Would the binocular guard work well in boxing or with a tall guy?

@@amartya9034 Not sure about boxing (not my area), but def utilize in Muay Thai sparring with a taller guy

I think it works well when you combine other aspects of muay thai such as kicking, checking, teeping, etc. to make it difficult for opponents to get in the range for punching your body. I exclusively use high guard and a lot of long guards and it's really difficult for opponent to attack my body because of constant threat from middle kicks, teeps, and knees. If I see them going for body, my middle kicks turn into head kicks easily.

Literally had this realisation after sparring today. Binoculars are good for taller people. Standard/Long guard is good for the shorter ones.

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All the best in your next match, Aaron!

@@fighttips Thank you so much Shane 🥊

Thanks for the feedback, Jack 👍

And bring back the dreads 😂

I've been watching fighttips since 2008. I don't even think it was on youtube it was on a website that was dedicated to street fights. He had some pretty interesting tips like if you get someone against a fence you can grab the fence and throw knees, they can't get you off even if they lift you up. I specifically remember him saying to keep the guard up at eyebrow level too so I guess that he changed and now has gone back to that.

@@Tippet76 keeping your guard high is hard on your shoulders

@@timm5970 It also takes alot of the power off of your punches. The key is to tuck your chin really well so that you don't have to raise your hands as high. I prefer cheek level.

@@timm5970 the high hands is for catching and elbows (both offense and defense). Everyone has preference and style, but in the street, not many people are gonna stop for a quick wai kru and throw on some funny music, lol. Should be good with cheek level hands. I would personally helmet guard and parry mostly when bare knuckle scrappin but hold a very tradition stance when sparring

Shane*

@@EJayydontplay yeah it was a typo

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Well said. Where your brain wants it to be. Genius way to say

Should I just do a lot more crunches to improve my core?

@@sandroramos1982 It depends what your core is missing, although what he's saying is true. Raw strength in the core doesn't equate to more control, especially if you already have some core strength. Couple of good things you can do for coordination in your core are single leg balance exercises, there's a ton of them so just look up a couple. If holding exercises are too easy then do pendulum swinging ones to force both your ankles and core to work together. Some of the better ones though involve using a pilates ball but not everoyne has one. If you go to Gyms they will definitely have one, but in training hall/dojos it's gonna be individually based. Some do some don't, usually places that have gear for recovery and want to train up fighters to become pro will have one (they're also just cheap if you wanna buy one). Anyways, what you wanna do is sit on it with both feet planted into the ground, brace your core and gently bounce up and down whilst holding that straight posture with your core. Ideally the ball is big enough that your knees don't bend past 90 degrees but if it isn't, it's still okay. You wanna exert between 40-70% power through your core (core in this case is both abdomen and back muscles) and don't go into an anterior tilt. What I mean is that adjust the power accordingly as your posture caves in or flexes too far, your goal here is to remain in control of your core and posture while exerting lower forces, but you'll notice at times you will need to flex harder etc. This exercise is more mental than physical, you're training the cognitive control of your core and making your body more aware in space. To make it a lot more difficult, lift one leg off the ground, you're now also teaching side stabilisation but make sure to alternate legs equally. The other extremely good one for pilates balls is doing hip raises/thrusts, but having your legs on the ball. The closer to your hamstrings you rest your legs on the ball, the easier it gets, vice versa if you want to make it really difficult you place your heels on the ball. The further you spread your arms out the side, the easier. Cross your arms on chest for max difficulty. Same thing here, keep core tight and don't tilt your pelvis too far forward nor backwards. You can also add another one by placing the soles of your feet on the ball, this however will target more hamstring stabilisation, but it will still engage the core in a cognitive manner. Another good one I'd like to call "seal balance". Again use a pilates ball and try to stand on it on all fours (knees and hands) like a circus seal. It may sound impossible at first but it's doable and very effective for both balance and spatial awareness training, although it's not strictly core focused at all this time around, more of a full body thing. Should be noted that different levels of pumped air in the ball will change the difficulty, it's not necessarily linear but will change the way you have to balance. Should also be noted that you wanna do all of these in barefeet if possible, as it trains your nerv-system better.

Cheers, Chris 🙏☺️

Honored 🙏 I'm based out of Philadelphia.

You could surely help the process by watching a ton of MT fights and training vids and no other styles

Gabriel Varga has a good video on that

I've got a few videos! Check out this one, plus my "Isolation training for higher, stronger, faster kicks": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l95kea1nyrelp3U.html

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Try these exercises 2-3 days a week: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l95kea1nyrelp3U.html

@@fighttips thks for those tips shane, also it's embarassing when you can't keep body straight up when throwing kick, me as an example lul

Honor was all ours, sir! Thank you for doing a great job 🙌🙏

Keep practicing kicks even if that means slowing down and using a support. It’ll strengthen your core/sides, also do daily stretches, one I can recommend is Tom Merrick beginner flexibility routine. It takes a long time to make progress but with the right nutrition, sleep and training it will shorten it by a little. Hope this helps

Hey George, I've got a few videos on that. Check this one out first: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l95kea1nyrelp3U.html

@@fighttips Just tore my hamstring training so i was looking for some material while im not mobile. Thanks so much keep up the awesome vids.

It could be that you need more leg strength.

Don't hit it until the wrist is healed probably.. Then when you do start hitting it again, do it with proper form and a straight wrist. This is pretty much just common sense.

Get close, don’t try to keep distance against a taller opponent they will have less power close where you will have alot ,if you stay far they will use their range advantage

Probably because it’s more vulnerable to takedowns

It's part of training. Keep it up

i think that might just be a flexibility issue, dynamic stretching specifically with your hips would help over time. im no professional, not even amateur, but stretching more often has helped with my balance as well as my flexibility when it comes to kicks

And an awesome kickboxer, to boot.