Kin Kong Training

in your first sparring session and first fight... All of that training and preparation you'd done up until that point -- it all goes out the window. But fear not, there's a glimmer of hope!

It all goes out the window I had my first sparring session when I was 11 years old. I'd already been practicing Tae Kwon Do for a couple of years in addition to studying Jackie Chan's signature moves in a dozen feature films....

Once my fight is over, I'll be delivering some more content. In the mean time, check out this quote from my interview with MMA Torch.

What Martial Arts Mean To Me (Interview Excerpt) An excerpt from an interview by MMATorch.com leading up to my fight against Steve Garcia in Bellator 123: MMATorch: What does martial arts mean to you? You have been fighting on the big stage for...

"Boards don't hit back" and opponents rarely stand still. Learn how to throw this classic combination while covering distance!

Fundamental Footwork: Stepping One-Two What good is packing a punch if you can't connect with your target? How often does an opponent just stand there for you wail away at like a punching bag? (The answers here are "not much," and "not...

Here are three essential details for any punch you throw! An absolute must for beginning and intermediate strikers!

How To PUnch Hit him in the face with your fist! That's simple enough, right? Well, believe it or not, there are a lot of technical details behind a well-executed punch. Sure, you could just swing wild and hope...

Content has been a bit slow, but that's only because so many exciting things were going on in December. Amateur boxing debuts, sparring debuts, and an MMA fight of my own. Read all about it! (And watch a neat video.)

December Update: A month of firsts Though the bog has been inactive for the past few weeks, a lot has been going on with Kin Kong Training! Back in early December, James had an extremely successful amateur boxing debut! Leading up...

This is probably the most important tutorial you'll ever see if you're a beginning or intermediate practitioner of boxing, kickboxing, or MMA.

Kin Kong Training: How To Be A Good Partner (Striking) Everyone probably knows a bunch of people that need to review this. Here are the basics of being a good training partner for striking drills. Learn more at w...

Food for thought.

Technique Doesn't Work For You The title of this post would probably make more sense if spoken aloud. To be clear, It's not that technique doesn't work for YOU; it's that technique doesn't work FOR you! Which is to say, technique...

New blog post: How Do Feinting?

Redline Fight Tips: Feinting 101 + Video Feinting is one of the most valuable AND most underused tools in the fight game. When properly employed, a good feint can ruin your opponent's night in a variety of ways. You can use feints to open...

"How much can you know about yourself, if you've never been in a fight?"

Fight Club Wisdom: Adversity is a mirror "How much can you know about yourself, if you've never been in a fight?" Tyler Durden asks the unnamed protagonist of Fight Club. The answer, as it turns out, is "not very much."