Quote Originally Posted by Knifefighter View Post
That's one of the reasons I prefer BJJ, wrestling, boxing and MT. The conditioning is built in. It's very hard to be an out of shape BJJ practitioner or wrestler.
the best training i've done for every aspect of martial arts ability is combining functional drills/scenario sparring type training, with conditioning. we do circuits like 1 min mount escape, 1 min pummelling, 1 min bagwork, 1 min sprawls, etc all mixed up, or thai padwork/focus mitts etc 5x5min rounds.

performing an action when you're ****ed i think helps you to do the action more efficiently and better under pressure... also the conditioning is specific... conditioning and skill work brought together perfectly...

Quote Originally Posted by Nick Forrer View Post
Just going through the forms back to back, no breaks from slt to BJD is a good workout
hmmm, not convinced, but good workout is relative

Quote Originally Posted by Nick Forrer View Post
LOL, nick, my back garden is just like val's I got gymnastic rings and a heavy bag hanging from my scaffolding as well as resistance bands