When people look to start a martial art or a combat sport, many want to know if it is effective in self-dense, or even in a street fight. Boxing is one of the oldest and probably the most popular combat sport around the world. It offers extremely fast powerful punches and perfect footwork, that a boxer would be able to hold their own in any fight.
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Unless you have been living under a rock for the last 18 months, you will have heard of the global virus Covid-19. According to the government’s statistics, the death rates were rapidly rising as they hit the U.K. This was a virus that no one wanted to catch. As time has passed, we all have got our own experiences and opinions of the virus.
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We all love the super stars of the fight game, whether that be today’s champions or the legends from the past, they all make an impact on our lives. We are inspired for how they make the sport what it is and the excitement for our own entertainment. However, when fighters reach the top level of the sport, they want to cash in any way possible. To be fair, it is totally understandable as their careers can be short lived and they need to think about their future.
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When you first start a combat sport like boxing or kickboxing, one of the first things your instructor may ask you, are you left or right handed? This is because depending which is your stronger hand, will determine which stance is right for you. In boxing and kickboxing, there are only two different stances, the orthodox and the southpaw stance.
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With all the different styles of fighting and strikes out there, It would only make sense to write an article about the martial art move, side kick, especially as we are called Sidekick ourselves. We came up with the brand name Sidekick as it has a double meaning, it is both a kick and means a companion too.
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MMA is a combat sport we’re fighters are intentially looking to hurt their opponents to win. As you can imagine, with punching and kicking each other, you would expect for fighters to come out of a fight with a black eye or two. However, a fighter getting punched in the eye is perfectly acceptable, but they should never get poked in the eye.
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Thailand is a trendy tourist destination as it has beautiful sandy beaches and plenty of sunshine. However, for many, Thailand is the home for martial arts, as it has its style of fighting, Muay Thai, which dates back hundreds of years. Muay Thai offers an unrivalled fighting style for both explosive power and a bulletproof defence widespread in popularity across the globe.
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Today, we are in such a digital world. Our smartphones have become one of our most important devices, which we cannot leave the house without it. Everything we do is based on our smartphones, and if we are not watching others online, we are creating our content, and we probably don’t realise we are even doing it.
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We all have seen and love the famous classic martial arts movies with stars like Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jason Statham performing incredible kicks. They may them look so spectacular, that it looks like there no ordinary kick.
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If you are looking to purchase a new punch bag, you may be considering the pros and cons of a filled vs an unfilled punch bag. The price difference between the two is quite substantial, making it very tempting to go for the cheaper unfilled option. However, it is not as straightforward as you may think, as once the bag arrives, it is another job in itself filling the empty bag.
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