Questions tagged [kickboxing]
Kickboxing is an umbrella term for all stand-up striking martial arts that allow both punching and kicking. It includes Muay Thai; Dutch, Japanese, and American Kickboxing; Full-contact Karate; Taekwondo; Sanda; and Shoot boxing. Use this tag for questions about striking, combinations, defense, rules, etc.
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How do I get back into being an MMA Journalist?
First off I like to say I am an hardcore MMA fan. My name is Rouzbeh Karimkhani, I used to be a reporter for Mixed Martial Arts In Canada. I did this 15 years ago only as a passion. I would like to ...
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Practice switch-kick combinations with no bag or target pad?
I don't practice in a club, so I just try to work on muscle memory for combinations, at home, with no equipment like impact targets or hanging bags. It is a rental apartment with stipple plaster ...
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Source for feints, fakes and setups [closed]
I would like to and actually I need to add proper setups to launch and land attacks. Do you know any source, be it a dvd, a youtube clip/channel, a text file or whatever where one could look up some ...
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Muay Thai Roundhouse Kick: Using Kick Shields vs Thai Pads, different technique?
It feels like doing Muay Thai roundhouse kicks on Kickshields and Heavy Bags is different than doing on Muay Thai Pads.
Kickshields and Heavy Bags are vertical perpendicular against the body.
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Muay Thai Evolution since the 1980s
Has there been any evolution in Muay Thai technique and style from the 1980s, 90s to present day? In basketball in the 90s, for example, they had strong centers, with half court games. Now it is more ...
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Muay Thai vs Kickboxing Front Kick, Same Side Hand differences
In Kickboxing front kick, the same side hand does Not go down. In Muay Thai front kick the hand does go down. What is the reason for this difference?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt1wxiH_H9s
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Muay Thai: Halfway - pivot roundhouse kick
What is the name of the Muay Thai kick, where the person only rotates halfway on ball foot, and pivots less to not gain reaction from opponent? There was a name for it, if it was "axe kick", ...
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Muay Thai Stance Footwork: Slide Step vs March Step
I noticed that the footwork is more Step and Slide in MMA, Western Muay Thai, and Kickboxing. However in Muay Thai Traditional, its more step step and march march (no sliding in Traditional). Rather ...
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Lifting elbows when rotation fists for jab/cross
I've been renewing my attempts at getting good fist rotation in shadow boxing. The common wisdom is that fist remain vertical until near full extension, at which point it rotates. Often, it rotates ...
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Dambe: the practice of chained wrapped leg
In the Wikipedia article on the african martial art Dambe, it said that "often the lead leg is wrapped in a chain", making this brutal martial art even more brutal.
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One punch knockout
There was a guy in highschool got into a lot of fights and almost every time he hit someone he knocked them out. As I got into shotokan and bjj, I started wondering is it not the matter of how hard ...
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Kicking while standing on the toes?
I've noticed in a lot of kick-boxing, competitors often make certain kicks, such as the roundhouse, while the ground foot is up on the toes.
I ask b/c in the systems I trained, teachers always ...
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Step in direction of roundhouse kick to inner thigh?
From college kickboxing class, I'm trying to recall the details of the lead roundhouse kick to an opponent's inner thigh. Assuming orthodox stance for both people, it would be a lead round-house to ...
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Which of these 2 shuffle roundhouse kicks is preferrable?
My lifestyle these days don't allow me to train in a club, but I do try to recall drills from college kickboxing class. I recall 2 ways of doing the shuffle roundhouse. I'm trying to choose the ...
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What does it take to be a part-time kickboxing or MMA coach?
As someone who plans on studying at university, it might be quite difficult to find part-time jobs that are similar to my chosen area of study. Other than my subject of study; theoretical physics, I ...
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Should you throw your crosses, jabs, uppercuts and hooks while tucking in your chin or cheek at the shoulder?
While I am shadow boxing, I always wonder if it's necessary to protect your chin while you throw your punch combinations, as in tucking in your chin behind your shoulders. Often times, this whole idea ...
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Getting back up after getting knocked down: How to recover quickly and get rid of the dizziness?
You see your opponent do something unexpected and weird. You don't quite understand it, but you know something is going to happen. The next thing you know — you are on the canvas/mat. You have been ...
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Etiquette for sparring with women - How to find the balance and not do disservice?
How do I find the balance between being a jerk (i.e., one who is hitting too hard) and being someone who is doing a disservice to female sparring partners (i.e., one who avoids hitting and mostly just ...
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Why is kickboxing so popular for women?
I am playing Judo for over 20 years now and I have a little bit experience in BJJ.
Yesterday I was at my first Kickboxing training and I was surprised that the majority of students were female. I ...
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What are the major differences between a mentor and a cornerman, and why would one be preferable to the other?
Mentor vs Cornerman: What are the major differences between these roles?
For example:
Trust level
Confidence in advice given
Formal vs informal relationship
Things you talk about
And is your ...
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Is there anything I get from doing Pad Work that I can't get from Heavy Bag Work?
It is argued that the best training regimen includes (1) Sparring, (2) Shadow Boxing, (3) Heavy Bag Work, and (4) Pad Work.
And then there is the, often overlooked, most important element (5) ...
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How do I set up a sliding/hopping power sidekick?
How do I set up a sliding/hopping power sidekick?
In 2 and 1 videos, you can see Scott Adkins demonstrate the sliding/hopping power sidekick. I have been trying to do this, but every time I do it, my ...
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How are they able to land these jumping/flying attacks without properly setting them up?
In this fight between Damien Trainor and Tawatchai Budsadee, both fighters keep using these jumping/flying attacks without really setting them up with fakes or combos. Either that or I am actually ...
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How to beat a Kickboxer with a Bruce-Lee-type stance and a Taekwondo/Karate background?
Edit 2: More information in the linked video:
How To Beat Karate/Taekwondo Fighters
Basically, keep your hands up to block the hook kick and the spinning side kick. And don't focus on catching the ...
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Should eyesight factor into the boxing stance a fighter chooses?
Standard procedure for most right-hand dominant fighters would suggest that they adopt an "orthodox" stance where their dominant hand is typically "in the back". But what if that same fighter is blind ...
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Fighting stance
What is the best fighting stance for kickboxing Dutch style? I'm new to kickboxing K-1, and I'm wondering if keeping your back straight with the core tensed and raising your shoulders to protect your ...
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Reducing brain damage in sparring
I love sparring but really worried about CTE from repeated head strikes and been thinking a lot about how to reduce risk.
I am trying to just lightly tag partners with head strikes. This is working ...
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Problem with kicks and legs
Hello martial artists from all around the world! I am training in Kickboxing.
I have a problem with my front leg and my kicks, for which I would like to get your help.
Two months ago or so, my coach ...
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Concerns with lead leg while throwing a jab
When throwing a jab is it necessary to step with the lead leg to add some power? I personally step with both feet for the sake of a strong base, also not to be vulnerable for an inside leg sweep to ...
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How to reduce damage/protect the chest
Recently I started fighting with a group of people every weekend, it's been a few months.
I learned a lot and my pain tolerance and flexibility but more importantly speed increased immensely.
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Huge bruises on shin from heavy bag leg kicks?
So I've been trying to strengthen my tibia by round house kicking heavy bags really hard without shin guards, but I've always been getting huge bruises on both of my legs.
I think something is wrong ...
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How to counter a powerful Left Roundhouse Kick from a Southpaw in MT?
This is an extremely educational, humbling and interesting MT fight/technique breakdown video. It shows the ferocity of Samkor Kiatmontep's Left Roundhouse Kick from the southpaw stance against ...
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How to correctly throw the leg kick so that it does not get jammed up after punches?
I am new here.
When I am working on the heavy bag (hangs from the ceiling) I find it incredibly hard to throw my kicks after punches. My kicks get jammed up. Say, I throw a Jab, Cross, LHook and then ...
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Nasal dilators in martial arts
I have issues with my nasal breathing; I had an operation, which didn't work.
I have been experimenting with nasal dilators for running and cycling and find them to be quite helpful.
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Punching speed vs proper technique/force
So the correct way to punch in k1/kickboxing is to twist your body, on your foot as you do it, right? But when I try to increase my rapid punching speed I saw that I cannot twist my feet to punch ...
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What is the relative frequency of Muay Thai in the UFC vs. other fighting styles and why?
In the UFC, Muay Thai seems to be much more common than kickboxing, karate, or tae kwon do. Is this actually true, or is it just my perception? What's the relative breakdown of the styles?
What are ...
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Technique for landing a Teep
When landing a teep kick, should one apply pressure via the toes/palm of the foot or the heel?
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Muay Thai/Kickboxing: Online training for absolute beginner? [duplicate]
I would like to start Muay Thai or Kickboxing but my only option right now is to train by myself. I looked for valuable training material all over the internet and I did find sources to start Boxing, ...
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Concussion in light sparring
I have been doing muay thaï for 4 years. Once per week we do sparring as a part of the training. The sparring is relatively light, the goal is not to knockout the partner, not even to cause injury ...
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Are mouth guard the same for all sports?
Can mouth guard for boxing be used for karate, basket balls, etc?
Are they are the same?
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Where to find a training partner for home based practicing?
I'm interested in trying to find a training partner in my area to practice at my house. I am strapped for cash and time so martial arts gyms are out for right now. However, I have everything necessary ...
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Martial art to start with very little background of boxing
I am 24 years old guy with very little background of boxing (I bought heavy punching bag and watched tutorials on youtube and practiced at my own).
I want to learn a martial art to a better level (...
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Low kick and block with shank-bone
I can't find relevant info about this matter. The thing is, I found this picture to get more detailed info about anatomy of the bone it self at the shank part of the lag and found this:
I) Is this ...
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Is kickboxing dangerous even if hits to the head aren't allowed?
I am doing kickboxing and am wondering if there's any risk of brain damage even if head hits aren't allowed. Thanks.
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Kick to the jaw injury rehabilitation [closed]
Recently I got a really hard and clean round house kick on my jaw. Almost KOed me entirely. The jaw-ear junction immediately swell and had my internal ear also aching.
What I did was taking 2 pills ...
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Training two martial arts at the same time, on the same days of the week?
I would like to ask some opinions on the following matter:
I've been training Kung Fu (Eagle Claw, Lau Fat Mang lineage) for a year or so. Classes last from 90 to 120 minutes each, three times a week....
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Avoiding big toe skin split
While sparring and moving around on the mat a lot, halfway through the training the skin under my big toes starts splitting. At the end of the training the split can get pretty big (~1cm) which makes ...
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Tips for alleviating soreness?
I know this has been asked before by the suggested Q&A after I typed in the question, but this is a bit different in that after kickboxing/Muay Thai/boxing/sparring I'm very rarely if ever sore ...
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Is it possible to learn kick boxing without punching bag?
I'm currently going to a gym where one trainer knows kick boxing. I told him that i want to learn. He told me that he will teach me without punching bag and that he also learned without them. That ...
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Do martial arts encourage bad posture habits?
Do martial arts encourage bad posture habits?
After years of practicing and sparring, my wife and I noticed that my posture when walking has changed drastically in a bad way. I constantly slouch when ...
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