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Hey Guys & Gals, What a crazy week with all that white stuff falling from the sky, It does amaze me that this country is not designed for rain wind or snow as soon as something happens it goes into panic mode, But even through all the elements that got thrown at us we still punched on, unlike some other leading promotions??! not mentioning any names ( Cough,Cough BAMMA!!) And what a fantastic show!! I have to say that I felt so happy to see the octagon in the middle of the Hove Town Hall as this has taken the ZT Brand 4 yr’s to get to seal of approval and when the main event kicked off I was happy to see that there was no way that the BIG Guys could fall out!, Considering the main event fighters Oli Thompson & Nick Kent weighed ¼ ton between them both… Having said that there was some new stars born on that night – Aftab, Jack, Liam & Sophie all stood out for me as one’s to look out for in the future. So get yourself down to the next one in February 2011 to see these boys & girls represent Mixed Martial Arts in it’s truest form…

So we are in the closing few weeks of this year, and for me and the brand it has been a great year!! I have set out achieve what targets I set myself and going into 2011 I feel so much happier that I have delivered. Some of the main things are.

Creating a Kids only Fitness facility = Kids Fit Skool
Creating a Teen only Gym = ZT Rush
Creating a Functional Fitness Gym = ZT Fitness
Opening another Fight Skool = ZT Fight Skool Eastbourne
Getting the Acceptance of MMA in Brighton & Hove @ Hove Town Hall
Getting the Acceptance of MMA in Eastbourne and selling out the Winter Gardens
Building a working relationship with the local community = Dorothy Stringer School – Shoreham Academy – Shoreham College
Made Ambassador for Anti Bullying with Kid-scape
Launching the Skills Active endorsed ( 16 reps points ) Fitness Course ZT Group’s- MMA-X
Made a partner for the Brighton Half Marathon February 2011
Giving all my Ultimate Training clients new bodies
“Drum Roll”….. …….. ………
And last but not least giving my lovely wife a big belly with a 90% chance of it being a girl .

I hope 2010 has been as good for you as it has been for me/us.

Catch you all in 2011…. I’m outta here x

Sol Gilbert

P.s Remember that ZT is only place with a Hypoxic machine that will not only get you super fit but also burn twice as many Kals as any normal workout… Check out the Video below.

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Hey…

So this week has really been a great week at ZT, firstly we had the meeting with local council to discuss the use of the Octagon at the Hove Town Hall for our ZT Fight Night shows and after 23 shows and 4 years of proving ourselves as a professional organisation we have done it!! We are allowed to hold our shows using the correct arena… “The Octagon”, So now we can host not only the best MMA shows on the South Coast but also the safest So on December the 3rd expect to see the Octagon at the Hove Town Hall show..

I have also heard back from Eastbourne Planning department regarding the change of use application (that we have been patiently waiting close to 12 months for) and I am very happy to say that it has been granted!! Which means that the ZT Brand will be opening ZT Family Fitness & Fight Skool very, very, very, soon…..

I and the rest of the ZT team have signed up for Movember, This is a great cause as it helps raise money for prostate cancer by every person who decides to get involved has to grow a moustache and keep it for the whole of November.. So this will cause a few smiles around ZT for the next month, I would like to invite anybody to our team, So if you feel like supporting the cause give me a mail and i’ll hook you up, Our in house barbers “The Terrace” are giving free facial styling to all Movember supporters to.

Well this week is half term week, and all you parents that are stuck with your little ones remember that Kids Fit Skool has a 2 hr drop off facility and we are also running Half Term camps for ages 5+ So if you feel like a bit of space and would like your little one to have a fun day speak to one of the staff at Kids Fit Skool. Also Mums & Dads don’t forget that we have our 1st Halloween party on Saturday 30th 4-6pm So get dressed up and come and have some fun… Tickets are £6.50 and includes scary nibbles whoooooooo!!??!!!

I have to give little Ryan Roe Barnett serious props for his battle he had at the Extreme Brawl 8 Man Tournament, He wen’t into Round 1 against a physical monster ( I mean the dude was stacked!!) and applied everything that Ryan & myself was instructing him even at one point when he was in the corner on top of the guy I said “ Work your strikes!!” he replied “I can’t feel my arm!” So we said “use you knees!!” Which he did for the remaining 4 minutes, then when the bell rang and the fight was over it was easy to see why his arm was numb, It was dislocated!! So even though he won the fight, the medics had to pull him from the contest for medical reasons… But what a heart this kid has at only 17yrs…. Unfortunately Oli Thompson didn’t manage to get his hands on the belt as Ben pulled out this week due to receiving a cut in sparing but hopefully we will get that match in December

Check out Sean Barnsdale in his journey to getting race fit for the Moto X season, he is really laying it down!!

Catch you all soon.

Sol Gilbert – “Push Yourself”!!

Here is a cheeky look at Fit-X’s Buddy Burn Out, This is a great way of training because as the slower your partner runs the longer you have to do in the weight session .

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So whats’s been happening in ZT World? Well, Gym Stuff: The layout of the gym really seems to be working for a lot of people ( which is a touch I guess ) The new dedicated Olympic lifting area has taken off with loads people Dead lifting, Snatching, and perfecting their Clean & Jerk, this is testimony to John Walton who spends a whole ton of his time helping us ( ZTUT) perfect our Olympic lifts and it seems that his hard work has finally paid dividends as he has produced a World Champion in our very own former Cross fit chick now Fit-U and Cave Girl Snack Miss Holly Skinner. Holly went to poland at the weekend to compete in the World Championships and took Gold!!! How cool is that!!! So it proves that the Olympic Lifting movement is not just a guy thing, So any girls who fancy giving this a try get in touch with Holly, there is one negative thing tho ladies Olympic lifts give you a rock solid Butt ..

Fight Stuff: Kenshiro fought at UCMMA on Saturday and albeit not the decision that we would have wanted it was a massive learning curve for Mr Kenshiro as he had a tough 1st round and defended an arm bar but he came back to the corner with no energy, and Kenny has really trained hard for this fight but he hadn’t done any test cuts ( dropping his weight then re hydrating ) before this fight and it had taken it’s toll, anyway true fighter that he is, he went out for Rd 2 through a high kick that actually broke Lee’s arm but managed to get out wrestled and Lee got a dominant position and through non stop punches till the referee jumped in to finish the fight. All I can say is that we will work on getting his weight cut right and hats off to Lee for pulling off the Win with a broken arm…..

Fight Skool: Tolly & Paul are holding Fight Skool classes at the Fitness First Gym in Eastbourne so if you want to get involved in MMA BJJ or Boxing look us up or speak to one of us for more details

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Kids Fit Skool: The Box-X & Toddler Fit Sessions are going great, The Mum’s are upstairs working up a sweat whilst their loved ones are running around, building walls and knocking them down, throwing and catching balls. I think this is perfect opportunity for mums to get their bodies back and learn some fun punching & kicking techniques at the same time.

X-Classes – Product of ZT Fight Skool: We have just had our X-Classes approved by Skills Active, This has taken Alex Backhouse & myself 18 months of hard work and careful planning to develop a class that gets people fitter than any other class on the market (FACT) So very soon we will be running 2 day courses at ZT HQ where instructors can learn how to teach these Fun, High Intensity Combat Conditioning sessions in any gym across the country and another added bonus is that once they have completed and passed the course they will also come away with 8 reps points. 1st we will be launching MMA-X around the New Year… So if you are interested in teaching a X Class keep your eyes pealed for course dates and availability.

Anyway guys have great week, and hopefully see you in the gym or a X class very soon….

Keep Spreading the ZT word……

Catch you all soon.

Sol Gilbert – “Push Yourself”!!

Hi Guys & Gals…

Ouch what a weekend!! Well, week to be fair, But as it stands I am seriously feeling the effect of training hard and Moto-X… I have recently been trying to change the way that I train, This is because I have had a knee injury that just doesn’t seem to want to go away, So I decided to take out my road running for a month and just focus on Hypoxic Altitude running on the treadmill ( 20 mins 1% incline 12.5kmh @ 12000ft ) and this is not only helping with the recovery of the knee but also given me a new level of fitness, Plus the amount of calories that I burn post Hypoxic work is insane so besides missing the nice scenic views that I get when running outdoors I am not missing a thing and I have lost 4% in body fat. I coupled this with two Olympic lifts the Snatch & Clean & Jerk currently I have managed to get 90kg above my head and my technique is getting better every session so I should be good for the competition in Woking in October..

We launched the ZT Open Mat session on Saturday, This was a great session where we had a few guys from other local clubs come along to have a little play with some of the ZT Team so this session is open to everyone from every club and cost’s just £5, Then with no rest we jumped straight into Fighter sparring!!! So, we had an 90 mins of grappling followed by 90 mins of stand up sparring.. It was a great session, Lot’s more next week!!!

On Sunday we all took a trip up to Golding Barn Race track for some Moto-X action, I really love these days out as the whole family gets involved and we are all progressing

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I recently got asked by Anthony ( Head Coach ) at the Wolfslair to help supply them with some sparring partners for Mike Bisping Chek Kongo, Rob Broughton, Tom Blackledge for there UFC 120 camp so Oli Thompson Ryan White & Kenshiro have driven up to Liverpool to spend a week training with some of the best fighters on the planet.. I couldn’t get up there as I have meetings in Eastbourne discussing the next ZT Fight Night and the very soon to be opened ZT Family Fitness and Fight Skool. But I promised Anthony next time I will pop up and take my gum shield …

At ZT Kids Fit Skool we now have added a “Toddler Fit” session to the ZT Kids Fit Skool program, So if you have a child that is toddling and you would like an hr to yourself to Punch & Kick yourself back into shape, get yourself down to ZT and try it out.

Monday – Box-X & Toddler Fit
Tuesday – Thai-X & Toddler Fit
Wednesday -Box-X & Toddler Fit
Thursday – Thai-X & Toddler Fit
Friday – Box-X & Toddler Fit

Cost – £8 for both classes or buy a block of 5 for £35

Toddler Fit sessions consist of fun & physical challenges, motor skills, balancing drills, creative time, and many more crazy fun things

Keep Spreading the ZT word……

Catch you all soon.

Sol Gilbert – “Push Yourself”!!