Tactical Gymnastics
The time period was just a short few months after 9/11 and its tragic consequences. The country and the athletes were still reeling from the effects of 9/11 and I felt compelled to do well/win.
In 2001 I enlisted your help in preparing me for the 2002 Pan American Championships in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Through training we are removing the stiff joints, the muscle tension that restricts freedom of movement, and building the strength necessary to perform at our best while preventing injury.
Movements that looked impossible for me are already feeling more fluid. Fire fighters often work low to the floor in high heat conditions. The ground-based movements featured in this program have enhanced my ability to move low to the floor.
I had been intrigued with your posts on the mma.tv website and after obtaining your grappler's toolbox, I pursued some advice concerning movement and breathing.
Once again you have brought cutting edge training to our instructors and deploying agents. The Air Interdiction and Marine Interdiction Agents have nothing but the highest praise. The agents have put effort into learning the skills embedded in TACFIT. Your focused work with our primary intermediate force instructor has paid dividends. The agents who spend the most time working TACFIT are able to rapidly learn skills. The skills presented have already been implemented into improving our counter assault, grappling and striking.
Nothing I have come across prepares us as operators better than Tactical Gymnastics. Thank you, my friend." Bruce Carleton EMT-P/Tactical Medic Portland Fire Department Portland, Maine "I have personally used variations of Scott Sonnon’s Tactical Gymnastics for the past six years with incredible results.
The movements made my ground work effortless and seamless, in a way I never learned through the normal bjj curriculum.
In every case I use your version of Tactical Conditioning and Tactical Gymnastics to train my students.
I could not have accomplished any of my achievements without your guidance and input. You never once charged me a penny, nor did he ever intimate I owed you anything other than my personal best.
I find your approach without exception to work both in the competitive grappling arena, as well as the tactical environment me and my fellow SWAT team members operate in.
The movement patterns combined with the your unique approach to breathing enabled me to win both the heavyweight and the absolute weight classes in purple belt seniors division.
We are all banded together for a common cause in a unique part of the country. This is different from many other places in the United States, where agency and governmental levels can become stratified, or insular due to the nature of the work, and stand apart from the community.
First and foremost, I feel great, and I’m able to move with power and grace through all ranges of motion.
NIGHTSTALKERS DON'T QUIT!!" "We wanted to extend our sincere appreciation for your efforts from our branch.
Coach Sonnon is able to break down each exercise into simple movements with increasing levels of sophistication.