Training Tips

In Part 1 of Evasive Drills, we worked on learning to move around so we don’t get hit. In this drill, we’re going to put the blocking drills posted earlier and the evasive drills. Drill As in Evasive Drills Part 1, pad holders and blockers move around as if your sparring, but blockers can evade […]

This exercise requires a partner. One of you will be holding the focus mitts, or muay thai pads. You’ll used them similarly to the basic blocking drills posted earlier, but instead of blocking, you’ll learn to move out of the way. Drills Work with your partner at half speed to start out. The pad holder […]

Finally, we have the inside forearm block. This block is effective, though you have to be quick and delivers a heavy blow at the same time. Practice this drill: Pad Holder: Using your rear arm, swing the pad towards the blocker in a hook motion. Blocker: With your front arm(opposite of the pad holders rear […]

Next, we have the knee block. This technique is good if your opponent is going to kick you with a low round to the leg or to the ribs. Practice this drill: Pad Holder: Similar to the Low block exercise, front side, swing the pad towards the body or the leg of the blocker. Blocker: […]

Now, we have the low block. This is a block you would use if your opponent is going for a rib or kidney punch. Practice this drill: Pad holder: With your front side forward, bring your pad down towards the blockers side of their body. Blocker: Using your outside forearm, similar to a side block, […]

Next up, you have a high block. This block is good for strikes to the head. Practice this Drill: Pad Holder: Holding the pad, bring the pad down towards the blocker’s head. Blocker: Block the pad by bringing your arm up, your arm at a 45 degree angle, fist pointing up and your wrist bent […]

You need to have two people for this particular drill. One person holds the pads (preferably muay thai pads or focus mitts) as the other one blocks. The pad holder simulates different strikes as punching while the other partner blocks. There are 5 basics blocks I’ll talk about for this drill, probably the most used. […]

Tonight was an extremely intense class! It went really well! We started out with a prayer as we always do during our sessions. I have listed below what we did in this class. After praying, we started warming up. Jumping Jacks for about a minute Running in place Jump into a 180 or 360 turn […]

Last Monday was probably the best, most intense class I’ve had in a while.  I have listed below what that looked like: Warm up all in continuous succession: Jumping Jacks for 20 seconds Burpees Running in Place 55 pushups Jumping Jacks 30 Squats 5 or 10 high jumps 50 Crunches 15 V ups Stretching Kickboxing […]

One thing I have been doing are bicep curls.  I mean, a lot of them.  I start out by doing 20, then 15, 10, and finally 5.  I alternate my arms after each set, and by the end I’ve got nothing left.  Another good idea is to change it up a bit if you start […]