3. Strength and Conditioning

When it comes to enhancement of your kicks and punches, what is need is strength and conditioning. Here are some exercises to include in your training routine:

Squats: Also, strength in legs to produce stronger kicks. It is best to add jump squats to the list of explosive power exercises.

Push-Ups: To be able to punch much harder, then you need to develop your upper body muscles. As a rule, that is why, it is necessary to use certain modifications, for example, it is possible to make diamond push-ups, with help of which it is possible to work with the second muscle group.

Core Exercises: Sturdy base for… Flesh and bones are strong to exert forceful punches. Planks, Russian twists, and leg raises are the best options.

Strength does not only the build the key aspects of strikes but also the general performance of both fighters.

4. Practice Target Drills

For that reason, if you want to improve your accuracy and timing, target drills are crucial. Use the following drills to improve your kicks and punches:

Focus Mitts: Stand with a partner and each of you grab a focus mitt. This is a good drill that you may use while practicing how to target and at the same time improving your speed and accuracy.

Heavy Bag Training: Instead, perform kicks and punch to a heavy bag so your punches and kicks have that real power behind them. The strikes should be done correctly especially while hitting the bag.

Shadow Boxing: Imagined an opponent and do kicks and punches while not in the presence of an opponent. It does this to enable you to work on timing and movement.

Taking these drills to your daily practice schedule, you will improve the overall control and motor skills.

5. Regular Sparring Practice

Sparing is definitely one of the best methods by which you are able to increase your kicks and punches in real-time situations. Here’s how to make the most of your sparring sessions:

Experiment: A kick or punch is used in sparring to test new ones as an individual practice or when one introduces a new technique. Do not limit yourself and try to discover which approach is the most effective one.

Feedback: One should practice with someone else who will be able to critique their approach, with suggestions on how it can be improved.

Stay Relaxed: Stress can limit your mobility. The minute observed in sparring is to maintain the do’s of relaxed and flowing movements.

It also creates an opportunity of practicing the things learnt in the class and even modify the flow in real scenarios.