So today's installment is dedicated to Gabriel's light contact fight at the WKF Austrian Open 2012. The out was fought under light contact rules in the -67,5kg youth division. Gabriel fought at a Shinergy[battle] before but in terms of kickboxing, this was his debut fight. Considering this fact and his relatively limited training time - … Fight analysis: WKF austrian Open ’12 Gabriel K., Light Contact weiterlesen
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Event Report: WKF Austrian Open 2012
IntroductionSo last saturday me and my team competed at the WKF Austrian Open 2012.Let's start the review with some facts and numbers:General/StartersResult5 starters for the Shinergy[supreme team]4 gold medals4 of which are from my school4 silver medals3 injuries1 bronze medal2 of us got away without a scratchWe all competed in Semi- and Light-contact events.You can … Event Report: WKF Austrian Open 2012 weiterlesen
Fight Prep 2012-04-11
Tomorrow's weigh-in. Still need to lose quite some weight. I never attemted to make that much weight before. If this actually works, it'll definately be something to be kept up for future full-contact bouts.Jesterday's session was short and technique-centered. 5 rounds of shadow-sparring, 5 rounds of padwork, for a total of 10 2-minute rounds. While … Fight Prep 2012-04-11 weiterlesen
Fight Prep: 2012-04-10
Three more days until the WKF Austrian Open in Steinbrunn. I'm fighting a hard battle against my weight - for the first time since 2004, I've decided to fight in the -71kg division. Weigh-In is friday from 4pm to 8pm. I'm drinking quite a lot, more than 7 liters a day. Thursday, I'll cut to … Fight Prep: 2012-04-10 weiterlesen
Fight Prep: April 6th, 2012
Today's sparring session was great, so was yesterday's. You see, to prep for the upcoming Austrian Open (WKF, Steinbrunn, April 14th), we totally commited yesterday's class to kickbox sparring. I'm pretty proud of my guys - not only did they perform good, everything was also very controlled. Having said that, I have to admit there … Fight Prep: April 6th, 2012 weiterlesen
Thoughts on technique: A simple kickboxing drill
Both Chris and I plan to qualify for and compete in the WKF kickboxing world championships in Croatia this year. Hence, we don't cross-train a lot but rather stick to basic kickboxing training. Besides shadow sparring, padwork and actual sparring, drills are a great way to develop reflexes and grind in some sport-specific reactions.After analyzing … Thoughts on technique: A simple kickboxing drill weiterlesen
Day of the fight: 2011-11-05, review
So on Saturday, I had a full-contact kickboxing match. I've lost. Got knocked out in the second round. But first things first.From an organisational point of view, things were pretty fubar, both on the promoters side as well as on mine. In any case, I'll only cover my own mistakes here.First, I planned on fighting … Day of the fight: 2011-11-05, review weiterlesen
Fight Prep: T -1 day
So tomorrow's the day. I'm not particularly anxious, which I guess is a good sign.As I'm writing those lines, I'm having my last meal before the fight. Today's choice is Dr. John's (delicious) chili, as it's pretty low-carb and the hot spices will most likely help me shed another pound or so. In case you … Fight Prep: T -1 day weiterlesen
Fight Prep: T -2 days
Todays session was really relaxed. Just a couple of rounds of shadow-sparring, followed by some situation training. Afterwards, I just followed up with some static stretching before finally calling it a day. Below you'll find a video of the session.Tomorrow, I'll tell you of my last session before the fight.So long,take care
Fight Prep: T -3 days
When I stepped onto the scales in the morning, I was at 73kg. Obviously, this could be a result of yesterday's sauna session. Anyhow, I've decided to try to cut down to -71kg. Guess that'll suit my height better than -75. Since I'm on a rather strict warrior diet, I've decided against depeleting the glycogen … Fight Prep: T -3 days weiterlesen
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