By Evan Lee
Wait? Isnât this quantity over quality? Well, that depends on how you look at it.
Quantity is an often overlooked component of training. The focus on quality is often at the forefront of everyoneâs vision. It makes sense, because by attempting to spread yourself across you will be spreading yourself thin, thus proving the inferiority of quantity.Â
In what world, then, would it be sane to suggest that quantity rule over quality?
In one where mistakes can be made.
Training can often get stale when all you do is sharpen your own tools. When one is preparing for a fight, any mistake in training can be costly and throw off the entire training camp, the margins of error are thin. No room for no lollygagging up in this.
What about when youâre not training for a fight? Thatâs when the fun begins.
When youâre training for fun and to develop skills, thatâs when you can throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. Fin...
From Muay Thai Guy
Footwork done properly allows you to take dominant angles, which allows you to accomplish the ultimate aim of fighting:Â to hit and not get hit.
Fighting is one of the most difficult tasks anyone will have to deal with, it makes no sense to fight an opponent head on. Always look for an advantage, the evasive maneuvers, the dominant angles. Itâs better to be better than it is to be equal.
Back straight up and youâll be blasted till kingdom come. Side step your opponentâs forward movement and youâll be turning the tables on your foe. Tread carefully and slowly on matters of footwork. One step in the wrong direction or with the incorrect foot leads you to be placed right in your opponentâs sights. But one step in the right direction or with the correct foot places you on the high grounds, overlooking your opponent as he crumbles.
When t...
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