Master Thiboutot gives us an unique way of keeping fit and improving our kicking speed, timing, power, and endurance. I created the workout based on my experiences in the sport of kickboxing as well as my experiences in the fitness industry, but it's basically an extension of my own personal kickboxing workout. My studio is actually located within in a health club where the program is very popular and constantly evolving and improving based on the latest standards in the health and fitness business. The workout itself is a circuit training schedule moving from station to station on a timer incorporating various punching bags and conditioning drills, and skipping rope.
Participants work at their own experience and conditioning levels.
I also use plyometric and abdominal exercises to strengthen the legs and lower back area. I continually encourage everyone to cross train and add a weight training routine into their program which they can conveniently do in a health club. As a promoter, I needed to have more fans buy tickets to my events. Our sport needed more casual fans instead of those just interested in the martial arts as spectators. One lesson I learned from reading about Red Auerbach, the legendary coach of the Boston Celtics, was the concept of barnstorming.