UNDERGROUND DISCIPLINES Combat Disciplines Muay Thai Kickboxing Judo Brazilian Ju Jitsu Submission Grappling Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Self Defense __________________________________________________ Strength & Conditioning Disciplines Bodyweight Conditioning Russian Kettlebell Lifting Olympic Weightlifting __________________________________________________ Combat Disciplines Muay Thai Kickboxing is a unique blend of a 2000-year old martial art with a rich tradition, powerful and spectacular full-contact ring sport and the most effective strength-endurance and cardiovascular workouts you can find. The originators of Muay Thai were ancient Thai warriors that tested it’s effectiveness on the battlefields and, later, in the ring. Today the Royal Thai Army, as well as members of US NAVY SEALS and CIA, use it for unarmed combat training. Muay Thai is famous for it’s explosive kicks, powerful knee and elbow strikes and boxing arsenal along with standing wrestling and throws. All of the body’s natural tools are utilized to create an effective and efficient weapon. The Thai system of unarmed combat and the conditioning it required for its success are unparalleled for people of all sizes, both males and females. __________________________________________________ Submission Grappling is a powerful blend of wrestling arts such as Russian Sambo, Freestyle Wrestling, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Catch As A Catch Can Wrestling, Judo, Ju-Jitsu and others. It combines takedowns and throws with control and submissions (joint locks and chokes) on the ground. A very important part of the curriculum is the ability to fall in any direction without hurting yourself. No fighter's arsenal is complete without grappling as has been proven countless times in Ultimate Fighting Championship matches as well as street confrontations. Submission Grappling takes the best from every grappling discipline and combines it into an unstoppable system of fighting. __________________________________________________ Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is where everything comes together: the Stand-Up, the Clinch and the Ground. It is the Ultimate in martial arts training when one truly becomes like water and can defend himself in any environment and against any opponent (a boxer, a wrestler, a kickboxer or a submission fighter). The basic idea is to take your opponent out of his comfort zone (take a boxer to the ground, for example) and keep him in your comfort zone. In order to do so, one has to become fairly proficient with all ranges and methods of unarmed combat, while at the same time he has to become an expert in one or two ranges and/or methods. __________________________________________________ Self Defense is a broad term that defines a spectrum of tactics and tecniques from a variety of Combat Arts, such as Muay Thai, Russian Sambo, Krav Maga and Ju Jitsu. A big part of the curriculum, along with "standard" assortment of strikes, takedowns, chokes and joint locks are crime awareness, emotional stability and "dirty" tactics, as well as weapon use and disarms. __________________________________________________ Strength & Conditioning Disciplines Bodyweight Conditioning is a broad term for a combination of joint mobility and active / dynamic / static flexibility work, yoga and gymnastics, as well as hardcore calisthenics. At the Underground Gym we firmly believe that any athlete should get a firm grasp of his body (but not mastery of his body because it will take a looong time, just look at Olympic champions in gymnastics) before attempting to operate an external load. You should realize, if you haven’t yet, that any tool you pick up is just an extension of your body. They say the same thing in Combat Arts about using a weapon. __________________________________________________ Russian Kettlebell Lifting is an explosive blend of strength, power, flexibility and cardiovascular training all in one package with one of the most ancient and efficient exercise tools in the world -- Russian kettlebell. The later are a great tool for building a strong, powerful and athletic body. For years they have been used by strongman, athletes and military, and now also fitness enthusiasts, who have realized that athletic training is the best way to get in real shape and to look good, whether for sports or life. There is a sport that utilizes kettlebells exclusively as a tool of choice – it is called the Kettlebell Sport, as you would imagine, or Girevoi Sport in its Motherland’s Russian. It consists out of three competition lifts: Double Jerks, Single Arm Snatch (one arm, than the other) and Long Cycle Clean & Jerk (where you clean the bells each time before you jerk them). The later is tested in a separate competition from the first two. Each competitor is given one attempt to perform as many reps as he can within the ten minute time frame in a technically correct manner with a fixed weight. One cannot set the bell(s) down until he/ she is finished. The men perform the Jerks first and the Snatches at least half an hour later, while the women follow the opposite order. The weight of the kettlebell(s) is (are) 16 kilos (36 lbs) for boys and women, 24 kilos (53 lbs) for intermediate men and 32 kilos (70 lbs) for advanced men. Kettlebell Sport is probably the most brutal strength endurance and power- endurance sport in the world. Just to give you an idea, some world-class competitors perform 130 Jerks in ten minutes with a pair of seventy pound bells and 270 Snatches with the same size bell half an hour later! That means a body that can explode again, and again and again. That also means a mind that does not quit. __________________________________________________ Olympic Weightlifting in its modern version consists out of two competition lifts: Clean & Jerk and Snatch. The weight has to be lifted once (each competitor is given three attempts) in a technically correct manner to determine the winner. It is not uncommon for the world-class athlete to lift double or even triple their weight overhead! Olympic weightlifters are some of the most powerful and flexible athletes in the world, as their training involves lifting (jumping with) a barbell overhead in one (Snatch) or two (Clean & Jerk) fast and fluid motions and landing in extreme positions balancing the bar on the front of the shoulders or on locked out arms overhead. While there are only two competition lifts there are probably more than a hundred assistant exercises, which are also fantastic for development of lifting mechanics, strength, flexibility and power. __________________________________________________ Come train with us and we guarantee to make it an experience of a lifetime! You could chose from Private and Semi-Private Training or Group Classes options. Call us at (732) 829-1164 to GET STARTED NOW! 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