We had a really fun training session tonight at the U, and one of the things we drilled was a transition to mount. As I mentioned, the points brought up in training were pretty much the same as the following instruction from BJ Penn. Personally I’m always pumped when we can do something like he does, as BJ’s jujitsu is strong enough to make a man wet his pants at 50 paces.
Just a reminder to U of U students, classes start tonight. As I mentioned, we’re focusing on the ground game this semester. To prepare for class, you’ll want to bring the following:
A water bottle
Appropriate workout clothes
An athletic cup
A mouth guard
If you don’t have any of this stuff, don’t worry, I will forgive you … for tonight only! Protective training gear becomes more and more important as time goes on. As always, I am excited to begin training with you.
For those interested in the sport-science part of MMA training, there are some upcoming exercise physiology lectures up at the university of Utah that may interest you. Topics range from things like “Fatigue as a Specific Sensory System” to “Oxidative Stress and Muscle Dysfunction Following ACL Injury and Surgery“.
These talks are held on various dates, but are always on Friday starting at 2:00PM. To check out the schedule for the colloquium, see it here.
For those looking for information about the U of U MMA classes, look no further.
I’m extremely excited about this coming year. I’ve streamlined the course a bit and believe that students will learn more, faster, and with a greater degree of technique because of it.
For starters, we’ll make sure to emphasize the MIXED part of mixed martial arts. No matter the class title, if it’s taught by me, we’ll be doing MMA. Striking, grappling, conditioning. Every few semesters I’ll focus on a a specific martial art textbook. This semester I’ll be teaching a good deal from BJ Penn’s MMA Book of Knowledge. This hopefully will allow students to study at home and after the class is over. It’s a cheap textbook, and I think it’ll be invaluable to student’s MMA progression.
I’m teaching three mixed martial arts classes this semester. The scheduling department hasn’t been kind to me this year, so the classes may not be listed exactly correctly. However, the following should get you through without fear. Basically, for the morning classes if it says 9:40-10:30 AM and is taught in the HPR W 106 room, that’s my class.
Class Numbers and Times
ESSF 1415 section 001 and 002; W 8:15-10 PM
This class is posted as Martial Arts Elem: Mixed Martial Arts.
ESSF 1420 section 001 and 002; M/W 9:40-10:30 AM
This class is listed as Judo: Jujitsu grappling for beginners. Supposedly, the class name (not number!) will be changed to Judo: Mixed Martial Arts. It says that it will be taught by “Staff” and that really means me.
ESSF 1440 section 001 and 006 ; T/H 9:40-10:30 AM
This class is listed as Aikido: Elementary. Supposedly, the class name (not number!) will be changed to Aikido: Elementary : Mixed Martial Arts. Again, another strange listing error. I’m not listed as the instructor, but fear not. This is really my class. And yes, really, this is an MMA class, as I really don’t know any Aikido.
Additional Notes
Spring semester at the University of Utah starts Monday January 12.
Make sure to sign up for both half-semester classes to make sure you can get in.
You don’t have to be a U student to get into the class – take the class from the continuing ed department. Go directly to http://continue.utah.edu/noncredit/ and look for my classes under the ESSF course list. BTW, it’s super cheap to take the class this way.
If the class fills up before you can sign up, come to the first session and I’ll give you an add code.
This semesters textbook is Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge by BJ Penn.
As always, if you have any questions drop me a line and I’ll do my best to answer them quickly.
