Well putting straight up fear to one side (more of the environment than the full contact fighting really), my understanding is that this sort of...
Be really interested in some thoughts on this. Sure there'll be plenty of "stop being a ..." responses, but that's OK. So I've been training...
To briefly bring it back to being lanky/rangey, my natural inclination is to move and evade quite a lot, which seems at odds with this more...
Are there any (preferably tall for weight class) fighters I can watch to get a better idea of this? I assume this sort of long guard is used when...
Thank you both. Is it commonly used by fighters tall for their weight classes? Does it not limit the effectiveness of straight punches to hold...
With apologies for the threadomancy, I came on here to ask about this arms out stretched stance and found this thread. I'm 175lbs and 6'3 and most...
I post this mainly as inspiration for fellow asthma sufferers who might be thinking about taking up martial arts. This week I had my first asthma...
Thank you very much for this. I think a session or two of strength training each week would be an excellent idea. I'm not sure what isometric...
That's very interesting, and kind of unsurprising. I found that the Olympic sports are very well funded and supported until you hit 18, at which...
I was talking to my instructor about this the other day. We broadly sit in the Inosanto stable and I was asking whether as we age the Muay Thai...
...and how to get there. So I've been training in Muay Thai and FMA for almost 6 months. I'm a recreational martial artist but I want to be as...
One thing I find interesting is the relationship between childhood sports and adult sports. Judo is still found in every town leisure centre all...
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