The Summer is here!!
Well without wanting to jinx the situation I think I can safely say that the British summer has now officially arrived. With the Met Office having given out an official warning for a heat wave throughout this week I reckon its time for warm orange squash and ice creams in the garden. For all our international readers this one week will probably be our very British summer so I hope you understand the excitement.
But what does this mean for our training? Well first thing is first in warm climates – especially when we are not used to it - taking on board more water is the priority. Also think about when you are training. On a Saturday I usually complete my 7 mile run that combines inclines and straights to give me a hard (but not impossible) work out. This week due to the weather I set off about 5 o clock in the evening and I found this was perfect considering the heat we are having at the moment. So again guys think about your training times and make sure your not punishing yourselves in the mid day sun.
Martial Edge Update
I think it is fair to say that the team may have looked quieter then normal recently. Well not to give too much away but we have been working hard behind the scenes to design and build a brand new site which promises to be amazing! One of the things we have been frustrated with is the fact that when we launched the new site it quickly became apparent that we needed to grow the functionality very quickly to keep up with the demand for new stuff. So stay tuned on that front as we will be announcing some big things pretty soon.
New Content
We have some new content from guest author Luke Rolls who spent a good deal of time over in China so make sure you check out his interview with the Shaolin Masters. Andy Curtiss is a brand new contributor and a former green beret so he is going to be working with us over the next year sharing some of the military survival techniques he was taught as a soldier and how we can apply them in non military confrontations.
Rising Stars
This is starting to hot up now so make sure you are either putting yourself or someone you know forward for this. With over a 1000 GBP in prizes and coverage in a national magazine this is something not to be missed!


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