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Using Constraints-Led Sparring to Teach Better Footwork in Boxing
This was the eighth hour of my teenage client's private Boxing course. Tonight we looked at several footwork patterns and isolated them in drills and sparring exercises.
jamie03066
Aug 27, 20251 min read


Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast (Boxing private lesson) - improving footwork
14.08.2025 This afternoon my client entered the seventh hour of his course. This was a private boxing lesson. After the last lesson's...
jamie03066
Aug 27, 20252 min read


Clinch under fire
13.08.2025 My client's 1.5 hour Muay Thai session focused on the clinch. All our rounds used this important area of the art and sport as...
jamie03066
Aug 26, 20251 min read


Chaining techniques
12.08.2025 Hour five of my client's Kickboixng course focused on building combinations. We used the following 3-minute rounds: Teeps to...
jamie03066
Aug 26, 20251 min read


Combat Conditioning
My couple client are about to get married and wished to change the focus of their training on fitness. They also had the added benefit of retaining their skills through a series of cardio-conditioning exercises, going through all the Mixed Martial Arts (Combat Conditioning) ranges.
jamie03066
Aug 26, 20251 min read


Knee Boxing
08.08.2025 My Cotswold Karate teacher client focused on knee strikes today. It seemed like a natural progression from our low kick, Dutch...
jamie03066
Aug 8, 20251 min read


Putting the teep under fire
06.08.2025 Wednesday night's 1.5 hour Muay Thai class concentrated on what has become the sport's most important weapon, the teep. This...
jamie03066
Aug 7, 20251 min read


Countering the round kick to the body
05.08.2025 Hour four of my client's Kickboxing course focused on dealing with the round kick to the body. We are specifically concerned...
jamie03066
Aug 6, 20251 min read


Working the left continues
Hour four of my client's course, where we are now working around injuries he sustained in a recent road accident, continued with work on his left hand. We worked on the focus mitts and belly pad. We also brought in the right hand a little but strictly controlled for speed and touch contact.
jamie03066
Aug 6, 20251 min read


Left hook introduction
04.08.2025 Hour six of my new client's Boxing course. With the foundations laid on footwork, head movement, defence and straight punches,...
jamie03066
Aug 4, 20251 min read


Dutch Influence (reprise)
Hour four of my Cotswold Karate client's course and decided to go back through the previous week's rounds, as seen in this video.
jamie03066
Aug 4, 20251 min read


"Discovering" the uppercut
Hour seven of my teenage client's Boxing course brought us onto uppercuts. I try not just technically teach techniques so that clients learn them in a passive fashion, rather I like to create opportunities where they will use them. Then, afterwards, we look at refining them.
jamie03066
Aug 1, 20251 min read


Bringing Together the Muay Thai Ranges: A Personal Journey
Tonight's lesson plan for my 1.5-hour client focused on integrating the Muay Thai ranges. I was excited to share my passion for kickboxing, and I wanted to ensure that each component was engaging and educational.
jamie03066
Jul 31, 20252 min read


Round kick to the body
29.07.2025 Hour three of my client's Kickboxing course brought his round kicks up to the mid-section. We layered this onto his previous...
jamie03066
Jul 30, 20251 min read


Working the left
29.07.2025 Due to a recent traffic accident, my client needs to rest his right hand and his left leg for a little while. However, he is...
jamie03066
Jul 30, 20251 min read


Arm bar details continue
28.07.2025 Hour nine of my couple client's course continued their work with the arm bar from guard. We looked at drilling versus live...
jamie03066
Jul 29, 20251 min read


Cuban hook evolutionary training
28.07.2025 Hour eight of my senior client's fifth course brought him onto the Cuban hook. The technique arose during our last lesson ....
jamie03066
Jul 29, 20252 min read


Dutch influence
25.07.2025 Continuing our work from the previous lesson, where we looked at clear weaknesses in my client's defence , today's focus was...
jamie03066
Jul 29, 20251 min read


Defending against the rear hand
24.07.2025 Hour seven of my senior client's fifth boxing course and we decided we needed something of an evaluation through...
jamie03066
Jul 28, 20251 min read


Body and leg targets
23.07.2025 My 1.5 hour client trained in Muay Thai tonight, but we made a decision to have no head contact in our sparring. This forced...
jamie03066
Jul 28, 20251 min read
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