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 MaxxMMA has come out with an intriguing new bag that lets you hang it both vertically as a traditional heavy bag/punching bag, and also lets you hang it horizontally as an uppercut bag! In this article I would like to share some training and our early experiences training on this cutting edge bag design. The great thing about an Uppercut Bag is the fresh variety of training opportunities that having the horizontal bag provides. 90% or more of most combat athletes spend their time striking a vertically hung bag by throwing straight and hooking punches. The vertical punches that are...

Ray White has been training in the martial arts for over 25 years. He has over a decade of experience in Muay Thai, Kali, Jeet Kune Do, BJJ and Combat Submission Wrestling. While studying, and later teaching at the prestigeous Minnesota Kali Group he has trained under some of the best international and national instructors like Filipino Martial Arts Guro Dan Inosanto, Muay Thai Grand Master Chai Sirusute, MMA UFC Coach Greg Nelson, Combat Submission Wrestling coach Erik Paulson, Brazilian Jui Jitsu legend John Machado, BJJ international coach Roy Harris, Jeet Kune Do Grappling Association founder Larry Hartsell, and Wing...

Interval Training is not a new training methodology. It has been around since the 1930's when a German coach Dr. Woldemar Gershler began looking for ways to improve running performance. Since then it has been established that periods of high intensity training followed by a lower intensity recovery period that are repeated over a workout time can have a more beneficial effect on cardiovascular endurance, energy delivery systems, and overall performance. Without getting overly technical, it has become common knowledge to athletes and trainers that interval training has many beneficial rewards in the form of increased performance with less training...

The number fastest growing sport in the United States is Mixed Martial Arts. Since the late 1980's and early 1990's it has steadily grown from an “underground” sport to a prime time TV blockbuster with events like the The Ultimate Fighter, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator gaining a huge fan bases on channels like Fox, FX, Spike TV and Pay Per View. As the fan base has grown, so has the number of people interested in training and competing in UFC style mixed martial arts events. It is easy to see greats like George St. Pierre, BJ Penn, Anderson...

If you have done any training in martial arts, and in boxing, kickboxing or MMA in particular, then you have probably spent some time shadowboxing. Most times it is used as a beginning of class or workout for warm up, and the coach sets the timer and you are left to your own time. The trick is, do you know what to do with this time to get the most of your training? The following is my personal insights into shadowboxing, and may help you flesh out and broaden your shadowboxing. In order to get the most your time you...