I don’t normally write this sort of random article but I learned so much from a private lesson yesterday that I had to share it with my readers. This is the sort of thinking that changes the way you look at things and changes the way you fight forever.
I was so amazed by what I learned, I had to write about it.
I only wish all of you could have been there with me that day.
Read more… about Balance Secrets from a Dancer
Learning how to use your body weight will help you throw harder punches or even defend against harder punches. All it takes is a little technique to help you ground for when you need more balance and power.
This simple tip will increase your offensive and defensive fighting abilities.
Read more… about Boxing Tip #7 – Drop the Hips
What makes a punch combination deadly?
Is it the accuracy?
The speed?
The power?
What’s the MAGIC SKILL that makes your combination truly effective?
Why is it that skilled fighters can be effective even with the most basic punches?
First learn how to throw different combinations.
Then learn my secret to killer combinations.
Read more… about How to Throw Killer Punch Combinations
Boxing combinations are more than simply a series of punches.
Strategy is needed even for something as basic as swinging your arms around. First you’ll need punches to open up your opponent. Then you’ll need punches to take advantage of the openings.
But what punches should you be throwing?
And in what order?
And where do you aim them?
Learn how the basic boxing combination works.
Read more… about Basic Punch Combo
SPECIAL GUEST POST FROM SPYRO – certified kettlebell instructor!
I have a task for you: just go ahead and search the Internet for the term ‘kettlebells’. Then check out some of the resulting pages and I dare you not to think that these ‘cannonballs with a handle’ (a new banality is born every minute…) are some god’s gift to humanity.
I bet you are going to read stuff promising you serious muscle building, core strengthening, fat ‘torching’ and tremendous conditioning. There are also going to be some references to old school Russian strongmen eating iron nails instead of spinach, the infamous Spetsnaz, and – who knows? – maybe even Rasputin and Stalin too!
Well, let me tell you a little secret: not everything about kettlebells is exactly as advertised! And who better than a kettlebells coach to make this clear?
Read more… about Kettlebell Training for Boxing
Here’s something I see the pros doing all the time but never any amateurs.
They warm up the jaw before they get in the ring. Loosening up the jaw will decrease the chance of injury to your jaw and even help you take punches better. It’s surprising to see that not many fighters do this!
It looks funny but here’s what you do:
Read more… about Boxing Tip #6 – Warm Up Your Jaw
My favorite double end bag drills to improve your fighting skills. There’s so much you can get out of this tricky punching bag!
Here are some fun double-end bag drills to improve your punching accuracy, hand speed, defensive reflexes, footwork, and overall boxing skills.
Read more… about Double End Bag Drills
Every fighter NEEDS to train on the double-end bag!
But for some reason, it’s only the more advanced fighters that do it.
I’ll tell you why the pros do it and then I’ll tell you HOW to hit the double end bag.
WHAT is the corkscrew punch?
HOW do you throw a corkscrew punch?
WHY should you corkscrew punch?
…and WHEN should you throw the corkscrew punch?
The corkscrew punch is no secret amongst trained boxers. If anything, it’s standard punching technique. But for everyone else from untrained fighters to even martial artists, it’s been built up to be some kind of magical secret weapon.
Here’s my explanation to demystify, once and for all, the “secret” behind the corkscrew punch technique.
Read more… about Corkscrew Punch Technique
9 years ago, I stepped into the ring for my first sparring match. It was a moment of excitement and pure adrenaline. A Rocky fantasy dream-come-true moment that took all the life out of me.
I was dead tired long before the final bell. I couldn’t walk straight because my feet were stuck in the mud and my legs felt like noodles. The 14oz gloves clung to my arms like a prisoner’s ball-and-chain. Spectators laughed when I couldn’t lift my leg to climb out of the ropes. My shirt dripped like I had gone swimming. I almost vomited when I bent over at the water fountain.
You wouldn’t know it from the way I looked…but I won.
I might have been a winner but I sure didn’t feel that one. And that’s the miracle of fatigue. Fatigue is a crippling handicap ruining your physical performance right when you need it most.
We’d all be better fighters if only we had more endurance!
Read more… about How to Increase Your Fighting Endurance
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