SIMON MORRELL

Don't lose sight of why you started to learn Martial Arts. Remember Why You Started Martial Arts. Along the way, we can lose sight of the reasons why most of us originally took up Martial Arts. This short talk by Simon explores those reasons.

Simon Morrell's Fitness Pyramid. If you want to get fit to fight, truly fit, then there are five fitness levels that need to be addressed. For example, if you plan ten 2-minute rounds of sparring, then it isn't rocket science to know you must be able to breathe correctly for that twenty minutes, which would fall under Aerobic, the first level of the pyramid. If we can't get that right, we have very little chance of improving the other four levels.

Combat Day With Simon Morrell. Self & Third-Party Protection Seminar, Sat 5th Sept 2026

Grappling Drills at Fight Fortress. One of the toughest things I have done in my Martial Arts/Combat journey was, at the behest of Geoff Thompson, add Grappling to my toolbox.