PAD MAN: A VIDEO GUIDE TO FULL-CONTACT PARTNER TRAINING

PAD MAN: A VIDEO GUIDE TO FULL-CONTACT PARTNER TRAINING There's an old saying in the brutal, lightning-fast world of Thai boxing: "A good pad man is worth a million dollars." In Pad Man: A Video Guide to Full-Contact Partner Training, master martial artist Wim Demeere teaches you how to join that "million-dollar" league, no matter what combat art you practice.In this comprehensive four-disc DVD set, Demeere uses focus mitts, Thai pads, & kicking shields of all sizes to show you how to train your partner for anything from a high-powered MMA match to a street fight. Using the tricks of the trade that he learned the hard way, he'll teach you the body mechanics that will let you avoid injury & prepare your partner to strike & kick his hardest against a reactive & rock-solid target. If you can't stand up to your partner's toughest moves, you're only giving him half a workout.Demeere will train you to handle high-line & low-line punches & kicks, ground fighting techniques, shoulder slams, stomps & rising strikesbasically every move that your partner needs to burn into his muscle memory to compete at the highest level.There's more to being a good training partner than just standing there & taking a hit that's what dummies are for. Wise up & learn things about pad training that you don't even realize you need.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Wim Demeere has practiced a variety of martial arts for over 20 years, studying mainly Chinese systems & several full-contact fighting styles, such as sanshou & Muay Thai. He won four national titles & a bronze medal at the 1995 World Wushu Championships. He is the former national coach of the Belgian Wushu fighting team & still trains fighters for international competition. ISBN: 0-PAL-PADDVD publish date: 01/31/2010