Associations

United States Judo Association

http://www.usja-judo.org

Luiz Palhares BJJ Association

http://www.luizpalharesjiujitsu.com

American Sambo Association

http://www.ussambo.com

MMA:

Iron Warrior Fight League

http://www.ironwarriorfights.com/

Hardrock MMA

http://www.hardrockfight.com/

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/ Judo Links:

4 Seasons

Louisville Martial Arts Academy

Three Rivers (Paducah)

Achieve Martial Arts

Bruce Shepard

Eric Silver

Memphis Judo and Jiu-Jitsu

SSF

Judoinfo.com

News:

Abu Dhabi

MMA Junkie

Underground Forum

Pro MMA Now

On the Mat

All BJJ News

BrazilianBlackBelt.com

Gracie Magazine

Strength and Conditioning:

“Conditioning is the greatest hold” –Karl Gotch

If we could send our athletes to any trainer it would be.....

http://www.sportsciencelab.com and http://www.sportslabeast.com Marv Marinovich is a speed and explosiveness expert. He has very unconventional ideas about training for sports performance. He is currently training BJ Penn and is primarily responsible for Penn’s recent transformation physically and technically. He also trains a host of other professional athletes and aspiring elite athletes.

http://www.sanfranciscocrossfit.com Kelly Starrett runs this Crossfit box. He holds a doctorate in Physical Therapy, understands how the body should and shouldn’t work and is an expert at increasing performance through maximizing movement efficiency. In addition, he has a wonderful staff of trainers and they currently train several dozen Olympic and Elite athletes.

http://www.philippisportsinstitute.com/ The Philippi Sports Institute is ran by former strongman competitor Mark Philippi. It has been open for only a few years but has already developed an awesome reputation for top notch training. Clients include Frank Mir, Gray Maynard, Stephan Bonner and a host of other elite athletes from the NFL, MLB, Swimming, NBA, and pro boxing.

http://www.crossfit.com If you train in the combat sports and you haven’t heard of crossfit then you are at least 5 years behind.

http://www.70sbig.com You’re not big unless you’re 70’s big!! Mark Rippetoe is considered by many to be the foremost authority on heavy lifting in the United States.

http://www.mikesgym.org A Crossfit “Fire Breather” that focuses on Olympic lifting as a basis for performance training.

Kettlebell Lifting:

http://www.tacticalathlete.com Jeff Martone is a combat athlete himself and an expert in Kettlebells.

http://www.worldkettlebellclub.com Valery Fedorenko runs this organization. They focus on kettlebell lifting as a sport but they have some very effective fitness protocol as well.

http://www.americankettlebellclub.com see above

http://www.dragondoor.com This is the home of Pavel Tsatsouline’s Russian Kettlebell. Certification. Pavel introduced America to the kettlebell and he along with his RKC Instructors are the foremost authority on kettlebell training.

Real Training Equipment:

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com courses, books, equipment and advice

http://www.ironmind.com everything strongman

http://www.power-systems.com everything

http://www.atomicathletic.com some great deals

http://www.muscledriver.com great crossfit equipment and cheap quality kettlebells

http://www.againfaster.com top notch crossfit equipment

http://www.ringtraining.com rings for the gym

http://www.superstrengthtraining.com old physical culture courses and books

http://www.dragondoor.com some great but pricey equipment and some awesome books

http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com good solid equipment

Cool Brazilian Links:

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