Time Boxing: How It Helps Freelancers
Time Boxing: How It Helps Freelancers
Doing freelance work means doing things on your own terms. It also means you alone are in charge of your time. This is a good work set up if you were, at some point, able to work at companies that have stressful leadership. Being a freelancer can give you so much freedom and flexibility when it comes to your work schedule. But along with this seemingly too-good-to-be-true nature comes the possibility of not being able to successfully control and make proper use of your time. Since there is no boss or supervisor to take …
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Defense: How to Defend a Heel Hook From the Standing Position
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Defense: How to Defend a Heel Hook From the Standing Position
The heel hook is a very common submission done in the martial arts of Brazilian jiu jitsu. It is a move taught early on and used from white belts up to black belts. It is a very effective yet rather simple move to finish. This article is a review of how to defend the heel hook from the standing position.
Defending the heel hook from a standing position over an opponent:
Many times when you are standing over top of an opponent, they will choose to go …
Why Did They Take Our National Discussion And Turn It Into a Boxing Match?
Why Did They Take Our National Discussion And Turn It Into a Boxing Match?
Whereas it is true that the majority of the voters in the United States really don’t know what they’re talking about, and they get most of their information from the TV set, still, there are those of us who are very serious about our national politics, and the direction of our nation. You see, those of us that have a vested interest with a long line of Americans who have built this country feel like we have more to lose. We need our national discussions and …
How to Develop Vice Grip Strength For MMA – Our 3 Top Tips
How to Develop Vice Grip Strength For MMA – Our 3 Top Tips
There are a variety of techniques that utilize grip strength in MMA. Whenever you attempt a submission, takedown, or are in the clinch, the last thing you want is for your grip strength to wear out before you successfully execute the move you are aiming for. Here are our 3 top tips for getting Vice Grip Strength for MMA.
Finger Strength.
You can have the biggest strongest arms in the world, but if your fingers can’t hold your arms together when you’re going for the take-down, you …
Introduction to Muay Thai
Introduction to Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a hard technique martial art from Thailand. Descended from muay boran (ancient boxing), Muay Thai is Thailand’s national sport, also known as Thai boxing.
The word muay derives from the Sanskrit mavya and Thai comes from the word Tai. Muay Thai is referred to as the “Art of Eight Limbs” or the “Science of Eight Limbs” because the fighters use eight ‘points of contact’; punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes. This is different to “two points” (fists) in Western boxing and “four points” (hands and feet) used in sport-oriented martial arts. A practitioner …
Basic Punching Bag Training – Getting Started on the Punching Bag
Basic Punching Bag Training – Getting Started on the Punching Bag
So you’ve made the decision to start working out on a punching bag! Very wise decision because even a basic punching bag workout can help you lose a lot of weight and gain a ton of practical striking power.
While working out on the bag will help you lose some weight, a certain style of training will help you lose it faster.
The secret to losing weight with punching bag training
After spending a consider amount of time with this training practicing for full contact fighting, I have noticed …
Tabata Training – Stay Fit in Only 4 Minutes a Day!
Tabata Training – Stay Fit in Only 4 Minutes a Day!
The tabata method is used by athletes and martial artists around the world to burn fat and increase strength and stamina. It’s an incredibly efficient method of exercise which not only burns calories while you’re working out – it also increases your metabolic rate for hours afterwards, meaning that you continue to burn calories at a higher rate, even when you have finished exercising.
This workout will also boost your aerobic and anaerobic capacity by up to 14% and 28%. It’s an incredibly intense workout, so should be built …
Where To Find Martial Arts Supplies
Where To Find Martial Arts Supplies
So, you’ve decided you are going to learn martial arts, and now, you need to get the proper supplies! Let’s review some of the best places to get equipment for martial arts, tae kwondo, brazilian ju jitsu, krav maga, boxing, and kick boxing. We will take a look at the different forms, and what the best equipment is for each one, and where to get it!
I personally love mixed version and learning all forms of the exercise, so, I’m a bit partial to it. Having the proper gloves, uniforms, and protective gear can …
A Basic Womens Boxing Training Workout for Losing Weight
A Basic Womens Boxing Training Workout for Losing Weight
Boxing is an intense sport that requires its participants to be in the best physical condition that their body can offer, in order to make it through several grueling bouts with an equally powerful opponent. To reach this level of physical strength each boxer is put through a specifically designed training session that quickly turns them into a muscle-bound fighting machine and helps to put their bodies into its peak physical condition just before a match. Originally only seen as a useful training regime for boxers, a number of fitness professionals …
The Mystery of Muay Thai Boxing
The Mystery of Muay Thai Boxing
Muay Thai Boxing is a much favored sport in the whole of Thailand, and a well loved entertainment in most parts of the world. It is in fact more popular than any other sport in Thailand. Muay Thai Boxing is a very rigorous art that requires a lot more energy, concentration, and intelligence as compared to western style boxing. This much revered sport is embedded in the history of Thailand, and dates back over hundreds of years.
Though the people of Thai are peaceful people, they are the experts at this albeit brutal but …