SUPPRESSION – tactical action, in which the fighter uses his supremacy in any side of his preparation: physical, technical, tactical or mental. DECEPTION – tactical action, which purpose is to bring the opponent in deception for fighter’s real intentions. The combat athlete can hide: – Physical abilities: strength, speed, endurance, agility, flexibility; – Mental abilities: […]

The skill of hiding fighters game plan and moves is of great importance in the tactical preparation of a fighter. It is responsibility of the coach to develop and constantly improve those skills into the fighting athlete: 1st the coach teaches the fighter different deception moves (techniques, combinations, faints), and then 2nd the coach gives […]

Applying a grappling technique without any grip is practically impossible. Therefore, before to execute a grappling move, we need to establish a grip. However in the same time the grip serves for our opponent as a threat signal. So it is necessary to establish the grip in such fashion, so to avoid our opponent to […]

Experience fighters not only know how to preserve their energy, but also to fatigue their opponents during fight or competition. REST TECHNIQUES DURING A FIGHT: 1. Keeping distance and staying out of grip/ clinch. 2. Performing fake technique attempts, without implementing strength. 3. Relaxation and staying heavy over opponent, when he is unable to attack. […]

For different techniques exist certain positions, where their execution is comfortable. Situation comfortable for a move can be created by: – using strength to force your partner into – maneuvering by changing your grip, distance, footwork – deception, faints For most submissions it is necessary to be able to take your opponent into the ground […]

Overtraining is a result from prolonged loading. Overtraining or overstrain as a rule is result from frequent training with intensive and unvaried physical and neurological loads (with stronger opponents). First sign of overtraining is the sleep disorder (mainly when falling asleep). The fighter becomes nervous, loses speed, his coordination disrupts; the color of his skin […]

Sport competitions are important part of pedagogic process in training of an athlete. Competitions are best test for physical, moral and will capabilities of the fighter, but also a test for the work of his team and coaches. Competitions help the exchange of information for the work of coaches and athletes, help spreading of good […]

OFF-BALANCE – grappling move in standing or ground game where by physical contact in different directions – forward, backwards, sideways, down – the grappler forces his opponent to move his center of gravity out of the plane of balance, so the opponent to lose his stability posture. FAINTS – grappling move that forces the opponent […]