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Boxing footwork can make or break your performance in the ring. One of the most effective movements to improve your agility and positioning is the L-step. This morning, while working with my teacher client from Drum Martial Arts and Fitness in Galway, Ireland, we focused on fully integrating the L-step into boxing footwork through a series of shadow boxing drills. These drills not only sharpened technique but also enhanced fluidity and balance.

Intensify your Muay Thai skills with one-on-one training focused on mastering the elbow strike. This comprehensive guide covers elbow sparring, defense tactics against punches, kicks, and knees, and full Thai rules sparring. Explore the detailed blog post on ClubbChimera.com.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) demands mastery across multiple fighting ranges, each requiring unique skills and strategies. During a recent hour-long session, my client and I explored all the major ranges of MMA sparring. We structured the training into focused 3-minute rounds, covering boxing, kickboxing, shoot-boxing, clinch work, and ground fighting from both top and bottom positions. This approach offers a comprehensive way to develop well-rounded skills and sharpen transition

Hour seven of my client's Wrestling Personal Training course brought us onto the single leg takedown. There are many different ways to execute this technique, but for the purposes of this basic lesson we concentrated on two. They were taught using a series of constraints-led games following our warm-up.

My long-time couple clients returned for their weekly Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training session on Monday (23.02.2026), where we explored the use of the half-guard in MMA. We are on their second lesson of this particular course. The half-guard has had an interesting journey in this particular sport.

My senior client entered the sixth hour of his current boxing course. We are going through the finer details of basic punches. Last week we covered the jab; this week it made sense to look at the next straight punch: the cross.

Teaching martial arts is a continuous journey of growth, not just for students but for instructors as well. As a martial arts teacher, you know the value of expanding your skill set to offer richer, more effective training to your students. One way I have seen this happen firsthand is through martial arts teacher training that incorporates techniques from different disciplines.

My clients from Hostlebro Taekwondo Klub, Denmark (chief instructor and instructor), joined me for the third their current course of boxing lessons. We moved more onto some specialised footwork - shift steps, mainly from the peek-a-boo style and v-steps - to switch stances and take angles. After a specific warm-up and shadow boxing, we moved back onto the specific (constraints-led approach) sparring methods.

My veteran client (he has been training with me consistently since 2014) followed on from last lesson by shifting our focus onto knee strikes. We isolated these techniques and then integrated them into every specific sparring round.

Training in Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training often involves mastering various combat sports and techniques. Over the years, I have guided my client through different disciplines, from boxing to shoot kickboxing, helping him build a versatile skill set. Recently, during his sixth lesson in a specialised martial arts cross-training course, we focused on an intriguing sparring method: no-head contact sparring. This approach offers unique advantages that enhance both skill de

Wrestling is a complex sport with many styles and techniques, each offering unique advantages. As my client progresses on his MMA journey, we recently shifted focus from Greco-Roman Wrestling to Freestyle Wrestling during his sixth private wrestling class.

Tonight marked the first hour of a new course focused on the ground-fighting range of MMA, often called "ground 'n pound." I had the privilege to train a couple who have been with me for over six years. Their journey is well documented on my YouTube channel, so be sure to check out their story there. This session was a deep dive into passing a closed guard, blending traditional submission grappling with the striking elements unique to mixed martial arts personal training.

Boxing offers a powerful way to improve fitness, coordination, and confidence at any age. For my senior client, who has been training with me for over a year, boxing is not just a workout but a path to staying active and sharp in his 60s. Recently, during his fifth lesson of the current boxing course, I chose to focus on one of the most fundamental punches in boxing: the jab. No matter how experienced you are, refining the jab remains essential. This post shares the exercises

Training footwork is one of the most challenging aspects of martial arts, especially when teaching remotely. Footwork requires precise movement, timing, and spatial awareness, which can be difficult to convey through a screen. Recently, I worked with the head instructor of Drum Martial Arts and Fitness in Galway, Ireland, focusing on improving his footwork using boxing as a model. Boxing offers some of the most refined footwork techniques among combat sports, and the L-step i

On the 13th February 2026 my client from Cotswold Karate continued his Martial Arts Teacher Training course on isolating and integrating elbow strikes via Muay Thai.

Transitioning smoothly between striking ranges is a skill that separates good Muay Thai practitioners from great ones. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced fighter, understanding how to move between boxing, clinch, and kickboxing ranges can improve your effectiveness and adaptability in the ring. This guide breaks down practical ways to train these transitions, illustrated by a recent training session with a long-term client recovering from a back injury.

Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) demands mastery over multiple fighting ranges, each with its own techniques and strategies. In my client’s fifth lesson of his Mixed Martial Arts personal training course, we focused on breaking down these ranges into seven distinct sparring rounds. This approach allowed us to isolate and sharpen specific skills, building a solid foundation for effective MMA performance. After seven years of training together, his

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The last private lesson of Monday evening concluded my couple client's Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training course. This particular plan has focused on shoot-boxing, which covers the stand-up to clinch range of the sport. Tonight we took the inspiration from the Jeff Chan seminar one of the pair attended two weeks ago and saw to integrate it into outside fighting.

On Monday my senior client returned to resume his latest boxing course. One of the advantages of personal training is the flexibility offered for scheduling and rescheduling. He has had a layoff for about three weeks, but came back keen to train. Today we worked on footwork.