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April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Peter Irving BJJ, Blog, Fighters, MMA, Training, Uncategorized

Leave your ego at the door?

The maxim and command: 'leave your ego at the door' is doubtless familiar to anyone who has been through the door of a Jiu-Jitsu academy. It might be considered a sacred commandment of BJJ. Ostensibly it’s very good advice, if somewhat trite, that we must free ourselves to err in order to make progress. The … Continue reading Leave your ego at the door?

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Peter Irving BJJ, MMA, Training

What it takes – Casca Grossa

Hand in hand with toughness, goes it's close relation - 'bottle' . Here in the North-East, that's what we call courage. The intestinal fortitude to see the job through. There are a whole load of Jiu-Jitsu slang words and expressions attributed to Carlson Gracie senior, the trainer of my teacher Crezio de Souza. One of … Continue reading What it takes – Casca Grossa

March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 Peter Irving Blog, Training

What it takes – the coffin nail, king of qualities

I've had a few folks ask me what the qualities are that make a champion. Every trainer is going to have a different take on what they value most, but for me there's one quality that I value over all others. When I was a kid my old man told me a great story. I … Continue reading What it takes – the coffin nail, king of qualities

March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 Peter Irving BJJ, Blog, Training

What does the belt mean?

It’s a very attractive idea to lay out a universal standard for rank promotion, as in theory that ought to both raise and maintain standards. In reality what generally happens in many martial art systems is that belt criteria gets distilled down to a syllabus- a checklist of techniques known and practiced.

March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 @Endof73 Boxing, MMA, Training

Creating a Good Boxing Hand Wrap

Creating a good wrap for Boxing, MMA or Muay Thai is an essential skill for the combat sports practitioner but also one that takes a little time to learn

March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 @Endof73 BJJ, Boxing, CrossFit, Events, MMA, Store, Training

FSN – Fight Store North

Fight Store North, the new name for Fight Store Newcastle is certainly the longest running dedicated Martial Arts Store in the Newcastle and Gateshead area

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