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I’d seen weighted neck exercises in movies before ever trying it.  I did know that neck strength was important for clinch and I’d learned the boxer and wrestler exercise of “yes, no, and maybe” that has...

 Erika Kamimura Erika is amazing and I kind of love her.  It wasn’t until Charlie Jewett – who is the source for info and news on top female Japanese fighters (for us non-speakers of Japanese) – DM’d...

there is a lot of GIF media in this post, so you may want to give it time to load.  Isolate any GIF by just clicking on it. The Post Last week I put up a...

 Taking Inspiration from Jack Dempsey I’ve been focusing lately on something my husband found in the book Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching, Aggressive Defense by the all-time boxing great Jack Dempsey – that the power of your...

Extremely Painful – and Beneficial I wrote some time ago about processes that help to speed healing the regular knots and bruises that one acquires through training and in fights. These treatments are really indispensable for...

Things Being Worked on in the Clinch This is my first clinching practice in a couple of weeks and the video is just the last three or so minutes of abut 25-30 minutes of clinch at...

Drilling Blocks, Speed and HIIT Daeng has decided I need to be faster.  So, instead of running home from the lake four times per week (14 km, including one lap around the lake) he has switched...

Shadow Boxing Experiment I was sent a video from a fellow female fighter out in New Jersey named Raquel Harris, who is gearing up for an 8 Woman tournament in the Bronx.  The video showed her...

Muay Thai – Kneeing over the Block The other day I was finishing up my afternoon training with knees on the bag, which is my usual.  It was pounding rain outside, creating this kind of end-of-the-world...

  August 12, 2013 – Kalare Stadium, Chiang Mai – First rounds in Thailand are very different than in the West.  Many times fighters use the round to “feel out” an opponent, displaying speed and skill...