SevenStar

I've seen various methods. One involves stiking from close distance into a bowl full or iron shot - like BBs. The idea is to condition the hands and fingers so that they are tough/hard enough to inflict damage, even from a short range. Do not try any such exercise without your teacher's guidance, however.

you need more sparring - against people who will attack you in the same fashion. while you doing that, remember your movement - work sidestepping. do not back pedal more than two steps - either sidestep and counter or hold your ground and counter. that is the key to your losses. especially in amateur matches. judges want to see skill, they want to see dominance. you aren't showing either. so they score the other guy higher. you want to win in such a short round? use your skill - evade, counter attack. do not let him establish any sort of dominace over you. Even if you're not aggressing, you need to show them that you are neutralizing everything that he is throwing at you,and hitting him back. two months is plenty of time. What is your current training regimen?

the dizziness can't be helped. when you take a hard shot to the head, the brain gets knocked against the walls of the skull. this is what causes your head to spin and also what causes KOs. as for the neck strengthening, you don't have to have weight - lay on your back - keep your head and neck off of the floor. lift your head up and down for 30 reps - do not let your head touch the floor. Then, look left and return to the starting position for 30 reps. then look right for 30. your head shouldn't touch the floor until all 90 reps are done. as you progress, add reps. Also, if you have a partner, clinch and do neck wrestling drills.

the best way to do this is to decide which you want to do first - lose or gain. The body cannot be in both a catabolic and anabolic state at the same time (I just posted this on another thread here, so you can do a search), so in order to be at your most efficient, do one then the other. Look at bodybuilders - they gain weight in the off season. that's when they lift big, eat lots and bulk up. During the on season, they are cutting weight and getting ripped. If it were easy to do them both simultaneously, that's what they would do.

how many punches do you throw on it in a week, and in what format - singular punches or endless combinations?

lol... he just wants to be able to walk around with no shirt this summer. seriously though - forget about it. shoot for next summer. heck, you are only 15 NO REASON you could have for gaining 30 lbs in three months could be THAT urgent...

that's for a 10-pack... the type you get depends on your preferences. I prefer mexican - they have some elasticity to them and hold the hand better. The regular wraps are not elastic. Ringside's ultimate classic wraps are semi-elastic as well.

you can conditiion yourself to them to an extent. a stronger neck leads to better absorption, as the neck acts as a shock absorber. Also, you learn to "roll with the punch" which lessens the impact. Largely, getting hit anywhere is mental. you know it hurts, but once you get used to it, you see that it's not that bad. Once this happens, you will remain calm, even after you have been hit.

I would consider fencing a martial art.

How long does the round last?

not everyone is competitive by nature, and it's not something that can be just turned on - if you don't like to compete, chances are that you never will. you have to get into the person's head and figure out how to make them aggressive...

lol, I post during the day while I'm at work. I go to the gym on my lunch break and train in the evening.

you can be rooted and mobile...

crossfit is a good site. another is https://www.trainforstrength.com

the prices of wraps will vary depending on length, width, style (standard or mexican) and brand. The most expensive I've seen though is about 17 bucks.

different fighting/training philosophies. a year is the avg time frame. this gives you enough time to learn the techniqes, learn the defenses and most importantly, have a firm grasp of how to apply them. Also, that is sufficient time to get in shape. yeah, there is a different pacing. also running and biking are very aerobic. fighting is largely anaerobic. as I've said several times on this forum and others, the deciding factor is superior training methods - there is no dominant style. it's not necessarily about fighting other styles so much as it is fighting people you don't know, who want to tear your head off. No matter how many styles you fight against, the guy in the street may not have trained any of them. nah, I don't think that. You're doing good so far, keep it up!

Actually, anyone that teaches you to bounce is teaching you improperly. watch a thai fight - they don't bounce. western guys can tend to bounce, but it's usually when they are out of attacking range. A boxers footwork is shuffling - they don't bounce either.

that sounds about right.

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How is having your foot flat on the ground (heel included) the same as just turning on the ball of your foot? what he's referring to is the angle. when you plant your foot, you are planting it atabout the same angle your foot would pivot to if you used the pivot method - theorectically, there should be no difference in power.

oh - I was under the assumption that you had planned on fighting sometime soon. I'm in the gym daily. I focus on heavy lifting - max weight, low reps, typically compound movements. monday bench press military press dips tuesday cardio - sprints; 8 3 minute rounds, 1 minute walk/jog between sets wednesday power cleans deadlifts bicep curls pullups thursday run - 4 miles friday squats calf raises bench press friday evening military press power cleans shadowboxing various calesthenics saturday sprints - same as tuesday shadowboxing that's my gym schedule. class is as follows monday muay thai tuesday judo wednesday muay thai thursday judo and muay thai friday off saturday muay thai On days that I don't have my son, I attend the bjj classes. they are mon - thurs after the mt and judo classes. if I have a partner, I will do 4 rounds on the thai pads, 4 on focus mitts, 4 on the heavy bag, 4 sparring and 2 - 4 shadowboxing. If I am solo, I work the heavybag, speed bag and shadow box. 8 rounds on heavybag, 8 - 10 rounds of shadowboxing and three rounds of the speedbag. daily training also includes 2-3 rounds of jumping rope.

okay, now next question - what is your current routine?

this is key. you have no need for wraps, and you admit that. you pointed out that punching with wraps will not teach you to keep a straight wrist. these methods will not either... and they are not supposed to. coaching, shadowboxing, kata, etc. are what teach you this, not various apparatus. see above. When you throw 1,000 or more punches per day, you run a risk of throwing one improperly. And that one may be all you need to sprain your wrist, hand, etc. They are merely a safety precaution. If you don't know how to punch with a straight wrist, you should not be hitting a bag yet. and yes, you definitely need gloves on canvas, as you will tear your knuckles up if you don't wear them.

if you are spending $40 for wraps, someone is laughing at you right now... check out ringside.com - they have quality wraps that will vary in price depending on the style you get. I prefer mexican wraps, and they carry them for like 8.99. in addition, they also throw in a pamphlet for a basic method of hand wrapping, in case the buyer doesn't know how to wrap.

the avg. tma guy would get mauled by the avg mma guy, for one reason - training methods. a lot of people try to play the "too deadly" card, but realistically, if what you are doing is too dangerous to practice with force against a resisting partner, how can you have alot of confidence in your ability to do it on the street?