Author: Cody Maltais

How do I get better at guillotines?  I have been training for 15 years. I will try to underestimate at all points.  But 15 years of 5 grappling sessions/week. 250 sessions/year.  3,750 sessions total.  On the low end I probably average 3 guillotine attempts/session. That’s 11,250 Guillotine attempts. ...

23 August, 2020

Look at your goals > Are you giving them the time they need to come to fruition?  Are you ruthlessly removing the obstacles that are preventing the time needed to achieve them? Look at how you spend that time > Is the level of focus and...

16 April, 2019

      Samantha mentions this quote all the time.  Not sure where it originated but I first heard it in a discussion on posture when working.  Rather than attempt to find the perfect way of standing/sitting throughout the day, the goal is to constantly...

09 April, 2019

Below are some ideas of workouts that can be completed at home to improve fitness and technique while growing outside of class time.   Optional Gear List Jump Rope Heavy Bag Sets of 1lb and/or 2lb weights. Boxing Timer Program downloaded for Cell Phone   The Simplest RX: 9x3 min rounds 3 rounds of jump...

22 August, 2018

So here we are in the third year of Elevate MMA's existence.  The gym has continued to grow and expand and as that has happened we have different perspectives and goals to all fit under one roof. The original goal of the reading list was two-fold. ...

04 April, 2018

This post is something that has been on my mind in different forms for a while.  What techniques are truly representative of each martial art.  There are so many different places to learn each art so what is  common to each.  The goal is to...

28 March, 2018

      Recently the discussion of creating sub groups in the Academy to drive individual student growth has come up.  This is something I have thought about for a really long time.  There were two huge drivers behind this thought process and I will...

18 February, 2018

Recently my friend Roy Marsh wrote a great article on the guillotine talking more about the uses of the guillotine conceptually.  Besides talking about my favorite technique the whole premise stuck in my brain and hung around my thoughts long after.  The basic premise of...

17 October, 2017

This concept is pretty simple but it has had a large impact in terms of how I look at and evaluate potential courses of action in pursuit of improvement in any domain.  I’m constantly questioning how to get better in a variety of different realms...

10 October, 2017

     The right words, from the right person, at the right time can change a life.  Reading has always been a huge part of how I learn, and there are two quotes that drive my thinking.   “Right book at the Right Time” - from then Major...

18 May, 2017