Happy new year all!!
Hope everyone had a great break, but now its time to lose all those christmas pounds, and get back fit!!
Gym is back open from the 3rd of January, at 6.30 for kickboxing and bjj classes, then for a joint MMA session at 730. All levels welcome, so if your a Core or a Rookie Member, or [...]
Sub tournament and Christmas Party!
Just a quick reminder to everyone about tomorrows Annual Christmas submission tournament which starts at 11 o’clock in gaelic street. All Kokoro and Legends members are welcome to take part in this In-house tournament. It doesnt matter if you’ve been training for a few weeks or a few years. Just turn [...]
Clan Wars 9
First of all I want to say congrats to the two lads who fought at Clan wars. Keith won his bout by sinking in a deep triangle while Vic secured his victory by connecting with a beautiful right which KO’d his opponent. Both lads worked hard and their effort paid off in the [...]
Eoin O’Conner MISCP is the head physiotherapist at Slainte Physio. He is a member of the Irish society of chartered physiotherapists and is offering all Kokoro and Legends members a discount on treatments. He is located just off Wellington quay at the D8 fitness studio.
Some of the conditions treated include,
Back Pain
Neck Pain
Headaches
Sports Injuries
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Hip/Knee/Ankle/Foot/Heel Pain
Shoulder/Elbow/Hand Pain
Physical [...]
More to come!
We are barely over our weekend at the Helix and already we are looking forward to seeing more Kokoro lads in action.
Clan Wars 9
After some great performances at Man of War 2 we are excited to say that it’s not over yet. Both “Slick” Vic Grundy and Keith “The Menace” Ennis are [...]
New Schedule
The new Schedule is finally up and running and we are hoping that everybody will take advantage of the new classes. Any changes to classes will be announced via The Kokoro Facebook or Twitter so dont forget to add us.
Also Tony’s Traditional BJJ classes have begun and with the winter coming it’s a great [...]
Cage Contender Dublin was a cracking show. An excellent card, a title fight, a great crowd and of course, a super solid performance from two of Kokoro’s Amateurs. Alan Corcoran and Steven Heather put their hard work to the test on the night and showed why Kokoro fighters are in demand by Ireland’s top [...]
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Kokoro MMA are Dublin’s Premier Gym for MMA Training and classes. We are the city’s original Sport Specific MMA Training Centre, we’re 100% dedicated to Irish MMA and we’ve a rock solid stable of fighters and our beginners program is second to none. Our training practices are derived [...]
Dylan has kindly volunteered to organize a bus to the Cage Contenders Show in Belfast to watch Owen Roddy fight some bloke from Kokoro. It should be a blast; Owen’s really, really good.
Anyone from Kokoro that would like to get on a bus – just grab a ticket from Shane (€30) and leave a comment [...]
We can’t wait for our workshop with Braulio Estima tomorrow (August 29th, 2010). He’s an extraordinary athlete and a talented teacher so there’s no place we’d rather be! Session time confirmed for 13:00. See you there..!
Tony is all but prepared to head off to Russia for a couple of weeks. So, there’ll be a short BJJ Holiday at Kokoro! Tony will be gone 26th July – 6th August inclusive. No BJJ between those dates. Don’t worry – Tony will be back on the mats doing his thing funkier [...]
Kokoro Level Assessments are all about finding out where you stand as a fighter. We choose Mixed Martial Arts because it isn’t “play fighting”. It’s a full contact sport. Sure, we take time to develop our skills before engaging in truly full contact training but we want to know where we [...]
Due to problems with the previous version of our website we were forced to upgrade. The change has resulted in a catalogue of glitches and we’re working on them one at a time. Some of our video content isn’t working right now. We’re really sorry for the inconvenience and we’re working to rectify each [...]
Having trouble deciding whether MMA is for you? Then there’s been no better time to get started. Kokoro MMA have always offered free training – allowing people the opportunity to decide whether MMA is for them. So why not try out a class?
It’s been a crazy weekend but it’s been worth it! Some forty or so volunteers from the gym have been working the whole weekend to get our new HQ up and running. We’re pleased to say, that training at the new place has begun!
Thanks to any volunteers that are heading down this weekend to help complete the setup of our new home. Everyone’s help is very much appreciate and the most important piece of kit you can bring is a good stiff yard brush!
Saturday: Meet 10:00am at the new site, finish around 16:00.
Sunday: Meet 10:00am at the new [...]
Wishing everyone a happy easter and a chocolate filled weekend! There’ll be no training on Bank Holiday Monday (13th April) and we’ll be back in the sweat shop on Tuesday!
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.
Blazing a trail through the 12 week cycle of fundamentals is tons of fun. But, just how much do we really retain in our memory? More importantly, just how much can we put into practise?
Just how effective is “ground and pound” from inside the guard? How can we neutralise the striking efforts of our opponent through “pulling guard”? How can we turn this threatening situation into an opportunity for attack?
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