Wow, great discussion guys! I did'nt expect to get this much responses. I especially like the posts by Mark L. and Marlboro. Others are great too though! :)

Mark,
You've been talking about training for speed, or training yourself to be slow by doing 200 kicks in a row etc. You say the second 100 will be slower than the first and I agree. But, how would one build on this to make all 200 be fast and powerful? Obviously the latter ones will naturally be less powerful, but a person could surely work at it so that they are more powerful than they would be if they had'nt done any kick training at all right? Also, if I do say, 20 kicks at full speed, my body will remember "fast" instead of slow. But, how will I be able to sustain these kicks throughout a long fight throwing say 15-20 kicks a round, if I have'nt trained for the kick endurance, and only trained for speed? There must be a middle ground where you can train for speed and fast twitch, and endurance right?

What about this. Doing a roundhouse on the bag at full speed, then giving yourself enough time to recover to do the rest at full speed, until you reach your 100 or 200 each leg? Would something like that achieve both speed and fast twitch muscle training, along with endurance and stamina?


You also mentioned about the long runs they do. It may be training them to be slow, but how else can you put consistent strain on your body and legs so that you get used to all the strain during a long fight? Best way is to probably mix both sprints, and longer runs, maybe in an interval way?