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How does one train for a spinning reverse kick?
I saw a very well executed spinning reverse kick in this video of the Athens Olympics. I can do a reverse kick and a jumping turning kick. How can move on to acquire the necessary skills to perform this spinning kick? Does it help practising the…
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Western Boxing Styles and their Features
What are some major (widespread) styles of western boxing and what are the features of these styles?
I am not talking about styles in the sense of "in-fighter", "out-fighter", "brawler", etc... which describe a given fighter's tendencies during a…
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How do I increase endurance levels to cope with Muay Thai demands?
To provide some background: I have been attending training sessions for Muay Thai Fundamentals (Beginners) sporadically for the past 5-10 weeks now. Whilst there has been some observable improvements in my overall fitness levels, I am unsure about…
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What are good exercises for strengthening knees to hold stances better?
About a year ago I suffered a major knee injury and while I have been cleared to return to the dojo and train, I still have some weakness in the knee. What are some good exercises to strengthen the knees for when you are in low frontal stances such…
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Arch support and martial arts shoes
I have a collapsed arch in one of my feet that makes repeated jumping or low-stance work quite painful. Some instructors are not fond of students wearing shoes (even if designed for martial arts use) with orthotics because the orthotics are still…
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How can I improve my technique in Judo?
When I'm in randori, the technique that I mostly do that works nicely is Harai Goshi, but I'm starting to get countered since I do it often. When I try to do something like Seoi Nage, I can never seem to get it nicely. How can I improve this? I…
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How to maintain closed guard with short legs?
I find it quite tricky to maintain a closed guard as I shortish legs, I find that its not that hard for someone to break it open.
Is there any good advice on how to keep a good closed guard if you have shorter legs?
(actually there are a number…
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Effectiveness of low kick to inner thigh of opponent's leading leg in mauy thai boxing?
In muay thai boxing there is the low kick to the inner thigh of the opponent's leading leg as shown in : link to video
I have practised this in training and seen people with bruises from those kicks. But during the training those hits did not impede…
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Should I wear bandages?
I haven't practiced (Wing-Tsun) for a long time, but now I have a chance.
In my new dorm gym, there's a huge boxing bag (~2 meters tall, ~0.5 meter wide) and it is pretty hard/tough/firm (I don't know the appropiate word.)
The thing is, after…
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When did fake pro wrestling become so popular in the US?
Except for Mexico and Japan there are not many nations where professional (fake) wrestling is so successful. Where did this come from? Why did it become so popular?
Here in Europe we don't have people wearing masks and pretending to fight each…
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Is "choondu marmam" in Kalari Payattu real?
In Kalari Payattu there is something called choondu marmam, which is used to attack the opponent with spiritual power. Is it real?
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Martial art for a complete newbie - can I learn on my own?
I am just aware of the term martial arts and kung-fu perhaps from watching a lot of movies but I am unaware of how can I learn any of these in actuality. I want to learn some martial arts.
Well kung-fu looks really cool, but I don't know which form…
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How to adapt kote hineri against a larger opponent?
Couple of weeks ago we were working on Kote Hineri; I am at least a foot taller than my daughter. My hands are correspondingly larger; I haven't measured, but my palm is probably an inch wider than hers. How can she apply Kote Hineri against me (or…
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What is a "heavy jab"?
I do MMA, and my gym has a Muay Thai class taught on the other side of the mats which I was considering joining also. The other day I was observing it and the instructor was teaching the students something called "the heavy jab," a modification on a…
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How to avoid toe injury?
This question is more focused on kickboxing since it is the discipline I practice. But it would be of course handy to know for martial arts in general.
I have been training for a bit more than a year and I keep getting my toes injured. I asked my…
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