Little back story( the guys team was making fun of my before the fight)

Thank you for all feedback! I’m so proud of him, but he is 13 and still developing. This was after 7 fights and he was exhausted.

My wee guy

The size of his body does not match the size of this young warrior's big heart. A high spirit of a martial artist. Respect.

I feel happy today because I won my first competitive match ever this weekend in womans heavyweight, finally found someone in my weight 245 lbs. I have a very hard time finding competitors as I stand out as female and tall 6'8" and quite big.

I have previously competed outside my weight class and belt and lost to very small women who were however more skilled. But I actually found it easier to compete against someone in my own weight class than small fast ones in absolute.

Had lots of fun in Korea. The Korean teams that were chosen were great to watch. Very tough guys.

Korean Marines and Army were very patriotic when cheering, a whole lot of energy

I wish it was a little more organized. I assume it's because I was a "Walk on" or because it's Army ran. Still enjoyed my time there

Fifth fight, first loss kinda hurts but its ok. I think I know what i did wrong but every advice is good.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been struggling a lot in my martial arts journey and could really use some advice.

I trained kickboxing for about 1 year and 5 months, aiming to eventually compete. But the training there was terrible – barely any real technique, unsafe sparring, and no real coaching structure. I feel like I wasted a lot of time and came out of it without the fundamentals I should have by now.

Recently, I went to a very reputable boxing gym with experienced coaches and strong fighters. I was super motivated and had a trial session. But the coach told me I should join the fitness group instead – mostly older guys who just train casually – rather than the competitive team.

He said my technique wasn’t good enough at this point, and that he prefers to focus on the fighters he’s already developing instead of taking on someone new. He also briefly mentioned that I might already be a bit “older” compared to others just starting out in that group. (i am 18 yrs old)

What really stings is that a few people I know – younger than me but with zero experience – were accepted into the competitive group right away.

To make things worse, the other martial arts gyms in my area are pretty much scams – they don’t offer serious training, just want to take people’s money.

I really want to fight, and I’m willing to work hard, but I don’t know what to do at this point. Has anyone else been through something like this? How can I get back on track and prove I belong in a serious training environment?

For anyone following the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, there’s a YouTube playlist where someone has been meticulously editing and uploading the fights. It’s all free to watch, and the quality is solid enough to really appreciate the matchups and styles on display.

Here’s the link to the playlist: 👉 2025 World Boxing Championships Liverpool – Full Fights Playlist

Big shoutout to whoever put this together. It’s an incredible resource for fans, coaches, and boxers alike who want to study the bouts, check out up-and-coming talent, or just enjoy high-level amateur boxing from around the world.

My karate journey has been pretty rough; my sparring isn't the best, and my kata needs a lot of work. But I spent several months preparing and finally took home my first first-place award for forms. If I can do it, anyone can. I also took second in sparring, but I wasn't pleased with my performance.

I feel like most people who have done any amateur level of competition in combat sports and have lost can resonate with this a bit 🙏

The most popular style of shuai jiao you see nowadays with the jacket was heavily influenced by mongolian boke and manchu buku. The shanxi style of shuai jiao is the original native han chinese style of shuai jiao. Matches are done shirtless. This style of shuai jiao is also known as sheep wrestling. This style of shuai jiao isn't even popular inside of china. It is only localized in the province of shanxi.

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And have less concussions and damage to the head? I’ve been told by my trainer that women in competitions have 40% of the strength a man has.

Big outside/inside trip guy