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Training & preparation
Fight camps, sparring, equipment and your first bout.
Fight preparation
Prepare for a first amateur kickboxing bout with about eight weeks of structured training: sharpen a small set of reliable techniq...
A fight camp typically runs six to twelve weeks and moves from building fitness and skills, to fight-specific intensity, to a tape...
Training
Good sparring is controlled practice, not a fight: agree the intensity, wear full protective equipment, match partners sensibly, c...
Effective strength and conditioning for fighters builds general strength, power and resilience, conditions the energy systems your...
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