Train like you want to fight and fight like you train.

Be obsessive, love going to the gym and when you miss out you are agitated, annoying to be with and disappointed in yourself. Addiction to training grows the more you train, the more you see yourself improving and the more you realise how good it makes you feel. You will improve when you don’t like missing training and start adjusting your life around training times. This addiction is good for you! It is purpose, pride, and satisfaction. There is often

Read More »

The Top 18 reasons your Muay Thai (or any combat sport) performance is not seeing the improvement or results you desire.

If you improve one area, this will dramatically improve your ability and competence overall. This is an extension of the previous article. The Top 19 most common technical mistakes. They are separate articles, but this is an additional gem for the benefit of the more experienced fighters and coaches. Some will apply to you, some to others but everyone should find something you consider for your own benefit. You might find just one detail that improves your performance.  The top

Read More »

19 Of The Most Common Technical Mistakes in Muay Thai Training.

If even one applies to you, you can make dramatic improvements in your ability by focusing on it. If you are a coach, you can identify them with your students and help improve them! I tried to write the top 5, then the top 10 and thought, bugger it. Just write all of them I can think of. Of course they are only the ones I notice. There are bound to be others, that other people think are more important.

Read More »

WHY FIGHTERS DO NOT LISTEN.

Fighters are athletes however they’re in a sport that is extremely stressful, fearful, and exciting to a much higher degree than your routine weekend team sport game. The less experienced a fighter is, the more likely they are to have trouble listening in the middle of the fight or between rounds. The ability for a fighter to listen to their coach during the competition is often the difference between winning and losing and is critical to the performance of the

Read More »

THE LEGACY OF THE FATHER (my first poem)

Every son has a challenging relationship with their father. Whether it is cheerful or traumatic, it is forging. I am not a father, but I believe their job is to prepare their children for the world. Mine did his best to that but we were never friends. Recently the 20th anniversary of my fathers passing dredged up memories that raised conflicting emotions, I tried to sum it up in a poem. Something I have never done. THE LEGACY OF THE

Read More »

Why Politicians & senior military are COMPLICIT & RESPONSIBLE for their soldiers, even IF a war crime is committed.

Bonus Content: Why the media is not the justice system & contributes to the moral corruption of our leaders. This article is about training soldiers to use lethal force for their country and the requirement to do so, morally corrupt journalism, and the moral failure of leadership of senior military/politicians at the highest level. The ‘I hear nothing ‘excuse from people responsible is used to blame the operational soldiers, with virtually no defence or responsibility taken for those that send

Read More »

Take the Stairs! Live a longer healthier life by making better choices.

Fitness and health are the 100 little choice’s you make every day, not just time in the gym. It is not that hard, and it adds up to living a quality life, for as long as you can, reducing the risk of health issues dramatically. It also involves being a little different, which makes no sense to me, as it is the best way to be. I was travelling recently and had cause to wait at the bottom of the

Read More »

Familiarity Breeds Contempt – A critical lesson in leadership.

For every coach, business owner, manager to be aware of to avoid potential peril. An important lesson in leadership. Underestimate the power of this ticking time bomb at your peril. Manage it early or risk seeing everything you build damaged. The phrase “familiarity breeds contempt” implies that the more you know someone increases the likelihood that you will develop a lack of respect or appreciation for them. This can happen because familiarity exposes people to deeper, less superficial aspects of

Read More »

2024 24hr WEMBO World Solo Championships

Wrap up and overview including the obligatory FB ‘annual’ expression of feelings. It is long but I am summarizing 24hrs and months prep, so you can endure a few paragraphs! The rest of your life is the best of your life – live it! Why? Mmm, because I thought I needed something hard to focus on that would take a lot of preparation, organisation, tenacity, resilience and craziness beyond what most people think a 55-year-old (or anyone) should do. To

Read More »

The juxtaposition of innocence in conflict

Are there really innocent civilians in war? Who would you define as innocent? A non-combatant or anyone not in the military? Children or grandparents? A Doctor, Aid worker, or tourist? Journalists? Politicians? Teachers? Religious figures? Perhaps, someone that protests and does not support the war? Is someone really ‘innocent’ if they support one side of the conflict in an ideological or material way? Is someone innocent if they do not support the war but do nothing about fighting against it

Read More »
SUBSCRIBE TO THE ANTMAN BLOG

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.