Training For My Fight vs Zemo - Heavy Bag Work

[exclamatio]

While one of the ultimate aims of martial arts is to not have to use them, I know it's inevitable that I will have to eventually fight Zemo. I can only hope that I am at least reasonably fit to endure my beating.

Haha! ;D

Had a good workout today, still unfit and weak as a kitten but happy to be making gains! Video starts about half way through, when I started to freestyle a bit more.

It's a 26 min live stream, I don't expect anyone to watch the whole thing. Just get some ideas of your own, or if you have the time and the eye, I'd appreciate feedback on technqiue.

 

[William Huggins]

While one of the ultimate aims of martial arts is to not have to use them, I know it's inevitable that I will have to eventually fight Zemo. I can only hope that I am at least reasonably fit to endure my beating.

Haha! ;D

Had a good workout today, still unfit and weak as a kitten but happy to be making gains! Video starts about half way through, when I started to freestyle a bit more.

It's a 26 min live stream, I don't expect anyone to watch the whole thing. Just get some ideas of your own, or if you have the time and the eye, I'd appreciate feedback on technqiue.

More like as weak as a hamster with a broken back.........I think Zemo takes it..

 

[Killashaw]

I see stiffness.

 

[Mik3ThaMartian]

Gotta git gud if you expect to beat the champ know as zemo... but I like the vid .. maybe I was looking too hard but it seems like you aren't as good at throwing punches with your right as you are with your left hand...most the punches thrown with your right hand seemed kinda off to me

 

[ctrlaltdelete]

looks like Zemo alternates are inbound!

good work @exclamatio , hate you southpaws though.

its a lose lose honestly. if you win - then you beat up the handicapped kid. if you lost- you got beat by a handicapped kid.

 

[Borass]

I really like your style. It looks like a mixt with savate-Dutch kickboxing style with some MT things. What is your background ? ( i guess many would like to be so "unfit" and "weak" )

 

[exclamatio]

I see stiffness.

Just happy to see you sailor

Gotta git gud if you expect to beat the champ know as zemo... but I like the vid .. maybe I was looking too hard but it seems like you aren't as good at throwing punches with your right as you are with your left hand...most the punches thrown with your right hand seemed kinda off to me

Aye it's the right shoulder I had surgery on, works pretty good but still not got 100% co-ordination with it!

looks like Zemo alternates are inbound!

good work @exclamatio , hate you southpaws though.

its a lose lose honestly. if you win - then you beat up the handicapped kid. if you lost- you got beat by a handicapped kid.

More like as weak as a hamster with a broken back.........I think Zemo takes it..

Two solid reasons to also work on my 100m sprint

I really like your style. It looks like a mixt with savate-Dutch kickboxing style with some MT things. What is your background ? ( i guess many would like to be so "unfit" and "weak" )

Cheers mate, that's pretty accurate tbh. Shukokai Karate originally as young kid, then onto Freestyle Karate, which is my main style now. Our striking is mainly influenced by Karate, Muay Thai, Dutch Kickboxing (which is kind of the baby of Muay Thai and Karate anyway), and western Boxing.

 

[Mik3ThaMartian]

Just happy to see you sailor



Aye it's the right shoulder I had surgery on, works pretty good but still not got 100% co-ordination with it!





Two solid reasons to also work on my 100m sprint



Cheers mate, that's pretty accurate tbh. Shukokai Karate originally as young kid, then onto Freestyle Karate, which is my main style now. Our striking is mainly influenced by Karate, Muay Thai, Dutch Kickboxing (which is kind of the baby of Muay Thai and Karate anyway), and western Boxing.

Ahh well that explains that.. but I like the way you throw your kicks after your combos though

 

[William Huggins]

I see stiffness.

Stiffness, your already looking for excuses for the Zemo beat down he's going to get, money is still on Zemo.......... can't you see this guy is already looking for a way out, shoulder surgery.......he wasn't 100% for the fight..... blah blah blah.....I bet the fight never happens.......last minute training injury.

Guy needs to step his game up, go train striking with the great MMA striker Khabib........

 

[j123]

Stiffness, your already looking for excuses for the Zemo beat down he's going to get, money is still on Zemo.......... can't you see this guy is already looking for a way out, shoulder surgery.......he wasn't 100% for the fight..... blah blah blah.....I bet the fight never happens.......last minute training injury.

Guy needs to step his game up, go train striking with the great MMA striker Khabib........

Healthy Khabib? lol, thats a work of fiction and doesn't exist in this realm

 

[Reyesnuthugr]

Rear leg trails out behind you instead of being firmly on the ground, (should be more or less under you when you punch), which causes...

Not grounded when you punch, your rear leg lifts up into the air when you jab

You lean into your punches to reach for the bag

Leaning over the front foot

Not sitting on your punches.

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You seem like an athletic guy (decently fast as well) but you're really not getting anywhere near the leverage and pop you should be.

Try bending your knees a little and sitting on them (takes gradual time to build up over weeks, months, but not necessarily years).

Try bending at the hip, not leaning over. "Unpop" the bend in the hip for power, like a baseball player. Build your hip and knee strength and endurance.

Keep the weight by default on the rear foot and drive off it for your rear hand. It's impossible to drive off the front foot. And sit down on those punches. You'll triple your effectiveness in a month.

Get some 1-on-1 lessons from a private dedicated boxing specialist on the side (no one has to know) to clean you up real quick. You could really rek fools pretty quick with some adjustments. Keep your elbows in

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Your chin seems mostly down which is good.

You seem strong.

Work ethic looks good.

Lots of potential in very little time.

Best luck

 

[William Huggins]

Healthy Khabib? lol, thats a work of fiction and doesn't exist in this realm

What do you mean!!!!

Khabib is 6000-0 against all tiramisu, never has he once not finished or called it off!!!!

 

[Hotora86]

I see stiffness.

That's what she said.

 

[Hotora86]

While one of the ultimate aims of martial arts is to not have to use them, I know it's inevitable that I will have to eventually fight Zemo. I can only hope that I am at least reasonably fit to endure my beating.

Haha! ;D

Had a good workout today, still unfit and weak as a kitten but happy to be making gains! Video starts about half way through, when I started to freestyle a bit more.

It's a 26 min live stream, I don't expect anyone to watch the whole thing. Just get some ideas of your own, or if you have the time and the eye, I'd appreciate feedback on technqiue.

I noticed you lift your hand up very high (even arm over your head) right before you kick. Why? Doesn't seem like a good idea to me as you're open to a quick counter (before your kick lands, and it's not super fast either). If the opponent sees the pattern (and he will) he's gonna anticipate every kick.

You'd be better off throwing that arm FORWARD (even without any power, doesn't have to be a proper punch) to confuse the opponent and then kick the midsection/ribs (since he would guard the face usually when he sees your fist coming).

Other than that you'd probably kick my ass. Good luck!

 

[exclamatio]

Ahh well that explains that.. but I like the way you throw your kicks after your combos though

Cheers mate, something that was drilled into me as a kid on the kickboxing circuits!

Stiffness, your already looking for excuses for the Zemo beat down he's going to get, money is still on Zemo.......... can't you see this guy is already looking for a way out, shoulder surgery.......he wasn't 100% for the fight..... blah blah blah.....I bet the fight never happens.......last minute training injury.

Guy needs to step his game up, go train striking with the great MMA striker Khabib........

Honestly though, I did pull my eyebrow

Healthy Khabib? lol, thats a work of fiction and doesn't exist in this realm

I did chuckle

Rear leg trails out behind you instead of being firmly on the ground, (should be more or less under you when you punch), which causes...

Not grounded when you punch, your rear leg lifts up into the air when you jab

You lean into your punches to reach for the bag

Leaning over the front foot

Not sitting on your punches.

---

You seem like an athletic guy (decently fast as well) but you're really not getting anywhere near the leverage and pop you should be.

Try bending your knees a little and sitting on them (takes gradual time to build up over weeks, months, but not necessarily years).

Try bending at the hip, not leaning over. "Unpop" the bend in the hip for power, like a baseball player. Build your hip and knee strength and endurance.

Keep the weight by default on the rear foot and drive off it for your rear hand. It's impossible to drive off the front foot. And sit down on those punches. You'll triple your effectiveness in a month.

Get some 1-on-1 lessons from a private dedicated boxing specialist on the side (no one has to know) to clean you up real quick. You could really rek fools pretty quick with some adjustments. Keep your elbows in

---

Your chin seems mostly down which is good.

You seem strong.

Work ethic looks good.

Lots of potential in very little time.

Best luck

Cheers mate really appreciate it! It's like I'm re-learning to use my body again, been out really for 7 years chronically injured and getting weaker the whole time haha!

I've had a big focus on strength training since July, and comparing my techniques even to then they are sharper, but still full of bad habits! Doing mostly barbell training, squats, press, rows, bench press, dead lift. For reference my last healthy fight in 2010 I was squatting 120kg at 62kg bodyweight, now I've built back up to 77.5kg squats from 20kg in July.

I've got access to good coaches here and I'll be using them a lot, plus when I'm fitter and finally get my driving licence I'll be travelling to train again. In the meantime I'll really work on those tips, I know that leaning forwards stuff is a bad habit from my younger days!

What do you mean!!!!

Khabib is 6000-0 against all tiramisu, never has he once not finished or called it off!!!!

Lmao

That's what she said.

<3

I noticed you lift your hand up very high (even arm over your head) right before you kick. Why? Doesn't seem like a good idea to me as you're open to a quick counter (before your kick lands, and it's not super fast either). If the opponent sees the pattern (and he will) he's gonna anticipate every kick.

You'd be better off throwing that arm FORWARD (even without any power, doesn't have to be a proper punch) to confuse the opponent and then kick the midsection/ribs (since he would guard the face usually when he sees your fist coming).

Other than that you'd probably kick my ass. Good luck!

Thanks brother! I think that's a bad habit from trying to protect my damaged shoulder! Like it would be too high, or I'll bring it too low completely unintentionally with the elbow trapped by my mid section, to kind of keep the weight off the shoulder. Thing is, that's not a problem now, just a weird thing my brain keeps doing lol!

 

[Hotora86]

Thanks brother! I think that's a bad habit from trying to protect my damaged shoulder! Like it would be too high, or I'll bring it too low completely unintentionally with the elbow trapped by my mid section, to kind of keep the weight off the shoulder. Thing is, that's not a problem now, just a weird thing my brain keeps doing lol!

I hear ya. Instinctively protecting formerly injured body parts can hinder your performance. If the shoulder is fine now you gotta work on eliminating that bad movement.

 

[ARIZE]

I know next to nothing about freestyle Karate, so my comment may be useless. I will just give my opinion from a MT point of view.

You use some elbows and knees, so if it's something allowed in your rules set, I will have to say that the way you punch some times, may be dangerous. Specially some short hooks to the body, while you have lowered you center of gravity and your head is down.

I have some problem with your kicks. (You have good kicks, it's just some details in my opinion)

-You don't drive them through the bag. You hit the bag (with good power) but you don't go through the bag, if that make sense. It's almost semi contact type.

-Often you hop into the kick. Meaning that when you make contact you are in the air. I know some people do it, specially when they bounce around like you do, but personally, I am against it. I find it dangerous, very easy to get hurt if countered, loosing your balance etc. If someone teeps you while you do it, you will go down. People may argue about the power, but i don't fully agree.
To be clear, I am not talking about a jumping kick, which has a different purpose. I am talking about the little hop you make to readjust your balance while kicking.

-You kick is a mix between snap from TKD/Karate and MT/KB... But it comes from your side to much. Your arc is to big. And since it's not a baseball bat MT type of kick, (and with no drive through), It's to telegraphed without the benefit of the power. You loose some speed and gain nothing in return.

-I find that there is a latency between the moment you raise your leg, and the moment you snap it. Almost like a 1-2 tempo in your kick.

If your rule set allows low-kicks, I think you bounce around to much for it. (American KB style).

Some of your knees (even jumping ones) are to low around the groin area. You may want to put a belt, or some other marker on the bag.

Some times, your footwork while moving to the left is a bit confused. But since you obviously use both stance, you may be used to it and get away with it.

A bit more rotation on your elbows.

You use a bit to much of the 1-2-3-kick combination. It becomes predictable.



Again, it's just small details, and I may be wrong on some stuff, or that they don't apply for what you train for.

 

[shincheckin]

looking sharp my friend, shoulder coming along it seems.

 

[exclamatio]

I know next to nothing about freestyle Karate, so my comment may be useless. I will just give my opinion from a MT point of view.

You use some elbows and knees, so if it's something allowed in your rules set, I will have to say that the way you punch some times, may be dangerous. Specially some short hooks to the body, while you have lowered you center of gravity and your head is down.

I have some problem with your kicks. (You have good kicks, it's just some details in my opinion)

-You don't drive them through the bag. You hit the bag (with good power) but you don't go through the bag, if that make sense. It's almost semi contact type.

-Often you hop into the kick. Meaning that when you make contact you are in the air. I know some people do it, specially when they bounce around like you do, but personally, I am against it. I find it dangerous, very easy to get hurt if countered, loosing your balance etc. If someone teeps you while you do it, you will go down. People may argue about the power, but i don't fully agree.
To be clear, I am not talking about a jumping kick, which has a different purpose. I am talking about the little hop you make to readjust your balance while kicking.

-You kick is a mix between snap from TKD/Karate and MT/KB... But it comes from your side to much. Your arc is to big. And since it's not a baseball bat MT type of kick, (and with no drive through), It's to telegraphed without the benefit of the power. You loose some speed and gain nothing in return.

-I find that there is a latency between the moment you raise your leg, and the moment you snap it. Almost like a 1-2 tempo in your kick.

If your rule set allows low-kicks, I think you bounce around to much for it. (American KB style).

Some of your knees (even jumping ones) are to low around the groin area. You may want to put a belt, or some other marker on the bag.

Some times, your footwork while moving to the left is a bit confused. But since you obviously use both stance, you may be used to it and get away with it.

A bit more rotation on your elbows.

You use a bit to much of the 1-2-3-kick combination. It becomes predictable.



Again, it's just small details, and I may be wrong on some stuff, or that they don't apply for what you train for.

Spot on my friend, this and previous replies is exactly what I'm looking for really.

I've fought in a whole bunch of rules and I'm not playing to any particular one in this workout. In my head I'm just having fun hitting the bag, sometimes each round I'll change what I'm picturing. But honestly all this feedback gives me something to think about and work on because I get so many perspectives.

Often I find myself agreeing, sometimes I get to hear something for the first time, rarely do I disagree.

looking sharp my friend, shoulder coming along it seems.

Aye thanks dude, really happy with the progress!