Entering your first BJJ or MMA competition
Everyone who comes to train or compete does so for different reasons. Finding out why they started training and or competing is fascinating and the […]
Author: VivaCombat
Why don’t we do gradings in Kickboxing?
Here at Viva we don’t do belts in Kickboxing. We have absolutely no plans to implement a grading structure for our kickboxing class and in […]
Limited Edition Summer of 18 Viva vests
It’s not every year that we have a scorcher like this, so to commemorate we’re going to get a limited run of vests made. That […]
Mundo MMA BJJ & Kickboxing Interclub
We took a team down to the Mundo MMA BJJ & Kickboxing Interclub. For most it was their first experience of competition in combat sports. […]
Darren and Helen Currie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Seminar
Darren and Helen head Combat Base UK to who we are affiliated. The belts that are handed out at the gym are first run past […]
Gym Entrance Exam
Before you start make sure you take a note of your answers to find your results at the end. 1. It’s your first day […]
Viva Rashguards and Spats
We’ve got our new design for Rashguards and this time Spats as well! That’s right the same premium quality rashguards that enhanced your guns before […]
Process Therapy – Deep Tissue & Sports Massage
Deep Tissue and Sports Massage in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside We are lucky enough to regularly have Matt Olson of Process Therapy down taking care of […]
Shinobi review of BJJ in Ashton under Lyne
Colin came training BJJ with us for a week while he was over here working in Manchester. Here he shows a little tour of the gym […]
How to tape Fingers, Thumbs & Toes taping for BJJ & Grappling
Here are a couple of videos showing a few different ways to tape your fingers and toes. These are taping methods that have helped me […]