In France, Kickboxing and MMA are always rising in popularity and one of the global leading MMA promotions Bellator have recently put on their first ever promotion in France.
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The Only way is Essex stars like Lockie and Sam Mucklow have been seen in the Sidekick gear and apparel.
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Back in 2010, the owner of Sidekick Boxing, Daniel Knight, originally was a distributor of Twins Special Muay Thai equipment called MuayUK with his father, Jim.
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MMA is a combat sport that involves both striking and grappling so there are specific pieces of MMA equipment to aid your training.
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Boxing and MMA are two of the most popular combat sports in the world. However, both sports are worlds apart with one being practiced for centuries and the other has only been around since the 90’s.
The full face is a more recommended head guard to give extra protection to the chin. Strikes to the chin are the most likely cause of a knock down or even knockout so the extra precaution is necessary if you are doing heavy sparring. If you watch many boxing fights, it is usually a left hook to the chin.
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In short, your first pair of boxing gloves should last approximately 1-3 years, depending on the frequency of training. However, if you’re more advanced in your fighting journey, cheaper gloves won’t last more than a year.
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Have you seen many different styles of martial arts fights and wondered why they all wear different shorts or even trousers?
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Street fighting or violence is something that should never be condoned, but sometimes it is an outcome we may not be able to control and punching someone should only be done with no other option.
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When you watch professional fighters it looks like they have nerves of steel getting into the ring, but were they once a nervous amateur or are they just hard as nails?
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