tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41099181866137418162024-03-19T05:21:29.288-04:00Acumen AthleticsMuay Thai Drills • Strength • Conditioningacumen athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732759511714833967noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109918186613741816.post-76843458495371456342019-07-31T12:01:00.001-04:002019-07-31T12:01:44.277-04:00Banded Hook for Punching Mechanics<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2WJwTe0kQCc" width="459"></iframe><br /><br />
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Throughout my martial arts and fighting career I had plenty of coaches who wanted the lead hook to perform differently. Some yell pivot the foot, don't pivot the foot, punch with thumb up, thumb down, in a downward arc, straight across, etc... One thing they all had in common was to turn the hips.<br /><br />
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I had a boxing coach who told me to focus on pulling the opposite shoulder and hip as fast as possible when throwing a hook. Not in those exact words though; "You're not on the fucking Pec Deck Machine. Pull your this hip and shoulder back fast and throw a punch. Not a dumbbell fly." It clicked for me and made so much sense.<br /><br />
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The hook is a pulling punch, made to go around your opponent's guard or peripheral vision that has to be delivered with speed for maximum damage. Remember this is just 1 component of throwing a hook. There are other dynamics and ways to throw and land a hook. Make sure to train with a qualified instructor and be coachable so that you can learn effectively. Give this drill a try and Let me know if it helped you or your teammates with the lead hook.<br /><br />
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1. Use a light resistance band.<br /><br />
2. Loop around your rear shoulder and underneath your armpit.<br /><br />
3. You can grab the band with your free hand so that it's not in the way.<br /><br />
4. Violently pull the band back with your hip and shoulder as you throw your hook.<br /><br />
5. You can pivot your lead leg or just the hip (depending on how your coach wants you to throw it).<br /><br />
6. Vary the length, arc, and hand position of your hook.<br /><br />
7. Add elbows.<br /><br />
8. Focus on speed.<br /><br />
9. Bringing hand back to your home base.<br /><br />
10. Hiding your chin.<br /><br />
11. Moving your head slightly off-center.<br /><br />
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Best to your training,<br /><br />
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Danny Milletacumen athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732759511714833967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109918186613741816.post-8560062551480973412019-07-16T09:06:00.001-04:002019-07-16T09:06:01.149-04:00Alternating Incline Press for Muay Thai w/ Kettlebell<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2RJysZe2R10" width="480"></iframe>acumen athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732759511714833967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109918186613741816.post-72245312704924690362019-07-09T21:47:00.001-04:002019-07-09T21:47:14.581-04:00Back Step Teep<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qy6y7pmc5tI" width="459"></iframe>acumen athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732759511714833967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109918186613741816.post-716187071534894632019-05-26T18:45:00.001-04:002019-05-26T18:45:06.987-04:003 Hip Exercises for Stronger Front Kicks<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsCZ9eDq9CM" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's a good idea to increase your muscular strength, power, and speed work as part of your overall training program. <br />
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You must integrate a strength & conditioning routine with your skill work. These cycles can have a dedicated training day/time to themselves or you can perform before or after your skill training.<br />
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In this video, I go over a hip hinge progression which will transfer over for front kicks, teeps, knees and basically anything hip related. <br />
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I hope you find this video useful for your Muay Thai training. Leave a comment with any of your questions and share this video with your teammates.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Weak and tight muscles will limit your techniques. In this clip, I demonstrate 2 movement prep exercises which can help loosen up and strengthing your hips, quads, glutes, hamstrings, and ankle. Good addition to your warm up if you are looking to improve your techniques, especially you're focusing on teeps, front kicks, foot jabs, etc...</div>acumen athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732759511714833967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109918186613741816.post-76037241709123068912018-08-22T09:45:00.001-04:002018-08-22T09:45:43.146-04:00Hip Opener For Muay Thai Boxing (The 90/90 Switch)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S-5brDNvZfE" width="459"></iframe>acumen athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732759511714833967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109918186613741816.post-88818240357017360272018-06-20T14:49:00.000-04:002018-06-21T08:12:00.415-04:00Two Kettlebell Neck Exercises for Fighters<div style="text-align: justify;">
Neck stability, strength, and endurance are vital for all athletes involved in any contact sport. Especially for combat athletes and martial artists. It can make the difference between taking a hard shot that gets you KTFO or taking that same hard shot but it just rocks you. </div>
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For this series of Neck Exercises, I use the Neck Bridge. Unlike in wrestling, I prefer not to arch my lower back. That involves lower back and neck mobility which is sport specific to wrestling for avoiding a pin or escaping bottom positions. A great movement for grapplers. </div>
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If you can’t perform the bridge I’d recommend you start off with isometric holds to strengthen your neck muscles. Also, avoid these exercise until you’re strong enough to bridge with body weight for at least 2 mins and always start off with a lightweight.</div>
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acumen athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732759511714833967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109918186613741816.post-11458253187127183132018-06-07T10:07:00.000-04:002018-06-07T10:07:06.668-04:00Skip Knee Warm Up Complex<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There's activation, movement prep, mental prep, breathing, you're intentions for the training session, etc... the list goes on and on.</div>
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I've been working consistently on a Warm Up Blueprint for Muay Thai Boxers. Whether you're training solo or in a class, jumping rope and shadow boxing isn't enough. </div>
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I have other warmup complexes, movement prep and guide coming soon. For now, hit the clock for a 3 min round and give do this at your next training session.</div>
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acumen athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732759511714833967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109918186613741816.post-69614948962368678052018-06-04T15:01:00.000-04:002018-06-04T15:01:41.477-04:00Putting Out Multiple Fires In Your Life<span style="text-align: justify;">I can't believe it's already June. I'm thankful that May whipped by so fast because it was a hectic month for me; both financially and physically. </span>If you're going through the same situation, here are a couple of tips to put out those fires...<br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey guys, Maggie here! Danny let me take over the blog today to share what we buy at Trader Joe's in a typical week. So many of you ask us what we eat throughout the day to keep our energy up and also to control cravings so I thought I'd share the things we buy at Trader Joe's in our weekly shopping trip and a few of our favorite recipes!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Muay Thai die-hards are taught to block oncoming kicks with our shin. But if you take a look at the rules from the popular governing bodies here in NJ, NY, or PA (WKA, ABC, USMTA, etc...) there is no specification for what a block against kicks should look like. </span><br>
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When it comes to Muay Thai, kicks must be blocked with your shin so that your opponent won't score. However, raising your knee against a kick isn't always enough if your opponent is kicking right through your shin or off balancing you. Here's how to strengthen your blocks so you don't look weak to the judges.</div>
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One of the biggest problems I faced when I started Muay Thai was poor plantar flexion (pointing your foot out). I also see it in some of my newer students.</div>
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Back then, during a sparring class, I threw a teep and missed my partner. My coached yelled at me to point my foot. I fired again and missed. "He heard you yell it and stepped back," I thought to myself in frustration as the round continued.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Getting back into shape is a bit harder than starting. If you had to take some time off from your training here are a couple tips to help you get back into shape.</span></span><br>
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The PullOver is a great exercise that targets the serratus, chest, and lat muscles. Here's how to perform with the kettlebell.<br>
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The push up is a true and tested exercise when it comes to upper body pushing strength. Build bigger and stronger pushing muscles with this full range of motion variation of the pushup.<br>
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<div><br /></div><div>This is the 1st and 2nd part of the Turkish Get Up (TGU) and a good regression to increase the weight you'd typically use in the TGU. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is a staple in our Kettlebell Strength & Conditioning Classes. Try it at home or be an action taker and join our kick starter program (http://www.acumenathletics.com/p/kettlebells-strength.html)</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you find this video useful towards your Muay Thai training. Don't forget to leave a comment with any of your questions and share this video with your teammates.</div><div><br /></div><div>Best to your training,</div><div><br /></div><div>Danny Millet</div><div><br /></div><div>Connect With Me:</div><div>http://www.acumenathletics.com/</div><div>https://www.facebook.com/AcumenAthletics/</div><div>https://www.instagram.com/acumen_athletics/</div><div><br /></div><div>Subscribe to email list:</div><div>http://eepurl.com/b_bFbz</div>acumen athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732759511714833967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109918186613741816.post-43290781971562513782018-02-21T10:03:00.001-05:002018-02-21T10:22:52.346-05:00Body Block Hook Into Up Elbow Counter. Muay Thai Boxing Drill<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aJBo0yzxeIk" width="480"></iframe><br>
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In this drill, we block the pad holders L/R hook to the body with our elbows and answer back with an up elbow.</div>
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Same drill but I'm looking for a difference in the timing. In the first half, you block and then reply with the same side up elbow. In the 2nd half, you go right into your same side up elbow as soon as you feel the pad hit you. This way you'll deliver a counter.</div>
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Try it out and let me know how it worked out for you.</div>
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Mental toughness, you're either born with it or not. Regardless, it's a muscle that you should be training every day. Try this exercise to develop your own mental toughness skill.<br>
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<a href="http://www.acumenathletics.com/2017/12/unilateral-training-how-to-set-your.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlkauylaH3FJ8OVlRtRMAsLbOwG7hpErLS8yJ1hv21goTR3dRCNw9UFE5AI-ZoN9gMaFElL0qpvyBmJb2Po_8fFgqxRvgvjvAZgvNuREqE203CW8a-1RssF0RHNbZd8TupjCopdy6i4ZH/s320/IMG-7115.JPG" width="320"></a>For this week's Kettlebell classes I'm putting heavy emphasis on unilateral work, which is one of the best ways to strengthen your upper and lower slings (core) without the need to increase the weight.</div>
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If you find yourself busy with family, work, school, or some other BS and finding it hard to fit in your Muay Thai "Me" time, here are a few tips.</div>
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Feeling hurt, sore, or tired? Add these quick simple movements into your morning as part of an active recovery workout.</div>
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