Nudda is a Sardinianword meaningnothing. When youengage in a
fight,there should benothing in your mindjust action borne outof
pure instinct andwhere YOU becomethe fight.Nudda is a Sardinianword
meaningnothing. When youengage in a fight,there should benothing in
your mindjust action borne outof pure instinct andwhere YOU
becomethe fight.NUDDA M.A.X.TRAININGTMis a martial cross training
system developed bymyself to improve my skills during my journey
into the discovery of the FilipinoMartial Arts. The majority of the
techniques are based on the Boxing phase ofthe FMA: The main core
of the system is Filipino Boxing in conjunction with thefootwork
and battlefield strategies found in the art of Kaliradman.Martial
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Martial Arts Illustratedand as a striker I like to fight on my
feetso thats primarily what I
teach.NUDDAM.A.X.TRAININGTMisintendedto be a striking art. Its aim
is to
developanexplosiveandaggressivewayoffightingthatleavesverylittleroomforcounters
and retaliation: it is
specificallydesignedforurbanorientatedsituations. Its a
moderncombat system that finds itsroots in the training methodsand
attributes basedapproach of the ancientFilipino Martial Arts.These
techniques are theconsequence ofmany years ofrigorous
training.There was aprice to pay:quite a fewyears back Iwent trough
astage ofovertrainingthat
harmedFromthatbaseIthendevelopedauniquecurriculumthatusesWesternBoxing
training tools to develop
reactionskills,timing,balance,bodymechanicand coordination: Muay
Thai to
developtheuseofthedevastatingelbowstechniquesaswellastheuseoftheknees,kicksandclinchesandtodevelopstaminaandpower.Somebasic
grappling techniques are also
partofthesyllabus,althoughourprimarygoalistostaystandingandneverbetaken
to the ground. If we do end up onthe floor, it shouldnt be by
choice and inthat event we must fight to get out of thesituation
ASAP, therefore we concentratemainly on escape techniques.If you
are stacked on the ground
duringastreetencounter,thedangerofmultiple opponents is a too risky
optionandwouldmakeusextremelyvulnerabletoallsortsoftrouble.Theirony
of it is that to get out of the
groundwemustfirstknowhowtosurviveit.Withthehelpofmyformertrainingpartner
and old friend Pat Bamborough(Pat is an instructor under Terry
Barnettand one of the very first blue belts underMauricio Gomes in
the UK) I spent
sometimetraininginBBJ,themainfocusofourtrainingsessionswasworkingonescapesfromthevariousguardpositions
and takedownscounters,however I amcertainly not
agrapplingexpertFEATURE MAX TrainingTMmy body to such an extent
that I had tonearlygiveupmartialartsalltogether.After this
traumatic experience I
decidedtotakefurthermystudiesandunderstandingofthewayourbodyworks
and become a qualified
PersonalTrainerandgraduallyrepairedandreconditionedmybody,managingtobringmyselfbacktonormal.Iwillnever
regret my overtraining phase as
itallowedTheArtstobecomealiveinmeandpartofmymusclememory,howeverIamawarethatwithproperphysicalconditioning,abetternutritionplanandwithsomemorerestIcouldhaveavoidedyearsofpainaswellastherisktohavetogiveupforevermybiggestpassioninlife:trainingandteaching
martial arts.It took me (and still does) many years
tocreateNUDDAM.A.X.TRAININGTM:countlesshoursofresearch,trialanderror,
failure and success in the attemptto create order from the chaos
that onlyin a real fight can arise. The main
ideabehinditwastobecomesoproficientthatIcouldmakethebeautifulFilipinoBelowAntonio
&ValentintheRussianBearKaliradman checking the rangeWorking
from the inside Neck control Working the guardKaliradman basic high
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75FEATURE MAX TrainingTMBoxing arts work under real
pressure.AswellastheaverageJoeIamcurrentlyteachingpeoplefromallwalksoflife:someofmystudentsareveryexperiencedmartialartistsandcomefromdifferentFMAschools,some
of them hold trophies and
worldtitlemedalsinstickfightingcompetitions,othershaveastrongMuayThaibackgroundwithmanyfightsundertheirbelts,someofthemareMMAfighters.ItrainSecurityguards,Doormen,BodyguardsandPolicemen
and all of these people havefound something they like with
NUDDAM.A.X.TRAININGTM , it
works.SowhatisthedifferencebetweenNUDDAM.A.X.TRAININGTMandotherFMAandcrosstrainingsystems?Wellultimately
is that it is a system.It is an extremely detailed syllabus
thatnurtures you from the very beginning ofyour journey and aims to
guide you tofindyourveryownexpressionofthearts which ultimately is
what FMA are allabout.It has been originally created for myvery own
personal and physicaldevelopment, and is being tested hardenough
for me to firmly believe in itsefficiency, and with that confidence
Iam sure that many people will enjoyand benefit from training in
it. Iwould like to stress the fact thatthis is not a new secret
Sardinianart (an art so secret that not eventhe Sardinians know
anythingabout it) and I have to thank allthe people who were good
enough toshare their great knowledge with me:as without their
teaching all thiswouldnt have been possible.I had the honour to
trainunder some of the best FMAinstructors out there and allof them
equally played anessential role in myformation, but the
biggestinfluence in my martial artsadventure is by far GuroTerry
Barnett. In my opinionwhat sets Terry apart from allthe other
equally greatinstructors I have trainedunder, is his ability to
direct hisstudents in the right paththroughout thediscovery of
their ownexpression ofcombat. Hisintegrity in theteaching
andperforming ofthe arts
isimmenselyinspiring;Icantevenimaginewhatmyjourneywouldhavebeen
without his help and guidance andfor this and many other reasons I
will beforever grateful to this amazing man.In the next article I
will spend sometime talking about Guro Terry Barnettand the way he
profoundly madean impact in my martial artsadventure.I hope you
enjoyedreading this articleand if you wouldlike to find outmore
about what Iteach andintroduce theNUDDA M.A.X.TRAININGTMcurriculum
in yourschool, please visitthe website below.Until next time,
trainhard and fighteasy.Antonio FaeddaAntonio is the Mastru -
ChiefInstructor and Founder of NUDDAMAX Training. If you would like
tofind out more about Antonio, whathe teaches or to introduce
theNUDDA MAX training curriculuminto your school, do so
by...tel:07961982792email: [email protected]:
www.nudda.comWHATISNUDDA?The NUDDA MartialArts Cross Training
system is AntonioFaeddas own personal expression of closequarter
range combat which has evolved mainlyfrom his experience in the
boxing phase of the FilipinoMartial Arts. Elements of Western
Boxing, Muay Thaiand grappling can also be found within its
curriculum;however its prime goal is to stay standing and not
betaken to the ground. NUDDA MAX Training is entirelyfocused on
self protection and is designed to teachyou an extremely effective
and direct way to defendyourself. Nudda is a Sardinian word
meaningnothing. When you engage in a fight, there shouldbe nothing
in your mind just action borneout of pure instinct, whereYOU become
the fightThe NUDDA MartialArts Cross Training system is
AntonioFaeddas own personal expression of closequarter range combat
which has evolved mainlyfrom his experience in the boxing phase of
the FilipinoMartial Arts. Elements of Western Boxing, Muay Thaiand
grappling can also be found within its curriculum;however its prime
goal is to stay standing and not betaken to the ground. NUDDA MAX
Training is entirelyfocused on self protection and is designed to
teachyou an extremely effective and direct way to defendyourself.
Nudda is a Sardinian word meaningnothing. When you engage in a
fight, there shouldbe nothing in your mind just action borneout of
pure instinct, whereYOU become the fightIts aim is to develop an
explosive and aggressive way of fightingthat leaves very little
room for counters and retaliation: it isspecifically designed for
urban orientated situations.nudda4.qxd03/09/200908:45Page 3
