1. 5 Ways to Begin your Fight Career

2. The Next Level?  What is it?  A level of confidence in your abilities  Being prepared for your opponent  Mentally  Physically  Our goal here is to get us started on the path  Not the end all be all method  Good start point

3. Train the Body  Make sure your body is physically ready  Weight class  Technique  Power  Speed  Have to train the mental “switch”

4. Muay Thai Heavy Bag  Longer bag for greater strike range  Trains power, speed, cardio, and endurance  Purchase at Centuryfitness.com for $250

5. Simple Stop Watch  Hardest thing is to time oneself  Use for speed bursts, keep round time  Lets you focus on training instead of time  Available at any general store  No more than $10

6. Heavy Gloves & Grapple Gloves  Heavy gloves provide  Protection for you and your partner  Weight training for faster punches  Grapple gloves  Provide grip for grappling and throws  Standard for most mma fighting  Available at centuryfitness.com  Heavy gloves $30 and Grapple gloves $40

7. Study Study Study  Its not all physical  Know your own fight (weakness & strength)  Know your opponent  Be ready for anything your opponent does  Have to put the time in!

8. Fujifilm Finepix F660EXR  Breakdown of body mechanics  Film study of strength & weakness  Want high speed for frame by frames  Available at BestBuy for $240

9. Sony Vegas Movie Studio  Great for film study with coach  Build highlight reels  Allow side by side opponent analysis

10. Is There More? Of Course!!  Should always be striving towards higher levels  Pushing ourselves beyond our limits  Seek out new options & ideas  Speak & connect with others to share experience

11. Remember  This is only the beginning  Its up to YOU  How you PRACTICE is How you PERFORM  You determine your success nobody else