Striking/Boxing 101: Boxing and Muay Thai Combinations

Boxing and Muay Thai combos

Here is a fundamental list of combinations for those that don't know what to work when shadowboxing, hitting the mitts or bag, or to do while sparring. Make sure when doing these to work in movement, and fundamental Defenses like covering and level changing a lot of people make the mistake of doing flashy defensive moves when shadowboxing or working on the pads and bag and then can't pull move off while sparring, or fighting.

KEEP IT SIMPLE!!!!!

FOOTWORK, FOOTWORK, FOOTWORK, BALANCE, BALANCE, BALANCE

L= Left of Lead
R= Right or Rear


BOXING
L jab, R cross
L jab, R cross, L jab, R Cross
L jab, R cross, L hook, R cross
L jab, R cross, L uppercut, R cross
L jab, R cross, L body hook, L head hook, R Cross
L high jab, L low jab, L high jab, R cross
L jab, R cross, L jab, R uppercut, L hook, R overhand, L uppercut, R cross
L jab, R cross, L jab, R body cross, L hook, R hook, L jab
L jab, R cross, L body hook, L head hook, R hook, L jab
L jab, R cross, L body hook, R head hook, L jab
L jab, R cross, L body hook, R head hook, L shovel hook, L hook, Cross
L jab, R cross, L shovel hook, L hook, R cross
L jab, R cross, L jab, R cross,
L jab, L jab, L jab
L high jab, L low jab, R overhand, R uppercut,

MUAY THAI KICKBOXING

L jab, R cross, R short foot jab
L jab, R cross, R high right kick
L jab R cross, low right kick
L jab, R cross, R foot jab
L jab, R cross, R foot jab, R low kick
L jab, R cross, R foot jab, R head kick
L jab, R cross, short foot jab, L low kick
L jab, R cross, short foot jab, L low kick, L high kick
L jab, R cross, short foot jab, L low kick, R high kick
L jab, R cross, L jab, R cross, L, low kick, R low kick
L jab, R cross, L hook, R low kick
L jab, R cross, L hook, R foot jab, R high kick
L kick, R cross, L body kick, R cross
L kick, R cross, L whip, R low kick
L kick, R cross, L whip, R shovel hook, L post, R head kick
L kick, R cross, L whip, R uppercut, L hook, R post, L low kick
L kick, R foot jab, L kick, R cross, R low kick


Clinching
L jab, R cross, Clinch with the L, 3 straight knees, post, R kick (hi or low)
L jab, R cross, Clinch with the L, Circle opponent, 3 straight knees, post, R kick (hi or low)
L jab, R cross, Clinch with the L, Circle opponent, 3 straight knees, L hook, R hook post, R kick (hi or low)

L jab, R cross, L hook, Clinch with the R, 3 straight knees, post, R kick (hi or low)


Shield Series
L shield, L foot jab, L low kick, R cross, L shovel hook, R cross, R low kick
L shield, R cross, L jab, R low kick
L shield, R cross, L jab, R low kick, R high kick
L shield, R foot jab, L jab, R low kick

If you WANT it you've got to ACT/WORK like it!!!

I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!

Very inspiring!!!

Stance, Posture and Defense

When it comes to the basics of a solid Stance/Posture Rodney King (of South Africa) is the MAN!!! I've trained in over 22 different fighting systems/martial arts and for teaching a fundamental defense to all types of punches, kicks, and clinching his is the Quickest to learn and easiest to put into practice, and THAT is what you need! Something that WORKS when all else doesn't and that gives you a strong foundation or even a default for when the flashier stuff doesn't work. Believe me few strategies can be applied so easily and so well to boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing, and Mixed Martial Arts as this.

In short, when the shit hit's the fan go Crazy Monkey!







Unfortunately due to people trying to steal a lot of his material I can't embed all of his Youtube videos on my blog so I'm just going to post the links and let you do the rest!!!

Enjoy and Improve! This is a INCREDIBLE series I HIGHLY suggest you give it your attention!

CM Hunchback Stance

Understanding the Outside

Rimshot Range Concept

The BIG MISTAKES 1 (learn how to avoid them)

BIG MISTAKES 2

BIG MISTAKES 3

Footwork Strategy for Sparring (SUPER IMPORTANT)

Diving Board Jab and Cross the CMD way

Striking/Boxing 101: Offense

Welcome to my next series of Technical Martial Arts Training post. The first will be what everyone wants to learn which is offense, the second part will be defense, and then we will go into the clinch, and from there go over ground fighting tactics, for BJJ, Grappling and MMA. I hope you enjoy. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at :

dave@dcathlete.com

More videos on youtube at
http://www.youtube.com/user/davefights/videos?sort=dd&view=0&page=1


Lets start with the jab, the back bone of boxing and Kickboxing



Loose jab



Stepping in on the jab



The Cross



Lead Hook (The Basics)




Rear hook



HOOK DETAILS!!!



Lead Uppercut



Jab, Cross, Hook, Cross Combination


Jab, Cross, Uppercut, Cross Combination



Jab cross, Hook, Cross/Jab, Cross, Lead Uppercut,Cross/Jab, Rear Uppercut, hook, Cross

Clinching 101: How to Pummel for Underhooks

How to pummel for the underhooks for Wrestling, Submission Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing, and Mixed Martial Arts. The underhook is one of the single most dominant grips in the clinch but is highly misunderstood and under utilized after you learn how to use your underhooks and use your footwork to manipulate your opponent it opens up your game to tons of strikes, takedowns, and submissions standing and on the ground.

ENJOY!

January 23rd 2012 morning workout: 10 minutes and 10 pushups

workout January 23

Sticking with my 10 minutes and 10 pushups bare minimum workout this was my morning workout. I did the entire thing with a weighted vest to maximize intensity on all my exercises

4 minutes of shadowboxing Muay Thai both leads
10 hand release pushups
10 tuck jumps
10 wall squats for depth
5 clean and presses each arm with 53 lbs kb
5 high pulls each arm with with 53 lbs kb
10 hand release pushups
10 tuck jumps
10 wall squats for depth
5 clean and presses each arm with 53 lbs kb
5 high pulls each arm with with 53 lbs kb


I'M SO GLAD I DID IT!!!

NO MORE EXCUSES!!! January 16th morning workout!!

EXCUSES KILL!!!


I've made a ton in the past week but now back to work. My morning quickee was

20 kettlebell slingshots
3 turkish getups on each side
10 clean and presses each side all with a 63lbs kettlebell

I got a quick workout in and I'm gonna do strength when I hit the gym today and do some deadlifts and some balance work.

I'm so glad I said "Screw the excuse! Now is the BEST TIME!!!"

January 10th Morning workout

Well my neck was still sore from my grappling tournament over the weekend and it wasn't doing the best things for my shoulder either so I went with a SUPER simple morning workout with the most bang for the buck and the least likeley to make anything worse.

100 wall squats

I did
25 hands down
25 hands over my head
25 hands down
25 hands over my head

the main emphasis was on getting now from various foot positions and making sure I kept my posture as upright as possible. No cheaters. Anyway I felt great after I did it despite all the excuses I kept feeding myself before I started, and it only took a few minutes.

On top of that during the day, I did some shadowboxing, stick sparring, stick and knife drills, a few cleans and some Turkish getups but that's just a regular day training for me

January 7th Workout aka The Copa Nova Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament

Well there's a long story behind this one so I might Come back and edit this for the full story but right now I just want something up.

Long story short, I quit grappling for 4 weeks to do a Muay Thai fight, after that I had to let some injuries heal, and then work got super busy so I couldn't make my usual class times or meet my training partners for a good roll here and there like before. So anyway I told some friends I was going to do the Pan Ams, and possibly the worlds in BJJ which are pretty big deals so after saying that and driving home I found it impossible to look myself in the mirror with those goals and not do the Copa Nova which was only 8 miles from my girlfriends house. Sooo I signed up for a tournament with 5 days notice and with only about 45 minutes of BJJ training in 4-5 months. But hey, I'm the kinda guy who's competed before and looks forward to losses because I know they make me push for something better.

Aaannnyy Way below is a break down of what happened. Not my best competition but I GOT IT IN!!! I didn't let my fears stop me, i didn't let my excuses stop me. I DIDN'T LET ME STOP ME!!!

January 5th 2012: I GOTTA DO THIS QUICK WORKOUT

Well I had some early clients again and almost skipped my morning workout but I GOT IT IN!!! Nothing super crazy I just went for high INTENSITY!

5 Judo pushups
25 Burpees with a pushup

It made me sweaty and got my heart racing with just enough time to jump in the shower and get to work in time

January 4th afternoon workout

I had some early clients so didn't have time to get in my regular am workout so i just upped my afternoon workout

5 minutes of grip fighting in the gi
2 rounds of grip fighting and takedowns in the gi
5 minutes of technical takedown drills
5 minutes of submission drills from the bottom
2 minutes of escape drills

BREAK

deadlift
135 x5
225 x5
405 x3
405 x3

January 3rd 2012

I'm in a rush this morning but I know I still need to get my workout in. Also I just signed up for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament so I'm going to get a good puke workout in later today. So here's my morning quickee workout

Workout
5 turkish getups each side with 35lbs kb
3 turkish getups each side with 62lbs kb
100 zercher squats with 35lbs kb

38 Closed Guard Combos Gi and No Gi

Some more great info from Jason Scully. I really like this video because of the simplicity. Keep your game simple and aggressive and the win is yours. Just remember to DRILL, DRILL, DRILL!!!

High Percentage Closed Guard Techniques

Incredible details and concpets that can help the old and new BJJer a like.
I LOVE JIU-JITSU!!! SO MANY OPTIONS!!!

January 2nd 2012 Morning Workout

I woke up and putzed around the house and tried to come up with valid reasons stall my workout like "I can fit my workout in between clients" "This'll be much better at the gym" "I'm not a morning person" and all of have some validity but really it's just BULLSHIT!!! I've made those same damn excuses before and the answer was no workout later in the day because of course life/bullshit happens and things get thrown off course so I bit the bullet and knocked out a quick workout.

January 2nd workout

body weight box squats x20
iron cross x20 with 2 10lbs dumbbells
forward lunge and overhead press x10 with 2 10lbs dumbbells
reverse lunge and overhead press x10 with 2 10lbs dumbbells
overhead squat x10 with 2 10lbs dumbbells
parallel pull ups x10
zercher squat x10 w 35lbs kettlebell
overhead squats with 2 10lbs dumbbells
single arm high pulls x10 with 63lbs kettlebell
zercher squats x10 with 63lbs kettlebell
parallel pullups x 10


I DID IT! I FEEL BETTER! (Hell I even did it while watching one of my favorite tv shows.) I'M DEFINITELY DOING IT AGAIN TOMORROW!!! Not the same workout, that would bore me but I'm definitely going to get back in FIGHTING SHAPE at my fighting weight. Now to figure out if I want to do a skill workout later today or a endurance one.

Either way I'm PUMPED!!!!

January 1st 2012 Kettlebell Workout!

To kick off the new year right I decided to do a quick workout. Thankfully I didn't party to hard for New Years Eve so I managed to get a great little workout in.


Slingshots x12 with 35lbs kettlebell x12 with 62lbs
Turkish get UPS x3 each side with 62lbs kettlebell
Clean & Press x5 each arm with 62lbs, 53 lbs, and mixed doubles with 35lbs and 24 lbs (switch after 5)
Swing and Kick x10 with 62lbs, 53 lbs, and mixed doubles with 35lbs and 24 lbs (switch after first 5)
Uneven poppers x5 each arm x2 rounds
High Pulls x5 each arm with 62lbs, 53 lbs, and mixed doubles with 35lbs and 24 lbs

BREAK

Swing and Kick x12 with 62lbs, 53 lbs, and mixed doubles with 35lbs and 24 lbs (switch after first 6)
Uneven poppers x6 each arm x2 rounds
High Pulls x6 each arm with 62lbs, 53 lbs, and mixed doubles with 35lbs and 24 lbs (switch after first 6)
shadowbox 3 minutes

Boxing/Striking 201: Hook variations for Boxing, Muay Thai, and MMA

Why I LOVE Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu part 1

It's hard for me to sum up how much I love Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu especially when I realize most people don't know what it is, and so many that start it will never see the high level stuff that REALLY makes it INCREDIBLE. Anyway if you don't know what BJJ is or if you do and you LOVE it like I do then I think you should watch these videos.

The Glycemic index and how it can Hurt or Help your weight loss goals.

It's been a while so lets get back to work. Today's subject is the Glycemic Index. Huh, what's that, well the Glycemic index shows how foods affect your blood sugar, in a positive and negative way. The GI also shows how your body stores foods as fats, and how certain foods can put you at risk for diabetes, while others can give you energy to make it through your day or the most grueling workout. I'm not the best to explain it so I put a little video up to help you understand how to make smart decisions on what you put into your body for optimal health and weight loss.



Below is a chart of some common foods and their rankings. Just a little something to get you started in the right direction.

http://www.glycemicedge.com/glycemic-index-chart/

The Plank 101-201

Hi all, I keep getting request for exercises and variations ANYONE can do, and well I've got tons of stuff but then I always ask, "What do you have to workout with? Do you have some dumbbells, a stability ball, a jump rope, some bands, a kettlebell, etc" Well that answer changes from person to person from nada to a $5,000 home gym. Well something we all have is a body and a little bit of space, so with that in mind I shot this video to help EVERYONE AND ANYONE get a incredible workout at home, on the road, at the gym, or if you office is quiet enough or you work nights like I used to even at work.

Enjoy!!!