There is a saying about business that I think applies very well to fighting.
"If you want to succeed in business, you must be in business."
What that means is that the only way you learn how to run a business is to start one and run it. Face all obstacles, negotiate through them and either thrive or fail, which either way you learn how to make a better business.
In fighting if you want to be a successful fighter, you must fight. You have to fight in order to see exactly what your condition is made of. Your fears, your weakness, your strengths, your ability all become rapidly apparent. I remember Sparring first and being overwhelmed with feeling of thrill and the terror of not being able to breath and move. Over time the stimulus became less stimulating and I felt calmer in sparring, despite the perpetual danger. I learned to work on my conditioning for which I employed old school running and new school crossfit to make it better. I saw my natural tendencies to attack and making combinations and I saw my weakness of having shorter arms and needing to burst in and opening up like a mother fucker!
At some point I realized that most sparring partners are just not that motivated to fight to hard with me, and I was not interested in hurting myself for nothing, so I signed up for my first fight. Granted I was in Thailand it was easy to get a fight, but it was Muay Thai. I had trained my self, and travelled to many gyms so I walked into the fight knowing that I need to test myself.
Your first fight, will teach you infinite amounts about who you are in minutes, which feel like warp speed seconds. Then you go back to the lab, and keep experimenting until you progress through your game.
This is all necessary if and only if you are dead serious about the need to increase your fighting capability. If not, just lead a peaceful life, hire a bodyguard, and enjoy a life without violence. But if you are like me, and are military minded as Machiavelli recommend for all Prince's to be, then you have to FIGHT. Welcome to Fight Club.
I've compiled all the training tactics and regimes of the heavy weight champ Mike Tyson and train daily to improve my power and speed. I am test my skills in Thailand. I'm no god of war, but I box because it the sugar in my life.
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
TYRE PUNCHING BAG = NO EXCUSES
There was a point in which I personally did not have the money to attend a regular boxing gym or be able to afford a heavy bag. I lived next to a tyre shop, and across the street was a home hardware store.
Four tyres, two dozen nuts and bolts along with some rope and short chit chat with my landlord, I made the following bag.
It felt so empowering to make my own gym slowly, as I saved thousands with that creativity.
You can also make other styles of bags, but I like the look and feel of the tyre bags.
I train 5 rounds daily on the bag, and it has done great wonders for my power and endurance.
Make your tyre bag today and stop making excuses like having no money or time for the gym. This bag cost 8$ and its more durable than most punching bags that cost north of 200$.
Four tyres, two dozen nuts and bolts along with some rope and short chit chat with my landlord, I made the following bag.
It felt so empowering to make my own gym slowly, as I saved thousands with that creativity.
You can also make other styles of bags, but I like the look and feel of the tyre bags.
I train 5 rounds daily on the bag, and it has done great wonders for my power and endurance.
Make your tyre bag today and stop making excuses like having no money or time for the gym. This bag cost 8$ and its more durable than most punching bags that cost north of 200$.
Combat Tested PEEKABOO Training TACTICS
The slip to me has proven to be effective in creating more head movement and forcing the fighter the constantly change his orientation around the line of fire.
You only need a low hanging hook about feet above your head, and a string plus a sand bag.
You bring your head to the area where the bag rests and then you swing the bag. And with squatting you can dodge, with slipping to the left or right you can dodge. This is when the bag is swinging towards your nose. This emulates straight punches like the jab and the straight punch.
Next variation is to swing the bag side ways, in other words, swinging towards your ears. then you bob and weave under and around the swings.
Lastly there is the side ways leaps and pivots all using your lower limbs to get out of the line of fire.
The daily practice of this drill makes head movement second nature and you will catch your self slipping punches in fights without thinking about it.
As I learned in the army, the whole point of drills is to repeat an action to the point that you are unconsciously competent.
Make your slip bag today and start slipping punches.
You only need a low hanging hook about feet above your head, and a string plus a sand bag.
You bring your head to the area where the bag rests and then you swing the bag. And with squatting you can dodge, with slipping to the left or right you can dodge. This is when the bag is swinging towards your nose. This emulates straight punches like the jab and the straight punch.
Next variation is to swing the bag side ways, in other words, swinging towards your ears. then you bob and weave under and around the swings.
Lastly there is the side ways leaps and pivots all using your lower limbs to get out of the line of fire.
The daily practice of this drill makes head movement second nature and you will catch your self slipping punches in fights without thinking about it.
As I learned in the army, the whole point of drills is to repeat an action to the point that you are unconsciously competent.
Make your slip bag today and start slipping punches.
Thursday, 9 April 2015
Over Hand Right: The Short man's Secret weapon agains tall opponents
Smaller fighters, tend to be in-fighters as they have shorter arms so they have to burst and open up like a MOTHER FUCKER and THEN GET THE FUCK OUT! . The taller opponents are concernec with body shots, especially after you land a few heavy ones on their guts, So they bring their defence to guard their torso, this is where you feint or hit with the left low, and with over hand swing over his guard you shoot for his jaw and neck.
This is when money made if you are the Mike-Tyson-wanna-be then you look at the foe's gut but throw the right over to his head.
This miss move alone usually turns the tides when I play with taller fighters.
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