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You can get inexpensive virtual training from Freddie Roach and others.

Today’s technology lets you learn boxing without a gym

If you feel like you’re not learning as much about boxing as you should be, you’ll be happy to know that almost anyone can afford virtual training with some of today’s best boxing trainers.

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Review: Principles, Analysis, and Application of Effortless Combat Throws by Tim Cartmell

This overview of Tim Cartmell’s excellent martial-arts classic, “Principles, Analysis, and Application of Effortless Combat Throws” includes background information and reader reviews.

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Review: Freddie Roach’s Advanced Punching Techniques DVD

In the Freddie Roach’s Advanced Punching Training DVD, learn how good trainers take talented fighters and turn them into champions by personalizing and individualizing the training so it plays to the strengths of the fighter.

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Review: Freddie Roach’s Punching Bag Training DVD

Freddie Roach is a hall-of-fame boxing trainer, but you don’t have to be a world champion to learn from him. His instructional videos from Title Boxing are full of tips, tricks, and techniques that you can use in your own boxing training routine.

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Why Karate Guys Can Break Bricks (And You Can’t…)

Some dedicated Karate guys can break bricks with a bare-handed strike. To learn proper punching, you should learn a thing or two from the way these guys develop their impressive power.

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How high should you hang a heavybag?

A heavybag should hang at a height so you can punch the “sweet spot”.

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Is body punching a lost art?

Body punching in boxing may not be a lost art, but it is indisputable that modern fighters use this technique much less than their historical counterparts.

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Pavlik Versus Espino Delivers Action Aplenty

The championship fight between Kelly Pavlik and Miguel Espino was a satisfying, action-packed bout that shows how a relatively-unknown challenger can give the champ more excitement than he expected.

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