While there has long been debate over who the greatest athletes are and which sports produce them, there isn’t much discussion over which sport is the toughest sport.
Having studied boxing and the martial arts for many years as both student and teacher, I have come to accept that to fight is to face uncertainty and paradox.
The purpose of sparring is to make both you and your partner better. But more often than not, I see egos get in the way of getting something out of the session.
There a reason fighting is compared to chess. It takes real smarts to succeed - street smarts, book smarts, and self-awareness. And both are a lot like life.
Shadow boxing helps you warm up and also helps develop the cadence and rhythm of your fighting game. Watch this videos for tips on how to do it properly and get the most out of practice time.
From a technical standpoint, the Rocky movies are some of the worst fight movies out there. But there are some amazing takeaways. Here are the five biggest lessons I learned from Rocky.