14
votes
Etiquette for sparring with women - How to find the balance and not do disservice?
I will present a judo view of sparring, which will be partially applicable to a kickboxing situation. Judo has two key principles:
mutual welfare and benefit
maximum efficiency
As applied to ...
- 14.2k
13
votes
Accepted
Etiquette for sparring with women - How to find the balance and not do disservice?
As a short answer, I'd say that it comes down to trust and pattern recognition.
Respect the level of experience. During sparring, if the woman recognizes the patterns in your attack and defends with ...
- 692
7
votes
How to reduce damage/protect the chest
You're being dumb. Go get training and stop yard fighting. -- JohnP.
STOP … JUST STOP!
There is nothing good down the road you are travelling.
You are going to hurt yourself physically and mentally....
6
votes
Accepted
What is the relative frequency of Muay Thai in the UFC vs. other fighting styles and why?
It's almost impossible to shoehorn fighters into individual styles these days since they're all training multiple martial arts. Rarely do we see the old school "karate guy" or "judo guy". Even those ...
- 1,801
6
votes
Accepted
Are mouth guard the same for all sports?
No they are not. The mouth guards are designed to protect against different kinds of impact most common to sports.
You have the top only mouth guard which is meant to be something between your teeth ...
- 1,110
6
votes
Accepted
What are the major differences between a mentor and a cornerman, and why would one be preferable to the other?
There is a judo version of this question about the difference between a sensei (mentor) and coach (cornerman). The United States Judo Federation has a long answer to this question that considers the ...
- 14.2k
6
votes
Etiquette for sparring with women - How to find the balance and not do disservice?
I'm not sure why you feel the need to adapt your sparring to women specifically.
I always try to adapt my sparring to the person I'm sparring with: make it interesting and challenging for them if I ...
- 181
6
votes
Accepted
Getting back up after getting knocked down: How to recover quickly and get rid of the dizziness?
If you are sparring hard and you get hit, you don't have the time to pause and call your family doctor. I want to know how experts (i.e., those who have serious sparring experience) deal with this.
I'...
- 7,815
5
votes
Avoiding big toe skin split
I second taping your toes. I use Johnson's & Johnson's athletic tape to tape my toes and I rarely have any issues with the tape slipping or falling off, in fact, I have to cut it off with a knife ...
- 119
5
votes
Concussion in light sparring
Yes, there's a danger of concussion. My answer to another question on concusssions.
Do you know what sports end up getting a surprising amount of concussions? Soccer and volleyball. It's not ...
- 8,353
5
votes
Accepted
Punching speed vs proper technique/force
I think you are mixing up training purposes here.
Speed drills are mostly for three purposes: Rhythm/reaction training, muscle memory, and cardio. The latter is especially true for working the bags. ...
- 7,540
5
votes
Concerns with lead leg while throwing a jab
do we need to step with the lead leg while throwing a jab to add some power?
No. A step is useful to get an opponent in range, but if they're already comfortably in range there's no need to step, ...
- 4,140
5
votes
Should eyesight factor into the boxing stance a fighter chooses?
I prefer to be left hand forward, if I am hit in the right eye (and it swells/vision blurred etc.) I feel able to carry on. If I lose some vision in my left eye, I struggle much more, I have to turn ...
- 2,949
5
votes
Accepted
How to beat a Kickboxer with a Bruce-Lee-type stance and a Taekwondo/Karate background?
If you are getting caught by front leg side kicks then this means you are putting yourself in the way of them.
A couple of rules of thumb against leggy people.
Don't change stance in range unless ...
- 2,949
5
votes
Accepted
Should you throw your crosses, jabs, uppercuts and hooks while tucking in your chin or cheek at the shoulder?
Apologies for the late answer.
While I am shadow boxing, I always wonder if it's necessary to ...
Yes. It is absolutely necessary that you do everything in your shadowboxing that you would do in ...
- 1,321
4
votes
Is kickboxing dangerous even if hits to the head aren't allowed?
Walking on the sidewalk carries a risk of brain damage. Consider that before moving onward.
Any contact sport--and many ostensibly non-contact sports--involves the possibility of an accident ...
- 20.9k
4
votes
Accepted
How to counter a powerful Left Roundhouse Kick from a Southpaw in MT?
How would you counter or fight Samkor and neutralize his Left Roundhouse?
He looks like a formidable fighter! Not only does he kick very hard, but also very explosively - without much telegraphing. ...
- 4,140
4
votes
How to reduce damage/protect the chest
I agree with the other answer and commentary; but to directly answer your question, the way you protect your chest is to spar under the tutelage of a qualified instructor, who will no doubt teach you ...
- 4,057
4
votes
How to reduce damage/protect the chest
All the cautions above are good. I'd also recommend using some sort of shield (protective vest) when sparring, as well. These come in various thicknesses, coverages, etc. If you're taking real hits as ...
- 41
4
votes
Should eyesight factor into the boxing stance a fighter chooses?
Now this is a very interesting question that I personally have experience with.
As I have a large cutting scar on my left eye, I can't open my left eye. The eye works, but I can't open the eyelid. I ...
- 442
4
votes
Accepted
How do I set up a sliding/hopping power sidekick?
Forgive me for stating the obvious, but Scott Adkins is an actor. The closest I've found to him being in a prizefight is here, which is pretty obviously a staged/choreographed fight. The videos in ...
- 11.9k
4
votes
Accepted
Is there anything I get from doing Pad Work that I can't get from Heavy Bag Work?
A few things that you get from pad work vs bag work (I'm proceeding from an assumption of smaller handheld pads vs a larger "kick" pad):
Smaller targets - Arguably, you can designate parts of the ...
- 11.9k
4
votes
Etiquette for sparring with women - How to find the balance and not do disservice?
Women are not children. You can use proper technique when sparring them. Lighten up according to their size and how seriously they train. A good rule of thumb is to hit them as hard as they hit you. ...
- 20.9k
4
votes
What does it take to be a part-time kickboxing or MMA coach?
Requirements - this is more about local laws/business question.
If it is for money - then it is more about your business/marketing/communication skills.
If it is about sports/MA spirit - it depends.
...
- 769
4
votes
Accepted
What does it take to be a part-time kickboxing or MMA coach?
"Hey. Don’t ever let somebody tell you ... You can’t do something ... You got a dream. You gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want ...
- 1,321
4
votes
Accepted
Step in direction of roundhouse kick to inner thigh?
Is it better to step to the right to generate more momentum, or would that typically be too slow?
For purposes of easing exposition, I will use basic-lead-snap-roundhouse (= no stepping to the right) ...
- 1,321
4
votes
Accepted
Practice switch-kick combinations with no bag or target pad?
When you're doing solo kick/punch drills and lack a bag or a target of some sort to give your impacts some resistance, your only choice is to practice the drills with a bit of acting and imagination. ...
- 18.9k
3
votes
Accepted
Technique for landing a Teep
Either is acceptable. You will find MT and kickboxing coaches preaching one or the other, and calling either one terrible technique. Such is martial arts.
Using the ball of your foot is easier to ...
- 1,801
3
votes
Concussion in light sparring
Since you don't compete, and you're sparring once a week, you probably aren't taking enough damage to cause noticeable long term affects. One issue is the shots don't always have to hurt to cause ...
- 1,801
3
votes
Accepted
Low kick and block with shank-bone
Round Kick
You're delivering the kick with the lower part your fibula. You would also block a low round kick by turning your fibula to meet the fibula of the opponent. The tibia, while potentially ...
- 3,907
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible