Justfulwardog

When I'm in punching range, I keep it at cheek level. When I am at kicking range, I put my left fist about eight inches away from my face, at the same level. The reason for this is because I used to keep them both touching my cheeks, but my trainer Knocked me out one night. I didn't even know I was being kicked. It felt like someone was attacking me from behind. It was my glove placement. I had no lower vision with my gloves on. That reminds me I just had a fight where I forgot to extend my guard, and that was the only good strike my opponent got on me. Boy, was I kicking myself in the behind! He threw that right round kick 3 or 4 more times. But I am proud to say, it was blocked everytime after that.

I think that Julio Caecer Chavez was 16 when he started. Enough said.

My coach taught me to go in petty hard in the first. In the second round you want to go as light as possible. If they throw a two punch combo, you throw three back, but don't go all out. In the third is where most of the knockout opportunities come in. When fighters are spent, They have a hard time defending Themselves, so that is where you want to push it the most. You only have so much to expend when you go into a fight so use it well. It has worked beautifully for me.

I am not in muay tai, but I do study it. Since I am a kickboxer that fights by muay tai rules most of the time. The clinch: The basic principles of the clinch are to clasp your hands behind the head. With one palm facing up and the other one down, on top of each other. You then squeeze your elbows together, cutting off some of the blood supply to the brain. At the same time you want to lever there head to the side, to throw them off balance. Where your head goes, your body follows. All of this while throwing knees. Hope that I have been helpful.

I used to box when I was 16. I am now in Ryu Kyu Kempo, and also compete as a kickboxer. I base all that I learn on the principles that boxing has taught me. I love the art of boxing. Although you are confined to the techniques and rules of your form. As Bruce Lee once said(not in those exact words). I must admit that I did feel a little vulnerable, while I was an amateur boxer. Like my boxing coach once said, what you do on the heavy bag, is what you will do in the ring. I felt that what I did in the ring is what I would do on the street. I found I was right in my first exibition match. I went into the classic boxers stance and had my front leg blasted to the point that I could not maneuver. I now switch between a muay tai stance and my boxing stance, depending on range. I think that boxing is the most practical method of delivering strikes, such as pressure points. The most powerful aspect of boxing, is not the punches(although I can't knock them). It is the maneuverability that it teaches, both offensively and defensively. But that is just one man's opinion.