Training tips, technique breakdowns, event recaps, and expert advice from the Rising Tide MoCo MMA coaching team.
Fitness & Wellness
You can't ruminate about your inbox while someone is passing your guard. Here's how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu helps with...
Kids & Families
A 5-year-old and a 13-year-old need completely different things from martial arts. Here's an honest, age-by-age guide...
MMA
Boxing is the deepest striking art there is. MMA is the most complete. Here's how they really differ — weapons, stance,...
Kids & Families
After-school martial arts comes in two very different forms, and only one of them replaces child care. Here's how each...
Beginner's Martial Arts
Athletic clothes, nothing with zippers, slides for the walk to the mat — and you don't need to buy a thing. Here's...
Beginner's Martial Arts
You're not too old, too out of shape, or too late. Here's what actually changes when you start martial arts as an...
Fitness & Wellness
Strength, conditioning, grip, core, and mobility, all trained at once — while your brain is too busy solving a puzzle...
Fitness & Wellness
Yoga makes you a better martial artist — but not for the reason most people think. It's not about touching your toes....
MMA
In MMA, the fighter who decides where the fight happens usually decides how it ends. Here's why wrestling is the...
Kids & Families
Confidence isn't a personality trait you can install with a pep talk. It's evidence a child collects about themselves....
Striking
Elbows, the clinch, stance, rhythm, and how fights are scored. Here's what actually separates Muay Thai from...
Striking
Yes — with three significant caveats, and one that disqualifies most kickboxing classes entirely. Here's the honest...
BJJ & Grappling
One to two years is the honest answer — but the calendar isn't what earns it. Here's what actually determines how long...
Kids & Families
Team sports are fantastic — for the right kid. Here's an honest comparison of martial arts vs team sports for kids,...
BJJ & Grappling
One is slower, grippier, and more technical. The other is faster, sweatier, and closer to a real fight. Here's the...
Fitness & Wellness
The '1,000 calories a class' claim is marketing. Here are the real kickboxing calories burned numbers by body weight —...
Striking
No, you won't get punched in the face. Here's what actually happens at your first boxing class — the warm-up that...
Kids & Families
Team sports didn't work. The school calls keep coming. Here's why martial arts for kids with ADHD and anxiety succeeds...
BJJ & Grappling
Most women's self defense classes teach techniques that fail under real resistance. Here's why Jiu-Jitsu is different —...
Beginner's Martial Arts
Contracts that trap you, belts sold on payment plans, classes that are secretly cardio theater — here's how to choose a...
BJJ & Grappling
BJJ vs wrestling is the wrong fight — but if you have to choose where to start, this honest comparison of pace,...
BJJ & Grappling
Is BJJ good for self-defense? Yes — but not for the reasons most articles claim. Here's the honest case, including what...
Kids & Families
Five? Seven? Ten? Here's the honest answer to what age kids should start martial arts — broken down by age group,...
Beginner's Martial Arts
Nervous about your first Jiu-Jitsu class? Here's everything you need to know — what to wear, how class flows, and why...
Kids & Families
From building confidence to learning discipline, martial arts gives kids skills that go far beyond the mat. Here's why...
Striking
Both are incredible workouts and effective martial arts. Here's how boxing and kickboxing compare — and how to decide...
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