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Jumping rope is an awesome exercise for MMA training. Fantastic for conditioning, co-ordination and footwork it’s definitely a very important part of a fighter’s training routine.

I like to challenge myself when I’m jumping rope by busting out a bunch of different tricks and movements throughout my routines. It also keeps things fun for me.

Here’s one technique I think you should try out in your training…

The One Hand Rope Spin 360

I’m definitely looking forward to UFC 117 although I think these two headliner fights could play out in one of two different ways: Action packed from start to finish or uneventful and boring depending on how the fighters approach it.

I’m hoping that Chael Sonnen wins the belt that night by finishing Anderson Silva. What I definitely don’t want to see is Silva dancing around the cage for twenty minutes waving his arms in the air and doing his shake and bake stuff pretending to want to attack. Hopefully for the fans, he’ll be out in good form and fight hard for the entire fight.

With the Fitch/Alves, ideally we’ll see some good ground work by Fitch and some slick striking by Alves throughout in a match that ends by either KO or submission. Both guys are tough competitors and will without a doubt be ready to fight hard all three rounds.

I’m picking Sonnen and Fitch to win. Who you going with?

Here’s the promo vid for the card…

This pic was sent to me by a friend on twitter

Do you have one?

It doesn’t matter how old it is; in fact the older it is the cooler it is. Someone recently came into Joslin’s with a shirt from the 70’s that had my dad’s picture on the front throwing a kick. It was skin tight and so old school!

If you do have one, send me a pic with you wearing it and I’ll throw it up in our new facebook photo album called “The Joslin T-shirt – Sightings Around the World!”.  Also, be sure to include a short description of where the pic was taken.

==> Click here to visit the photo album

Tonight I’ll be streaming Jeff Joslin MMA Live! at 10pm (est).

What’ s up for tonight?

• A UFC Champ discussion
• MMA Video Lesson – “Using angles to keep yourself safe”
• A competition for a Free Video Workshop
• MMA Story time – “Fighting a Janitor”
• and more….

Visit the LIVE PAGE just before 10pm (est) tonight and join in on the action.

Here’s another up & coming Fight Crew MMA Fighter. Terrence Mitchell fights out of  Frontier Vale Tudo which is located in Anchorage, Alaska. Watching his highlight video it’s easy to see that he’s got a great combination of skill, intensity and natural ability.  The trainers at Frontier, including Giovanni DeVera have obviously been doing a good job training Terrence for the last 2 years.

Keep it up guys!

Fighter’s Name:	Terrence Mitchell
Hometown:	Anchorage, Alaska
Team:	Frontier Vale Tudo
MMA Record	3-1
How many years have you been training in martial arts/combat disciplines ?	2 Years
What was your first combat style?	Vale Tudo
When getting ready for a fight what’s your training schedule like? (days per week/hours per day)	5 days per week/2 hours per day
In two words or less describe your first MMA fight	Quick
How many lbs. do you normally cut in the last month before a fight?	Almost nothing
.       How much do you watch MMA? (All the time/often/occasionally/almost never)	All the time!
What’s been your worst MMA related injury?	None
.       Do you teach martial arts / combat discipline (ie. boxing, wrestling etc.) classes?	No
Prefer the UFC or Pride Rules? –  UFC Rules	UFC Rules
Striking, ground and pound or victory by submission?	Striking
Does Mom like, hate, or doesn’t mind the fact that you’re a pro fighter?	Doesn’t Mind
Have you ever had bust out your MMA skills to defend yourself in the street (as a last resort of course)?	No

On Sunday, August 1st I’ll be teaching a striking workshop at Joslin’s MMA. The focus? Something that will help you out in sparring immediately.

“Killer Combinations”

This 2 hour workshop will arm you with 8 of my absolute best combinations that blend punching, kicking and takedowns in some of my favourite ways. Learn how to disguise your real attack and force openings in your opponent’s defense.

Date: Sunday, August 1st, 2010

Place: Joslin’s MMA (436 Concession Street, Hamilton, Ontario)

Time: 1pm-3pm

Cost: $40 ($30 for members)

==> Be sure to bring your gloves, shin pads and the rest of your striking gear to the workshop.

To register online or for more info on upcoming workshops CLICK HERE

I’m very excited to announce that Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti and Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles will both be returning to teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) seminars to members of our team.

Jacare will be teaching on August 14th, 2010 and “Cobrinha” will hit the mats to teach a two day seminar in late September.

I’ll post more info very soon…

Will the upcoming EA Sports MMA video game be better than the UFC’s Undisputed 2010?

Obviously we’ll have to wait and see but I admit that I already like the fact that you don’t have to go nuts on the controller to escape and apply submissions. EA is saying it’s more of a timing thing which could end up being a pretty cool feature.

Watch the video below for some more info on the next mixed martial arts video game to hit the market.

In this video training series you’ll learn to tap your opponents quickly by surprising them with quick counter attacks.

The workshop series contains some quick counters to a variety of your opponents attacks. I also made sure that the counters I taught ended up with you applying a submission hold of your own so that you can end the fight quickly.

From single leg takedowns, to omaplatas, kimuras and footlocks we counter them all, firing back with a bunch of different attacks inclduing toe holds, armlocks, shoulder crushes and more.

You’ll find yourself looking forward to having your opponent attack you so that you can instantly turn the tables on them and get the tap out!

Your confidence on the mats will soar when you master the 14 videos in this training series…

Below is a video from the series showing one of my favourite ways to work against an opponent that is attempting a single leg.

To pick up the entire video series visit the PREMIUM SHOP.