Today we’re going to talk about 3 of the most common martial arts in the modern world. Although this doesn’t include all of the martial arts, these are the 3 most practiced.   Kung-Fu is extremely popular for people looking for a more classical version of martial arts due to its large traditional basis.   Muay Thai and BJJ  are customarily used by MMA fighters.

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Today we’ll talk about tips for teaching kids specific Judo moves, and
which Judo moves will work best for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I’ll say that at our Baltimore Martial Arts Gym, we have found it much easier to teach kids Judo than to teach them Jiu Jitsu.

For very young children (3 to 7 year olds), start with the Osoto Gari.This is because the throw is relatively simple. Make sure the kids are chest to chest. Don’t let them swing their legs out and behind their opponent’s legs because that's a surefire way to get taken down.

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The issue of short-term weight loss is prevalent in all combat sports. Most combat sports including amateur wrestling, mma, boxing, or kickboxing require their competitors to be at a certain weight limit. The amount of weight being cut and how athletes cut the weight are dependent on the different regulations of each sport.

The term weight-cutting is often used broadly by athletes to refer to both the long-term process which includes dieting and the short-term process which focuses primarily on shedding water weight shortly prior to the weigh-in.

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The intense physical demands of Mixed Martial Arts fighting has led to a variety of different strength and conditioning routines.Determining what routine is the "best" is not the purpose of this article.”  Rather it will focus on what are some of the most popular programs and some of the different philosophies behind them.

Probably the most common conditioning routines are what I call the “home made” routines.Without proper coaching, most amateurs fighters have put together a unique combination of workouts from the internet, movies, and their friends' advice.  This is the type of routine I see a lot of college students come in with at my Baltimore Mixed Martial Arts gym.This guy might combine long distance running with a hypertrophic weightlighting regimen.  Another guy might only use body-weight exercises, doing 100 pushups, 100 situps, 100 squats every morning and every night. 

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For the athlete or martial artist, one of the most frustrating situations one can face is when one is slightly injured or sick.  Unlike a severe injury, the athlete often faces increased self-doubt about his own toughness.  For example, at my Baltimore MMA gym, one of my top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors, had to undergo major shoulder surgery.  There was absolutely no possible way he could practice.  On the other hand, when my athletes are sick with the flu or a simple cold, they often try to come in and work out.An athlete might not want to teased that he was not tough enough to train when slightly sick.

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