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Training & preparation

Fight camps, sparring, equipment and your first bout.

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Fight preparation

Training & preparationFight preparation

Preparing for your first amateur kickboxing fight: an 8-week outline

Prepare for a first amateur kickboxing bout with about eight weeks of structured training: sharpen a small set of reliable techniq...

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How to structure a fight camp: planning the weeks before a bout

A fight camp typically runs six to twelve weeks and moves from building fitness and skills, to fight-specific intensity, to a tape...

2 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁16.3k ♥1.8k ↗959

Training

Training & preparationTraining

Sparring etiquette and safety: how to spar so everyone improves

Good sparring is controlled practice, not a fight: agree the intensity, wear full protective equipment, match partners sensibly, c...

17 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁8.3k ♥291 ↗84

Training & preparationTraining

Strength and conditioning for fighters: principles that actually transfer

Effective strength and conditioning for fighters builds general strength, power and resilience, conditions the energy systems your...

24 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁30k ♥3.5k ↗1.8k

Equipment

Training & preparationEquipment

Combat sports equipment guide: gloves, wraps, mouthguards and protection

For combat sports training you need hand wraps, gloves suited to the session, a well-fitting mouthguard and groin protection, plus...

16 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁29.8k ♥1.5k ↗657

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