The seminar was held at Higher Jiu Jitsu, in the City of Sydney PCYC. Hosted by John Smallios. Methodology The three sides of the Jiu Jitsu for a Lifetime triangle are: Skills Conditioning Health Conditioning is mainly about increasing strength and mobility. Health is about diet, breathing and recovery. Steve is not a fan of…
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Steve Maxwell – Gracie Jiu Jitsu Core Concepts 11 Feb 2017
It was hot … it was good The seminar was held at Higher Jiu Jitsu, Woolloomooloo PCYC. I arrived early, but not as early as Steve Maxwell, who was already on the mat doing his mobility workout. It was an extremely hot day. I went up to Steve, shook his hand and asked the obvious Jiu…
Steve Maxwell – Integrated Breathing 11 Feb 2017
The seminar was held at Higher Jiu Jitsu, at Woolloomooloo PCYC in Sydney. The major problem most people have with breathing is that they tend to breathe using the top (clavicular) and middle (intercostal) chest muscles for the breath rather than breathing deep into the diaphragm. This comes about from sitting for extended durations and…
Steve Maxwell Jiu Jitsu for a Lifetime Seminar 4th Feb 2017
The seminar was held at Higher Jiu Jitsu, Woolloomooloo PCYC. Thanks to John Smallios for the opportunity to act as host for a day at his club. Steve reiterated the importance of training Jiu Jitsu as a “soft” art. Play, give up the hard rolls with full resistance, be especially careful of resisting the stack…
Steve Maxwell’s Jiu Jitsu for a lifetime / Mobility Conditioning for Jiu Jitsu and MMA seminar 6th February 2016
The seminar was held at Woolloomooloo PCYC. The Jiu Jitsu program there (Jiu Jitsu Commune) is run by John Smallios, a brown belt under Steve Maxwell. It’s a good place to train, no politics, all welcome, not expensive. http://www.jiujitsucommune.com.au/ I attended last year’s seminar with the same title at the same place. While the title…
Steve Maxwell’s Jiu Jitsu for Life seminar – 14 March 2015
Breath The big problem most people have with breathing, is that they tend to breathe using the top (clavicular) and middle (intercostal) chest muscles for the breath, rather than breathing deep into the diaphragm. This comes about from sitting for extended durations, and staying still – like in a school classroom or at a desk…