having the opportunity to train directly with saulo on several occasions this video “starts” to display the depth of his instruction and below some video of the man in action..

master mike hits the road running… HARD

Summer’s on the way

With the warmer part of the year quickly approaching we just want to give you all a heads up to remember to bring running shoes for outdoor warmups and sprint work as part of the Dynamic Strength and conditioning & MMA classes.

A simple & effective way to take your conditioning to the next level

Whether it be muay thai, brazilian jiu-jitsu or looking to improve your general fitness..Interval work is a great tool to kick your metabolism into high gear for hours post workout and something you can all expect to see a variety of in the coming weeks at mississauga elite while training along side me as I prep for upcoming mixed martial arts competition.

A simple effective protocol anyone can follow with a variety of excersises is

The tabata protocol

The Tabata protocol can be done with almost any exercise. The most obvious choice is outdoor sprinting or jumping rope.

For example, sprint 20 seconds, then rest (walk) 10 seconds, and continue until you have completed 8 x 20 second sprints. Always begin with a moderate warm-up and cool down session since you will be going at a pretty high Intesity once the circuit begins.

Here’s a quick indoor friendly circuit that will whip you into top shape quick

• Jump Rope (sprint in place)
• Pushups
• Squats
• Medicine ball slams (or medball swings)

 As a good start try to have your working consist of separate Tabata intervals, each consisting of 4 minutes. The total workout will last 16 minutes.

Fighting business 

I always tell people… I wish I had a way to fill you in on half the madness surrounding fight prep, weight cutting,sponsors, crazy fans and the other things that make MMA the best, weeks later when i try to mention it i get the feeling you don’t believe me. Starting next week once i get this thing up and running my solution is my new fight/training/idea related blog GTAMMA.COM  

As the name states ill be hosting the best in technique, commentary and training from the Greater Toronto area’s plus the behind the scenes scoop from my upcoming training camp in south florida inside the blackzillians home base.

should be up and running by early may.

Upcoming BJJ tournement and the Man behind the Mississauga BJJ machine.

Ontarios largest bjj event is coming up shortly and we are wishing good look to all the Elite bjj students and everyone else competing under the banner of  Britto BJJ.. training has been great and the whole team is looking sharp

 Having had the pleasure of training under many of the greats in the art of brazilian jiujitsu I recognize how special an insight Jorge’s has intomany overlooked and often considered  “BASIC” positions.  A student under master’s like Rickson, Relson and Royler Gracie plus .. Saulo /Xande ribiero & Vini Aieta, Jorge is a special resource of insight for students trully interested in the Art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and at mississauga elite we are very lucky to be a part of his network of students and looking forward to representing the team at the upcoming event.

Mississuga BJJ has never been stronger and things are just getting started.

Professor Jorge Britto with Relson Gracie

Right off the top a big congratulations to Coach Alessandro Roman for traveling all the way to abu dhabi and successfully competing in whats quickly becoming one of the worlds premier Brazilian jiu jitsu events, the Abu dhabi pro world championships.

For all the Mississauga BJJ fanatics following elite training centre’s news page here is a quick summary of the black belt divisions and also a great match between two of the best on the mats today.. lucas lepri vs roberto satoshi.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/4/16/2951541/2012-abu-dhabi-world-pro-results-and-analysis

Alessandro came in 2nd place dropping only the match in the finals vs some very stiff competition and is a great example of the results dedication to a structured training program set in placed by our head instructor Jorge Britto will result in, the formula is simple guys show up on time, pay attention in class and be a good training partner for the rest of the team and you will see everyone skill grow.

So once again thanks to Professor Britto and Allesandro for helping making elite training centre hands down the best in the Mississauga area for brazilian jiujitsu.

GREAT WORK COACH.

MMA class returns

Our new mma program starts today monday april 16th at 6pm so any of you looking to attend will need the proper equipment

boxing/muay thai gloves 14-16oz

shin pads

mma gloves

**class is held in gym b**

see you on the mats

We all have different reasons for going to the gym, different goals in mind ect. But one thing that’s always the same is the structured and personalised attention our coaches give every members when they come through the door and join any of our martial arts and fitness programs.

As a big thank you to current members for referring friends/family who also join the Elite training centre we have introduce the elite bucks program.

For every friend or family members you refer you can receive

1 new member=  $80 dollar facility/pro shop credit or 2 private lessons
3 new members = $200 dollar facility/ pro shop credit or 4 private lessons
5+ new members = $350 dollar facility/ pro shop credit or 6 private lessons

Talk about covering a few bases at the same time…

this new program allows you to share the benefits of quality training with your friends/family and at the same time put Elite bucks towards free months on your own membership, get new gear from the pro shop and best of all get FREE 1 on 1 training time with any of our instructors.

Dynamic Strength And Conditioning adds outdoor work.

Summer is on the way and with the warmer weather we expand our Strength & conditioning classes to include work outside the facility like shuttle runs, sprints,tabatata circuits and other interval work.

That being the case it is a good idea for everyone to bring running shoes suitable for outdoor wear to conditioning class for the warm-up portion of class until the end of summer.

Striking fundamentals test

This Friday march 30Th is the date for our first striking/muay Thai fundamentals test, the evaluation will be held in the Main training room and regularly scheduled classes being held at the same time in the Mat Room, members doing the test should have already registered and spoken with the coaches to confirm attendance for Fridays test.

If you planned on attending and haven’t registered yet please do so by email below to register

info@elitecenter.tv

Midday training sessions

Some members have expressed interest in midday classes so we are looking to get a bit more feedback about possible attendance for lunch hour sessions if you would be interested in lunch hour  fitness / martial arts sessions please comment below and if we get a large enough positive response the mid-day classes are a definite possibility in the coming weeks

Mississaugaelitetv

Our Youtube.com channel is up and running we will be adding behind the scenes footage of training, drills and lessons from in and around the facility. To keep up to date on the latest subscribe to mississaugaelitetv by  clicking here and going to SUBSCRIBE

Train hard and train smart

Team Elite

As of recent a quite a few members have been asking about to do with our resident half guard specialist and i came across this tid-bit of info that will help you guys getting stuck in deep half guard without and answer.

 Your best bet is to avoid the bottom person from getting in deep to your hips so a head push and hip pressure or whizzer is best but as i like to say “when you in it, you in it!!!!” in ant regards here’s  an effective way out.

p.s

sorry jeff this will only make your guard  better

p.s later this week i will shoot a bit more in depth as to the step by step progression we use to shut down and pass the half guard in elite’s grappling system.