New MMA Striking Camp Offered in NEPA

By: MMA Melee Staff - February 8, 2010

Pennsylvania has long been a dominating wrestling state. Now that MMA is sanctioned in the Keystone State many of our great athletes are making the transition into mixed martial arts.  Most of the time when a great grappler is pressured by a multitude of punches and kicks, they instinctively initiate a takedown, not as their concrete strategy to advance offensively, but more of a temporary solution to their lack of knowledge in the stand up realm.  It's important to understand the fundamentals of the stand up game.  Many practitioners have a difficulty understanding ranges, they do not understand what techniques and defenses that are appropriate for each range. 
       
The "Stand up Specialists" of NEPA,World Class Boxing announced a new addition to their programs and are now offering a MMA Striking Camp. The camp focuses on the fundamentals of boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai.  The camp will introduce the beginner and advanced practitioner to the fundamentals of stand up fighting. The program will break down the importance of offense, defense, and strategy. 

Head Trainer and Owner of World Class Boxing Sean Diggs said "We are excited about offering our training methods to the MMA world. Stand up training is our speciality. The program will give ground fighters a competent stand up game".  Some of the topics covered in the camp are listed below.

Punching & Kicking Logistics
Defense Against Punches and Kicks
Proper Shadow Boxing & Kickboxing
The Trapping Range (Why doesn't anybody use it ?!)
The Clinch
The Straight Blast (a concept developed by Bruce Lee that he always used in a real street fight)
Proper Use of Mitts for Training
Progressive Padwork a la Mayweather Style!
And Much More!!

Sean added "We are looking forward to sponsoring some of the local fighters to help build the home team. Our programs are also open to female athletes. We have a women's competitive team for boxing, kickboxing, and muay thai. Our sister Lisa "Too Fierce" Foster was IFBA Women's world boxing champion.  She assists with traing my wife, who is also a member of the team. Lisa will be coming in from time to time work with the female athletes." 

World Class Boxing offers a sparring program to develop the fighter's skill level inorder to produce a well rounded stand up fighter.  Sean said the program will be "Taking field trips to some of the best gyms on the east coast to spar against pro and top amateur boxers."

The camp will start one day a week on saturdays. 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. As the class gets bigger a second day of training will be added. The program is open to men, and women that are current practitioners of mixed martial arts.  This program will be offered in two location.  Sean is going to handle the NEPA portion of the course out of Plains, PA and his "Pops" Jesse Harris will be taking care of the guys from Stroudsburg to Bethlehem/Allentown area at his gym Jesse Harris Boxing Gym in Stroudsburg.

To enroll in the Striking Camp call(570) 262-0061 or e-mail Info@wcbboxing.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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