Legends 7/5

Legends: Eyes on the Road

July 5, 2013

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New RAW

Legends Article

Special Deals

Video Clip of the Week

Legends Archives

RAW 129

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Mark Hatmaker
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Pick an Adventure Seminar

Some of us are old-enough to remember a series of interactive books where readers were asked to make a decision and then go to a corresponding page to see what sort of mess you got yourself into. You never quite knew where you were going to wind up with these books--pre-video game era, these were a novel idea.

Here's where you come in, if you'd like to host a seminar and save yourself some bucks off of the standard fees in the process--if you've got an Adventure Race in your area, a rock you think I'd like to climb, a river you think I want to raft, a hike you think I just need to take, a desert I've not run on, you get the idea--pitch your adventure and school location. If the adventure appeals and the logistics are right we offer greatly reduced fees to come to your school and play with your crew before we go play at your Adventure Pitch.

BTW--You and your crew are welcome to attend the adventure, as a matter of fact, we'll knock off even more bucks for this sort of hands-on guiding.

So, you got some adrenaline in your neck-of-the-woods and want to train? Feel free to make your pitch and we'll see what happens.

Hey Crew,

It's Friday and time for this week's Legends newsletter, I hope everyone here in the States is having a great Holiday Weekend.

On to today's contents...

The rundown on ESP RAW 129 the Seventh volume in our Combination Man Curriculum--Pop-Up Takedowns.
Today's article is a mini-essay on how to make the oh, so necessary chore of roadwork a little less chore-like.
Our Video Clip of the Week has Coach Dan Marx assisting me at Karate College demonstrating one aspect of a Pop-Up takedown. (Tons more drills and details with good sound quality on this month's RAW).
We'll be running in the Rugged Maniac in Atlanta August 3rd in the 10AM heat. If anyone would like to join us for the fun--drop us a line. The more the muddier!
Check out our July Special which is a discount price on our just released 2nd volume of our Street-Defense Program X-WEAPON.

And last, but not least, check out the ESP RAW Subscription service info to your left. You can save yourself some money on this volume of RAW ($5.50 to be exact) and pick up 3 more volumes of RAW absolutely free.

Thanks everyone and have a great week!

Sincerely,

Mark Hatmaker

Extreme Self Protection

ESP RAW 129: Pop-Up Takedowns + Standing Leg Locks

This is volume 7 in the Combination Man Curriculum (CMC) and the complete title of this volume is "POP-UP TAKEDOWNS FROM SQUARE: Head to Ankle Set-Ups + Standing Leg Locks.

Wha?

We will start all the material here from the Square Position (revised Collar & Elbow--to make it applicable for both straight-grapplers and MMA).

Here's the complete skinny...

How to set up the Square Position and why standard Collar & Elbow exposes you to vulnerabilities.
We define Pop-Up Takedowns as shooting that allows you to get under your opponent and then hit your feet just as they hit the mat--more often than not with a nice breakable leg in your evil little hands.
We demonstrate "how to be tall when you drop." Failure to be tall means you won't be getting back up and welcome to playing that extended guard game, crew.
We cover how to Push/Pull to get up ("the easy chair" concept and "exposing the wedge"). If your legs are doing more than 20% of the work in the stand-up chances are you are looking at an inefficient takedown.
Next we'll get into 6 Pop-Up Takedowns from the Head-Control Position and discuss why all Knee & Ankle Picks are Near Picks (or least should be) and the order of operation to make that formula work for you.
Also, we hit the vital importance of not leaving your head behind on any pick--do so and you will be countered.
We then move our control points down the body as we fire 9 Hip Control Pop-Ups from the Square Position and get that La-Z- Boy work going.
We'll then hit 3 Knee Control Pop-Ups to round-off our head-to-toe journey.
After we've been dropping bodies we discuss what to do with that snappable leg in our hands.
We hit the 3 Points of Walking a Leg Up and the vital importance of Dog-Leashing the Leg, not forcing the leg to where we want it to go.
After we've walked the leg up we will apply 2 evil finishes that can be inserted at the end of every single Pop-Up Takedown above.

With this volume we take one position (The Square) and run an 18-Takedown Drill Set that then can be over-layed with the 2 go-to Standing Leg Hooks to double and triple your drilling rounds.

This volume, as with all of our RAW material, comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.

(Hang on to these syllabi because at some point in the Combination Man Curriculum run we will supplement and key these syllabi to a Master Text for easy Drill & Technique search).

ESP RAW 129: can be had this month for only $32 (S & H included--Domestic & International) at the end of the month the price goes to $42 Domestic/$52 International. [Of course, it's only $26.50 for the RAW Crew.]

To order:

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Keep Your Eyes on the Road

Mark Hatmaker

Roadwork. I'm not a fan but boxers, wrestlers, fighters of all ilk have sworn by it for years as a great conditioner-and there is no doubt about it, it will increase your wind. But, if you're anything like me, how do you get yourself motivated to do something that you abhor? (I'm serious, I can't abide running). We're talking overcoming inertia that even a fully-loaded iPod or MP3 player can't seem to fix. Well, I find what helps me is to build on an idea from the legendary Mr. Frank Gotch.

Old school boxers and wrestlers were doing roadwork long before the fitness cadre embraced it in the '70s. Gotch logged in long hours of roadwork but, he always professed that rather than run with the head up taking in the scenery or, worse, getting trapped inside your own head, he preferred to run with his head down and eyes on the road. He felt that you shouldn't merely just put one foot in front of the other but choose your steps. By running in this manner he felt that it kept you engaged with what you were doing and kept the intellectual component fully activated during what, for many, is nothing more than an automatic chore.

Many have taken Gotch's advice to heart (myself included) and have found that head down/eyes on the road does indeed seem to remedy some of the tedium. But, for those who have chosen running tracks or cleared running paths there may be less to engage our intellect than we may like and we can find ourselves returning to finding the whole endeavor a chore yet, again. But, if we alter our terrain/environment we can increase the demands made of both the mind and body.

Those who are proponents of trail-running (wilderness trails-uneven terrain, logs to breach, creeks to ford, et cetera) find that this form of running is far more engaging intellectually as you must use the Gotch eyes-down protocol or else a fall is inevitable. The variety in terrain adds to the conditioning component as the terrain dictates body movement (forced crouching, jumps, leaps, stride changes, and the like) as opposed to you choosing such changes at your own whim. I have found that keeping my eyes on the road along with utilizing nature trails, wilderness paths, or even unusual urban runs takes what was normally a chore and has turned it into a bit of a game. Once the joy of movement comes back into play, the desire to push one self is increased and the rewards are great.

Thanks for the advice, Mr. Gotch.

Places to Go, People to See

As some of you know I try to leave the homestead as little as possible, but this year is an anomaly as we have upped our seminar/playtime. Below you will find a listing of some of the most recent additions to the schedule.

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We'll be on the roster at Martial Arts on the Mountain--September 19 (5PM start) thru September 22nd (11AM).

Myself, Boyd Ritchie, Carlos Cummings, and John Miller will be presenting classes in MMA, Boxing, Catch Wrestling, Sambo, (and if time permits) an optional Challenge/Obstacle Run.

Four days of training, feel free to room on the campground (rooms and meals provided, crew--beat that).

Cost: $250

To register or for more details contact Coach John Miller

coach@grapplingsports.com

540-354-9356

http://www.facebook.com/events/126726897501640/

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Of course, we'll also offer our Annual Tennessee Boot Camp in November-details to come.

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We hope to see you at one of these events--if you'd like to have us come to you, check out our Pitch An Adventure info in the side bar and if you've got some adrenaline in your neck of the woods that strikes my fancy we'll be there.

RAW Subscription Update

For our current and considering RAW Subscribers, beginning with volume 123 (January 1st, 2013) we will begin unveiling The Combination Man Home Study Course in which we (finally) present in an ABC/1-2-3 manner the steps from, 0-120 MPH how to become the best Boxer-Pugilist, Shooter-Stuffer, Par Terre Wrester-Submission Technician you can be.

Each volume will tied-in to the inTENS PREMIUM CONDITIONING SERVICE (free to subscribers), will be accompanied by a printed syllabi of drills for gym use, and will then be keyed to a foundation text (The Combination Man) that will be released at a later date. In other words, some good methodical let's get better stuff coming your way.

July Special

Street Self Defense Vol. 2: X-Weapon

In our manual NO SECOND CHANCE we outline our mind-setting/prevention material, in STREET SELF-DEFENSE VOL. 1 we offer drill after drill countering unarmed vs. unarmed assaults--here we get into weapons assaults in detail.

First we introduce the 1-2-3 Continuum to respond to a weapons assault.
Next we discuss the "You are never unarmed"principle and proceed to classify the 14 Types of Improvised Weapons.
Once we've introduced the Classes of Weapons we discuss the Stance Base and Free Hand Principles that will hold true for all 14 Classes.
We proceed to the 4 Primary Movement Patternsthat you will use across all of the classes. We limit our movement to 4 to make sure we can access natural reaction when the chaotic violence hits the fan.
We then discuss how to take the 4 Primary Movements and turn them into Combination Patterns--These Patterns are all intuitive and devoid of finesse which just ain't gonna happen in the real world. (When The Outer Limits unit is finally released you'll be able to test it for yourself).
We then offer drilling patterns for all 14 Classes of Improvised Weapons.
Next we discuss Blending Classes of Weapons and a Daily Scan drill you can do in ever environment you find yourself in to hammer home the Never Unarmed Principle.
After this we get that Free Hand into the mix withInserts to bolster our Improvised armed retaliation.
We then discuss Ground Zero Weaponry--Improvised weapons and their use to counter ground assault.
We started you with an Improvised Weapon in your hand and now proceed to you being weaponless versus a weapon...to do this we discuss the following Key Concepts.
The X-Weapon Variable and why we must (if we can) kill/defend on the reach not the draw.
We detail specifically how to use the muffle in 20 Scenarios (everything from standing to ground to seated as on mass transit).
We discuss a few ways to Strip a weapon (not disarm, again The Outer Limits will reveal the perils of disarming).
We then introduce 12 more scenario specific drillsof unarmed versus weapons and follow that with...
How to respond to Fluid Weapons Assaults, that is, any attack you couldn't kill upon the reach we've got to kill it on the Draw.
We'll introduce 10 Fluid Drills to deal with this most dangerous of situations.

This is one jam-packed volume. No submissions, no ornamentation, just the most honest answers we can provide regarding real-world scenarios.

This DVD retails for $39.95 + S&H but during the month of July we are offering it for $38.00 S&H Included, $48 even International.

To snag yours, just hit the button.

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Video Clip of the Week:

Pop-Up Takedown

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