Miami Dolphins news and update #2-Mike Storms Combat Football-

Dear Friends,

Had great evening catching up with Coach Marcus and Jared Tomich. I went to bed before 10, knowing 5am in Miami is 4am in Louisiana. I would need all the sleep I could get facing 65 Pro football players that have seen and heard almost everything, and I would have to prove my toughness and knowledge right away.

Up at 5 am, I had some water, blueberries, strawberries, banana, with nuts and homemade oats. The dolphins headquarters is only 15 or so minutes from where we were staying, and at 5am the roads were clear, caught green lights the whole way. I then review the plan of the day, Important point here: I had mentally played the sessions over in the theatre of my mind, how I would walk, speak, demonstrate, interact, and more importantly how the players would train and respond to the combat football system.

At 6:50 am the defense shows up. Now Ive coached NFL players since 1991. I did some with the San Diego Chargers with Master Advincula. And had my 6 year stint with the saints. The Dolphins defense comes in and these players are very very big, and athletic, and super fit. Coach Marcus introduces me, and the measuring begins. Can this silver haired karate master really coach football, and can he really help the team? With Coach Marcus's kind introduction and support, the players are polite, and eager to learn.

We go over to the practice field in the bubble at 7am sharp. We begin with warm ups, stretches and introduction to principles of balance and power. Then cover striking. Then escapes. Then attacks!

We begin shadowboxing with individual base moves. I work one on one with the players walking down the line, the great linebacker Joey Porter, who is a very focused and intense man. The players are really working hard and listening. We pair up, go through striking targets and working on getting off block much faster with more intensity. They are really loving this segment, and they begin to loosen up.

Next report....more defense, and the offensive group at 9 AM.

Master Storms


PS: Check out some of the pictures from today's practice:
Master Storms and Coach Marcus
Coach Marcus, Master Storms, and Dave Paluka
Master Storms with Jared Tomich and the Defensive Backs
Master Storms with Jared Tomich and the Defensive Line
Master Storms with Jared Tomich and the Linebackers
Master Storms practicing Combat Football with Jake Long
Master Storms with Jared Tomich and the Runningbacks
Master Storms with Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown
Master Storms with Jared Tomich and the Wide Receivers
Master Storms with Jared Tomich, Chad Henne, and Chad Pennington