This is part two of our Performance Series. This series will cover nutrition, hydration, and recovery. My last post talked about how to maximize your energy for training with nutrition. Today I’m going to talk hydration. Hydration is more important in relation to athletic performance than most people think!! As an athlete involved in a …
This is part one of our Performance Series. This series will cover nutrition, hydration, and recovery. In order to maximize your time in the gym, which includes not only the results of your training, but the quality of your training, how much technique you can absorb and how well you are performing each technique, you …
Over the next few months, I’m going to dive into some basic nutrition, hydration, and recovery topics as they relate to Muay Thai, Boxing, and MMA. This page will be updated as each topic is released, so feel free to re-visit this post for links into each article as they are added. Part 1: Maximizing …
There are several variations when it comes to wrapping your hands for Muay Thai, Kickboxing, or Boxing. We’ve gone over one of our favorite and simplest ways in this how to video! Wrapping your hands before bag work, pads, or mitt work provides support for your wrist, protects the bones in your hands, and provides …
Every morning we ran. Even on our rest days we ran. I’ve always felt that running would ultimately be bad for me and my joints. That I would feel weaker, more brittle, or more vulnerable because of it. I only reserved it specifically for fight camps to get a boost in cardio. In Thailand, at …
Beginning Tuesday, October 14th, we will be adding a new Kickboxing Fundamentals class time to our schedule! Tuesdays/Thursdays 5:15PM – 6:00PM If you are a current member of our kickboxing program, you will have full access to this class with no extra cost. This class will focus on the fundamentals of Muay Thai Kickboxing primarily …
August 31st – Amateur Boxing Azteca Pride Boxing Gym Presents Georgetown Rotary Club’s 2nd Annual Sterling Glove (FUNDRAISER) AKATX Fighters: Nhan Pham, Israel Maldonado, Angelica Maldonado Saturday, August 31, 2013 – First Bell at 2PM Admission $10 Students $6 Location: Georgetown High School Annex 2211 N Austin Ave Georgetown, TX 78626 Google Maps September 7th …
Starting Monday, July 8th through Saturday, August 17th we will be having a summer wrestling camp at AKATX hosted by former Division 1 Indiana State wrestler, Sawyer Morris. Classes will be held Monday and Wednesdays from 5:00pm – 6:15pm, as well as Saturdays from 12:15pm – 1:30pm. It will be open for anyone to attend, …
This past weekend four of our team members fought in a new amateur MMA promotion based out of Austin called Belts of Honorious. All proceeds from their events go towards the Enlightened Warriors youth program, a non-profit aimed to help today’s youth through martial arts and other activities like woodworking, yoga, and survival training. Nick …
We’re hosting a contest for a pair of Faritex Boxing Gloves! All you have to do is enter a creative photo of you in your AKATX shirt, then we’ll compile all photos and publish them on our page. The person with the most likes wins! Second place gets a free shirt!