Combat Base Group Training Day 7th March 2010

This one is being hosted by Team Fulinkazan at Kings Gym in Bradford. Hoping to get one of these at everyone’s gym eventually.
Check out the small clip from the last one at Caged Steel.

Youtube clip

Starts at 11:00am, finishes round 3:00pm

There will be a 40/45 minute workshop in every hour segment so schedule is something like this:

11:00 Warm up with Helen Currie
11:20 ½ guard with Carl Fisher
12:00 Offside Kesa gatame with Adam Adshead
12:40 free time to drill, spar, rest, talk
1:00 Butterfly guard with Steve Muckle
1:40 free time to drill, spar, rest, talk
2:00 Chokes with Ryan Hunter
2:40 free time to drill, spar, rest, talk
3:00 Finish

We have all different coaches this time so I guarantee that there will be someone there who most of you have not trained with before.

Whether you want to train on the mats or in the ring there will be someone who will train with you without any ego or hidden agenda, it will be a friendly environment because it is only open to our group so be sensible, be a good training partner and train hard.

£5 entry fee to train, coaches train for free. After paying for the gym, all the rest of the money will be donated to charity.

People don’t have to stay for the entire session, just turn up when they want and stay as long as they want, as long as they come through to support us that is all that matters.

Hope to see you all there.

::Happy New Year!::

Xmas has been an interesting time for me this year, Seeing and spending time with both the Spencer and Bamford Clan is always a really happy time for me, I really do enjoy spending time with my family but usually ends up with a few shandy's and mince pies.

That been said, I have had some quality training over xmas period. Some really good sparring session with Fulinkazan lads, Brendan put through a horrible work out at south Leeds Stadium and did some great work with Richard Cadden from www.starmindcoaching.co.uk

::Other Stuff::

Brilliant... just brilliant -

http://rosstraining.com/blog/2009/12/04/iron-and-the-soul-by-henry-rollins/

Some really interesting stuff by Fulinkazan's new conditioning coach -

http://www.brendanchaplin.co.uk/Brendan_Chaplin/Home/Home.html

::Things that are pretty cool this week::

Conditioning with Brendan
Slamming folk around the shop

::Things that s*ck ball::

Snow - it is messing my training up.

Long time

Sorry it has been a while, moving house and been busy with work has really taken up most of my time.

::Isolation training (single mind)::

In this blog I am going to talk about (single mind) Isolation training, I am sure people know this as many other names but this is what I call it.

When you start training, learning all the different positions, submissions, transitions of grappling it is easy to get confused, your not sure how to use your body to move, attack and defend and end up sparring erratically.

I see it all the time with beginners they have been to a few classes and maybe picked up a couple of submissions so when they are sparring they are they try and grab and squeeze any thing they can get there hands on. It is like watching a kitten been teased by a torch, it frantically chases the beam of light but never really gets any were.

So .... Pick one thing in your sparring to work on. I often work on 1 technique a month for example this month I am working on my arm bar, I understand the positions I need to be in to effectively get an arm bar, if I start sparring and end up mounted I don't just start attacking for arm bars I go through the following:-

1. Escape Mount by pushing on the knee
2. Regain Guard
3. Control opponents posture
4. Attack arm
5. Get the arm bar.

Even though I am in a bad position to start with my goal does not change. What a lot of beginners do is in the same position is

1. Start Escape mount .... its not working so proceed to plan B
2. punch body .... not working ...
3. grab arms and start twisting stuff
4. he now has my back ... I'll grab his foot and twist it
5. argghh cr@p , I now have to defend the choke

Rickson Gracie student said in the film "Choke" that Rickson would say to the student before rolling, I am going to arm bar you on your left arm and then do it. I am not saying it is any easy thing to do, but if you work your way to be able to do this it shows great skill and understanding of position.

::Other Stuff::

I found a very interesting interview (on Cagewarriors) by Ryan Hall, He is more famous for having lots of wins via Triangle .... but some very interesting points:-

http://lockflow.com/viewtopic.php?p=231054

I have also started a Blog and Twitter account for my team, not much on them at the moment but keep an eye out on them:-

http://teamfulinkazan.wordpress.com - Blog

http://twitter.com/teamfulinkazan - Twitter

::Things that are pretty cool this week::

Ghetto Running
New COD/ MW
24

::Things that s*ck ball::

IKEA

Cheers for reading ...
Spenna

Fulinkazan 5th Birthday

It is hard to believe that it is Team Fulinkazan 5th birthday this month, it seems strange that is that long ago and we have come so far.

We are a MMA team based in the Bradford and Leeds Area we hold classes in 3 different localations and also support the Bradford University Mixed Martial Arts Club.

We are members of the Combat Base Group, we are the UK repersentives for AACC in Japan and work closley with a number of other clubs in the Yorkshire and Lancashire area.

In an effort to keep the momentum going and develop our team we currently looking for sponsorship and equipment donations. If any one is interested in sponsoring/donating equipment please email info@teamfulinkazan.co.uk

Any money/donations go directly into the club and non of the instructors take any cuts.

Thanks

Mark "Spenna" Spencer
Team Fulinkazan

New Fulinkazan Clothing

Orders are now being taken for T-Shirts & Hoodies with the new Fulinkazan design.

T-Shirts £10
Hoodies £20

Put your order in

Khanie's 40th ....

Had a great night out with the FU gang last night here are some pics:-

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=158316&id=1670359572&comments&alert#/album.php?aid=11425&id=1670359572

Don't forget to Add both leeds and bradford FU to your facebook:-

Bradford-

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56202428026&ref=search&sid=518220861.3424740662..1

Leeds

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000148907059&ref=search&sid=518220861.3424740662..1

Back on the saddle

So for the last month I have been focusing on bulking up, I replaced salads, brown rice and lean meats with pizza's, curries and burgers. I really wanted to shake things so I also cut out protein drinks and training and replaced it with Ale and sitting down.

So after undoing the hard work I had put in before Vegas and my birthday, I am working on getting my fat @rse in shape.

So in typical start up fashion, I end up popping one of my ribs which now makes it hard to move .... d@nm my luck.

I had an interesting argument with a lad who trains with me, were he was not willing to train because I would not organise a fight for him. He said (although he said this was in jest) "what's the point training, If I don't have a fight", an interesting point because I always find it harder to do the extra stuff (weights, running and plyo's) if I don't have a fight, But ... It never stops me wanting to improve my technique. Might be time to get a fight booked in ;-)

Last couple of Weeks good stuff

# Bought TUF 5 box's set for £15

# Starting to tap people with Peruvian neckties

# Team Fulinkazan Leeds

# Sprints are cool

# The Film "The Express" excellent film

Last couple of Weeks Bad stuff

# Moving house and back in to mum and dads is sh!t

# Moving to my mum and dads and then having my brother rip out the bath room preventing me from shaving and showering is also sh!t

# popping my rib

# I have joined Xbox live and slowly getting drawing in to COD 4