Elite Mixed Martial Arts - The Woodlands

Coaches Corner-Tip of the Month

Lets talk a little bit about holding and maintaining positions.  I know that as your coaches we tell you that before you can submit your opponent you must be able to maintain that position at which you are trying to submit him from.  It is true that position control should come before any submission attempt.  If I leave space for my opponent to roll me or do not have proper balance a sweep or reversal could be around the corner.  I’m not gonna be able to submit him if I’m getting rolled over!  So it remains true that body positioning comes first and the submission follows.  However, the point I want to make is that you should not have confusion between holding position and opening up your game.  Wanting to hold a position so hard and strong that you do not allow for any change to happen can sometimes slow progress.  What I mean, an example is if I have an awesome mount so when I go to class tonite I’m gonna mount everyone and nobody will escape my mount or be able to get me off of them.  Ok, this is great to practice if we are training isolation on holding the mount, but it does not allow me to grow in other areas.  The point I want to make is that I believe we should leave our comfort zone from time to time.  This is going to allow me to explore an entirely new aspect of the jiu-jitsu game and open up to much more progress in training.  By doing this I will  create problems for myself, problems that I must adress and deal with.  If I only hold the mount as in the example I will never create these new arising problems therefore never having to deal with them and always remain at my current level.  I create situations that I am not used to seeing on a daily basis.  In turn I must develop new movement, new body mechanics, and a sharper timing to deal with the new ongoing transitions.  This is going to get me better faster.  Congradulations to everyone on their belt tests and see you on the mats!

ChadK

Open Discussion

We want to congradulate everyone who competed last weekend in the Naga Fighting Championship.  Everyone did an outstanding job and we are very proud of you guys.  A group picture will be taken on thursday so bring your medals to class.  Competetion really speeds up your growth and learning.  Congradulations to all competetors and to all who helped our team train and prepare for this event.  Keep up the great work!!

Chad K�

Louis Wood Boxing!

As a reminder to everyone and for those of you who do not know that Louis Wood is our boxing coach here at Elite and I can not say enough about that.  I did a private lesson with him a while back and he really opened my eyes up!  I thought I had good hands but quickly found out I have a lot to learn!  You have the oppurtunity to train with and get instruction from a World class boxer right here in the Woodlands.  I encourage everyone to take advantage of this.  Use this blog for discussion, comments, or questions regarding boxing.  Check our website for information on Louis Wood and the boxing program.  See you in the gym!

Chad K

Introduction

Hello everyone,

The introduction category on our blog is used for students to introduce themselves to each other or if you are a new member here it is a great way to make some new freinds and training partners. Feel free to leave a comment letting us know a little about yourself and even to find open mat training partners or whatever it may be.  Welcome to the Elite family!!

Coaches Corner-Tip of the month

Hey everyone,

As we approach a new month I think that it is important to set some goals for ourselves.  Goals are important and essential to keep us on course and have a progressive focus in the direction we wish to go.   Long and short term goals are both needed to stay focused and make positive progress.  I believe that your short term goals should serve as stepping stone on the path to reaching your long term goals.  For example, if my long term goal is to develop a phenomal guard and I have the short term goal of losing 5lbs in a month.  Take the approach to gear your short term fitness goal to accomodate and build towards the long term.  (ie: in this example; leg strengthening exercises, or any similar body mechanic exercises that will benefit a strong guard and give you the exercise and cardio to lose weight.)  Many times we lose focus because we do not have a plan or goal to work for and are likely to focus time, attention, and energy in scattered directions.  This can many times result in not progressing as fast as you can when you have a set plan or goals.  I believe if you take this course of action you will really benefit here not only physically but mentally and feel a great sense of accomplishment when you do reach your goals.  If you want to sit down and talk with one of us about your individual goals we are here to give our opinion and help you accomplish whatever that goal or goals may be.  It starts with having a plan.  Together we can accomplish anything we set our minds to, and the sky is the limit!

The Bottom Line

No one owe’s you anything, what you achieve or fail to achieve is directly related to what you do or fail to do.

Take action today,  time will pass whether you act or not.

No excuses, winners meet life’s challenges head on, knowing there is no guarantee, they give it all they have!

I am exited about this months training, lets set some short term goals for the month and see where we are at in 4 weeks, see you on the mat!

Chad Kight

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