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you may just have genetically weak wrists. in any event, try squeezing a CoC - Commander of Crush grip trainer. You can buy them online.

these things are produced in the body and are therefor natural. Does it really matter to you if you get the extra protein from a shake, or from eating heaps of tuna?

it's not the same with a dumbell though, because of the weight distribution. swings and side presses, for example, are A LOT easier with a dumbell. even simple things like curls are a lot eaiser. The unequal weight distribution is great. I like clubbells and sledgehammers also.

personally, I wouldn't train there. However, if you continue you train there, ask if you can wear gloves. Not being able to hit them may decrease your skill level over time, which is not what you want. Another option is to hit them with an open hand. we will spar light contact with no pads on occasion - we punch and kick to the body, but all strikes to the face are open handed.

the sport aspect is what makes boxing so formidable as a martial art. it's all simplified. there are many locations, but all of those locations on either the head, torso or legs, no? same with a boxer - solar plexus, liver, kidneys - all on the torso. So technically, they have more than two targets. forehead, chin, jaw, nose, temple - all on the head. boxers have several options as well, but all of the locations are in those two simplified areas, the head and torso. it's only illegal if the ref sees it. that is part of dirty boxing. also rabbit punches, which are strikes to the base of the neck. you also said you were a newb to boxing. One of our guys boxed for 10 years, and he leaves nothing open, other than his legs. you shouldn't be blocking kicks with your arms anyway. However, I don't have this problem. Perhaps you aren't used to absorbing kicks yet? maybe. it depends on his style. If he's a slugger, he just wants to come straight in. If he's an outboxer, he's gonna stay outside of you, etc. there is no one strategy, as there are several different styles of boxers. they don't train to get hit - they train to evade. blocking is too slow. Blocking a flurry from a boxer will get you KOed because you won't be able to block them all. Evasion is primary. If you can't evade, parry. if you can't parry, block. Boxers spar with contact, which is what conditions them to take hits. point sparring seen in many schools will not do it.

yes, there is a lot of it. A guy I trained with for years ended up getting a bad case of Plantar Faciitis and had to stop training both bjj and muay thai due to the pain. His doc prescribed orthotics and other things, and he's improved some,but not enough to allow him to train again. that said, I don't know if your case is as bad as his - try out a few classes and see how it feels to you.

you realize that boxers have some of the fastest hands and footwork around, right? two weapons? says who? Any boxer has at least 7. What do you think "dirty boxing" is about? freddie roach - one of tyson's former trainer's has been quoted as saying "if a hook misses, the elbow lands"

that has nothing to do with bodybuilding - he's just not a fighter. myself, sohan, and several other current / ex bodybuilders and powerlifters that would've mauled both tom and sam.

Not all trained fighters are skilled. that's why you have so many that get mauled in street fights. Actually, training MA can make you fight WORSE...

Then we agree. from you other post, it sounds like you are thinking we use the spin for power, which we don't.

What if you ARE wearing pads and hurt them? injury is always a factor in fighting.

watch sonny liston box. he was known for a good, hard jab, as are other boxers. It's sometimes called a shotgun jab. I won my first ring fight from a KO off of a jab.

the back of the neck is incorrect. you don't have proper head control and it's much easier to escape. it also prevents you from trapping their neck AND from shoving your elbows into their collarbone area. The clinch is done at the crown of the head.

you misunderstood what is being said. Once the thai kick is thrown, if it misses, some fighters have a tendency to continue the rotation a full 360 degrees, to put themselves in position to defend an incoming roundhouse, which is the usual follow up from your opponent. We are discussing the 360 and leg check vs a 180 and back kick. Hence the misunderstanding. muay thai does not cock or chamber the leg. the power generation is a little different.

point style padding sucks... It's not made for full contact hitting. most point tournaments I've seen outlaw hard contact, and IME will deduct points for excessive contact. However, even full contact gear won't prevent busted noses and KOs though - that's just part of full contact fighting. you weren't using a high contact level. the rules should dictate that, not the use (or lack thereof) of pads. No. both. Not everyone has enough power to kill - few do. On the same token, not everyone can spar with control. Personally, I'd be more impressed by the man who can kill. If I can kill you, I can always be taught to spar with control, however, just because I have control when I spar doesn't mean I can generate the power to kill you.

No, they are not. the snapping backfist is rather weak. A slower, non-whipping backfist is extremely telegraphic and not necessarily as strong. A spinning backfist would be stronger, but is telegraphic nonetheless. you are sacrificing a little extra power for efficiency. Notice how many KOs are caused with a cross and how few you see from a spinning backfist? there is a reason. How many have you EVER seen caused by a snapping backfist?

total with shuai chiao, longfist and jkd, I've got close to 10 years of CMA experience. Also in that time, I dabbled in WC but didn't like it that much. What was or wasn't done back then really doesn't matter much today... the training methods and in some cases even forms and techniques - have changed since then. The intent has changed since then. that's why it irks me when people try to base the validity of their style on what some soldier or master did 300 years ago - it's not valid to what YOU can do TODAY. Also, like I've stated before, I don't think CMA is totally ineffective. I think the way it's trained today in many places is lacking, but that doesn't mean that CMA itself is bad. They have good, solid concepts just as any other style does.

No, not really. it's not just a matter of bone density, but also a matter of pain tolerance.

I was unaware he passed. When I was a kid, I used to read articles by / about him in "karate international" - a publication his son had.

bruises are bad. when doing body conditioning, you should not get to this point. you will actually slow your training some.

Now THAT sounds like a variation of a sinnawali drill.

wearing trunks isn't an earned right... it's their uniform, no different from joining a karate dojo and wearing a gi. you guys are trying to create a ranking system that really isn't there.

considering that I train GJJ.... it's something all of us learn as beginners at my school, alongside with groundwork. However, considering that we are mainly a competition school, after beginner stages, the self defense part is not emphasized as much. A bjj match starts standing though, so we still train and work the same takedowns and throws we learned in the self defense portion.

they are likely more open because they compete or have done so before. People who actually get out there and compete against others realize that any style can have something good to offer. What will make or break them isn't the style, but the training methods they use. 1. you have those who want to train the way they think the ancients did based on what they see in movies and on tv 2. because their teacher does not use these things.

http://www.ancientmuaythai.com is one I can think of off the top of my head. There are some books too, like "Muay Thai: A Living Legacy"