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We're releasing this weeks Legends newsletter early since we'll be busy all this weekend with Karate College in Radford, VA, so let's get on with it...
- First--info on this month's RAW BOXING ON THE MOVE PART 2. This 2nd volume of our integrated Focus Mitt System for MMA picks up where 139 left off and adds drills for Hooks, Uppercuts, Elbows, Destructions, and the Takedown & Tactical Get-Up. Details below.
- We'll be at the esteemed Karate College in Radford, Virginia this weekend with many fine instructors. We will be teaching 4 General sessions on Friday (each one different as per our usual), one General Session Saturday morning, and an in-depth Certification Course Saturday. If you take advantage of all of these sessions that will be 8 hours of instruction of all new Boxing, Shooting, and Wrestling material with no repeats--Hope to see you there! http://thekaratecollege.com/
- My wife, Kylie Hatmaker's new book SHE'S TOUGH has just been released and we're running a deal on it for the month of June. You'll find details and a special deal in the article block.
- This week's Video Clip has us working with Coach Josh Cate's fine crew again showing how to use a monitor knee. Thanks, crew!
- We have extended our best RAW deal in 2 years for the entire month of June--honestly, there has never been a better time to come aboard. See details at the end of this newsletter in the June Special to see all the free swag you get. There are only 6 more days to take advantage of it.
- This week's article is a little history as we look at one of boxing's greatest, Jack Johnson, and his thoughts on wrestling.
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 weekend!
Sincerely,
Mark Hatmaker Extreme Self Protection |
ESP RAW 140: CMC #17
BOXING ON THE MOVE Pt. 2
[Important: This volume assumes that you have drilled and understood RAW 139 as it builds on and blends new drills onto these templates.]
We continue building a progressive, comprehensive alive MMA Focus Mitt Systemwith this volume. Contents include...
- An overview of the Root Combination.
- A review of the 4 Compass Points of movement.
- We then move into how to intelligently integrate Bobbing & Weaving into the drill template.
- We will use 3 Swing & a Miss Drills to educate proper bobbing & weaving and the natural body shots that these motions (both inside and outside) foster.
- We then introduce Multiple Cutting the Uppercut Drills that educate both how to defend against the uppercut and the natural counters out of this defense.
- Next we'll move into Boxing + territory where we work on attacking and defending with a series of boxing & elbow live drills. (You'll need to stay awake on these as these get us into tight territory).
- We then discuss the only 2 Destructions/Gunting vs. upper body blows that seem feasible in live drilling and offer 4 Boxing + integrated drills to get them up to speed.
- We then cover the Boxer's Sprawl & Get-Up for fighters who wish to remain on their feet and introduce a drill to make it a natural part of your Focus Mitt work.
- We then discuss Drill Blending, that is taking the Matrix offered on RAW 139 & 140 and how to shuffle elements to permanently kill gym boredom and to always be sharpening skills in a pragmatic linear manner.
We've been working on this Focus Mitt Matrix for some time and I appreciate all the kind words so far from those who have consumed and used the 1st volume on RAW 139.
By the time you work all of these thru the drills you should be far smoother, far snappier, and most of all in good balance at all times whether throwing or defending against punches, elbows, or takedowns.
This volume (as with all volumes of RAW) comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.
ESP RAW 140 can be had this month for $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:  To pay only $26.50 for this DVD + receive 3 other RAW DVDs for free, subscribe to our ESP RAW DVD Service.
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Jack Johnson: Combination Man
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Before the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns to become the World Heavyweight boxing champion in 1908, he spent some time as a combination man. (For the uninitiated, a combination man was an athlete who competed in both boxing and wrestling matches). Due to the color barrier in early 20th-century America, Johnson plied his combination trade in Europe for a while where he found the climate a bit more tolerant.
Johnson's abilities as a boxer are unquestionable. It is tough to get a handle on how competent a wrestler Johnson was as his early matches were little documented and his return to the wrestling ring in the '20s after falling upon prejudicially motivated hard times is marred by show matches and dirty dealings. We can turn to his last wrestling match before his focus on boxing to gather what the future champion's thoughts on the different games were.
His last pre-championship wrestling match was in Paris against the great Jimmy Esson (more on Mr. Esson another day). It was after this match that Johnson decided that he would focus on boxing; he told the publication The Mirror of Life that "boxing would be easier than meeting such brutes again." It is not made clear whether Johnson was referring only to Jimmy Esson or, to other opponents as well. What is clear is that a man who was no stranger to adversity in the boxing ring, wrestling ring, or even outside of the ring-decided that boxing was the easier route to go.
These thoughts are not definitive on the twin sports but, they are entertaining none the less.
[For more information on the twin-sport approach of The Combination Man see our RAW material from RAW 123 upward.]
 SHE'S TOUGH (168 PAGES) Contents include Motivation, Female Approaches to Extreme Conditioning, Common Concerns & Remedies, Nutrition Facts, Tips on Building a Training Crew, Gear Recommendations per Commitment Level, Complete Exercise Vocabulary, and 3-Full Months of Exercise Menu Programming.
It will retail at $12.95 ($22.95 International) but for the month of June you can pick up an autographed copy for $11 bucks even ($20 International)--that's S&H included.
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Each DVD is 35-50 minutes in running time, comes with a printed syllabus for easy training notebook reference and is nit-picky in detail and micro-focused.
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- And free access to the No Second Chance Book of Interactive drills.
- You may cancel the service at any time (obviously we hope you'll stick around).
Usually we offer 3 additional DVDs free as a "Welcome Aboard" gift, but for the month of June we invite you to join the RAW Crew Subscription Service and select any additional 8 RAW DVDs as your welcome aboard gift.
That's $26.50 for 9 DVDs ($36.50 for International).
Here's how you take advantage of the deal:
- Sign up for the subscription service via the Subscription button in the sidebar.
- Then go to the RAW Products page and select your 8 additional choices and send those to me via email or text and you're good to go.
- The RAW Matrix may assist your choices at 140 volumes and counting.
Now, there are some rules for this one as the premium discount is mighty deep.
- The deal expires June 30th at midnight EST.
- It is not to be combined with any other discounts or offers.
So, if joining the RAW crew sounds like your thing, there's no better time. Hope to have you aboard!
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Places to Go; People to See
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This June 26-29 we'll be back at the formidable Karate College in Radford, Virginia. To register or for more info see here.
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August 22nd we'll be with Coach John Miller and his Crew at the LancerLot Sports Complex 1110 Vinyard Rd, Vinton, VA 24179.
Also, the next day myself, Coach Miller, and some of his crew will be hitting the Spartan Super in Nellysford, VA. If you want to join us for this fun as well--
We're registered as a team, Team Name: Cult of Pain (sweet, huh?) Anyone can register to join the team; there is no password. It's on Saturday August 23 in the Late Morning (10:45am-12:00pm) heats. (I put the preference as 11am.) Just make sure you sign up under "Join a Team" and it will give you the option to search "Cult of Pain" as the team name during registration.
Hope to see you for some old school boxing, wrasslin', and mud-slinging fun!
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We'd love to have you come out and play at any of these events, or failing that, we'd love to come out your way. If you'd like us to come to you, see our Pick An Adventure sidebar and we may just come to you far cheaper than you'd imagine (I'm easy when it come to new friends and fun stuff.)
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Pick An Adventure
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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.
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Mark Hatmaker
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