Marcin comes to Africa

One of our local fighters, Neal Burgess, recently had an epiphany and brought Polish world champion fighter, Marcin Waszkielis down to our little corner of the world to show us some fighting and training techniques.

From my perspective, it was a valuable experience, since we don't get many foreigners out here to train with. And of course the fact that it was with one of the best fighters in the world meant there was no way we could pass up the opportunity. 

So, the Rogues trekked up to Joburg and spent a couple of days learning from the best.

We all felt awkward and underprepared for the experience, like a bunch of noobs. And that was good because we were open to learning everything Marcin showed us. 

The grunty part of it comes in afterwards, retraining fundamentals like stance and movement. But that will come with time and lots and lots of training. 

Marcin agreed to do a little interview with me afterwards, and so I put this together. It's by no means a comprehensive report, but just a small taster of Marcin's opinions on where we are at, in terms of our sport, and his first experience on the African continent. If you are friends with him on Facebook, you should be able to see photographic evidence of his adventures with us.

For the record, Marcin was an amazing guest, and we all thought he was a genuinely friendly, humble and easygoing guy. You are welcome back again any time, Marcin.

new year new style

Well, I thought that perhaps I'd try something new for a bit and see how it works out.

Oh, yes. Happy happy and all that. I suppose for a first post of the year, it's the accepted protocol.

Now, more interestingly, I asked for suggestions for my blog post, and the first person to answer was Sebastian, whom we met in Luxembourg at the Red Lion. He suggested that I do interviews with famous and awesome teams, and that I begin with his. So, Seb belongs to a club called Sanctis Draconis Petrocoria, which is in Périgord, South West of France, founded by Guillaume Dessommes in 2016. We also met Guillaume at Red Lion, and I must add here that the French fighters were all a credit to their country - gentlemen one and all.

Anyway, I put together a couple of questions and then decided to use this nifty little programme that my colleague, Julia, pointed me at.

Here is the final product: