Tennessee Tech University

On Thursday July 16th,  we had the great pleasure of training members of TTU Football team in our Combative Skills program.  

Thank you, Coach Chip Pugh for the invite.  

http://www.tntech.edu/strength/

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. 

Vince Lombardi

Tennessee Tech University

On Friday June 12th, We spent several hours training with Chip Pugh and the crew at Tennessee Tech University. Kettlebell, Battling Ropes and Combative Skills were the topics of the day. Big fun was had by all. Thanks Chip for the invitation.

Here is the new Combat Hard™ Fitness & Fighting Logo. New website will be launched very soon.

Just another day at GAC!

Visited with Marty Mitchell yesterday to discuss future projects related to Combat Hard Combative Skills.  

Marty is an awesome resource and overall great guy.   We are looking forward to working very closely with him.  His ideas are incredible and if you need equipment designed, call him immediately.  

Please check out Marty's new blog http://otbathletics.blogspot.com.  

Best wishes and look for more reports on Combat Hard Combatives Skills very soon.  

Byrnes High School

Yesterday was an awesome day!  We had an opportunity to hang out with two legends, John Brookfield and Mike Srock.  The Byrnes Football players were up for the challenge and all did an excellent job handling the Battling Ropes and Combat Hard Battle Drills.   Great job!

A big "Thank you" goes out to Coach Mike Srock, John Brookfield and Marty Mitchell.  Best wishes.

Byrnes High School

Combat Hard is headed out to Byrnes High School tomorrow to conduct a Combative Skills demonstration for Coach Mike Srock.  

Back at Greater Atlanta Christian School

We started back at GAC tonight!  What an awesome group of participants.  They were all incredible.  Totally awesome!

"Combative Spirit ” - is a player’s inner strength to face fear and adversity during battle, with courage. It is the will to persevere and win. It is resilience. 

Awesome Blog!

One of my best friends, Marty Mitchell has an awesome blog out there.  You can find it at tackle2tackle.blogspot.com.  

Marty works for the great company Rae Crowther, please visit their website at www.raecrowther.com.  

When you call Marty at 1-800-841-5050, mention that you saw this on my blog and I sure Marty will provide you with a little extra discount on your purchase.

 Best wishes,

Steven

East Paulding Combative Skills Demonstration

On January 27, we conducted our third Combat Hard Combative Skills demonstration at East Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia. It was a great pleasure to spend time in a fantastic facility and work with some great kids who showed courtesy and tremendous heart. We were truly impressed with their enthusiasm. My thanks to Jeff Edwards for facilitating this opportunity, to all the coaches at East Paulding who took the time to observe our program in action, and to the football players who gave their all.

Walker School Combative Skills Demonstration

On January 22, we conducted our second Combat Hard Combative Skills demonstration at the Walker School in Marietta, GA. Big fun was had by all. Everyone that participated had an awesome time and really put forth some great effort. Thank you to all participants, Jerry Collett and Coach Ben Williamson for inviting us.

KO FightGear

http://kofightgear.com

The below quote is directly from the website and I totally agree.  This the best MMA gear on the market.  

KO FIGHTGEAR™ is often spoken of in tandem with the "prestige" Mixed Martial Arts and Muay Thai suppliers. In fact, fighters that have trained at a particular "prestige" brand's Thailand camp prefer and buy our Thai Pads. The design of our EZ On/Off Thai Pads is revolutionary, as it allows one person to conveniently put them on and take them off with no assistance. Our gear is well known for innovation, durability and product design, backed by excellent customer service. A sale is not concluded until we're informed that the customer is 100% satisfied with their purchase.

The Combative Skills & Drills

Our Combative system is called Gutterfighting.  This training practice combines the use boxing and kick boxing skills practiced on focus mitts and Thai pads.  We utilize the Contact Reflex principle that is your ability to cover punches or kicks from your opponent and deliver your own counter attack using natural body movement. These drills are designed to keep all participants constantly moving in a circuit-training format.  This method of madness is to help better prepare you for the stress of the battle.  We believe in being “Fit to Fight”. 

"Toughness Training is the art and science of increasing your ability to handle all kinds of stress --- physical, mental and emotional --- so that you'll be a more effective competitor" 

James E. Loeher

First "Combat Hard" Combative Skills Clinic

On December 10th, we conducted the first "Combat Hard"clinic at Greater Atlanta Christian School. There were 33 athletes and coaches in attendance. We worked on thai pad basic drills and added in a few MMA drills for fun. All the youth athletes and coaches had a blast and I can ensure you that they want more.

A website with more information will be available in Jan.

Be safe and remember, "Train Today for Tomorrow's Battles!"

“The Combative Skills”

Hand Wrapping Ritual
Gloves, Focus Mitts & Thai Pads
Shadow Boxing 

Stance & Footwork

Basic Punches/Strikes & Kicks
2, 3 and 4 Punch Combinations
Thai Kickboxing Basic Combinations
MMA Basic Combinations
Hand & Leg Combinations
Finishing Drills

Defeat is a state of mind. No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality. To me, defeat in anything is merely temporary, and its punishment is but an urge for me to greater effort to achieve my goal. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to success and truth.

-- Bruce Lee

 Benefits of "Combat Hard" Training

These are the attributes that will be enhanced with implementation of Combative Skills training program.

Functional core movement

Visual focus/concentration

Hand-eye coordination

Upper & Lower body metabolic conditioning

Reactionary -- visual or audio

Power/weight transfer

Ground-based proprioception

Balance

Direct strengthening of hip flexors, extensors and abductors