Monday, February 28, 2011

Typical day at Iron Boxing

It is actually a very modest but clean-looking gym. You could drive right by without noticing if it weren't for the giant sign on top with two cartoon characters kicking heavy-bags, labeled "KO". Its a small space on the first floor of a large apartment building.

Inside classes are run usually 3 times a day: at 10:30 am, 3:30 pm, and 7:00 pm. There are 6 coaches that run the different classes, all of them professional fighters, or ex professional fighters. The classes are broken up into two, one for boxing and one for kickboxing, and those classes are usually broken up by skill level.

We typically start off jumping rope, then doing foot-work exercises to warm up. After that it could be anything. Often times we will hit the bags or pads; sometimes we will practice throws for Sanda; sometimes we will do advanced footwork; sometimes we will spar; other times we will lift weights. The coaches do a good job of mixing things up to keep away the monotony. The last part of class is usually stretching and abdominal exercises.

This is where I train, and what we do on a normal day.

Sanda sparring Feb 25

Yamata-san and I did 2 rounds of sparring with Sanda rules. Here are the links to the videos.


Friday, February 25, 2011

Sanda tournament 2010

This is the Sanda tournament last year. I won 3rd out of the country. However, you need first place before anyone will invite you to any well-paying fights. Here are the first three competitions.


Fight #1. Me in black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n67QJs-4T1g

Fight #2. Me in black

Fight #3. Me in red

Sparring-Sanda, May 2010

My classmates and I beating each other up last year.


February sparring- boxing

Here is an old sparring video from sometime around the first or second month i was training here, over a year ago.

Groin shot at Kalahi

This video was taken while i was practicing Muay Thai, in America, before i moved to Taiwan. Its just a funny video of what happens when you don't wear a cup.


Taiwanese Sanda-Beyond the ring

This blog will cover my adventures, training and fights in Taiwan. While we have all heard of Muay Thai, and the famous training camps in Thailand, Taiwan also has a growing fight scene (largely moving from the underground). My coach, Bruce Wang, was a K-1 champion, and now teaches boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, and of course, Sanda.

I welcome you to follow my adventures through this blog. If you are interested in coming to Taiwan to train with us, feel free to contact me. dansmailster@gmail.com