Are you a parent struggling to help your child manage their anger? Anger is a natural emotion, but when it gets out of control, it can cause problems in relationships, school, and their sense of well-being. It’s important that kids are taught healthy ways to manage their anger. One approach that may be worth considering …
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I’m sure most martial artists have imagined ourselves fighting off multiple opponents like Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury. In this classic film, he takes on an entire dojo, battling against each opponent until he is left to confront the Sensei himself. However, is this realistic? Masutatsu Ōyama (more commonly known as Mas Oyama) …
The common mistakes untrained people do while fighting are: fighting in the first place thinking that there will be a winner, pulling their punches, not being prepared for the adrenaline dump, closing their eyes whilst striking, having a poor stance, turning their backs, using high kicks, headhunting, worrying about being hurt, throwing haymakers, moving backwards, …
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Some of the best tactics if you get into a fight are: trigger an adrenaline dump in the aggressor; use the fence to maintain distance; consider the pre-emptive strike; attack vulnerable areas; use opponents as shields; make use of improvised weapons and fight dirty. I’ve written previously about avoiding a fight – monitoring your body …
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As innate and natural as fighting is to humans, actual mastery of combat is extremely hard to attain. People have systemized the knowledge and ability to do battle for thousands of years, and today we have many martial arts, each with its distinctive advantages and disadvantages. But if we have to point out which is …
Boxers get hit with a medicine ball to condition their bodies to receive punches. And the medicine ball offers an easy-to-execute but very effective method of doing that. If you watch just a few clips of pro boxers training, chances are you will see many of them get hit in the stomach with a medicine …
Unless it’s a special punch bag that’s designed to be filled with water, then you should not fill a punch bag with water. You’ll end up ruining it and it may even cause it to rot. There are special punch bags that are filled with water, such as this one on Amazon. These are typically …
It depends on the type of isometric as to whether it can be performed on a daily basis. Overcoming isometrics don’t overtax the nervous system and don’t break down the muscle fibers sufficiently to warrant having to take a recovery day. Yielding isometrics can progress into an eccentric repetition which does break down the muscle, …
Muay Thai ropes are actually called “Kard Chuek” in Muay Boran and are traditionally made from hemp. They are wrapped around the hands, wrist and forearms not only to protect them from impact when blocking strikes but also to inflict damage on the opponent. When the rope is wrapped tightly, the hand is compressed into …
Elbows can definitely be used in Muay Thai and are one of the main weapons that are used along with the fists, shins and knees. These various strikes give rise to Muay Thai’s alternative name – the Art of the Eight Limbs. There are a number of elbow techniques that are used in Muay Thai. …
