Team RM 2014

National tournament for teams, Junior and cadets. Saturday we held our national tournament although there were not so many competitors the fighting was intense. I would like to say a big thank you to the referees and judges who gave their time freely to attend not forgetting the organizers and the helpers without whom there would be no competitions.

So back to the fighting as I said it was intense with many fighters giving they’re all until the final whistle. That said I feel that the basic weakness of the fighters was their punching, yes they all seemed to punch hard but when they hit their mark there was little impact indicating that the distance was wrong. There was nothing left at the end of the punch to cause any damage. Standing toe-to-toe and exchanging blows is another problem we have to address, especially when you are fighting a heavier opponent in an open weight category. Get in hit hard and fast and get out, but more importantly try not to get hit, easier said than done.

This comes back to basic training, pulling the punching arm back as fast as possible and not just leaving it out there, remember the faster the hand comes back the faster you can use it again.