Black Belt Boxing

Black Belt Boxing Martial arts gym that specialises in kickboxing, MMA, Aikido and Thai boxing

07/06/2026

A cool simultaneous counter combo here. We have a catch the jab and shoot you own jab simultaneously first. Then a slip as you jab simultaneously. Then we have more classic outside slip then an inside slip both with uppercuts rather than the classic hook or cross though. Blocking/covering a hook then rolling a hook. The look for the simultaneous slip a cross whilst throwing your own cross. Followed by some pendulum steps to get into close range fighting distance. Check out the slow motion to see it all clearly. We are going to build up on this and add in more pieces.

Back from tropical Mauritius and sunny ☀️ Liverpool. Ready to teach again lesson continue as usual tomorrow. Thanks for ...
16/05/2026

Back from tropical Mauritius and sunny ☀️ Liverpool. Ready to teach again lesson continue as usual tomorrow. Thanks for your patience everyone. Ready to get back to smashing some pads 💯

Cats, cake and family time with my mum and little sister. Last pics are our family cat Pushkin the best cat in the worl...
12/05/2026

Cats, cake and family time with my mum and little sister. Last pics are our family cat Pushkin the best cat in the world (sorry Luna and beauty). The first few photos are from the cutest cat cafe for rescue cats. Every cat was so friendly and well behaved. The cakes from the shop a few doors down were epic. As were the coffees and hot chocolates in the cat cafe. It was a good day for cats and a bad day for my diabetes haha.

09/05/2026

Heres a combo from a little while ago a pivot focus combination that really has you working pivoting in both directions with controls before striking with your newly gained improved angle. We drilled a lot with cones and hula hoops on the floor just getting the mechanics of the pivots down. Then progressed it to with a human being and specific pivots then adding striking after the pivots. Then the alternative stance. Before progressing into building up the combo. Then we drilled it more live with situational live drills.

06/05/2026

If you know me I’m a huge fan of the high guard. The Philly shell has its place and is a useful tool to add to your tool kit (particularly when your shoulders are dead). But you know I say it’s like Christmas has come early if somebody goes into the Philly shell. Here are 5 tactics to make them wish they spent more time conditioning their shoulders. That being said the Philly shell is an effective counter striking option and can be challenging to see which direction shots are going to be delivered from. Also true agility as coach Barry would say comes from being able to move and strike/defend in any stance in any direction. So to limit ourselves to only the high guard would be a waste and limited development.

04/05/2026

Here’s taking the previous concept and applying it to a long guard opponent. Watch through the video to see it practiced then build into more live drilling.

03/05/2026

Here’s a great sequence to show how to develop a concept. Here our base was take away the jab with a hook to the bicep. Stage 1 work it in isolation (well almost, we set it up so that the first 2 jabs were pulled so you can read the timing). Stage 2 we added a follow movement adding a back fist into cross. (This could be a hammer in mma). Stage 3 we added more movement so that you are required to be able to move your feet maintaining your base to be able to execute the technique then added a jump shift rear uppercut, hook. Stage 4 was adding feints and fakes. Stage 5 is using offence to control when your opponent can strike so it’s easier to time the counter. Stage 6 was using the long hook to the air to control distance that way your opponent is only ever in range to jab again making it easier to read. Stage 7 thinking about how this could be applied to other techniques…before running through the stages again. Stage 8 we did and I’ll post another time which is developing it into controlled delegated live sparring drills.

02/05/2026

Here’s another reimagining of the Jodo kata. This video the focus is entering right. The previous video was entering left. Great to have option to be able to move think practically if you need to go one direction or the other based on terrain, placement of multiple opponents your opponent has a secondary weapon and you want to make it harder for them to draw and attack.

10 year wedding anniversary to the best golf buddy in the world. Such beautiful scenery in the background and tropical s...
01/05/2026

10 year wedding anniversary to the best golf buddy in the world. Such beautiful scenery in the background and tropical snails and plants everywhere. What a pleasure to play. Here’s to many more years golfing with this little ray of sunshine ☀️

30/04/2026

Here’s another Jodo kata. Plus as usual some reimagined variations of the sequence. Another interesting kata stopping the initial draw. Your opponent then draws from underneath and swings at the Jo which is placed as a barrier to need to get past. You pull the Jo out of the way so your opponent misses the Jo then you strike them directly. Think again how this applies to the use of long guard tactics we use making the opponent attack the long guard probe then countering it or letting it miss by momentarily pulling the long guard back or clearing the punch lane to then strike your op.

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