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Question:

Hi
when you are sparring, what's the best way to take an opponent down?

Answer:

The rules of the competition will determine  what you can and can't do during the bout or sparring. Usually, the best way to take an opponent down whilst sparring is by a foot sweep. The sweep direction should always start at the back of your opponents foot at about ankle height and should travel in the direction of your opponents toes. You are pulling the support leg of your opponent away from underneath them. Usually it is used when your opponent is kicking as they are then standing on one leg. Your sweeping action is very much like a kick to the back of the ankle area using your instep or inside of your instep. You can also use a reverse foot sweep which is similar to a straight leg spinning kick to the same area. 

If you are allowed to grab, then  a double leg take down or a single leg take down are very effective or a variety of  Judo throws.

Question:

Hi there,                                                                                                               
             I  have been learning karate for the past 6 months, but I am struggling with my kicks, especially roundhouse. could you recommend any exercises or books which could help me .

Answer:

There are many books out there with stretching routines in them (try looking at the "Bill Wallace" books). Really any of them that cover the basic stretching routines are adequate. It is then down to your training and commitment that will improve your flexibility. What is it you are struggling with, with the roundhouse kick? contact

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What is a girdle stretch and why is it bad for you?

Answer:

Answer:

I believe the girdle stretch is when u sit down on your backside with your
legs bent and with the feet together and push the knees down.

thanks Craig  (faze101)

Answer:

I believe Craig is incorrect (no offence) the double leg stretch when seated, back straight with the soles of the feet touching is known as the "Butterfly stretch" & as long as done gently and done with your own pressure (pushing gently on self) it has been proven to be successful stretch for the bicep femoris muscles (inside leg).

Is perhaps the Girdle stretch perhaps being confused with the hurdle or hurdler stretch? which is very bad for knees.

(Seated Jazz split split stretch, one leg extended the other turned with bent knee behind the body)

N.D.Main (Senior instructor Of N.D.M Martial Arts )
Website: www.kick-boxing.net

Question:

Answer:

I suggest that you take up a mixed martial art, such as
grappling and modern jiu jitsu. If you go to the find a club page
on the website you will find plenty of clubs teaching mixed martial
arts, that is mixed as in boxing, kicking and grappling. Even if there
is not one in your area listed, contact any of them as they may know
of or have clubs close to you. Good luck with it, the fact that you
have done boxing for 2 years will be a great advantage.
faze 101

Question:

I have being kickboxing for two years now, and are still not sure what
is the best technique for breathing while I am training; -slow and
deep, or more shallow and fast breaths?  And one more question. I
drink about 2.5L  water during training; -should I drink less, or can
I keep on "muling"my way through training? I am sure you have seen a
lot of athletes taking a mouthful of water during a match and spitting
it out afterwards?? What`s the deal with that anyway?? GREAT WEBSITE!!

Answer:

Breathing, as you know is very important, the way you breath is too.
during a fight, the tendency is to hold the breath, especially when in mid combat.
It is advisable to exhale during any strike. That is when you are striking or when they are striking.
Inhale when it is safe to do so, for instance when your break away from your opponent and there is less threat of a strike against you.

The body shot is a great example of when not to inhale and when to exhale.
If you are caught inhaling when your opponent strikes to your abdomen, you are in trouble.

If you are exhaling you can ride the shot.

The speed or your breathing is dependant upon the demand of physical activity.
If you have expended a lot of energy in a short burst, you will need to quickly restock.
It is a good guide to try to breath as slow as possible as quickly as possible.
This is down to recovery which in turn relates to stamina.

When you get back to your corner, you should take as many deep fast breaths as possible to aid the recovery, and try to sit for the remainder of approximately 1
minute breathing slow and deep.
Try to get your heart rate down again and breath in as normal a pattern as possible. 

You will need to either breath rapidly initially to recover or if you have not expended
yourself too much then one giant deep breath then normal breathing.
This applies to during combat as well. When you are mid flow and throwing shots, you will be exhaling on each strike and intaking sharply and quickly if prolonged.

But as soon as you can recover your breathing to as normal a pace as possible. Don't let your opponent see you though gasping or breathing deeply to recover because this will be an indication that you need to recover:)

A good time to breath and recover is when you are in a clinch, careful again though of the body shots!!!!!!!
Don't take a deep breath in when in a close clinch and get caught with a kidney or body shot.

During combat never breath with the mouth open. 

This is a dangerous position that can result in a broken jaw.
All breathing through closed mouth and nose don't hang the jaw.

When training it is good to do bag work or whatever with a gumshield in, so that you get used to breathing as you would when you fight. 

If you do need to open your mouth wide to gulp in air then do it when it is a safe distance. You will develop a pattern for your breathing yourself that suit you. but these tips you can apply as you wish. 

In summary: exhale on all strikes, inhale at safe distances, breath pattern as fast or as slow as you feel you need to, to recover to a normal breath pattern, never open the jaw during exchanges, try and breath for recovery in clinches and in corner or away from striking distance, sharp deep breaths in whilst in combat if needed. 

Hope this helps a bit.

Water intake is fine as long as you don't end up like a bloated balloon. 

You need to stay hydrated during training but this is dependant upon energy expended again. 

If you are not working too hard then cut down on the water intake. 

The reason fighters take in water then spit it out again, is that you need to rehydrate during the fight but you don't want to fill your stomach up with too much water. 

You can feel sick if you drink too much. So you can take a mouthful of water swallow about a quarter of it, run the rest of it around the mouth to rehydrate the mouth and lips and then spit the remainder out.
thanks for the comment about the website:)
& thanks for your enquiry
faze 101

Question:

Answer:

Hi,
   Well, your credentials in the ju jitsu sound good. That in itself
is testament to your ability to manage your fears and win. 

Firstly,
you don't have to fight. That would be a good way of avoiding the fear
of competing. But I guess you want to take part so you have to fight.

You have overcome the greatest hurdle in handling your nerves and that
is to admit that you are scared or nervous. By identifying the fact
that you are nervous, enables you to now control it and handle it
better. 

Take a look at the write up on Pre-fight nerves on the
website. That might help. 

Remember that the fear can be controlled to your advantage. 

The butterfly feeling and other emotions are the signs
that your body is preparing to fight or challenge the situation. It is
an adrenalin rush. The fact that this is happening is a good sign,
without it you are less prepared. 

All your senses are acutely tuned into the situation, they are there to help you.

It is not a weakness it is a strength. 

You must harness, control, accept and use these feelings in a positive way. 

Say to yourself "Yes I am feeling worried, but this is my internal power preparing me for combat, it is my friend and ally, I accept it and welcome it, I will be stronger now". 

I'm sure you will do well in your fight!
all the best
faze 101

Question:

How can I improve the strength of my body to suit the needs of kickboxing. thank you.

Answer:

Without doubt the most important attribute in kickboxing is stamina! Being built like a bodybuilder is not the answer to strength in kickboxing. 

Although saying that, lean  muscle strength is advantageous. 

Plenty of stamina work, such as skipping, running, jogging, circuits and pad work. 

A typical workout for kickboxing is, let's say you are training for a 3 x 2 minutes round fight. You would train at least 4 to 5 days of the week doing 12 to 15 x 3 minute rounds of mixed training with 1 x 1 minute break in between all rounds.

(Buy an electronic egg timer from somewhere like Boots or Asda e.t.c  it only costs about £5 with batteries, this is excellent for setting countdown timing for your rounds Get one with a big display that counts in seconds as well as minutes, because the more tired you get the more you look at the timer, although you shouldn't really!)

training would be for 8 weeks before the fight.  Try and get at least 2 x 3 mile jogs or runs in the week sometime, and if you are up to it a 5 - 10 miler. 

The idea is that you  are peaking at the end of the 7th week. Your last week of training would differ to the previous 7 weeks in that you would lessen the number of rounds of training say 8 - 10    

2 minute rounds and they would be concentrating on speed more than stamina. You would not train at all for 48 hrs before the fight. 

All your stamina work should have been done in the previous 7 weeks. If you haven't done it by now it will be too late! All your road work should now be under your belt.

Question:

where exactly is the limit mentioned in your stretching tips? by this I mean how will I know by feel when I've reached it?

Answer:

The limit in stretching is when you have reached a position when it starts to become painful.
This is usually when persuasion turns to force.
You can stretch successfully without pain.
Discomfort versus Pain!
Dictionary terms:
comfort = "ease"
pain = "bodily or mental suffering"

It is very easy to go beyond the limit when stretching. 
If the stretch is painful, then that really is an indication that damage may be occurring.

But how do you determine the difference between slight discomfort which is usually the result of stretching and pain?

You should feel as though the muscle is being stretched without being ripped. 

But how do you know when it is being stretched but not ripped?

You must determine when slight discomfort turns to pain, this is easy to say but more difficult to identify. 

Try asking yourself whilst stretching, is this discomfort without pain, or is it discomfort with pain?

Usually due to determination and possibly a high pain threshold, the practitioner will push too hard and damage the muscle. This damage can be small microscopic tears and should be avoided at all costs.

The limit.
As a guide, when you are doing your stretch, when you reach the point where your knee is starting to bend or your toes and foot are starting to point forward to alleviate the discomfort, then that is really the limit. You should reposition your self again and reach the point when the leg is perfectly straight with toes pulled back and a gentle persuasion of stretching is reached. 
If you have gone beyond the limit you will feel excessive soreness and pain the next day. Although by then it is too late to rectify the stretch, you will know for next time that your limit has been exceeded so stretch a little gentler next time. 

It is far better to stretch with good form ( usually less than you would like to achieve) and no pain for a longer period , than a painful, deeper stretch for a shorter period. 

A more painful stretching session is definitely not a better stretching session!

Stretching should not be suffering.

Patience really is the key.

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Reply to last question: Could you let me know what problems you are having with your axe kicks and your spinning crescent kicks

Thats cool,

with the axe kick, its the whole technique and when to apply it thats

confuses me its one of the kicks I haven't really used and i want to

those websites are great and i think if i saw something similar for the axe

kick it would help loads

also any basic combinations that could help me would be great i need to

become more flexible my roundhouse and sidekicks can reach head height

easily but not on both legs my left leg is best for my side kicks and my

right is great with roundhouses any advice on stretches?

Thanks

Answer:

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Answer:

Read the stretching tips on the website for more information.

Good luck.

Question:

My question is this, are medicine balls a thing of the past because I am in two minds whether to buy one or not to help with my training, also would you be able to give some advice on how to use one effectively for conditioning and toning.

Answer:

Question:

which one. I recently moved to Aberdeen and am quite keen to take up a

class. I used to do a little boxing and really enjoyed the intense training

and bag work we did. Ideally I'd like to have a class which would improve

my power, speed and fitness but also learn combat skills. I have looked at

Muay Thai, this looks good but is perhaps a bit severe with the knees and

elbows. Not too sure on being kneed in the ribs for fun!! Anyway any

advice you could give which might steer me toward the art for me would be

greatly appreciated!!

Great site by the way!! Thanks  

Answer:

The listings below are an example of styles that may suit you, although they are not based in your area they may either have clubs of their own operating around by you or know of other clubs that they can recommend.

In these days of mixed martial arts if you are lucky you will find a club that teaches both striking and grappling techniques. If you want to marry your striking skills with effective combat skills then look for a cross training club that incorporates all styles i.e. a mixture of grappling and kickboxing. contact Rick Young on 0131 554 4600 email: rick.young@mcmail.com

With Thai boxing you will find that they are usually very good at the boxing as well as the kicking not to mention the knees and elbows too! Try contacting any thai boxing school and asking for one in your area. Or contact: Sandy Holt 01204 395 807, 07836 745 075 OR Master Sken on 0161 429 9660 mobile: 07785 733 734

For the kickboxing you could try ringing Ray Hoffman on 07973 316 028 Ray is the former Super Heavyweight kickboxing champion and he has a string of clubs throughout the country under the E.C.K.A banner. He is based in Wolverhampton in the Midlands but might have something your way. good luck in your training.

Question:

Answer:

You must also rest at least 48 hours before the fight. If you need to release any nervous energy then do light shadow work nothing too extreme.

Abstain from alcohol completely at least a week before the fight.

Drink plenty of water.

Don't drink water with your meal but drink it about 20 to 30 minutes after the meal so that your body has time to break down and absorb the food as opposed to washing it away with water.

Hopefully you do not have a weight problem in that you are critically close to your maximum fighting weight as the above tips are affected by the fact that you may have to keep your weight as low as possible. If this is the case then you need to follow the above but watch your weight very carefully . The last thing you want to do is end up a few pounds over the accepted weight and then have to skip it off or end up in a sauna! This will deplete your energy levels and should be avoided at all costs.

So take note of the above but adapt it to your own situation.

good luck in your fight.

Question:

Answer:

You should know by now the rules for the fight on the day, number of rounds, length of rounds, time intervals, possible extensions incase of draw, legal blows, illegal blows, referees decision or judges. Time out for illegal blow (rest), everything that could mean the difference between winning and losing, don't leave it until it happens.

On the day of the fight, before you leave the house check you have everything you need for the fight.

List everything the day before and write it down.

Check the date is correct for the fight!

Check the time for weigh ins e.t.c

Check the address for the venue is the same as the address for the weigh in.

Try and take your own cornermen ( check how many you can have in the corner with you)

Check you have your own corner bucket (they don't always supply them), towel, vaseline, sponge, water dispenser (bottle), scissors, masking tape or equivalent, Stopwatch, first aid basics.

Check kickpad or focus mitts for warm up

Check gumshield

Check fighting gloves/boots/groinguard

Check handwraps(bandage)

Check fighting clothing( shorts, trousers top e.t.c)

Check towel for shower afterwards, change of clothes + toiletries

If you have a spare 5lbs cushion to work to, then eat your carbs as suggested previously. On the day of the fight eat quick carbs, stuff that will not sit on your stomach too long. Baked potatoes, with tuna or chicken eat it cold is o.k, a banana is good also but don't eat more than 1, you don't need to. Your carbohydrate levels should be high enough from the previous 3 days eating, so you don't really need to carb up too much on the day. Have a good breakfast but then cut back on eating too much as you don't want to feel like a sumo wrestler when you get in there.

It is not unusual to not have an appetite on the day of the fight due to your body preparing for combat. If you can eat as much as you can to maintain energy levels but you don't need to stuff yourself. You are really just maintaining energy levels throughout the day.

Drink plenty of fluids especially water. Do not drink tea or coffee, this will dehydrate you. Just plain water is good. If you want to drink isotonic drinks then they are o.k too. Lucozade e.t.c but again don't drink too many of these, especially just prior to the fight best to stick to water. Even with water though don't drink too much prior to the fight or you will feel like a balloon. If your mouth gets dry, which it will, just swill the mouth out with water as opposed to drinking it each time, you can swallow just a bit each time if you want. In the fight or just as you are stepping into the arena when you take water again just swill then spit it out to wet the mouth not drinking too much. If you drink a lot just prior to the fight or during the fight it can make you sick so just swill and spit. Spit it into a bucket!

Don't eat anything at least 3 hours before you fight. Try to find out when you are fighting, time wise. If you are 3rd on the bill for instance find out what time the fights start then estimate it from there. Bear in mind that if you are 3rd on the bill that the other 3 fights may not go the distance, or be cancelled and finish very early so treat it as though you are first on the bill. It is better to be prepared after all your hard training. You do not want to get caught cold and unprepared because the other fights were either cancelled or finished early, these things do happen so be prepared. Ask plenty of questions of when your fight is happening get someone, a friend or cornerman to keep checking the progress of the card.

Go and take a look at the fighting area and check it out. If it is a ring, get in it and walk around get the feel of the size, bounce off the ropes (check that the ropes have been tightened to how they will be on the night). Check the canvas for bounce and traction, all these things help familiarize before you enter.

Throughout the day you will undoubtedly think of the fight, what tends to happen is that you will be more tense on the day. It is important to keep reminding yourself that you should relax. Remember every bit of energy you burn up during the day prior to the fight is energy that you can hold onto. So little things like relaxing the jaw and fists and legs is important. Keep asking yourself am I relaxed. If you feel your teeth are clenched then relax them take a deep breath and exhale slowly relaxing all body parts. If you are clenching your fists or tapping the foot or fidgeting excessively then try to stop. This is a good way of checking yourself occasionally, it is amazing how tense you can be, like a coiled spring without realizing it.

If you think about it, it could be something like 8 - 10 hours that you are waiting to fight on the day so you can imagine how much energy can be burned up with tension. Take little cat naps relaxing as much as possible, I doubt whether you will actually fall asleep but you can close your eyes relax the body like a mini meditation period. Thoughts should be positive, technique movement speed accuracy ring craft. Try to take the mind off the fight if you can, think of other pleasant things. Maybe a walkman, music is something that relaxes you. It might be the opposite to all above, you might feel more relaxed if you talk and keep busy? These are things that you will work out yourself, what works best for you, everybody is different and they handle things differently. Do these kind of things during the day up to about 1 hour before the doors open or the first fight is due to start. If you are the first fight then you need to start preparing at least 1 hour before the fight.

Start preparing in a relaxed manner so give yourself plenty of time to get ready. Check you have everything with you laid out ready for the fight gumshield, left and right glove that you are not wearing yet and water in the water bottle ready for arena.

Get your handwraps on about 1 hour before the fight, the reason for this is so that you can get used to them in time and make sure they are not too tight or loose plus you do not want to rush to put them on. Usually when the bandages are being put on is a good time to reflect on the fight it really is a significant time prior to a fight, a time to get your head together and focus. Do not worry about the echo of distant voices around you this is perfectly normal, it is a time to reflect and compose:)

While you are preparing constantly get somebody to check the progress of the fights so that you know that you have about 30 minutes left or thereabouts. Usually it is left up to the promoter to tell you when you are on and that is usually when you have one sock on, you can't find your gumshield, Mike your cornerman is missing and the promoter sticks his head around the dressing room door and shouts "Come on, your on, Now!", "Quick, their waiting, you ready!?" "Let's go".

When that head comes round the door and asks "Are you ready?" you want to answer "Yeah, I'm ready!".

It is best to warm up before you get called, you only need to do a little bit of pad work just to get the blood flowing, to remind yourself that you have got power and skill. Start with a few lighter techniques and build up to some more powerful ones, be very careful not to injure yourself, make sure you have enough room around you. All you need to do is work up a bit of a sweat, like you say you don't want to tire yourself before you get in there. Maybe 5 minutes max, again this is purely up to you. finish with a bit of shadow and imagine the fight is on, get your mind prepared but stay calm.

There should be about 5 minutes left now, make sure you are keeping warm by covering up with a gown/hood e.t.c Keep that heat in. Remember the timing for getting in the ring is a bit of a hit and miss affair so don't be too upset if they suddenly come in and say something like, by the way they've decided to have a 15 minute break. These things do happen. You might have to repeat your mini warm up again later so it is important to be prepared for all eventualities.

Make sure you are vaselined up across eyebrows, cheekbones and ears if that is what you are going to do?

Last check: gloves on, gumshield with cornerman (cornerman to wet your gumshield just before giving it to you in fight), all cornerman ready with bucket and stuff listed at top, water bottle full.

Now wait the last 5 minutes for that head to come round the door and ask "Are you ready?"

good luck in your fight

Question:

Answer:

To stay lean and muscular you need to build the muscle using weights or equivalent strength exercises and keep the fat levels down by being involved in aerobic activity such as jogging, running or your normal martial arts workouts. The balance means that you need to allow the muscle to grow without tapping into the energy required for the muscle to grow from excessive aerobic activity. Bear in mind that the muscle grows during rest not exercise, so rest is important too.

A combination of aerobic activity, strength work such as weight training (optional) or even your normal workouts, rest, and diet all contribute to your appearance and health.

If any of the elements are excessive or out of sync then you will sway one way or the other!

You could have a fantastic muscular body but feel drained and tired all the time, this could be because you are doing lot's of weight training and not eating enough carbohydrate foods.

Then again you could feel as though you have bags of energy but your muscular definition is poor because the muscle is covered in fat.

If you wish to build muscle then weight training is really the best way of building muscle.

It really is a science to get it all right all the time. You hear of fighters peaking, and peaking at the right time. The idea is to get your energy levels high and carry no excessive weight. It is unusual to be able to boast this peaked state all of the time. Really the way you feel and perform is more important than the way you look although in the peaked state you usually do look fit and trim.

A balanced training regime with a balanced diet, balanced with rest will give you that balanced look.

You will only become bulky if you weight train excessively, eat high carbohydrate meals and do little aerobic workouts. The bulky look is when the muscle is large but covered in fat, so there is little definition. The carbs are the energy foods, you often hear the bodybuilders carbing up prior to competition to gain extra strength to push more weight to build larger muscle. At this stage they are not "lean" and muscular, they are "bulked up" and muscular. But for competition they will de-carb ( eat less carbs) to rid the excess fat above the muscle and below the skin to become more ripped in appearance. I am not suggesting you become a competition bodybuilder this is just an example.

The reason you are probably losing or not gaining muscularity with the excessive aerobic activity is that when your immediate fat reserves are used up in your body and you continue to workout aerobically then the muscle energy is used to fuel your activity, this is why many marathon runners are aerobically supreme but their muscle definition is not large.

Your speed will only suffer if you neglect speed exercise during strength training.

It is possible to be muscular and fast. Build the muscle but keep training with speed.

As far as books are concerned, there are many books out there with many tips.

It is best to look at as many as you can and take the best from each one that you think will work for you. The same goes for the diet books for tips on eating during training.

Take a trip to the library, there you can read at leisure and maybe take some home with you.

The internet has a field of information, go to http://www.google.com  and type in any of the keywords that you are interested in.

Question:

Thank You in Advance

Answer:

With reference to the ankle and wrist weights.
My opinion is that they are probably good for building resistance force.
When you take them off your arms and legs will feel lighter and quicker. 
Will be good for toning the muscle groups involved in the punching and kicking. 
I would advise you to NOT snap your kicks or punches to lock out position, with the weights on, as this could damage the joints. 
Slow kicking and punching WITHOUT locking out the movement is probably the best way to train with them, so that the muscle groups feel the resistance as opposed to the joints. 
If you want to extend the technique to the final locked out position then do it slowly then hold the locked position, for instance if you want to train the side kick or roundhouse kick then it would be o.k to hold the leg out in a locked position, but again I re-emphasize that it is not wise to snap the movement. Hope this has been useful.
thanks for your enquiry.

Question:

WHAT SHOULD I DO FOR MY CARDIO I WANNA WORK IT GOOD SO I DONT RUN OUT OF GAS FAST
PEOPLE TOLD ME TO DO SPRINTS EVERY OTHER DAY IS THAT TRUE JUMP ROPE,RUN STAIRS, CAUES I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT I FIGHTING A BOXER WHO FOUGHT PLENTY MATCHES PLEASE HELP ME WHAT I NEED TO DO SO I CAN LAST LONG IN THAT FIGHT I NEED ALL THE ANSWERS THAT I CAN GET I DONT WANNA LISTEN TO ANYBOY CAUSE U GIVE ME THE BEST ADVISE. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

IN THE MORNING WHAT SHOULD I EAT AFTER THE WEIGH INN I SHOULD TAKE A NAP AFTER I EAT AND THEN STREACH OUT AND WHEN I GET TO THE PLACE SHOULD I LOOK WHAT NUMBER IM UP AND THEN SHADOW BOX TO GET WARMED UP AND NOT TO MUCH I DONT KNOW MUCH BUT CAN U GIVE ME THIS LAST ADVISE

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The last week of training should be fast speed work, everything you do in your training should be geared around speed. 
So yes do sprints, skip, and run stairs if you want to, but I would advise you against prolonged strenuous sessions this close to the fight. Take a look at the website again and look at the training tips section "training to fight" for a workout schedule. This is mainly for kickboxing but you can adapt the rounds to 2 minutes instead of 3. Your approach this week should be on preserving your energy but training short dynamic rounds. Don't over train! especially this close to the fight. Eat small meals often (like snacking), about every hour and drink water regularly. It is better to eat smaller portions more often, than giant meals every 5 or 6 hours. 

If you are fighting a boxer and it is a mixed martial arts fight that involves groundwork without being stood up all the time, then hopefully your groundwork is superior to his groundwork, then you will want to get him into your environment as quickly as possible by closing the gap and taking him down. Work to your strengths. If he is a good puncher then you will want to nullify his punching distance. I don't know, you may turn out to be a better puncher! If this is the case then you might choose to stay in punching range, this is something that can only be found out in the fight. Primarily though, you are armed with the information that he is a puncher/boxer, so I would suggest not finding out whether you are a better puncher early in the rounds because it could take one punch to find out that he is far better, so be wary and close the gap early.

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hello, 
If you mean oily food as in the respect of oily fish such as mackerel, then yes that is fine. If it's deep fried chips, then I would say no. Cod liver oil capsules and fish are fine. Cooking in olive oil is o.k too.
Tell your mate to read the pre fight nerves on the website, maybe that will help.
As for yourself, being "Ready" and "focused" is the best kind of shape to be in:)

Question:

Ive got a fight coming up and to be honest im just waiting until i get realy

nervous and scared. I know when the fight starts i will be alright. Im quite

strong and can through a good punch. I just want to know what i can do to

overcome the fear because i hate having that fear inside me. I would love it

if i could go into a fight withought being worried. How can i do this?

Answer:

that is to admitting to the fact that you do feel this way.

Now that you recognize and accept it, you can now control it.

Read more on the website about this subject in tips and tricks.

pre fight nerves

good luck in your fights.

There is plenty to come in the tips and training sections, look out for them in the future.

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