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Boxing Section.

Yes, I use the Glove Deodorizers. There is nothing worse than stinky gloves. I have been using the Meister's for almost 2 years and they still smell like linen. I blast them with a disinfectant, let them dry and then slide them in for storage.



More than one of my partners have complained about wrist pain. The Haybusa T3 have the wrist support that should help out with those problems if you are not wrapping your wrists. I have a different set of Haybusa's and they are a good glove to use.



There is also the Captain America version if you want to go all in:



I am using the Title Platinum Punch Mitts. They are awesome. I have had partners like them for elbows. You can quickly change them out. Straight up the best that I have used.



My go to cheap pair of boxing gloves. They are bright so when you put them in an opponents face, they distract the inexperienced. Hypnotik is a solid brand and they have lasted my abuse for two years. At right around $30, they are a bargain.




Skin Care:

Straight up, this is what I use on my knuckles and every other rough patch of skin. It does wonders.




We moved back of the liquid soap and onto the Duke Cannon scrubber and big bar of productivity. It smells like the peppermint lifesavers. Which is pretty good.



When you wear the man mane take care of it. I have been using the Beard Balm since last July. It smells good and keeps it moisturized. My beard is the longest that it has ever been and I get it regularly shaped at my local barber shop so it doesn't look scraggly.



I am going to add to this list as time goes on. Buying good equipment should be easy so you can get to having fun and exercising.


If you are going to travel:

Do you IP Man? or What is with Wing Chun and their Wooden Dummy?

If you are a fan of martial arts then you have seen a Mook Jong or wooden dummy from Wing Chun before. I never saw one in person until four years ago when I first stepped foot into KI Fighting Concepts which was being run by Sifu Joseph Simonet and Addy Hernandez. It was intimidating, people break their hands all the time hitting walls and here was this log thing for me to kick and hit.

Doesn't have to be fancy.

Sifu Simonet has a few resources out there on Amazon. There is Extreme Wing Chun, The Mook Jong Slam Set and Slam Set. I have met people that have studied for years and have not mastered the Slam Set. There are 10 parts and go through a tremendous amount of hand positions. It toughens your fore arms like no other exercise that I have found. When I did knife tapping for the first time last summer, the strikes were a whole lot easier to handle. To understand how hard knife tapping can be, a student fractured his forearm the previous year.



Look, you can even get these on Amazon with out too much difficulty.

If you are budget minded then build one. Seriously, a professionally built Mook Jong can run from $500 to $2500. There are versions that are wall mounted, free standing or set in the ground. I have seen a wide variety of materials from PVC to lacquered hard wood laminates to a crude pine log. The goal is to get you practicing so don't let money get in the way of training.



There are some amazing videos out there to observe and learn.

1. The late Grandmaster IP Man performing Muk Yan Jong;


2. Sifu Joseph Simonet going through the Blade Set. This is shot at Lake Chelan a few years.

A wooden dummy is an awesome partner so don't skip it just because it is an old school training tool. When I practice one of my focuses  is to break the supports by driving it back with an elbow strike. It has cleaned up my forms considerably because it really sucks when you hit it wrong. You can tell the difference when someone has worked with one. Right now I am missing it because my local school has shut down and I am working on securing a new one.

If you know of some good videos teaching the Mook Jong then post below. I don't plan on giving up Wing Chun or the Wooden Dummy anytime soon.