What's your primary training style?

[sccr06]

I'm curious to see what most of you are training currently.

I am doing Freestyle Jiu Jitsu (more wrestling based and no gi). Even though most of my previous experience was Judo and regular BJJ.

[Szczepankiewicz]

I am currently training in Kantan Kyo Jujutsu. It is a mixture of Chaun'fa and Tae Kyon striking techniques, Japanese Jujutsu and Chin Na grappling techniques. We also use Chi Kung self healing as well.

We train strictly self-defense (i.e. no sport training) We keep everything short and sweet. All sparring is full contact. We are under no illusions that we can go out and kick anyone's ass, but we are fully capable of self-preservation.

I also cross train in Judo at the local university.

Hey Sccr06,

Can you outline your training methodology for me? I am very interested in how others train as well.

Peace

SZ

[sccr06]

SZ: first of all, I should note that my training is affected by my work schedule, especially if I put in overtime or go TDY. But in a perfect week I would do the following:

Mon: 2 hours of class (drills and spar)
Tues: 45 min. of Weights/bag work
Wed: 2 hours of class (drills and spar)
Thurs: 30-45 min. run
Fri: 2 hours of class (drills and spar)
Sat: full contact workout (including standup and ground)
Sun: rest

Class is pretty good. We do 1-3 moves a class and drill for about 30-45 min. Then we spar for the rest of class. I like it becasue I enjoy rolling. But like I said earlier, it is wrestling based, so........not so many chokes but good sweeps, reversals, counters, locks, etc. Great body mechanics stuff.

[YeLLa-TiGeR]

Other.....I do not consider Muay Thai the same as kickboxing.

[YeLLa-TiGeR]

I train 5-6 days a week.

If I had 12 weeks notice for a fight, I do a 3 day a week powerlifting routine with the alternate days with shadowboxing, heavybag work and sparring. This is done for the first 6 weeks, with me going up in weight every week. Finally the last 6 weeks I do plyometrics, windsprints and daily jogging. Also heavy thai-pad work/ bag work and shadowboxing. Sparring gets heavier. Much technique is worked on, same with combinations. Working on weaknesses etc.

The last 4 weeks or so, I spar almost daily.....hard. And cardio is very heavy, in fact puking is not uncommon. Finally the last 4 days or so, we taper off with light shadowboxing and stretching.

[sccr06]

YT: Point taken about Muay Thai. I guess I should have just said "standup art" for simplicity's sake. As it is, I had just lumped MT in with kickboxing, but other is fine too.

Thanks for the info on your routines guys. I am curious to see if I am working out more or less on average compared to others on this forum.

[jbkenpo]

My primary system is Kenpo. I've been training since 1986. Over the last 4 years I've been exposed to many different concepts in JDK, Muay Thai, etc...That previously I had no experience in.

[Szczepankiewicz]

Sccr06,
It sounds like you have a pretty good workout schedule going. Mine is pretty pathetic at the moment. I only attend class once a week, and work out an average of 3 days a week. I can come up with a list of pathetic excuses, but I plan on cranking it up at the beginning of the year (with the wife's permission of course)!



Can you send me any info on your various techniques? What makes Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu what it is? Training methodology, philosophy, etc...

Thanks man,

SZ

[AikidoKevin]

I trian in Aikido, 4 years classical and on 5th year of Nihon Goshin (combat Aikido). 4 days a week 2 hours each. Private instruction 4 hours a week and regular class training the other 4. Nihon Goshin is based on modern day attacks and weapons therefor class is hard and "real world" Aikido was formed from Diato Ryu Aiki Jujutsu locks and Throws and Shinkage kenjutsu movements. Nihon Goshin takes that and blends it with some karate, judo and more ground Jujutsu. I am in New Jersey, USA and welcome anyone to train and swap techs. very freindly enviroment, OH and this is my first time to this site.. see you around

[sccr06]

SZ,

I will do my best. I have only been with the class for 2 weeks. The instructor is a Carlson Gracie black belt though so you can definitely see the influence.

Basically it is a lot like BJJ; the real difference is in emphasis and training methodologies. A lot of stress is given towards pushing your endurance. We train nonstop for the entire class. Instead of regular warmups we do drills. If you can imagine back to high school wrestling practice it is like that.

Most work is done with no shirt or t-shirt so all locks and cranks are taught by controlling a body part. Lots of emphasis on staying tight and not giving space (something that differs from many gi classes). Also fewer chokes due to the lack of a gi but the body mechanics (including reversals and escapes) more than make up for it.

I'm really enjoying it.

[sidder]

kyokushin/muay thai
bjj
aikijitsu
chen style tai chi
(and, regrettably, many wasted years in tkd, which I've long since quit)

[crazyjoe380]

i hardly take fights to the ground

muy thai and regular boxing seem to be unstoppalbe if you don't know what your doing...

i'm going to at jujitsu to this and see what happens..

[Szczepankiewicz]

No Gi and no TV make Szczepankiewicz something something....


Sccr06- That sounds pretty intense. I like the concept. 2 hours twice a week? We train all of our techniques to be independent of clothing as well. We are not anywhere as intense as your training.

Do they have a website?

[sccr06]

SZ:
yes. That's how I found it. Here it is. www.freestylejiujitsu.com
If I had the money I would just pay for the unlimited classes per month (which is the better deal).

sidder & crazyjoe:
I have always wanted to add Muay Thai to my training too. I always thought it would go well with the grappling.

[seldomTap]

I train BJJ 3 times a week for about 2 hrs a time. We also cover some muay thai and try to train as full on no rules as you can. I hit the weights about 3-4 times a week and mainly lift for strength and power. Cardio looks after itself during BJJ and vale tudo training we do. We have a smallish group of pretty dedicated guys down here and we are getting OK.