Need a guide for all of the lingo in the ring? Check out this FightCamp Dictionary to better understand some of the terminology you might run into when you put the gloves on!
Paths
Paths: curated program of tutorials, drills and workouts designed to inspire the fighter within
Prospect Path: introductory program for beginners and anyone looking to learn the basics or sharpen their fundamental boxing technique
Contender Path: a more advanced program catered to our more seasoned boxers and graduates of the Prospect Path
Kickboxing Path: program designed to combine both kicks and punches for total body defense
Types of Punches
The Jab: quick, straight punch thrown with leading hand
The Cross: straight punch thrown with rear hand directly at opponent
The Hook: short, powerful punch driven with the elbow bent
The Uppercut: upward-swinging punch thrown with the arm bent
Punch Number System
1. Jab 1B. Jab to the body
2. Cross 2B. Cross to the body
3. Lead-Hook 3B. Lead-Hook to the body
4. Rear-Hook 4B. Rear-Hook to the body
5. Lead-Uppercut 5B. Lead-Uppercut to the body
6. Rear-Uppercut 6B. Rear-Uppercut to the body
Types of Kicks
Lead Kick: straight kick using the lead leg at a 90 degree angle
Rear Kick: kick that uses your core to pivot your entire body, swinging your rear leg swiftly a 90 degree angle
Lead Front Kick: frontal straight kick that extends at the lead knee
Rear Front Kick: frontal straight kick that extends at the rear knee
Kicks are abbreviated in combos as LK, RK, LFK, RFK.
Technique
Body Shots: punches and kicks targeting the core of your opponent
Coasting: maintaining a consistent, steady pace of punches
Counterpunch: a countering punch immediately delivered after an opponent’s attack
Lead: the hand or leg that is is less dominant and stays in front for defense
Long Range: fighting with distance between you and your opponent
Footwork: foot and leg balancing, positioning as well as movement in a fight
Orthodox: fight stance for boxers whose right side is dominant (left leg leading)
Pot Shot: normally less powerful punches thrown unexpectedly to confuse opponent
Rear: the hand or leg that is more dominant and that stays back to drive power
Roll: defensive move to deflect an oncoming punch by rolling your shoulders away to reduce the impact of a blow
Short Range: fighting in proximity of your opponent
Slips: side-to-side head movements to dodge opponent’s punches to the face
Southpaw: fight stance for boxers whose left side is dominant (right leg leading)
Switch Stance: switching back and forth between southpaw and orthodox stances
Workouts
Advanced: for those entering FightCamp with 10+ months of boxing experience at a boxing gym (or similar martial arts gym)
Boxing Skills: short tutorial videos that show you how to properly throw punches and also how to properly execute other basic boxing moves like slips, rolls, and steps
Boxing Base: typically accompany Boxing Skills tutorial and are workouts that are meant to reinforce the technique covered in the preceding tutorial video
Burnout Boxing/Kickboxing: heavily focused on alternating between aerobic and cardio sprinting
Combo Build Up: a challenge for your brain as you build up to complex combinations 1 punch at a time.
Conditioning: targeting the whole body through a combination of strength, cardio and muscle endurance exercises
Core: exercises focused on strengthening the lower back and abdominal area
Dynamic Warmup: exercises to prepare you for a workout by increasing blood flow, flexibility and overall mobility
Full Body Boxing/Full Body Kickboxing: focused on strengthening your entire body with lots of striking and a mixture of full body bodyweight exercises
Intermediate: meant for those who are entering FightCamp with 3+ months of prior experience at a boxing gym (or similar martial arts gym)
Kickboxing Skills: short tutorial videos teaching the kickboxing basics, like stance, a variation of kicks and full body defensive moves
Kickboxing Base: typically accompany Kickboxing Skills tutorial and are workouts that are meant to reinforce the technique covered in the preceding tutorial video
Knockout Power Boxing/Kickboxing: mixture of power punching/kicking combinations and bodyweight exercises to help you build strength and power
Lower Body Bodying/Lower Body Kickboxing: focused on strengthening your lower body with lots of striking and lower body bodyweight exercises
Open: basic, entry-level combinations and are perfect for those at all different skill levels
Output: performance score based on the number of punches you throw, the speed of each punch and the overall technique
Pure Punching/Pure Striking Kickboxing: all punches and kicks
Pro Combos Boxing/Kickboxing: intermediate/advanced level workout that challenges you round by round with difficult combinations
Sprints: short, intense rounds focused on increasing your punch count
Recovery & Stretch: movements designed to stretch and ease muscles for a better recovery
Shadowboxing: boxing with no opponent or punching bag
Shred Core: exercises focused on working muscles like the rectus abdominis and obliques that contribute to a toned boxer’s physique and 6-pack abs
Stabilization Core: exercises that help you build stability and balance within your abdominal area
Upper Body Boxing/Upper Body Kickboxing: focused on strengthening your upper body with a mixture of striking and upper body bodyweight exercises
Versus Mode: player-vs-player challenge to compete for the highest output