Contact sports often look towards grappling sports for help in preparing athletes for contact. While there is much to be learned from grappling, there are also key differences as well. This is true when taking ideas from any sport to another, and a lesson Ollie Richardson learned first hand working in elite rugby and MMA. On this week's podcast he shares his system for contact preparation, how it came about, and how to best adapt ideas from other sports.

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More notes:

• This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus. Become a member for full access to our videos, articles, and podcast archives. This month's site theme is preparing for contact, so keep an eye out for more on the topic in the coming weeks. You can find more information about training for field sports and contact sports here.
• To learn more from Richardson, you can follow him on Twitter (@Fighterstrength) and Instagram (@OllieRichardson).
• For more on the topic of contact preparation, listen to our last episode with USA Football's Andy Ryland. Also recently we discussed preparation for boxing with Duncan Ogilvie.
• For some more ideas on preparing for contact, check out some resources on HMMR Media including: Video Lesson 19: Wrestling (with Andy Stone), James De Lacey’s article on contact conditioning and HMMR Podcast Episode 168.