I love to Hit.
You and I all have a preference when it comes to what we do in Martial Arts.
Without exception all ranges are important and should be worked on diligently but you'll naturally gravitate to one of them.
It just so happens I like working with my hands.
It's a feeling like no other to land your punches solidly against a focus mitt or heavy bag.
Double the fun when you can actually make it work in a sparring match and clip your partner with perfect timing.
Hopefully you never get to actually use what you learn in martial arts but if you happen to be put into a situation where you have to hit someone, it will be fast and swift and a definite knock-out will ensue.
Enter Eddie Levine.
Eddie came very highly recommended by Cecil Peoples as a master at taking your existing game or skill when it comes to Boxing and tweaking it for optimal performance and efficiency.
Eddie is well acquainted and in the same class as legendary Boxing coach Freddie Roach (Oscar de la Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, etc...). He's helped alot of Boxers and Kickboxers improve their hand skills, among that list are fighters "Sugar Foot" Peter Cunningham, Kathy Long, Fernando Zuniga, Sven Paris, Samuel Lopez, Juan Carlos Gomez, Bridgett Riley and the list goes on.
One of the first skills our father taught us at a young age was boxing skills and Eddie could tell right away that we were very comfortable with our hands.
He liked the kind of power we were able to muster up in our punches as well as the strong work ethic we all shared during our workouts with him.
No excuses.
No giving up.
No whining.
And high intensity.
Working with Eddie reminded me once again of this...
"Know your strengths and weaknesses."
It's good to challenge yourself and work on your weaknesses and purposely put yourself in a situation where you know you're going to learn something, like me rolling with Gokor Chivichyan, it's the only way you'll get better.
But... always come back to what you're good at, so you keep that fire inside you burning, whatever element you're most comfortable with that's the area that actually helps you stick with your training and got you involved in the martial arts in the first place.
Boxing with Eddie was kinda like that for me, like coming home from a long trip.
Speaking of which, I'm back now and preparing for our upcoming Training Camp (Aug. 7, 8, 9).
I'll let you know this week how you can participate in this event even if you're not a Fang Shen Do member.
If you are a member, this is your last week to confirm your presence.
Master Yourself,
Sibok M
P.S. Eddie told me I strike harder than most world champions he's worked with, If you would like to find out how I do that you might want to take a look at this.
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