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don't jump around too much - you can overdo plyos and injure yourself. plyos are great though, as is sprinting and also heavy squats. however, the best way to put it into your kick, is to kick. throw kicks at the heavybag.

this may sound obvious, but drill them with speed and power. This is what the heavy bag and punch mitts are for.

the thing about the body is that it's either in an anabolic or catabolic state - it can't be both simultaneously. consequently, if you go into fat loss mode, you likely will lose some muscle also. keep up your protein intake and keep lifting, even if you only lift heavy once per week. The abs are a muscle that can be worked daily. However, every other day is fine. you can do cardio and strength on the same day, but do strength first, as you want to be at your optimum performance level when you lift. If you run first, you may be more drained and will less likely to lift maximally.

I agree. But height wasn't a factor in stepping in and jamming the kicker, making him fall.

I train both, although I'm mainly a judo guy - haven't done bjj in like a year. in brazil, it's not uncommon to have a black belt in both, from what I'm told. One of the bjj brown belts at my school is a judo bb. so is one of our purple belts.

not really impressed with either fighter. they got in there and did their thing though. If I were the little guy, I would stop using high and spinning kicks so much. If you notice, the result was the same - either he was off balance, pushed down or the impact knocked him dow - like the jump spinning heel kick he landed in round 2. it was beautiful, but the impact of it threw his balance off and he fell. If stomping were allowed, he woulda been in trouble. look at how the thai boxer dominated round three. He stuffed almost every high or spinning kick attempt. as for the style, that didn't look like tkd and muay thai. kickboxing maybe, but not muay thai. EDIT: I just read something about the art. they say it's tkd with boxing's basic four punches, the thai roundhouse and the use of knees and elbows.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=kyuk+too+ki your link didn't work.

I have assailants against walls and in tight spaces all the time at work - still never use trapping. all I use in my clinchwork from muay thai and judo. as for the pie, we do agree - it's jumbled. But you stand more of a chance of confusing yourself learining so many of the same technique as you do in jkd. I really don't need to know the way three different styles throw a front kick - especially if I was a newbie - it can confuse you. the MMA approach is much more straightforward. striking and grappling. period. my dispute isn't with jkd as a concept - it's with the skillset taught at many jkd camps. I personally would use muay thai, judo and kali. that's it. forget savate, wing chun, silat and anything else. you don't want to be TOO fragmented.

1. muay thai utilizes elbows more 2. there is a grey area there; technically, the ufc states that elbows are illegal. you can strike with the forearm, but not the point of the elbow... the reason is that elbows cause cuts, which causes fights to end prematurely. Naturally, this make paying fans upset because they got cheated out of a fight.

stand on the center of the cord. The handle tips should reach your armpits. How tall are you?

possibly, but there are still problems with that philosophy. 1. look at wing chun, muay thai and savate. ALL of them have TOTALLY different kicking methods and footwork - yet and still you are learning kicks from all three styles. This can be very confusing to some. 2. In today's environment, trapping really isn't a necessary skill to have. this is why modern groups like straight blast gym don't trap anymore. instead, they work from the clinch. I have never used any of the trapping I learned in jun fan in a fight, sport or street. 3. the pie you are making consists of slices of other pies - those slices in themselves are not complete. by taking several incomplete slices and trying to make a complete pie, you stand a chance of making a complete mess. With MMA, for example, you have one complete striking art and one complete grappling art - not several incomplete slices jumbled into one.

for the record, muay thai matches in the US typically do not allow elbows either. The only two states I know of that will allow elbows in a thai match are colorado and nevada.

thai and international rules are more applicable, as they allow low kicks. That said, american rules kickboxing can be used in mma, however. it would just require a strategy change on your part - more boxing, less kicking. No kicks higher than the ribs, as the higher you kick, the more danger you are in, etc. Also, you can adapt your training to include low kicks.

I've had rubber ropes break on me. rubber will break at the ends (right near the handle) from repeeated turning. I absolutely HATE leather ropes - they tend not to be heavy enough. All else being equal, I buy rubber ropes though - they tend to be heavier and turn better. I also like the string ropes with plastic links. ropes typically come 8,9 or 10 feet long. play with each length and see which works best with your height. there are no stupid questions...

it's hard to learn from pics and descriptions. you need someone to show you the subtle corrections that you will need. aids such as those are best used once you already have a working knowledge of the technique.

you're not looking at the whole picture. I am also a brown in judo, but primarily a thai boxer who has some traditional training. Here's the thing - when you (if you ever) fight a grappler, what's keeping you on your feet? it's not your karate - it's your judo. you know how to avoid throws and takedowns more effectively because you trained it. That makes it easier for you to capitalize on your strength - your striking. Look at chuck liddel - he has grappled since he was a kid. because of this, it's almost impossible to take him down, and even when you do get him down, it's almost impossible to keep him there. This allows him to maximize his strength - the fact that he's heavy handed.

it may sound way too simple, but the best way to get better at them is to practice them. rep after rep of knees. weights and plyos are a great supplement for power and explosiveness, but the only way to get better at knees is to knee.

it's mostly likely an issue with your hip flexibility - you need more of it. In the meantime, use it low. I am a thai boxer, so I don't compete in point style stuff, but in rules where leg kicks are allowed, you can get good results from a hook kick to the thigh.

not wai kru - wai. the wai is the bow. most venues (at least in the US) do not allow elbows. even though we train them (at my club) we can't fight with them. as far as wearing the mongkon, there is a buddhist meaning to that. Try getting a devout christian to wear one and you will see where problems can come in.

You do know this isn't accurate, right? Unless you're calling krabri krabrong and lerdit muay krabrong and muay lerdit... Muay Chaya and similar arts did not come before krabri krabrong, enough said. it wasn't really relevant. my point here was that muay thai is a new sport, not an older traditional style; it's derived from it's predecessors. however, to be technical, muay thai DID get it from muay chaiya. muay chaiya got it from styles that predated it.

you can roundhouse the knee from the inside or outside. also, if you are sidestepping, you can roundhouse it head on from the front. it only "spikes" you back if the knee is sufficiently bent - as in if the knee is coming toward you or is going straight up to check your kick. FWIW though, when I go shin vs knee with someone, my shin usually wins.

start out with a number of rounds you can comfortably do. an amateur round is 2 mins, pro is three. There is a minute of rest between rounds. start off with 4 rounds and build up over time. you really have no need to go over 12 rounds. you don't want to switch to SLOW strikes - that would serve no purpose, as you won't be striking slow when you fight. What you can do is switch between speed and power. It's been said that there is an exchange about every 15 seconds or so, so punch with speed for fifteen seconds, then punch full speed and power for 15 secs. Do this for the duration of the round. don't worry about making a combination light. Instead, learn to vary within the combo. for example, light jab/hard cross/hard hook or stiff jab/light cross/hard hook. vary the power and rhythm within the combination - dont make one combination all the same speed. don't worry about staying on the bag "longer" from a fight perspective, 4 three minute rounds is more beneficial than 12 straight minutes. Why? because you pace yourself differently for three mins than you will for 12 straight. going 12 straight you will me much slower and more conservative. cardio is good, but a major part of boxing is anaerobic - moreso than aerobic. that said, you don't need anymore than 3-5 mile jogs and rope jumping cardio wise. the rest should be interval sprinting and such, which is anaerobic. And don't forget to shadowbox.

there are a couple of variables here: 1. he may be heavyweight. If so, then bulk isn't a huge issue for him in terms of making weight. 2. you can easily lift weights without bulking up - there is a slight difference between mass training and strength training, even though there is some crossover.

the uppercut while basic is generally taught after the jab, cross and hook. the rear hook is awrkard for many and IME isn't a focus at all gyms.

which is exactly the reason they prefer other techniques to punches. to a boxer, the cross is really a power punch. To a thai boxer, it's just another straight punch. they just pepper the opponent and set them up for the big strikes.