How to hit with hands, feet, elbows and knees.
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How to improve speed and footwork?
I always receive some very bad sidekicks when I try to go offensively while in kickboxing. Mainly because I try to make a jab with my right hand but the kick comes too fast (or I'm too slow) I have ...
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5answers
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Is it good to practise punching a wall? No place for punching bag
I don't have a place for a punching bag in my home. I wrap up a cloth or a bandage on my hand and i practice my kick boxing punches on the wall along with knuckle push ups. My master told its not good ...
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4answers
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How bad is kickboxing for your brain?
I'm not asking for medical advice, I'm just asking this out of sheer curiosity:
To me it seems that kickboxing is the best kind of workout I could get, nothing else gets me in shape quite as quickly ...
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7answers
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How to get rid of fear of fighting
"How to get rid of fear of fighting". When i get hit i am scared to get beaten more. I am worried about my nose getting break which costs me to lose. But i love the sport.
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3answers
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Does it help to use shorter breaks during training than during competition?
I know a boxing trainer who insists that, when training for a fight with one-minute breaks between rounds, it will give you an edge conditionally over your opponent to use only 30-second breaks during ...
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3answers
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Is it possible to become expert in different martial arts
If i start my career with one martial art and become mature in that, will that particular martial art become my expertise and will other martial arts always be secondary like a native language and ...
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0answers
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Terminology: List of all boxing and muay thai technique terms with example photos
I'm looking to put together a list of all the technique terms for: boxing, muay thai. Such as the names for all the different punches, kicks, knees, elbow punches, etc...
Anyone know if there is a ...
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7answers
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How likely is serious injury in martial arts practice?
What and how big negative consequences might martial arts lead to?
I was very interested in martial arts when I was younger, and I am still interested. However, I have chosen not to train any martial ...
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6answers
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How can I speed up the recovery of a bruised leg?
There are those who say you have to cool and those who say you have to warm your leg, there are those who say you should rest and those who say you should keep using it as you would normally. It makes ...
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3answers
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Is kickboxing or boxing particularly dangerous?
What I mean is that is it more dangerous than other contact sports that aren't martial arts? Such as Football, Soccer, Basketball, etc...
And if yes, why?
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2answers
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Conditioning after sick leave
What type of conditioning should I perform after being out sick for 2 weeks? I'm taking a Muay Thai test in one week and going back to classes for Jeet Kun Do and Wing Chun in a few days. I usually ...
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2answers
675 views
How to avoid toe injury?
This question is more focused on kickboxing since it is the discipline I practice. But it would be of course handy to know for martial arts in general.
I have been training for a bit more than a year ...
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1answer
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Getting Punches in stomach as practice in kick boxing
My training in kick boxing includes getting many punches on stomach. I kind of enjoy this painful training. Apart from my master everyone told its not good for stomach. Is it going to harm some ...
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1answer
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How do I treat my leg after a painful thigh kick? [closed]
I was sparring and received a pretty hard thigh kick. I have been in a tremendous amount of pain since it happened three days ago. I usually bruise easily but there isn't an bruising yet. The pain ...
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1answer
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Injury during training session, after 2 months still feel the pain [closed]
2 months ago I went to Muay Thai training session. I forgot my bandages and went on training. After the session I felt a little bit of pain in my wrist. The next day I had BJJ training. Everything ...
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1answer
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What type of brace should I use for the jumpers knee injury (patellar tendinopathy)?
Due to intensive training in the past few weeks, I injured my knee with the jumpers knee condition. For the first few weeks I have to rest and do nothing but after that I would like to start training ...
