We have had a period of growth at Lockdown. I think this is due to two main factors. One, being our amazing social media person, and secondly, we have restructured the way the classes are run. This has made us adapt and make unforeseen changes, which has been great for Lockdown.
Read MoreOver the weekend, Georges St-Pierre (GSP) officially retired from MMA competition. GSP was one of my favourite fighters and always a joy for me to watch, but I am very happy to see him call it quits after having such a great career. Within his pro MMA career, he achieved much, defending his belt multiple times and taking on challenger after challenger, able to overcome unique challenges while managing to make it look relatively easy.
Read MoreIn a great fight that boasted some very nice technical striking from two of the best strikers in MMA, Israel Adesanya came out victorious against MMA great Anderson Silva. Although Adesanya won by unanimous decision, both competitors displayed a high level of fighting. Before the fight though, people said Silva would lose to the younger opponent – but what does that mean?
Read MoreAmanda Nunes has beaten two of MMA’s biggest names. Yet, if you ask the average person or even some fight fans, they have no idea who she is.
Read MoreWhen a ref decides to stop a fight, it is a big decision which can often lead to a mixed response of criticism and praise. Often times however, the stoppage is made for one reason only; and that is to protect the fighter. Fighters do not like losing and they do not want to be protected, but sometimes the job of a referee is to protect the fighter from themselves.
Read MoreLately there has been a war of words between Oscar De la Hoya and Dana White. These two promoters have big personalities and consequently may not appreciate it if the other comments on the way they do things and recently, the fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz kicked off an ill feeling.
Read MoreWhat determines a good day or a bad day at training? Is it caused by your day at work? An argument with your partner or how you slept? What you ate, or didn’t eat? What is the cause of a good or bad session? Since MMA comprises largely of three different disciplines, all of which can be practiced individually, it is easy to have a good or bad session within these disciplines which make up MMA.
Read MoreAt Lockdown, I always recommend that people train at other clubs and get perspectives from other trainers (in addition to Lockdown) as I believe it can only help them improve. If you train only with one coach, you tend to only get one perspective and no matter how good they are, it is still just one point of view. Training with others gives you another set of eyes, often a fresh set of eyes, different perspectives, opinions and approaches.
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