Finally got a hold of video that covers all fights of the Shinergy[battle] autumn cup '11.In the coming days, I'll post those videos, one at a time. Also, I'll give a short technical and tactical analysis for each of those fights.I'm totally aware it's always easy to sound smart when analyzing a fight, whereas it's … Fight analysis: Shinergy[battle] autumn ’11, Gabriel VS Fabio weiterlesen
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Shinergy[battle] autumn cup ’11, review
Shinergy[battle] autumn cup ’11, fight prep
Next saturday, the Shinergy[battle] autumn cup '11 will take place here in Vienna. Needless to say, my dojo will be well represented. This time, 5 of my boys will compete and pressure test their skills. Yesterday we had the last sparring session before the tournament. The class layout was pretty straight-forward: 10 rounds of technical … Shinergy[battle] autumn cup ’11, fight prep 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
Fight Prep: T -4 days
Today I slept longer than I had planned to. Just didn't hear the alarm. This shouldn't happen again. Weigh-in is scheduled for 8 a.m., so I'll have to stand up around 6 or so. Need to condition my body to power up early. Over those last couple of days, it'll be bedtime around 10 p.m., … Fight Prep: T -4 days weiterlesen
Fight Prep: T -5 days
Come Saturday I'll fight in a WKF full contact kickboxing tournament here in Austria.So, starting today, I'll post a short summary of my final preparations.Chris, who's now also running his own school in Gaaden (www.shinergy.com/gaaden) is coaching me. Also, he's helping me out as a sparring partner. There's nothing like having a good friend when … Fight Prep: T -5 days weiterlesen
Thoughts on Coaching Tools: Shadow Sparring, #2
In my post "Thoughts on Coaching Tools: Shadow Sparring", I mentioned my growing enthusiasm when it comes to shadow sparring.Over the last couple of months, I've really come to love this simple yet immensely effective form of training. Not only has shadow sparring become a staple exercise in my own training (I'm currently preparing for … Thoughts on Coaching Tools: Shadow Sparring, #2 weiterlesen
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