Hackleman: You don't have to spar all the time

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                    <p><strong>The Legend Speaks: John Hackleman on Why Drilling is Often Underused in MMA</strong></p>

Many Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) trainers will agree that though both drilling and sparring are essential to the sport, drilling practice is often underrated. It is essential if you want develop superior control and to improve your ability quickly and avoid too many injuries. 

John Hackleman's Contribution to MMA 
John Hackleman is renowned with in the arena of MMA for his prowess in the sport and for being the head trainer at The Pit (www.thepitmma.com) mixed martial arts gym. The 55-year-old was born in New York but moved two Hawaii when he was only four years old. At the age of nine, he began studying Judo. By the time he reached high school, Hackleman was already a champion boxer and competitive kickboxer. He soon added KaJuKenBo to his repertoire—this is an intricate combination of Kempo Karate, Tang Soo Do, Judo, Jujitsu, Chinese Kenpo, and Chinese boxing.

Hackleman joined the Army in 1979, where he spent three years in the Army boxing team. During this time, he won both the state and regional Golden Gloves awards. After leaving the army, he became a professional boxer until 1985. At this time, he relocated to California and named his unique martial arts style Hawaiian Kempo. Hackleman founded The Pit in 1986 with the intention of teaching a uncomplicated approach to serious fighters. Later, Hackleman renamed his style "KuZen," and opened the gym to the general public. Many well-known MMA champions have trained at The Pit including Chuck Liddell, Court McGee and Antonio Banuelos.

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Damn, Hackleman is a legit bad ass. Did not know this, very cool. Phone Post 3.0

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FUCK CROSSFIT!

DEATH TO CROSSSHIT

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UrineAmericaNow - Damn, Hackleman is a legit bad ass. Did not know this, very cool. Phone Post 3.0

i did not know that either.


btw, i have a couple of his workout DVD's... pretty good workouts.

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Joe rogan podcast with him is awesome. Probably my favorite next to duke. Hes real old school with tons of knowledge and history. Phone Post 3.0

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Doesn't need to wear tanks w alpha male on them. Phone Post 3.0

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"The 55-year-old was born in New York but moved two Hawaii when he was only four years old." Phone Post 3.0

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tefoak - "The 55-year-old was born in New York but moved two Hawaii when he was only four years old." Phone Post 3.0
To be able to find a new house, book plane tickets and move to Hawaii from NY all by himself at the age of four proves how badass he is. Phone Post 3.0

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Lol at Kevin McHackleman making the trip all alone Phone Post 3.0

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Fedoral Crime -
tefoak - "The 55-year-old was born in New York but moved two Hawaii when he was only four years old." Phone Post 3.0
To be able to find a new house, book plane tickets and move to Hawaii from NY all by himself at the age of four proves how badass he is. Phone Post 3.0
Haha vtfu Phone Post 3.0

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Good advice.

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Stating the obvious, but I don't min it. John Hackleman knows so much about MMA. Phone Post 3.0

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Fedoral Crime - 
tefoak - "The 55-year-old was born in New York but moved two Hawaii when he was only four years old." Phone Post 3.0
To be able to find a new house, book plane tickets and move to Hawaii from NY all by himself at the age of four proves how badass he is. Phone Post 3.0


Don't be an idiot. He swam.

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"Many well-known MMA champions have trained at The Pit including Chuck Liddell, Court McGee and Antonio Banuelos."

Is 'many' the right word? In those names, I see one MMA champion and a couple of other guys who might have won titles that no one knows about. But is it really accurate to say 'many well known MMA champions' when those are the only three names that I know trained there?

Glover is the only other guy I can think of for some reason. Maybe it's because the pit is a smaller gym than this article would suggest.

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I guess Hackleman really was one of the early successful hybrid striking MMA coaches like we have a guy like Duke know that came up on all sorts of diff styles.

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Chuck and Glover are the exceptions

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"drill, drill, drill is the wave of the future"... and the past. Traditional martial arts have known this forever.

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Another Foob - "drill, drill, drill is the wave of the future"... and the past. Traditional martial arts have known this forever.

Martial arts coming full circle.

Reminds me of what Mayweather does with his pad routine; mixing realtime offense and defense in a drill.