Training Tips

As fighters, we want to kick faster, punch harder, and overall, become better at what we love to do.  I have listed some strategies that will further develop your overall speed and power through explosive technique.  These drills as well as variations of these drills have helped me in the past and they continue to help […]

We need to be honest.  We are busy.  We have jobs that demand our time and effort, families that need our attention and guidance, and frankly, we have other things in our lives that capture our interests more than working out.  But, we know as warriors, we need to condition ourselves to maintain our health […]

All real hand to hand combat scenarios happen up close and personal.  It is critical to not only have the ability to be on the offensive, but to develop the skills to respond quickly when being in deflecting and evading strikes from your adversary at such a close range before it is too late.  The […]

Combinations can sometimes be confusing if you are doing four or five techniques consecutively.  Drills like these help improve coordination and the ability to think quickly.  However, if you are new to any type of combat sport, combinations may be overwhelming and for some, intimidating.  There are a variety of methods to help improve the […]

There are a lot of challenges out there, and I have come across what I would call the 1000 challenge workout.  However, they pertain to weight lifting, and resistance exercises.  These types of challenges are good and I would assume to say they work, even for martial artists.  But I wanted to come up with […]

Disclaimer: There is risk to injury doing this trick, so it is advised to be prepared before doing this drill.  Perform on a soft floor or mat. The kip up is a rather simple trick to learn and is not as painful as landing on your head doing a backflip.  Even though I did not have […]

When I first started jump roping as part of my training and warm up, I could not go for very long and would be sore for a couple of days.  But with training and persistence, using the jump rope is one of those exercises I use consistently when training.  Most of the time, I use […]

In our last post on developing explosive speed, we talked about different drills and exercises which improved the speed in our technique.  In this article, instead of focusing on repetitions, we will see how fast we can go in timed drills. Boxing Drills Back fist – 3 sets x 1 minute x both sides Jab – […]

Speed is one of the critical elements in surviving a life threatening situation.  Running away from the threat faster than your adversary is critical if running is an option to avoid a conflict.  The same is true if you have to fight for your life.  Speed is critical for competition in a wide range of sports.  […]

Tonight, we just finished this workout routine and everyone in the class loved it.  For those who are interested, I thought I would share so others might be able to enjoy it as well. Warm Up For the warm up, start out with the following: 50 jumping jacks 50 pushups running in place for a […]