Episode 29 - Fight Chat with Jerry Liu of Fight Commentary Breakdowns
Jerry Liu of 'Fight Commentary Breakdowns' & 'FC Chats' stopped by for a great discussion. Jerry runs some popular YouTube channels but has been a life long martial artist from Kung Fu as a kid, to Kempo, Muay Thai, and BJJ as he continues his journey. Join us as we go the rounds and attempt to change one another's minds, or agree on topics such as:
Episode 28 - His Dark Roots - Interview with Stephen Kesting
Episode 27 - Pandora's Box of Podcasts - Martial Arts Psychology with Sensei Ando
Episode 26 - 5 Tips to Setup Your Home for Martial Arts Training
Here are 5 tips to help you with setting up, and training martial arts (boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, etc.) at home. Today I'll go over good training practices to make sure you stay with your training, ideal locations and how to adapt to what type of space you live in, types of heavy bags and how to size them, throwing dummies, grappling dummies, and type of mats you want to look for if you do any ground work/takedowns/grappling or wrestling.
Episode 25 - What is Active Recovery? w/ Dr. Kate Kelly - Training Tips, Injuries, Training for Women, Aging/Adapting
Today I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Dr. Kate Kelly of Active Recovery Boston. Dr. Kelly has helped me work through a myriad of injuries over the past 10+ years. She is one of my first stops whenever I have something getting in the way of my training.
We had a great discussion on…
Episode 23 - Using Chess to Solve Martial Arts Problems
Episode 22 - "How Long Does It Take To Be A Black Belt?"
A common question in the martial arts world that bleeds over to bystanders and family members. "How long does it take to receive your first black belt?" Listen in and I'll share my thoughts on this after working to receive black belts from two culturally, historically, and functionally divergent martial arts styles.
Let’s answer this common question in martial arts with some good ole fashion math!
Episode 21 - Our Brain on Solo Training
Episode 20 - How to Train Martial Arts on Your Own
These times require us to innovate and adapt to the changes in our lives, routines, and day to day activities. For weeks many of us have been without a class to attend. The good news? We can still train martial arts without a class or partners, and continue to develop our skills and improve.
What does it take to make this happen? You can watch this video I made this week telling a story on why I had to learn to train myself in martial arts, or you can skip below and jump to the bullet points so you don’t have to wait any longer to train.
Either way, rest assured…
Episode 19 - Head Hits in Boxing/MMA - Good or Bad? The Truth...
Episode 09 - “I’m thinking of choking you…” - Pontificating over a hot mocha.
Episode 08 - The Pinnacle of Martial Arts - Emotional Control
Episode 07 - What happened during your belt tests?
Episode 06 - Are Belt Tests Necessary?
Episode 05 - Injury Prevention in Martial Arts
Episode 04 - Why does it take so long to get a black belt in BJJ?
Episode 03 - Why Did You Stop Teaching Forms?
Episode 02 - How to Start Martial Arts
Episode 01 - Hitting Plateaus in Martial Arts
Hitting plateaus in our training comes with the territory. There is no avoiding them. The longer we train martial arts, or any sport/activity that requires long periods of intense practice, we are destined to hit these stale periods in our progression.
Over the years I have hit many of these, and the longer I trained, the longer some of these lasted. Join me as Max catches up with me
