Move Jutsu

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The one I got is in that picture there. It makes one hell of an impact – especially when they’re so hard to find.

I’m planning on getting one of their hoodies too next month as soon as my pay clears. Damn that place is gonna rinse my bank!! Haha.

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Check ‘em out.

Although I’ve been doing jujutsu now for a few years I’m always on the look out for new skills, ideas and concepts. You wouldn’t believe just how many hours I’ve spent on YouTube looking at fights and analysing techniques. One place I came across recently though really stood out as it offers something for eveyone. Whether you’re just learning self defense techniques to keep yourself safe or you’re wanting to get deeper into combat training and truly learn martial arts then this is one hell of a product.

I know, I know. You don’t like the idea of having to pay for something when you can get it free on places like YouTube. Thats what I thought at first but something made me change my mind and I splashed out on it.

You know what? Best decision I ever made. Now like I say I’ve been doing martial arts for a good few years now but even I learnt a shed load from this guy’s videos. You can tell form the techniques he teaches and the way he teaches that it comes form hard experience. These techniques aren’t just fancy show off moves – they’re real world self defence techniques that work.

From the very first video I was picking up ideas on ways of disabling an opponenet that I can use both on the street and in my dojo. Thoguh in the dojo I may end up causing a bit too much damage!!

Now thankfully I managed to get this video series at a discount and the discount is still running so if you’re lucky and jump in you’ll get the lower rate too!

I highly recommend it – I keep referring back to it over and over. Its one of those investments you can’t put a price on.

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Now onto more fitness related stuff – I’ll soon be doing P90X so expect some new posts reviewing my progress.

When I first started this blog it was to keep myself motivated while getting fit. In the first 50 days it went really well. Never felt better. It’s been a long time since and in that time it’s gradually petered out. I now weigh 11st (154lbs, 70Kg). Which is about 8lbs heavier than ideal. On top of that I’m doing about 1 workout per week with my diet going completely south – chocolate, curries, beer, etc.

So it’s about time I got back into the groove. Start putting down my workouts, diet, etc. Holding myself accountable as before. I’ve never been so fit as when documenting it on here. Main reason I stopped was the lack of readers but I’m not gonna let that stop me this time.

Today is Day 1 of a new 70 day programme. I’ll go into the details of it when I get back from JJ later tonight.

But I will say I used this video with a bit extra:

First Day: HIIT ~16mins

The Video:

• 8 Rounds of Tabata protocol burpees
• Countdown sets of pushups & knee jumps

Plus:

2x 3-min rounds of shadow sparring (Bas Rutten Thai Boxing workout)

Another great drill video but this time concentrating on the shrimping technique. I use this technique as part of my existing drill routines.

Out of the two atheletes below who is the fittest? Who is the most capable?

It’s not an easy or obvious answer. It all depends on what you’re training for. That’s why a one-size-fits-all training programme doesn’t exist.

The guy on the left is a marathn runner and could beat the guy on the right no questions asked – in a marathon that is.

But if it comes to sprinting then the guy on the right would run circles round the other one.

It all depends on what you’re training for.

Found a good video for anyone wanting to do solo MMA/Ju jutsu drills and you haven’t got a partner.

This is a good interval drill I’ve been using lately. Its a great all-rounder and I normally warm up with a few trounds of Bas Rutten shadow sparring (Thai Boxing or MMA) to get the heart beating well.
You may notice there’s a few mini-tabata protocols in there.

• Burpees – 1 min (aim for 20 in a minute)
• Rest – 30 secs
• Corner-Corner – 1 min
• Rest – 10 secs
• Lateral Jumps – 1 min
• Rest – 30 secs
• Decline Pushups – 1 min
• Rest – 30 secs
• Knee Get Ups – 1 min
• Rest – 30 secs
• V Sit – 20 secs
• Rest – 10 secs
• V Sit – 20 secs
• Rest – 10 secs
• V Sit – 20 secs
• Rest – 30 secs
• Jumping Squats – 20 secs
• Rest – 10 secs
• Jumping Squats – 20 secs
• Rest – 10 secs
• Jumping Squats – 20 secs
• Rest – 30 secs
• Chinnies – 20 secs
• Rest – 10 secs
• Chinnies – 20 secs
• Rest – 10 secs
• Chinnies – 20 secs
• Shadow Sparring – 3.5 mins
• Rest – 30 secs
• Knee Jumps – 1 min (aim for 60 in a minute)
• Rest – 30 secs
• Shadow Sparring – 3.5 mins



19 mins in total. If you do a few rounds of sparring before and after you can turn this into a killer 30min workout.

It was bank holiday weekend just gone in the UK. That means Monday was a rare day off and so I went to the nearest beach resort. SOmewhere I’e not been before – Weston Super Mare.

Can’t say I was impressed but so it wasn’t a completely wasted journey I thoguht it’d be good to try out some beach running to see what all the fuss is about.

Well as the sand was pretty packed anyway I didn’t expect great things but I found it a lot harder than expected. All the soft bits and troughs that cause you to wobble just a little bit really add up. Your ankles and calves feel it after a while of trying to keep you upright and balanced.

Unfortunately the 30mins run ws all in vain because I’m now ill. Very ill – and have been since Saturday. So there’s been no working out since and I doubt any will be done tonight either.

Hopefully Ill be 100% again for Kenjutsu tomorrow.

According to a news report I spotted on the BBC site it looks like reduced calories over long periods will increase your lifespan. Some startling pics show how two monkeys of exactly the same age have aged very differently.

The monkey on the left was allowed to eat as it pleased. The monkey on the right was given a 30% reduced calorie diet.

Full article.