If you want to learn how to kick with more power and accuracy, try these simple chamber exercises. After all, if your chambers are floppy and sloppy, your kicks will be floppy and sloppy, too! Watch the video or read the summary below. Then get up and give them a try! I mean, if your…
Category: MARTIAL ARTS VIDEOS
Martial arts videos from Sensei Ando Mierzwa covering training tips for self-defense, sparring, fitness, and the psychology of fighting. All videos are also summarized for easy reading.
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Hook Kick and Round Kick: Chamber Tip
Do you struggle to throw an effective hook kick or round kick? Don’t worry. They’re not as tricky as you might think. The secret to letting your foot fly lies in how you set up your chamber. And in this video, I’ll show you how. As always, if the video doesn’t load, you can find…
Dirty Fighting Tips for Self-Defense
What exactly is dirty fighting? More importantly, how do you make dirty fighting moves work in a real-life self-defense situation? I answer both of those questions in the video below. If it doesn’t play, you can check out the written summary below. Stay safe, my friend! Dirty Fighting for Self-Defense First question: What is dirty…
Kung Fu Armbar Escape with Sifu TW Smith
Most people watching a Tai Chi student swaying in the park have no idea that those flowing movements contain martial arts techniques like a sweep, break, or armbar escape. But you’re not most people! And either is Sifu TW Smith. Already a fan of his Kung Fu Podcast, I was even more impressed when I…
How to Do Horse Stance in a Real Fight
The horse stance is a source of much confusion in the martial arts world. Everyone seems to have a different idea about how to do a “proper” horse stance. Unfortunately, most of these ideas only view this position as an exercise and not a fighting technique… which is a huge mistake! In this video, I…
How to Increase Your Punch Power
Everybody wants to increase their punch power. Even when I tell students that there’s more to fighting than just power, they still yell in my face— I WANT MORE POWER! Okay, okay… stop yelling! Here’s a tip that can help you add power to your punching, kicking, running, jumping… everything. Check out this video or…
How to Kick Faster in Martial Arts
When martial artists train to kick faster, they sometimes only focus on how fast they can stick their foot out. But that’s only half the kick! The second half. My advice is to spend some time focusing on the first half of the kick. That’s would be how fast you can get your foot up…