Here, you will find links to our supplementary and satellite training material, and recommended products.
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School Shirts & Merch
Purchasing a merchandise does not grant membership, nor does it confer any sort of rank or official standing. Shirts do not constitute a uniform, and are not mandatory for class. Currently, we sell our merch on TeeChip, and Amazon. Links will take you to the third party sites.
TeeChip has a larger selection of merchandise, and is a little cheaper, but the print quality and durability is inconsistent. Amazon is easier to deal with for most people, but has a smaller selection, and still has some consistency issues, but is typically higher quality.
*We will not make red or navy blue shirts. Disgusting.
Satellite Apprenticeship – Online Training
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If you can’t make it in to train with us, you can get our supplementary and satellite training materials! We are using Substack and Locals as our membership portals. The content between them will be largely identical, though currently Locals has better video support, while Substack serves as the newsletter. We are working on a way to cross link them, so only one subscription gets you access to both. Please bear with us through the growing pains. We previously hosted long form videos on Gumroad, and they will remain there until we get the rest sorted out.
Tips on how to train remotely:
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Recommended Training Gear
These shoes are ideal for Savate practice. They are a low cost option to practice kicking in shoes while maintaining safety for your sparring partners. They are not super durable, so don’t wear them on the street!
These are among the most comfortable combat sports shoes I’ve ever had. They’re a good general purpose mat shoe. We recommend removing the wedge insole.
Classic “Wushu” shoes, these soft canvas shoes are fantastic mat shoes for very low cost. They’re not super durable, so don’t wear them on the street! Get them in a variety of colors.
THE classic wrestling shoe. They run small, so you’ll want to order a half or full size up, but the quality is good. Large variety of styles.
We don’t do judo, but some things make more sense with a jacket, and instead of going with a normal Kenpo gi, we recommend a black Judo gi. There aren’t many on the market, but this affordable option is solid.
We use a variety of gloves (or none at all!) for sparring, and this classic, open palm MMA glove is of surprising quality for the low price.
Mathematically, the SAFEST training gloves we’ve found.
While far from perfect, these are an affordable option for Wing Chun knife practice.
We don’t train this weapon in traditional fashion, but because Wing Chun knives were designed to go against swords and spears, it is important to use appropriate tools.
Resistance bands are a little expensive for what they are, but this affordable option has served us for a while now, and we strongly recommend them to assist your workouts.
Initiation Protocol – FREE syllabus and example videos
Planning On Fighting?
Regulations are stupid, but we’re bound by them legally. Here are the things that you’ll need to be able to legally compete in Arizona. Fighters over 36 may be required to get special approval from the commission, and to additionally submit an EKG and Stress Test. (expect and plan for it). Paperwork must be turned in 48 hours prior to the event. This applies for Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA, and other full contact events:
- License and ID application forms – Must include a legal photo ID and a passport-style headshot
- Full Physical and Eye examination, including common combat blood tests for HIV, Hepatitis B sAG, Hepatitis C AB
- And you may be required to sign a promoter-combatant contract (even as an amateur)
☉You can get the bloodwork done here for a reasonable price: AnyLabTestNow.com
☉The eye exam needs to be done by an opthamologist.
☉The Physical exam must be done by an M.D. or D.O., and is a specific type of physical. Typically handled by your Primary Care doctor.
- If you don’t have a primary care doctor, Banner Health at Desert Ridge can do it. Ask for Dr. Speele
- Or Village Medical (inside Walgreens) in Chandler.
Laws and regulations change from time to time, and in case we haven’t updated our site, you can always check the commission’s website: https://gaming.az.gov/boxing
Different organizations will have different rules. Please check with the promoter for the specific rules you will be fighting under. We can’t possibly list or even link all rule sets here, but many organizations are leaning toward the ABC’s unified rules, and you can look them up in the link below: https://www.abcboxing.com/unified-rules/
Recommended Resources For Further Study
The question always comes down to, “Who do you trust?” What makes them trustworthy? Unfortunately, credentials can no longer be trusted, not on their own merit. Not when you have charlatans like Jim Stoppani and many other who lean on the fact that they have degrees and certifications, and many others who rely on the fact that they have achievements and years of experience to slide in suspect claims not supported by evidence. The Appeal to Authority is a logical fallacy. It tells us that “authority” does not constitute evidence. It cannot make them right, and doesn’t necessarily make them wrong, it just ISN’T EVIDENCE. That being said, expert opinion is typically more valuable than general population opinion because they are presumably involved in the field, and have a developed tool kit that allows them to make better educated guesses. So to paraphrase Dr. Eric Helms: Proper evidence based practice starts with the available research, and admits the limitations of the research, and does not absolute, declarative, universal statements about the results of the research. You then filter that through experience, and the heuristics you’ve developed in the “trenches”. And finally, you create best practices that can be customized with individual differences and preferences. The following list is sources we trust to be honest, and evidence based. Once you find a source you can trust, you then find out who they trust, and keep expanding your knowledge base from there.
Chinese Martial Arts:
•Kung Fu Tea (Chinese Martial Studies)
•Brennan Translation
HEMA:
•Wiktenauer
•Sword STEM
Legal Self Defense:
Marc MacYoung:
•No Nonsense Self Defense
•No Nonsense Self Defense Facebook Page
•Marc MacYoung’s FaceBook Profile (follow, don’t friend request, he doesn’t know you.)
•Marc MacYoung’s YouTube channel
Rory Miller:
•Chiron Training
•Rory Miller’s Chiron Training Facebook Page
•Rory Miller’s Chiron Training YouTube
Andrew Branca, Law Of Self Defense:
•LoSD Website
•LoSD on YouTube
•LoSD on X
Wim Demeere:
•Wim Demeere’s FaceBook Page
•Wim Demeere’s YouTube
•MMA Formula
Fitness and Nutrition Research:
•Stronger By Science
•Stronger By Science Youtube
•Stronger By Science Facebook Group
•Iron Culture Podcast
•Renaissance Periodization
•Renaissance Periodization YouTube
•Barbell Medicine
•Barbell Medicine YouTube
•Barbell Medicine Facebook Group
•Layne Norton (Biolayne)
•Biolayne Youtube
•Biolayne Instagram
•Menno Henselmans
•Menno Henselmans’ YouTube
•Menno Henselmans’ Instagram
•Alan Aragon’s Research Review
•Alan Aragon Instagram
•Weightology (James Krieger’s research review)
•James Krieger Instagram
Conjugate Method Experts:
•EliteFTS
•EliteFTS YouTube
•Wenning Strength YouTube
Strength Training Experts:
•Reactive Training Systems (RTS)
•RTS YouTube
•Juggernaut Training Systems (JTS)
•JTS YouTube
•Jeff Nippard Youtube
•Jeff Nippard Podcast
Old School Physical Culture:
•Sandow and the Golden Age of Iron Men
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