Comments »
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
Having returned from the 2010 World Martial Arts Games with gold medals in Submission Grappling, Sport Jiujitsu and Grapple Strike Mixed Martial Arts, someone said to me that I'm an "evil marketing genius."
The World Games wasn’t marketing. I could have lost. Or I could have won but ...
Posted in physique sculpting, Sambo, TACFIT, MMA, jiujitsu, performance enhancement, competition, Circular Strength Training, martial art, fighting, grappling, kettlebells | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
My father was a warrior who when he returned from the Korean War, was unable to reintegrate into our family due to post-traumatic stress syndrome. I was too young to understand, and only knew that my father was angry, abusive and detached. I had blamed my physical and learning disabilities ...
Posted in disease prevention, bodyguard, Sambo, military, TACFIT, security, stress, counter-terrorism, special forces, fire rescue, police, rage, healing, injury prevention, immune system, health, pain-free, combat, longevity, competition, grappling, fighting, fitness | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Special thanks to CST Head Coach Mike Locke
TACFIT Fighter Core IV Circuit Video
http://www.TACFIT.tv
Complete 3 rounds; 20sec/side/exercise; 60sec recovery between rounds:
SUITCASE DEADLIFT (LEFT/RIGHT)
BARBELL REVERSE LUNGE TWIST (LEFT/RIGHT)
CLUBBELL OVERHEAD ROLL (LEFT/RIGHT)
KETTLEBELL PULL SWING (LEFT/RIGHT)
BARBELL SIDE ...
Posted in performance enhancement, sport specific, Sambo, physique sculpting, competition, boxing, fighting, grappling, kickboxing, TACFIT, bodybuilding, groundfighting, explosiveness, Crossfit, USA Team, back, MMA, glutes, abs, martial art, core, clubbells, free-weights, agility, endurance, kettlebells, weight-lifting, exercise, strength, conditioning, stamina, power, fat loss, Webisodes, shoulders, weight loss, energy, anaerobic, metabolic, Circular Strength Training, fitness | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
We arrive during an era of desperation and turmoil: a gun-shy economy teetering on the edge of neuroses, a nation boldly facing both domestic and foreign terror, a society wallowing in massive unemployment, and an environment turgid with natural disasters.
Worse still, traveling around the world for the past decades I've ...
Posted in morale, USA Team, honor, accountability, challenges, inspiration, leadership, courage, competition | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
In addition to serving as the U.S. National Sambo Team coach and a top-level referee, I've had the honor of competing in multi-sport national and international championships for the US Team. As the first American to study behind the Iron Curtain with the USSR’s national and Olympic ...
Posted in physique sculpting, gymnastics, motor development, TACFIT, Sambo, film reviews, hypertrophy, performance enhancement, sport specific, stability training, proprioception, ground engagement, groundfighting, plyometric, explosiveness, Crossfit, USA Team, peaking, mobility, self-defense, bodyweight, MMA, competition, boxing, agility, endurance, stamina, power, free-weights, clubbells, strength, conditioning, weight-lifting, kettlebells, anaerobic, metabolic, combat, fighting, grappling, kickboxing, martial art, recovery, energy, fat loss, injury prevention, core, exercise | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
The 690Gym.com hosting the US Martial Arts Team tryouts for the 2010 World Martial Arts Games. Myself, Brandon Jones and Dennis Haggard teaching Sambo and Boxing.
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Posted in toughness, Sambo, body-flow, joint mobility, performance enhancement, competition, coordination, flow, motor development, TACFIT, MMA, USA Team, groundfighting, bodyweight, mobility, proprioception, ground engagement, kickboxing, grappling, clubbells, endurance, stamina, kettlebells, coach, exercise, strength, conditioning, power, Circular Strength Training, martial art, combat, fighting, falling, injury prevention, energy, Webisodes, fitness | No Comments »
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Italy TACFIT Fighter 1 Workout Video
http://www.CST-Italy.it
Complete 5 Rounds of:
60 seconds Medball Sprawl
60 seconds Medball Plyo-Jump
60 seconds Medball Upper-Cut Slam
60 seconds Band-Resisted Suplex
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Posted in TACFIT, MMA, Crossfit, competition, fighting, martial art, combat, Webisodes | No Comments »