Monthly Archives: January 2011

Vancouver Kickboxing Focus Mitt Drill- 1,2 with Covering and Countering

Vancouver Kickboxing coach shows a complex but highly functional focus mitt drill. Through this drill, kickboxing students will understand how attacking by combination and counter attacking flow seemlessly together. InFighting MMA is a martial arts school located in the heart … Continue reading

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Vancouver Kickboxing Focus Mitt Drill- 1,2 with Roll Overs

Vancouver Kickboxing instructor teaches an advanced focus mitt drill that emphasises timing and coordination. Kickboxing students will find that maintaining the rhythm of the drill to be the most difficult part. InFighting MMA is a martial arts school located in … Continue reading

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Vancouver Kickboxing Focus Mitt Drill- Covering and Countering

Vancouver kickboxing coach shows a fun focus mitt drill to help kickboxing students understand the concept of counter fighting. Kickboxing students will find this focus mitt drill easy to learn and highly functional. InFighting MMA is a martial arts school … Continue reading

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Vancouver Kickboxing Focus Mitt Drill- the Roll Over

Vancouver Kickboxing teacher demonstrates and easy focus mitt drill to help kickboxing students understand offensive and defensive arm movements. InFighting MMA is a martial arts school located in the heart of Downtown Vancouver that specializes in Kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu … Continue reading

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Vancouver Kickboxing Mistake #11- Hook Kick, Heel Position for More Follow Through and More Power

Vancouver kickboxing coach Ritchie Yip explains the importance of foot positioning when it comes to the follow through and power of the hook kick. Kickboxing students need to turn their planted foot so that the heel points to the target. … Continue reading

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Vancouver Kickboxing Mistake #12- Hook Kick, Hip Infront of the Heel

Vancouver kickboxing instructor teaches the importance of reach and extension when executing the hook kick. Kickboxing students often keep their hip behind the heel of the planted foot as they’re throwing a hook kick. This is a mistake. To maximize … Continue reading

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Vancouver Kickboxing Mistake #13- Hook Kick, Seeing the Bottom of the Shoe

Vancouver Kickboxing coach talks about properly turning your foot over while executing the hook kick. When executing the hook kick, many kickboxing students simply elevate their kicking leg straight up. This is a mistake. Kickboxing students need to lift and … Continue reading

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Vancouver Kickboxing Mistake # 14- Hook Kick , the Pinky Toe

Vancouver Kickboxing instructor talks about proper foot positioning for the hook kick. Whenever you’re executing a hook kick, your knees need to be out and up. Many kickboxing students drop their knees and turn their knees in as they kick. … Continue reading

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Vancouver Kickboxing Mistake #15- Hook Kick, Two Motions

Vancouver Kickboxing coach shows a common mistake with the hook kick. Many kickboxing students attempt to do the hook kick in two segregated parts. Kickboxing students will first lift the knee; and then, secondly, extend the leg. As an initiatial … Continue reading

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Vancouver Kickboxing Mistake #16- Hook Kick, Show Your Butt

Vancouver Kickboxing instructor teaches the proper hip positioning for a hook kick. For the hook kick to have follow through and power, kickboxing students need to turn their hip so that their training partner can see their butt. InFighting MMA … Continue reading

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