Hello everyone!
I know it's been a year since I posted anything to this. Why? That will be covered in my Theology blog. This one focuses more on training whether it be sparring in the gym or exercising in the great outdoors.
This first video is of me and a friend from another school doing some sparring at a gym I frequent in North Hollywood.
I come from a kickboxing background where there is much influence of western boxing and Karate. He comes from a Muay Thai school where there method of practice is very traditional in the art from Thailand. Both styles are very similar in that they punch and kick.
The biggest differences lie in the rules of the sport. In kickboxing, there are a few moves in the sport that are not usually seen in a Muay Thai event. Particularly anything that involves a spin (spin back fist, turn back kick or spin back kick), due to the influence of Karate. In Muay Thai, elbows and knees are allowed and can cause some serious damage. In addition, Muay Thai also focuses on kicking the opponent in the legs. So we came to an agreement of what we would allow on each other: everything but elbows strikes.
So from watching the video, you probably noticed the fighter in the red shorts kicks a lot. When I went as a guest to his school, there was much more focus on the kicks compared to the hands. And when he wraps his hands around for a clinch, it is pain to get him off.
We learned some things from each other since that time. I learned to block off those painful knee strikes. He took a liking to spin attacks as you will see in a future video. He is not allowed to use that type of move in his school. It is looked down upon and considered "flashy" exhibition.
In my opinion, if it is allowed in a venue and you make it work, why not? After all, it's one more trick up your sleeve that the other guy does not know how to deal with ;)
The following week we bring a new guy into the circle, Rick. He comes from the same school as the other fighter, Gabe. I explained early on that we are here to help each other so we should keep the contact on a scale from 1(no contact) to 10 (knock each others heads off) at around a level 5. There will be a time to go hard, but since none of us are getting ready for a tournament there is no need to lose any brain cells yet.
Both of these guys get tense and I have to remind them to lighten up on their contact. This is common in beginners and fighters that have not sparred in a bit. Our nerves get the best of us and we do not realize that we are hitting hard. The body tenses up, exerting more energy than necessary and fatigues a fighter much sooner in the round.
I know it's been a year since I posted anything to this. Why? That will be covered in my Theology blog. This one focuses more on training whether it be sparring in the gym or exercising in the great outdoors.
This first video is of me and a friend from another school doing some sparring at a gym I frequent in North Hollywood.
I come from a kickboxing background where there is much influence of western boxing and Karate. He comes from a Muay Thai school where there method of practice is very traditional in the art from Thailand. Both styles are very similar in that they punch and kick.
The biggest differences lie in the rules of the sport. In kickboxing, there are a few moves in the sport that are not usually seen in a Muay Thai event. Particularly anything that involves a spin (spin back fist, turn back kick or spin back kick), due to the influence of Karate. In Muay Thai, elbows and knees are allowed and can cause some serious damage. In addition, Muay Thai also focuses on kicking the opponent in the legs. So we came to an agreement of what we would allow on each other: everything but elbows strikes.
We learned some things from each other since that time. I learned to block off those painful knee strikes. He took a liking to spin attacks as you will see in a future video. He is not allowed to use that type of move in his school. It is looked down upon and considered "flashy" exhibition.
In my opinion, if it is allowed in a venue and you make it work, why not? After all, it's one more trick up your sleeve that the other guy does not know how to deal with ;)
The following week we bring a new guy into the circle, Rick. He comes from the same school as the other fighter, Gabe. I explained early on that we are here to help each other so we should keep the contact on a scale from 1(no contact) to 10 (knock each others heads off) at around a level 5. There will be a time to go hard, but since none of us are getting ready for a tournament there is no need to lose any brain cells yet.
