Training Tips

Warming up before any workout is very important, because it allows your body to get prepared for training, and it prevents potential injuries and muscle strains.  This is just another warm up routine that will do just that.  This will get you warmed up and your blood pumping, but it also has cardiovascular benefits as […]

A martial artist should continue developing his fighting style, improving technique, and other elements that make a fighter great.  Circuit training is a great method to improving your skills as well as your overall fitness.  Mixing weight lifting with running is just one of many ways to incorporate circuit training.  A martial artist can and […]

Today, we will be working on basic techniques followed by sparring.

In any combat sport, there is definitely some form of contact that is involved.  It can be frustrating when you get punched or kicks, because it displays some of our weak spots to spectators.  But getting hit is important if you want to develop as a better fighter. If you do not get hit ever […]

This may seem a bit excessive to some, but learning to take shots to the body or face can actually help you in the long run.  Along with sparring in the ring and getting hit, doing drills by taking shots to the body will help condition your body to take shots when moments count. For […]

Sparring is one of the key components to becoming a better fighter, hands down.  You can hit the bag as much as you want, work on focus mitts, or shadow box, but they can do so much.  Your perception starts to change once you enter the ring.  Do not get me wrong.  Working on the […]

Focus mitts are great tools to use when training. They help with conditioning, technique, and drills which help sparring.  The only thing you need is someone knowledgeable with pads willing to hold them for you and train with you.  There are plenty of advantages to using focus mitts, such as: Learning to block Improving and […]

Today, we will focus more on sparring drills.  We will start out learning how to slip through a jab and cross.  Then, we will work on using it in our sparring drills.

Flexibility is just as important to a fighter as strength and speed.  Not only does it prevent injury, but it improves technique quality.  Because of my size, I have always been limited in flexibility, especially when it comes to my legs and kicking.  That is until high school.  I tried a method into improving my […]

Having healthy stamina and a good cardiovascular system is good for everyday activities as well as being able to fight.  Without it, you would not last. Sport Karate sparring matches usually take two minutes, while boxing can take two or three minute bouts.  MMA usually has five minute rounds as well.  This does not even […]