Here’s one of the latest videos from Fightmagazine.com where we get a peek inside James Toney’s MMA Training for his fight on August 28th against former UFC Light Heavyweight/Heavyweight Champion and Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
What I find amusing is that after such long career as a ‘pugilistic defensive counter-punching specialist’ that many James Toney videos uploaded to youtube require subtitles to understand what the hell it is he is saying!
Sorry, that has nothing to do with anything in particular but I had to get it off my chest.
I am a big fan of Couture and though I am not the biggest fan of Toney’s I have to give him props for his boxing ability, what he has accomplished in the sport, and his willingness to be the first popular, ‘legitimate’ boxing champion to try his hand (or both) at mma.
They say that James has been preparing for this fight for months, training in wrestling and jiu jitsu, and that he is in shape. To be honest, if that’s him in shape, then I shudder to think of him out of shape. Though looks can be decieving I suppose.
Sorry James, I hope Randy gives you a greco roman wrestling, ground and pound beating of legendary proportions
And if you do happen to stay on your feet long enough to land a ko punch…congrats to you.
Watch this example Diesel Crew mma strength training circuit of 5 rounds of 5 minutes, interchange exercises every 30 seconds…this will get the blood pumping!
MMA Strength Training Circuits Are So Effective Because...
- they push the lactic acid threshold (LAT), all rounds were done with the fighter’s mouth piece in (hypoxic training) – jack the metabolism – fat loss – increase mental toughness – increase power endurance – build muscle, strength and power
Billy Robinson was born in 1939 and was a British professional wrestler and catch wrestling instructor who was well known in Japan where he has trained mixed martial arts fighters in catch wrestling.
Billy Robinson
Robinson is one of a select few wrestlers who was successful in several continents including Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania, winning titles in promotions nearly everywhere he wrestled.
Robinson began his amateur wrestling career in England, where he became the British National Wrestling Champion in 1957, and in 1958 he was the European Open Wrestling Champion in the light heavyweight class, beating an Olympic bronze medal winner in the finals.
Billy Robinson also attended the fabled “Snake Pit” started by legendary trainer Billy Riley. The Snake Pit was one of the most respected catch wrestling training schools in all of the world. Legends such as Karl Gotch had trained in catch wrestling in the Snake Pit with Riley.
Luxuries such as a toilet were not provided at the Snake Pit, a very rough training environment (Riley was very impatient with those who showed even the slightest bit of weakness on the mat) and rigorous conditioning. Robinson stayed at the Snake Pit for eight years.
Robinson travelled to North America in 1970 and began wrestling for Verne Gagne’s American Wrestling Association. He was one of the successful wrestlers of the American promotion known for hiring the “Real Deals” in wrestling. Billy Robinson was also the AWA British Empire Heavyweight Champion; he defended the title in both the United States and Canada, but was the only champion.
He wrestled in Montreal in 1982 and 1983 becoming the International Champion beating Dino Bravo and was also International Tag TEam champions with Pierre MAd Dog Lefebvre. He had a 60 minutes broadway with then WWWF champion Bob Backlund in 1982 as well in Montreal.
Robinson travelled to Japan where he became immensely popular as a legitimate wrestler versed in submission holds. He participated in a professional wrestling match against legendary Antonio Inoki in 1975. The match was billed as “The Match Between the World’s Top Two Technicians” by the Japanese press.
Robinson continued an active professional wrestling career, travelling throughout the world to participate in various events.
Japanese professional wrestlers learned the art of “hooking” and “shooting” from another of catch wrestling’s greatest icons, Karl Gotch. The new movement led to the formation of the Universal Wrestling Federation.
The UWF had wrestlers like Yoshiaki Fujiwara who had personally been to the Snake Pit in Wigan. Billy Robinson became a part of the shoot style movement when he wrestled in an exhibition match for the UWFi against fellow AWA legend Nick Bockwinkel on May 8, 1992.
As well as being one of the key influences on the shoot style movement, Robinson began training youngsters in catch wrestling at the UWF Snake Pit in Japan. Robinson has contributed immensely in training several mixed martial arts legends including Kazushi Sakuraba and Josh Barnett. Currently, he trains up and coming UFC fighter Rolando Delgado.
Robinson was inducted into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003.
DamageContorlMMA.com’s Kiser and Yamasaki latest video of coach Billy Robinson demonstrating a Catch Arm Roll Escape from the Referee’s Position at the 1st quarter 2010 Catch Certification course in SLC Utah.
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