from the inside from the inside
The day starts first thing in the
morning with a hard run designed
to increase the fighters’ stamina
and toughen their resistance to
abrupt and extended physical
strain. Often this workout comes
complete with all the equipment
and gear they would carry or
wear as if they were in a live
situation. The day continues
with further physical training in
the gym, where a short warmup session prepares them for yet
more strenuous, strength-building
workouts that follow. Featuring
highly among these are cardio
exercises, notably boxing, used
not only for cardio workout but
to sharpen self-defense skills, as
one fighter explains: „teaches you
to hit very well, hard, accurate,
fast, combined with a good
physical condition and high level
endurance.”
The training continues with
focus on more technical aspects,
such as boxing bag kicking,
dodging, pirouettes, endurance
competition pertaining to force,
and generating high levels of hits.
A short break is for equipment
change that makes way for the
martial arts training kicks and
immobilizations techniques,
aiming for a high complexity
of the exercises, putting heavy
emphasis on arms and legs. The
fighters must be thoroughly
trained in defending themselves
against all manner of weaponry
a criminal may possess, which
are frequently knives, therefore
the fighters must be able to
expediently neutralize the
criminal who attempts such an
attack. A different instructor
commands the exercises and
drills in which most expertise and
experience has been cultivated.
Once the physical training is
completed, they start the tactical
training. This is done in a special
place that offers both the space
needed for exercises involving
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