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End of An Era

Colm — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:01:08 +0000

Well guys, here’s the videos from the last roll, I’ve uploaded the photos to facebook. Thanks to everyone for being part of Spartan MMA over the years, and best of luck in the future.

And Last But Not Least…

Thanks, keep in touch,
Colm

Last Class

Colm — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:20:45 +0000

Sorry guys, made a mistake in my last post.

The last class will be on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010, at 7pm.

Thanks,
Colm

Stephen at the MMA League

Colm — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:03:19 +0000

We’re Moving!

Colm — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:56:35 +0000

From January 2nd Spartan MMA will be in it’s new home here!

More photos and updates coming soon, but in the mean time thanks to everyone for a great competitive year. Looking forward to bigger and better success in 2010

New Fundamentals Class

Colm — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:00:38 +0000

Starting next Monday, with the schedule changes, we’ll have a new Fundamentals class for all beginners.

The Fundamentals class will help beginners ease into MMA. For many, starting in a new club can be daunting, especially if everyone seems to know each other and they all seem so much better than you. It’s our hope that the Fundamentals class will make it easier to take up Mixed Martial Arts and get up to speed with the positions, movements and submissions used in MMA.

The Fundamentals course will be 12 parts, and we’ve designed it in such a way that you can start at any point during the 12 classes. Once you’ve completed your 12 sessions, you can join in on the other classes (Submission Wrestling, MMA Sparring, Clinch).

The course is as follows:

Escaping the Headlock
Attacks from Guard
Passing the Guard
Side Control – How to Hold
Side Control – Submissions
Side Control – How to Escape (Shrimping)
Mount – The Armbar
Escaping Mount
Clinch – Underhooks
Clinch – How to Shoot
Clinch – How to Sprawl
Crazy Monkey – Basic Stand Up Defence

The Fundamentals Class will run on Mondays & Thursdays from 7pm-8pm.

Members are more than welcome to come along to these classes and help out beginners if they want. From about 7.30pm each night the new guys will be rolling so if you’re down for that, you can help them get better whilst warming yourself up for the Sub Wrestling class.

Since we’ve only from 7-8 on Thursday, you are free to train during the Fundamentals class. However, if it gets busy, I’ll ask you to help out with the new guys.

New Timetable

Colm — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:24:47 +0000

Hey guys,

The new timetable will come into effect next Monday;

Monday – 7-8pm Fundamentals
This is an intro course for beginners to start their training in MMA. The advantage to you is that I don’t have to slow down the class for them, and you can train harder for longer in your classes. If you know anyone who’s interested in starting but maybe a littler reluctant because they’re unsure of their fitness, don’t think they’re good enough or whatever, please let them know about this.

Monday 8-9pm Submission Wrestling
Like your normal sub wrestling class now but run at a higher pace. Quick warm up, drill some technique, then spar. At the end, we’ll finish with some gunditioning!

Tuesday – 7-8pm MMA Sparring
The same great MMA Sparring class, focusing on working on our weakness when a competition isn’t coming up, and comp prep when a fight is looming. You must complete the Fundamentals course to partake in this class.

Wednedsay: 7-8pm Submission Wrestling
Similar format to Monday 8-9pm.

Wednesday: 8-9pm Clinch
Because fights are won and lost in the clinch, we’re starting a dedicated clinch class. This will be short, and tough, but very rewarding in terms of developing your clinch game.

Thursday: 7-8pm Fundamentals/Submission Wrestling
The Fundamentals class will run on the mats, but we should have space for people who want to get in extra sparring.

Friday: 5-8pm Open Mat
There’s currently not a demand to run a coach-led class on Friday nights, but the gym is open if you want to use it. Simply text a few lads for the club, and arrange a bit of sparring to blow off some steam after a busy week.

Saturday: 12-1pm Dan time
Everyone could use a little Dan time. Here’s a chance to work on your weaknesses with insights from Dan. Dan has to break MMA down to a very simple level for his teens and kids class, and knows how to set up drills to accomplish goals.

New T-Shirts

Colm — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:33:35 +0000

The long wait for t-shirts is nealy over, and should be here Wednesday.

The red one has a black print on it, and the green one a white print (though it looks darker in this photo than it is)

T-Shirts are €20 each.

More and more Matches

Colm — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:26:04 +0000

I know I’ve been a bit slack of late with the matches, so hopefully these will keep you happy. Enjoy!

Hmmm, on reflection these all look a little Stef-Tastic. Oh Well, I’ll convert more next week

Chris Brennan (Part Two)

Colm — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:51 +0000

Time for New T-Shirts

Colm — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:00:53 +0000

Hey Guys,

Time for a new set of t-shirts for Spartan MMA.

When I asked around last week the colours you guys seemed to like most were red and/or green for the t-shirts, and black for the hoodies.

Tom suggested a slogan on the t-shirts. I can’t think of one, but it has been a while since I watched 300, so maybe there’s a cool one there for the club? If you’ve got one, tell me at training or post below to comments.

Also, if you want a t-shirt, put your name and size on the white board in the gym so I know what to order. There’ll be a discount for people who pre-order and put a small (€10) deposit on their gear. I don’t know the prices just yet, but I’d say they’ll be €15-€20 for the t-shirts and €35-€40 for the hoodies. I’ll have to clear it with my business manager though if we can do a deal on a t-shirt/hoodie package.