markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Dec 2, 2009, 3:46 am
In the world of martial arts one of the beauties about it is that there are never a finite number of techniques that one can learn. There are techniques, variations, counters, set ups, counters to cou...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 30, 2009, 7:35 am
The following is a repost, back from October 2007 when MarksTraining.com was just starting out. Hope you enjoy it if you have never seen it before. To be able to generate a hard shocking roundh...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 27, 2009, 2:46 am
Todays video post is dedicated to one of Judo’s greatest competition fighters of all time, Anton Geesink and his use of off balancing and sweeps. Geesink is a 10th Dan Judoka (recognized only u...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 25, 2009, 2:00 am
At some stage during ones training they shall come across bad habits. The kicker about bad habits is that it is rare that one will see these bad habits themselves. They can creep up on a martial artis...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 23, 2009, 3:41 am
When it comes to sparring, there are two ways in which it can be carried out, which are hard or soft. Weather it is striking, throws and takedowns, ground grappling or a mixture of all, sparring can b...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 20, 2009, 2:00 am
Lasts weeks video was all about the elbow strike, demonstrated in pure Muay Thai fashion! Today’s video is again demonstrated in Thai fashion but is dedicated to the knee strike. Just like the ...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 19, 2009, 2:25 am
Pat Parker here from Mokuren Dojo. Today Marks has graciously allowed me to post an interesting little piece of pseudoscience here on his otherwise most excellent blog. This is the latest in my seri...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 18, 2009, 2:00 am
Most martial arts have something that they only do. Something that is unique solely to them. If any one knows about Muay Thai then one will know that Thai fighters during sparring or fighting will ado...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 16, 2009, 3:08 am
The back roundhouse kick is risky. There is no doubt about it. Turning you back to strike with the foot requires accuracy, hence lots of training and even then the chances of a full on, perfect strike...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 13, 2009, 3:56 am
Today’s video is dedicated to the elbow strike. Although it is a common technique found in the syllabus of many martial arts, there are few styles which endorse AND use it as much as Muay Thai. ...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 11, 2009, 5:36 am
Most martial artists now realise the importance of supplemental weight training to strengthen there muscles for better technique, however, some think that they should avoid training certain muscle gro...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 9, 2009, 5:32 am
Foot sweeps are techniques that most people either love or they hate. They are not techniques that one can perform with little practise as there are many points to remember when sweeping and for this ...
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markos m. posted an article on MarksTraining.com - Nov 6, 2009, 2:46 am
Today’s video is dedicated to the late Larry Hartsell, RIP. (August 15, 1942 – August 20, 2007) Larry was a martial artist who began with Judo, moved onto Kempo, studying under Ed Parker and then ...
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