AboutIgor Klibanov Expertise I will answer questions about competitions, tournaments, physical fitness for martial arts, and preparing for tournaments. I specialize in sparring and traditional forms (though I will answer about freestyle forms as well).
Experience I have been training in martial arts for 10 years. I trained in traditional karate for a year, and then took up Shaolin Kempo Karate. I have achieved my black belt in Kempo, and later, I took up Sikaran - a Filipino art, very similar to Tae Kwon Do. To date, I have 5 years of experience in Sikaran.
Expert: Igor Klibanov Date: 4/15/2008 Subject: Fitness for Boxing
Question Hello Igor, I'm a new Boxer (fitness for now, amateur later), but I have trouble figuring out what I should do at home for conditioning. What type of exercises and exercise routine would condition me for Boxing? Please suggest a routine and/or exercises for me to do for conditioning.
I don't have enough space in my house for a heavy punching bag though. Thank you for reading my question.
Answer Hey Simon,
There are quite a few things you can do for conditioning.
Get a skipping rope. It can be very useful. All you do is skip for the same duration as a round. If in the amateurs, the rounds are 2 minutes, skip for 2 minutes, and rest for 1 minute. Over time, you would try to skip faster and faster. Let's say the first time you were able to get 250 revolutions in those 2 minute, within a few weeks or a couple months, you want to work up to 350-400 revolutions in that same time frame. Repeat for as many rounds as you compete for.
One more thing you can do is shadowbox. Same protocol as above (2 minutes work, 1 minute rest).
These 2 exercises should get you in very good shape. They've been time-tested, and they work extremely well.
