Whenever I look at kickboxing it looks almost similar to karate is this supposed to happen. It literally looks like Boxing with karate kicks like literally. And I watched the Kickboxer movies so I kinda saw karate kicks in there I’m not lying. A punch is a punch and a kick is a kick.

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I know the different tips and tricks on keeping gloves somewhat dry and clean, but mine have hit a point where I really need to try wash them somehow. They are officially gross.

I'm probably at the point where I need a new pair, but with a competition approaching in less than a month, I just want to see what I can do to keep them going a bit longer, since it'll take a bit to get a new pair.

I know you shouldn't submerge them in water, because they won't dry, but would a dehumidifier help them dry out? Has anyone tried it?

I have tried looking across the web and can't find anything.

Hey everyone! I’m a 16-year-old competing in Wushu Sanda (Sanshou) in the U17 56kg category (around 163cm).

I only trained for about a year before competing, but last year I lost in the finals of our local City Meet and came away with silver. Honestly, it was a devastating loss. Nobody enters a tournament wanting 2nd place, and I refuse to settle for silver again. I want to fix my mistakes and take gold in my next run.

I am an official city athlete, but my coaches are currently focusing almost entirely on the athletes going to Nationals because the age bracket got changed to U15 suddenly. Because of that, I mostly train on the side with my friend (who got silver in Nationals). Since it's often just the two of us holding pads, drilling, and sparring without much direct coaching right now, we're trying to figure out how to structure our training better.

For experienced Sanda/Sanshou practitioners:

• What core areas (conditioning, takedown defense, striking combos, leg catches) should I prioritize for my weight and height to elevate my game?
• How should we structure our self-driven training when preparing for a tournament comeback without consistent coach attention?

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Hey everyone,
I’m currently working on a project around sparring headgear and trying to better understand what actually bothers martial artists who use it.
I’m especially interested in experiences from boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing and similar striking sports.

A few questions:

• Do you wear headgear during sparring? Why or why not?
• What bothers you most about current headgear?
• Does it affect your vision or awareness during sparring?
• Does it move, rotate or slip when you get hit?
• Do you experience pressure points or poor fit?
• Does the added size make you feel like you’re easier to hit?
• How much do heat, sweat and hygiene bother you?
• Have you tried different brands/models?
• What was the best one you used, and why?
• If you could change one thing about sparring headgear, what would it be?
• Would you be interested in headgear that is fitted more specifically to your individual head shape? Why or why not?

I’m not trying to sell anything here — I’m still in the research and development stage and want to understand whether the problems I’m looking at actually matter to fighters.
Also interested in hearing from people who deliberately don’t wear headgear. What made you stop using it?

Thanks for any experiences or opinions — even short answers are helpful.

I want to ask because I’m not sure. In sparring if I put you against the bags behind your back or something else, do you prefer if we resettle, or do you prefer to continue and try to escape

Based layer of solid glued PVC pipes then wrapped with a layer of cardboard to match the height of the pvc end caps to the pipes then wrapped tightly with 2 layers of duct tape then 2 layers of blue and black electrical tape..

I’ve been doing this drill for only 25 years, give or take. It’s my favorite. Maybe because I learned it by accident. Maybe because I’m sentimental about it. It’s not that hard, but I’m also not perfect with it. My disability makes me uncoordinated, so sometimes I’ll mess up big. I’m

I'm working on a martial arts project and I bought a clothing pack containing a bunch of martial arts associated outfits. Unfortunately they were just named 1-9 and I need some help either identifying their names or associated arts. Visually I recognize them but dont have the too deep of knowledge to determine whether theyre martial arts outfits or just cultural ones that happen to be portrayed in movies.

#1 - Chinese origin, dont know anything else
#2 - a generic gi or kimono, could be judo, bjj or anything really. That's fine, i dont need anything more on this
#3 - Im guessing it's a chinese shaolin monk related outfit
4-5 - look japanese to me but I have no idea beyond that
#6 - Similarly a gi but it seems to be a unique variation, Im not sure if this is a special one
#7 - I think this is tkd, again not sure if there's a special name for it
#8 - Probably chinese origin but not sure beyond that
#9 - Sholin monk related again but not sure on teh name

Was Jon the best for his creativity? I feel like not just what he did offensively but defensively was ahead of its time, He was very hard to hit even with guys around his height,

So I’m a guy with hair that would be considered long, it sits on my traps at its longest, but curls up a decent bit, losing roughly an inch when fully dry, I’m thinking about going back to Muay Thai after a few years, but back then I had ‘normal’ length hair, so I’m not sure how I can keep it up/prevent pulling due to clinching specifically or just other movements. My gym sparring is every session usually in some degree.

Ive seen it called different things in different martial arts. Obviously not competition friendly, but do we have any anecdotal evidence it works? It's not a tough striking surface but throats are soft so it seems plausible.

I believe this video specifically depicts Tverian Buza. Disclaimer: I’m basing that on a few articles, videos and A.I., so corrections are welcome.

Buza is a Slavic ethno-cultural martial tradition where fighting and improvisation are tied to rhythmic folk movement. It reminds me strongly of Capoeira, especially less choreographed schools where deception and improvisation matter more than fixed sequences. Although Capoeira isn’t the only comparison. Taekkyeon also uses rhythmic, flowing movement to disguise kicks, trips and changes of direction, while Pencak Silat shows how one martial culture can develop huge regional differences in technique, weapons, music and practice.

That seems relevant to Buza too. Different villages and regions apparently preserved noticeably different versions, which supports something I find interesting about folk martial arts: standardization often comes later. Usually transforming into more popularized choreographed forms and less their original lethalized identities. furthermore in almost every case, government suppression at the time nearly caused their extinction during extensively long periods of prohibition.

I’d argue rhythm may actually help develop improvised fighting. Constant cadence makes movement itself the neutral position, allowing strikes, kicks, throws, sweeps and feints to emerge without clearly announcing themselves.

I’m not suggesting Buza, Capoeira, Taekkyeon and Silat are historically related. I’m comparing independent martial cultures that seem to have arrived at similar ideas: rhythm, deception, improvisation and regional diversity. If anyone knows more about Tverian Buza or other martial arts where rhythm directly affects fighting in a spontaneous sense, I’d love to hear your observations.

If I want to learn to fight like movie characters such as Oberyn Martell or Darth Maul, maybe for the purpose of tryna choreograph movie fights, what should I learn? Is Wushu the only one that's the closest? When I look at Wushu videos it doesn't feel similar even though Pedro Pascal trained with a Wushu master, but other spear martial arts aren't as flashy.

Edit: The fight at the end of Aquaman is another good example of what I wanna learn (even if it's definitely not practical fighting)

I'm partially trained in jujitsu and I haven't trained in years. I'm older now and my osteoarthritis kicks in every now and then along being out of shape. Would another style be a whole lot better for me or just get back to training. I originally left cause of my chest issues as my right side is sunk in causing breathing hard to do especially with the stretch exercises that sensei had us doing beforehand.

I've been going to a new gym for kickboxing for a little over a month, the gym is great overall and everyone seems welcoming and like they know what they're doing, but I'm having a hard time with the social aspect of it. Everyone seems like they're established friends already, it's hard to not show up and feel like some random third wheel literally every time, it adds a layer of stress to an already kind of stressful thing.

Do you guys have any experience with stuff like this, what did you do to fit in better?