Thanks, my coach has given some similar advice to me. I’m really looking forward to taking my clinch game past the basic level over in Thailand. With opponents who have no clue how to clinch i want to be able to finish it in the first round.
For the next 4+ months I’m training boxing 4 nights a week instead though :). My girlfriend moved up to the sunshine coast and the only MT gym nearby is the one this guy is from, so I’m taking the time to fix my holes.
[QUOTE=Sang;2468173]Thanks, my coach has given some similar advice to me. I’m really looking forward to taking my clinch game past the basic level over in Thailand. With opponents who have no clue how to clinch i want to be able to finish it in the first round.
For the next 4+ months I’m training boxing 4 nights a week instead though :). My girlfriend moved up to the sunshine coast and the only MT gym nearby is the one this guy is from, so I’m taking the time to fix my holes.[/QUOTE]
Specifically request a clinic in ring generalship when you’re doing the boxing training. There’s really no better way to learn strategic footwork and ring control than from a good boxing coach, so this will be a great. Isn’t Boonchoo (JWP’s gym) on the sunshine coast? I could be totally mistaken about this. I know he lives in Surfer’s Paradise which I seemed to recall being the sunshine coast. JWP actually has awesome clinch abilities (Buakaw totally failed to outdo him in the clinch when they fought back in 2004, and that’s typically how Buakaw tore up K-1 fighters back in the day).
Once you get comfortable with sneaky clinch tactics, you will smash your opponents… particularly if you get that 4 month ring generalship clinic!
Boonchu is on the Gold Coast, too far to drive. I’d probably not go there if i was closer anyway unless i could invest a few years in the area. The gym suffers from over-popularity. Awesome if you can get them to invest time in you of course, but you have to prove you are worth it first.
There is one gym I’d love to train at 45 minutes away though, Mad X. Its run by Eli Madigan’s father and has an incredible fight team. The only issue is I’m still loyal to my current gym (i teach beginners and train there twice a week), and Mad X is invite only. Not the kind of place you can just train casually.
Boxing with a little BJJ on the side seems the best option, I’m hoping when i mention ring generalship he knows what the hell I’m talking about. We don’t have the same quality of boxing coaches around here.
[QUOTE=Sang;2468282]Boonchu is on the Gold Coast, too far to drive. I’d probably not go there if i was closer anyway unless i could invest a few years in the area. The gym suffers from over-popularity. Awesome if you can get them to invest time in you of course, but you have to prove you are worth it first.[/QUOTE]
That definitely makes sense. JWP isn’t going to waste his time with every jerk that walks in the door since I’m sure there are plenty of experienced fighters wanting to train with the legend.
[QUOTE=Sang;2468282]There is one gym I’d love to train at 45 minutes away though, Mad X. Its run by Eli Madigan’s father and has an incredible fight team. The only issue is I’m still loyal to my current gym (i teach beginners and train there twice a week), and Mad X is invite only. Not the kind of place you can just train casually.
Boxing with a little BJJ on the side seems the best option, I’m hoping when i mention ring generalship he knows what the hell I’m talking about. We don’t have the same quality of boxing coaches around here.[/QUOTE]
If your boxing coach doesn’t know what ring generalship is all about I’m very sad for your area. Grizzled old boxing coaches with bottomless wells of knowledge are like a dime a dozen around here (not that they’re all good coaches, but there are plenty who’ve been boxing or coaching for more than a few decades and can teach you a thing or two about the real nitty gritty of the sweet science).
Boxing was a no go, potentially the worst gym i’ve ever been to.
Have my next fight booked, 8 man tournament and coming up soon. I’ve always wondered what it’d be like to fight 3 times in a night, can’t wait. Videos will be going down for a while, I’m not exactly hard to find on the internet.
Fight 7 - SPD Win over Ash Powell WKA Victoria Champ (11+ MT fights?), much more mma fights.
FIght 8 - UPD Loss to Rohulla, WKA Aust Champ 16+ fights.
Fight report to come.
Videos back online.
My last two fights will be shown on Foxtel on the 14th of Jan for any Kiwis/Aussies interested.
Found a decent boxing gym at last and half the price of my Muay Thai.
The biggest difference I’ve noticed already is the sparring supervision, i love it. Second day and i get a coach in my corner for 3 rounds watching every move i make. For some reason MT places like to just cram as many people as they can into a ring and then loosely supervise.
Haven’t on BS forever - you fought Rahulla? That’s awesome, that kid is tough as nails.
Welcome back.
Yeah he’s tough, was a good wake up call for what level i need to be before turning pro. The coaches there told me the hook + straight combo he caught me with would have knocked out anyone else in our weight division. Boxing has already taught me how to actually use my hip and the result has been a drastic improvement of everything, especially my kicks.
We’re trying to organise an Aussie TD this year, you better come!
I’m living in another country now, so that might be kinda hard 