The date has been confirmed for this years Spring Grading. 31 invitations have been sent out to those that are eligible to participate in the grading session which will cover all aspects and ranges of mixed martial arts . Please respond to the invitations asap. Any questions – just chat with Shane at the gym. [...]
We’re getting to know the arm bar in some detail this week. It’s one thing to know “how” to “do an armbar” but it’s a whole other thing to know be able to “attack” with this technique.
In the mood for effortless takedowns? No problem. The “Shoot” is a great place to start. An effective method of closing the distance on an opponent and engaging the lower body for takedowns from the waist and below.
Smash and Blast is a simple and effective striking strategy – based on techniques from Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Kyokushin Karate – it’s tailor made for MMA. This week and next, the fundamentals sessions are focusing intensively on standup drills.
JP and Joni were a welcome addition to our competition training over the UFC weekend. Thanks for the visit and photo lads! Great to hear that you enjoyed your stay! Saturday training is getting more and more popular with visitors from gyms all over (local and international) wanting to get “fight ready” the Kokoro way. [...]
It’s been a pleasure having MMA Legend Dan Henderson and his team (Krzystzof, Carlos and Tarec) with Kokoro this week. Dan has been working out and finalizing preparations for his UFC 93 clash with Rich Franklin this weekend. Having the guys from Team Quest with us has been an honour and a privilege.
2008 is drawing to a close and we’d just like to confirm the dates of our Christmas Break. The gym will be closed following our in-house submissions tournament on December 20th, 2008 and we’ll re-open on January 5th, 2009. The final youth training session of the year will be held December 13th.
Jonny ‘The Origin’ Origan is all set to get into the cage for a tough first bout against Gareth Lyons of Kyoujin MMA. We’ve received confirmation that he will appear in his C-Class cage debut at Ultimate Conflict 2.
We’ve added the WK14 highlight of our MMA for beginners class. Colin “The Cannibal” Campbell has put together another great highlight of the week. I have to say, this time he’s really outdone himself!
We’ve added the WK13 highlight of our MMA for beginners class. Colin “The Cannibal” Campbell has put together another great highlight of the week.
Fighters in and around the Dublin area will be able to weigh-in 24hrs in advance of this weekend’s event. Details are as follows;
Shane ends the 2008 leg of his comeback tour with a 3rd Pro Matchup on November 8th, 2008. Chaos Fighting Championships are set for their 3rd installment and Shane’s looking forward to being on the card.
Johnny Bowden, king of the swingers and a “bloody nice bloke”, is about to get his day in the sun. We’ve received confirmation that he will appear in his C-Class cage debut at Ultimate Conflict.
Shane’s getting himself set for his comeback tour. His first match will be at EFR on August 24th. His second match up is now scheduled for a caged encounter at Ultimate Conflict 2.
Cathal is something of a crowd pleaser despite having just the one fight behind him. Can’t say we’re surprised though! We’ve just received confirmation that Cathal is to grace the mat once more at Chaos.
We’ve just updated the opening times and training schedule of the gym. An up-to-date schedule is always available by clicking schedule on the main menu.
It was great to have Sebastian Baron visiting us last month. Sebastian is an accomplished fighter and coach that writes for www.groundandpound.de, Germany’s largest MMA eZine. Sebastian’s article (for those that can read German) has nothing but praise for Kokoro’s young fight team.
The Kokoro Mixed Martial Arts fight team are about to go back into fight season. The lads are preparing well and we’re looking forward to some great matchups. Expect fireworks! Some of the bouts are already arranged.
We’ve added the WK9 highlight of our MMA for beginners class. Remember; you can watch these highlights at any time by clicking here; or by clicking “HIGHLIGHTS” in the navigation menu to the left. Use the scroll bar on the video player to select the highlight of your choice.
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