Okay, here’s my experience with “Israel Adesanya Team Prime”, written in the style you requested:
Alright, so I wanted to get into the whole “Israel Adesanya Team Prime” thing. I’d seen some clips, you know, Adesanya being all flashy and stuff, and I thought, “I wanna see what the hype is about.”
First, I dug around to figure out what “Team Prime” even was. Turns out, it’s not some super-secret club. It’s more like…his crew, the people he trains with, his coaches, that whole deal. Mainly centered around City Kickboxing in New Zealand, it seems.
Getting Started
- Step 1: Observation. I just started by watching a ton of Adesanya’s fights. Not just the highlights, but the full-length ones. I wanted to see how he moved, how he reacted, his style.
- Step 2: Finding Training Material. This was trickier. It’s not like there’s a “Team Prime Official Workout Guide” out there (at least, not that I could find!). So, I looked for videos of City Kickboxing training sessions. Lots of them on YouTube, actually. I found them very useful!
- Step 3: Breaking it Down. City Kickboxing’s style, from what I could gather, is heavily focused on striking. Lots of kickboxing, Muay Thai, that kind of thing. I also noticed a big emphasis on feints and footwork, just like Adesanya.
My Makeshift “Team Prime” Training
I don’t have a world-class gym, or any gym for that matter. It’s not like the real City Kickboxing experience, obviously, but, I focused on:
- Shadowboxing: I spent a lot of time just practicing movement. Adesanya’s footwork is insane, so I tried to mimic that, moving in and out, changing angles.
- Heavy Bag Work: I have a small heavy bag and I don’t have a partner to do pad work with, so, I tried to do heavy bag work. I focused on the combinations and the movement.
- Feints and Fakes: This is where Adesanya really shines. I practiced throwing feints, trying to make my opponent (the air, in this case) react.
- Watching and Learning: I kept going back to Adesanya’s fights, and other City Kickboxing fighters, to see how they did things. It’s a constant learning process.
The Results (So Far)
I am not doing any real sparring yet. My movements are way better, I think. I feel lighter on my feet. I also think my understanding of striking, in general, has improved. I’m definitely not turning into Israel Adesanya overnight, I get that. But, the process of trying to learn from his style, and the “Team Prime” way of doing things, it’s been fun, and I’ve actually learned a lot.
It’s all about taking little bits and pieces and making them your own, right? It’s a journey. A sweaty, sometimes clumsy, journey. But a fun one!
