Fighting Tips
Here you can find all of our informational articles about combat sports, tips about fighting, equipment tips, and more.
Strength Training Like a Fighter. Why and How to Do It
We’ve all watched boxing or MMA and thought about how fast, strong, and ripped the fighters are. The mistake people make is thinking that they have to be full-time athletes in order to achieve a fighter’s physique or (functional) strength. Most fighters adhere to a pretty similar strength training routine and you’ll be surprised to …
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Best Boxing Glove Brands
There are many boxing glove brands today and everybody claims to be the best. However, we will review the most popular and proven manufacturers. Grant Boxing Gloves Grant was founded in 1995 in New York. However, they are manufacturing their gloves in Mexico. Grant is probably the best boxing glove brand in the world. If …
Who Is The Best Muay Thai Fighter?
Muay Thai is Thailand’s national sport whose roots can be traced back to more than 300 years back. Muay Thai has been a part of the Thai Army training since its inception. The sport has evolved over the years. Muay Thai gained popularity in the late 20th century with players gaining iconic status. These players …
MMA Or Boxing? Which One Is Better For You?
This is a great question to wonder about – not only from the answer you get but also from the fact that you may be considering boxing or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Both boxing and MMA are good hobbies that not only build your strength but also give you a workout, help you learn defensive …
How to Become an MMA Fighter?
MMA or Mixed Martial Arts is gaining popularity at high speed. Fighters like Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, Conor McGregor, and Ronda Rousey have earned their fortune and reputation in MMA. If you dream of becoming an MMA fighter professionally, you should start at an early age. Making millions of dollars on ESPN for the UFC …
How To Clean Boxing Gloves?
Boxing and punching sessions get quite intense for the regular practitioner, especially during training focused at speed and endurance. Sweat and dirt make the boxing gloves smelly and unpleasant for further use. Bacterial growth is responsible for the foul smell and may cause skin irritation too. Fret not; there are ways to clean your boxing …
Do UFC Fighters Wear Cups?
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a quest for glory and the fighters train long and hard over the years to reach a spot in the UFC arena. Enduring punches, jabs, kicks, and other martial arts moves to win matches is undoubtedly not very comfortable, even if it comes with a monetary reward. There’s a …
Common Heavy Bag Workout Mistakes
Boxing is gaining popularity as a sport. There has been an increased fan following for boxing matches on television and the internet. This revolution has led to people using heavy boxing bags for boxing training or simple cardiovascular workout. Heavy bags may weigh over 200 pounds and have the potential to cause a lot of …
Can You Punch A Heavy Bag Without Gloves?
Beginners and boxers do get the thought of punching a heavy bag without gloves quite a lot of times. The novice wants to try it because they do not understand all the hype behind boxing gloves and over that boxing wraps. For the professionals, it is about strength and building a more considerable and sustained …
What Is Muay Thai? History and Benefits
Muay Thai is Thailand’s combat sport with a tall and high bar stance. Striking in a standing position is at the core of Muay Thai. Clinching, or grappling is another significant part of the sport. Muay Thai is considered as a form of Martial Arts and, like many others, is fought between opponents of the …
Punching Bag Workouts for Women
Do you want to lose weight, tone the body, appear pretty, and badass at the same time? No, we’re not asking you to hit the gym and lift weights. Do something out of the box. Well, we are talking about boxing, as you may have guessed it. Boxing is a great workout for women. Boxing …
Inflatable Punching Bag: Should You Buy One?
Punching and boxing require a lot of practice, and there’s a lot of gear available for that on the market. The punching bag is the essential gear that one must have apart from boxing gloves and hand wraps. When we say that there is a lot of equipment, it has a different purpose and is …
How To Punch Harder? [Training Tips And Tricks]
Punches are great unless you are at the receiving end. We all wonder how those champions at the ring throw punches with such enormous force and immense power. We’ve all seen those bullies receiving a punch and getting knocked out from the innocent-looking freshmen at college. The question is – how do they do it? …
How Long is a Boxing Round?
Action at the boxing ring starts with the three dings that all boxers and boxing audiences are well aware of. The first sound starts the round and the match. While it is fantastic to watch your favorite fighter knock off the opponent, sometimes you feel the round ended too early. So how long does a …
How to Hit a Heavy Bag? [Useful Tips]
With the development of complicated devices and techniques to obtain remarkable results in just a short span of time, the health and fitness industry is gradually more veering away from various proven methods to boost health. A heavy bag is one remarkable tool or equipment which turns out to be legendary in its molding winners …
How and What to Fill in a Heavy Bag
Purchasing an empty heavy bag is cheaper compared to buying a filled one. What is more, it provides more freedom in controlling the denseness and weight of the punching bag. After all, you get to fill the bag yourself. It is easy and fun to fill a heavy bag. But it is vital to use …
Can I Use My Heavy Bag Outside, and How?
A lot of people ask if it is possible to use a heavy bag outside and if it is possible how they can do it. Well, some of us don’t have the choice to hang a heavy bag indoors, so the best option is to hang it outdoors. Using a heavy bag outdoor eliminates the …
Capoeira – Dance, Martial Art and Gymnastics
It is not easy to answer all the fundamental questions about the history of Capoeira, both because of the complexity and variety of aspects of Capoeira itself, and because of the lack of written historical sources and the unreliability of oral traditions. One can attempt to define Capoeira as an Afro-Brazilian art form that includes …
Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing: What are the Differences?
A lot of people believe that Muay Thai and Kickboxing are the same, with respect to styles in fighting and technique used. But there are disparities between the two sports in many ways. Even if there are common techniques shared by kickboxing and Muay Thai, there is a variation in applying the methods and fighter …
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MMA Workouts At Home. Quick Guide
Fighters don’t quit. MMA fighters? Well, they’re no different except that know more moves than the average fighter. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) requires dedication and practice equipment. It’s quite possible that practitioners may not always be able to make it to the gym or have professional-grade equipment at home. But then, as we said, fighters …
How To Make A Punching Bag? [Easy Method]
Are you one of the creative folks who like to practice boxing or mixed martial arts but wouldn’t want to buy ready-made equipment? You have landed at the right place. Here, we’ll explain how to make your own punching bag with household material. Do-it-yourself is a great way to get what you want, and we …
Tai Chi Chuan – What is it, history and types of Tai Chi
What for Westerners may be a combat sport, for people on the other side of the world represents a way to achieve a balance between mind, body, and soul. Tai chi or Tai chi Chuan is a martial art of Chinese origin, which in its translation means “empty hand”. In China, Tàijí is a word …
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