{"id":70,"date":"2012-12-14T20:22:18","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T20:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:12:38","slug":"welcome-to-my-mad-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/mma-fitness-blog\/\">Fitness Blog &amp; MMA Blog<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0It&#8217;s basically a mash-up of all things I&#8217;m interested in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a former MMA fighter and kickboxer. I have a first class Degree in Sport Science from Loughborough University and a Master&#8217;s degree in Exercise &amp; Nutrition. I also run my own Reddit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MMA_Fitness\/\">MMA forum\/subreddit.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xU1jBgu6n1A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please visit my blog for the latest in Fitness articles, MMA,\u00a0diet plans, Jiu Jitsu and more. My most popular article so far in terms of visitors is &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/mma\/technique\/fighting-a-taller-opponent\/\">Fighting a Taller Opponent<\/a> closely followed by my <a href=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/2018\/01\/11\/boxers-diet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boxing Diet Plan<\/a> article &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/technique-directory\/striking\/jab-jab-counter\/\">how to jab in boxing<\/a>. I work for a sports ecommerce site by day, and write guides and posts, like this one about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.networldsports.com\/buyers-guides\/cornhole-distance-guide\"> cornhole dimensions&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m a 45 years old and now train a lot at home and improvise in a range of ways to stay fit and healthy. I am a dad &amp; going through a divorce. I despise the Evangelical church. I see my kids and protecting them as a priority. I&#8217;ve discovered a range of ways to keep on top of training however, using bands, DIY punchbags, and bodyweight exercises among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Health &amp; fitness are more of a priority for me now, rather than performance in the cage. However I do still train in MMA &amp; BJJ and use the sports as motivation to improve my fitness. For example, I&#8217;ll do circuits full of MMA related movements and motivate myself to do cardio so that I can see the increases in my endurance during sparring and rolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I still train with competitor fighters and need the same strict approach to diet, strength &amp; conditioning and psychology. 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