Functional Hand Strength

A few people asked for some more information on the training course I mentioned this morning so away we go:

Dermot McGrath was born in Limerick City, Ireland in 1972and received his Black Belt in Freestyle Kickboxing from 5 times WAKO world champion Alfie Lewis in 1992.

He currently owns and runs the largest single martial arts school in Ireland with 300 students.

One day a petite Irish Lass walked into his gym - she couldnt have weighed more than a hundred pounds - and with tears in her eyes she begged for only one thing: teach me.

It was against his better judgment but Dermot agreed to let herstay on and train as long as she never complained and never quit. She barely made it through the first workout -- which wasn't even fighting at all, just calisthenics - but she did not quit.

After that first workout Dermot figured he would never see her again but she showed up again the next day and did a little better. And the next day and the next day,

She kept improving little by little... and so Dermot taught her to Fight. The day came for her first sparring match and since there Were no other girls in the class, she had to spar with the only other student in class that day, a young man a few years older than her.

The instructions were simple, move around a little, build up a good sweat and get used to sparring.

This young man had other ideas, and started ducking, bobbing and weaving like it was a real fight

-- Then it happened --

he punched that young girl right in the face... she didnt cry, she didnt whine and she sure didnt quit - she got mad, and in one lightning quick move, returned the favor, which promptly knocked that young man out cold, flat on his back.

Her name was Catherine Costigan and she was 14 years old.

Today, at 26, Catherine could easily win any beauty contest but when the gloves go on, she turns into a hellcat that could knock you out with a single punch.

Recently, Dermot decided to release his training program - the same one that Catherine has been using since the very beginning - to everyone who would like to learn to generate that kind of knockout power.

Heres a few things that Demot teaches:

1. A unique drill that develops the most devastating possible strike

2. How to read your opponent's intent to strike almost before he
knows it himself.

3. How to throw punches on the ground - power from any position - even flat on your back.

4. The best way to develop the most important muscles for punching.

5. How to develop maximum wrist strength to punch without fear of damage.

6. The exact spot to hit for the instant knockout.

I have seen a lot of instructional fighting videos and this one is one of the best I've come across. - lots of valuable drills that you can practice with a partner or by yourself which will develop punching power.