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Originally Posted by dbader08
i got the keith livingston kickboxing book a while back and shadowboxed all the time and developed somewhat technically.
technically i throw a decent punch as far as body rotation, making a complete fist and keeping hand straight (not curling it), not telegraphing it, footwork...
but yeah i use sparring gloves but i do not wrap my hands...my hands hurt sometimes, but not that bad...i guess because it's only a 50 pound bag..lol
and yeah i usually just do basic combos like
1.the ole 1-2
2. hook, cross, hook
3. jab, cross, hook
4. jab, rhk
...i don't go too crazy with 6 punch combos or any crazy ninja shit yet lol
...i usually punch it till i'm sweating pretty good and i'm pretty fatigued...it usually takes like 30-40 minutes about when i'm going full on...lol i'm kinda outta shape but i usually drink quite a bit of water before hitting it...
i was gonna get a double end bag, uppercut bag, and speedbag...but then i thought that would be pretty stupid to buy everything all at once and that i should just wait..lol
and yeah i know jump ropes are really important but what exactly do they help...just timing and coordination?
as you can see i'm a noob (i'm 17) so any points that you can make and any quesitons that you can answer would be greatly appreciated....
thanks alot to everyone who posted so far and yeah Ramma i'll try to get the pic of my set up on here tomoroww.
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See below for the wraps thing.
Like I said, if you want to really see what you look like, film yourself.. and, you should always have mirrors present, they come in handy.
Jump rope helps with timing/coordination, cardio, breathing, and eventually footwork, balance, etc. Jumping rope is something EVERY athlete should do. Not only that, but once you can start doing tricks and stuff, it gets to be a lot of fun. Make sure you land softly and be careful if you start feeling any bad stuff in the knees.. might mean you need to warm them up a little.
It is good to punch until your exhausted. Sometimes, however, don't use all your strength.. my philosophy is that your last punch (or kick, knee, etc) should be as good as your first.. if not better. If you always start out strong.. and lose technique everytime as you go longer.. you are actually TRAINING your muscles to become sloppier as you go on. (Don't let that get you gun shy or anything and make you worry.. it comes from doing it like that for a long period of time).
And last but not least, who cares if you are a noob? Better a noob than someone so pig headed and full of pride that they are too stubborn to ask questions.
Always ask questions, you can never know enough.
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Originally Posted by Ubermensch
YOU MUST Wrap your hands not even just sometimes!!! And kick with your shins as if you are srtiking some one with a bat I have mentioned some techniques in earlier posts in this place just do a search or go through some past threads. Technique as Ramma said the MOST important thing go slow and do it right but always hit it hard so you get use to it. And yes warm up your engine first but that is a must in any athletics that you do. Injuries happe if you don't.
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^^ Yeah, Uber is right.. I should have stressed that even more than I did. You need to learn to wrap your hands. There are tutorials on YouTube and such. I mean, I can film it and show you how it is done at my Muay Thai school. Everyone says you gotta do it this way or that way.
The way I see it, if you instructor/school tells you to do it a certain way and you are injury free.. that is the right way.
Landing the kick with your shin is very important. There are styles where the foot can also be the hammer head (My Tae Kwon Do school for example)... but, without a tolerance for it (and a little bit of nerve killing lol).. you are just going to hurt or break your foot (you'll notice that Cro Cop lands shots with his foot all the time.. and he is one of the only ones).
I'd say if I gave you any more info at this point, we'd be playing the cramming game..
Worry about technique
