“Designing a Fight Camp” with Boxing Works’ Bryan Popejoy

“Designing a Fight Camp” with Boxing Works’ Bryan Popejoy

Learn what goes into designing a fight camp for athletes of all level with American Muay Thai pioneer, Coach Bryan Popejoy. This course will breakdown:
• Roadwork protocols
• Shadowboxing and Footwork Drills
• Muay Thai style Padwork Cueing and Explanations
• Partner Drills with Tactics for Specific Styled Opponents
• Interviews with Bryan Popejoy, Jackie Buntan, the Director, and much more!

“Designing a Fight Camp” with Boxing Works’ Bryan Popejoy
  • Director’s Cut - What to Expect

    Director Shane Fazen explains why Bryan Popejoy & Boxing Works standout in the world of Muay Thai, and how you can benefit most by watching this course.

  • Lesson 1.1: Intro & Jump Rope

    Bryan Popejoy and Caia Knoles discuss the different styles of jump ropes, duration, and why Bryan prefers wearing shoes when he skips rope.

    The drills in this video are performed and supervised by professionals. By engaging in the activities shown in this video, you agree that you are physically...

  • Lesson 2.1: Roadwork

    Coach Bryan Popejoy explains the running protocols, duration, and target heartrate to strengthen an athlete’s energy system.

    The drills in this video are performed and supervised by professionals. By engaging in the activities shown in this video, you agree that you are physically fit and mental...

  • Lesson 3.1: Shadowboxing - Cone Drill

    Bryan and Caia demonstrate a cone drill to practice moving in all directions, including how to strike, defend, and counter while on the move.

    The drills in this video are performed and supervised by professionals. By engaging in the activities shown in this video, you agree that you are physical...

  • Director’s Cut - Shadowboxing

    Director Shane Fazen explains how Bryan Popejoy’s approach to shadowboxing has elevated this exercise to whole new levels.

  • Lesson 3.2: Shadowboxing - Box Pattern

    Bryan and Caia walk us through a 3-step box pattern to develop the proficiency to strike, defend, and counter when moving forward, backwards, and side-to-side.

    The drills in this video are performed and supervised by professionals. By engaging in the activities shown in this video, you agree tha...

  • Lesson 3.3: Shadowboxing - Freestyle with Specific Parameters Tactics

    Bryan has Caia freestyle shadowbox under certain parameters, to properly visualize and work on specific tactics against different opponent styles.

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  • Lesson 4.1: Padwork - Types of Pads

    Coach Bryan Popejoy shows his preferred pieces of training equipment for padwork, including thai pads, belly pad, leg pads, and other specialty pads.

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  • Lesson 4.2: Padwork - Building the Volume in Round 1

    Coach Bryan and Caia demonstrate a freestyle session on pads, to show the progression of how the early rounds usually start with jabs, teeps, and inside leg kicks.

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  • Lesson 4.3: Padwork - “Thai-Style” Padwork

    Coach Bryan Popejoy dives deep into his padwork style, explaining hand-fighting, clinch work, pummeling and specific ways to hold the pads for elbows and knees.

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  • Lesson 4.4: Padwork - Emulating Styles & Developing Tactics

    Bryan assumes the style as a heavy-right-kicker to develop Caia’s tactics and strategy to beat said style.

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  • Lesson 4.5 - Conditioning with the Punch Shield

    Bryan explains why the punch shield or “donut pad” is a great tool for developing punch power and conditioning.

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  • Lesson 4.6 - Padwork - Paddles

    Coach Bryan explains why he likes using paddles to reduce joint damage and improve the “snap” of an athlete’s punch.

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  • Lesson 5.1 - Partner Drills - Overview

    Coach Bryan gives an overview of a crucial piece of the Boxing Works foundation — partner drills.

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  • Lesson 5.2 - Partner Drills - Defend & Countering the Jab

    Coach Bryan has Jackie Buntan and Shane Fazen demonstrate a jab defense-and-counter drill to explain how their system is laid out.

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  • Lesson 5.3 - Partner Drills - How to Beat a Big Puncher

    Coach Bryan has Shane assume the style as a “heavy puncher,” while Jackie practices her tactics to shut the puncher down.

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  • Lesson 5.4: Partner Drills - How to Beat Someone with a Good Teep

    Shane assumes the style as a defensive fighter who stands their ground with a teep, while Jackie works to mitigate this weapon by working at specific ranges.

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  • Lesson 5.6: Partner Drills - How to Beat a Clinch Fighter

    Shane assumes the style as a “clinch-fighter,” while Jackie utilizes tactics to shut that style down.

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  • Lesson 5.7: Partner Drills - How to Beat a Kicker

    Shane assumes the style as the “heavy kicker” utilizing lots of roundhouse kicks, while Jackie mitigates this weapon with various interceptions, defense and counters.

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  • Lesson 5.8: Partner Drills - How to Beat the Muay Femur

    Shane assumes the style as the “Muay Femur,” or a smart, technical fighter, while Jackie experiments with various styles to see what works best.

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  • Who is Bryan Popejoy?

    Coach Bryan Popejoy talks about how he was first introduced to Muay Thai, and the similarities in his wrestling practice is what attracted him to the sport.

  • Bryan Explains “Bagwork” Philosophy

    Coach Bryan explains the different style of heavybags, focus points, and for how many round he expects his fighters to hit the bag.

  • Bryan Popejoy on Delegating Padwork

    Coach Bryan explains how these days he delegates much of the padwork to his students and athletes, to save wear and tear on his body.

  • Director’s Cut - Breaking Down Opponents

    Director Shane Fazen explains how much he appreciates Bryan’s realistic approach to film study, by taking “calculated risks”.