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WAVE COMBAT SPORTS

Martial Arts School
@wavecombatsports
📍| 1720 S 7th St. Tacoma, WA 98405 🌊| Founded By @coachmicahb đŸ„Š| Muay Thai - Fitness @thetrainingpit
  • Education & Career
  • Following 234
  • Followers 5.6K
  • Engagement 4.44%
  • Avg comments 22

About WAVE COMBAT SPORTS

WAVE COMBAT SPORTS (@wavecombatsports) is a Martial Arts School creator on Instagram, also filed under Education & Career. The account has 5,562 followers and 187 published posts. Recent posts average 245 likes and 22 comments, an engagement rate of 4.44%.

WAVE COMBAT SPORTS belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Set against 234 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 24 followers per account WAVE COMBAT SPORTS follows. WAVE COMBAT SPORTS is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files WAVE COMBAT SPORTS under Martial Arts School, with Education & Career as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for WAVE COMBAT SPORTS runs to 15 words across 3 lines. The bio mentions @coachmicahb and @thetrainingpit. The latest activity Flinque has on record for WAVE COMBAT SPORTS dates from May 2026.

187 Posts

All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for WAVE COMBAT SPORTS are videos. 187 published posts give WAVE COMBAT SPORTS a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 30 followers for each post published. All 10 carry captions, averaging 121 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include you’re, don’t, fighters, back and kick. The captions tag #fightiq, #combatsports, #muaythai, #kickboxingtechnique and #kickboxing.

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Most fighters forget that fakes don’t just create distance, they create timing. Here’s how to weaponize a switch kick fake into a free lead hook + rear low kick combo 👇

Start by parrying your partner’s jab into a rear roundhouse low. From there you’re stepping off the center line and shuffling straight into a switch kick to the body. After you land it, reset into your southpaw stance and step away. That reset does two things: keeps you safe AND buys you the space you need for the setup.

That same leg you just landed with. Your opponent already respects it, so when you swing it again they react, and that reaction opens everything up. Swing it back, plant it, and the moment it hits the ground you’re landing your lead hook into a rear roundhouse low.

This is just one setup off this entry, the options are endless.

#MuayThai #StrikingCombos #FightIQ #KickboxingTechnique #MartialArtsTraining​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Why we drilled stationary defense & isolated offense before his first adult division competition at Spartan Cup Championships 👇

Isolated training = the secret weapon most fighters skip:

1ïžâƒŁ STATIONARY DEFENSE - When you remove footwork, you’re forced to perfect head movement, blocks, and timing. No escape routes = pure defensive IQ. Plus, you get 3x more reps when you’re not resetting position.

2ïžâƒŁ ISOLATED OFFENSE - Breaking down ONE technique lets you hyper-focus on mechanics, power transfer, and precision. 100 perfect jabs > 20 sloppy combos. More reps = faster motor learning.

He’s turning 18 and competing at Spartan Cup Championships in Colorado against adults for the first time. This training block focused on maximizing reps and sharpening the fundamentals that matter most.

High-volume, focused reps build muscle memory faster than anything else đŸ„Š
Here’s the key most people miss: when you slip, it’s your FOOTWORK that gets your head off the centerline, not leaning your head over your knee and hip.

Why? Because if you’re just leaning and you get caught, you’re absorbing everything straight to the chin, a.k.a. your brain. But when you use footwork to slip off the centerline, you maintain a solid foundation that helps you absorb shots AND stay ready to counter.

Here’s the breakdown:

✅ Slip with footwork, your weight shifts, hips rotate slightly, and your base stays strong
❌ Slip by leaning, if you get hit, it will off-balance you even more, which will make it impossible to counter or worse, you get KO’d

Bonus detail: Whichever side you’re slipping to, keep that hand up. Why? Because in kickboxing and Muay Thai, they might notice you’re slipping, and they will disguise the head kick with the cross or a jab. That high guard is your insurance.

(In boxing, you’ll see more leaning because they have a wider stance and no kicks to worry about. But in kickboxing and Muay Thai, that lean will get you knocked out.)

So when you slip and they don’t throw back? You’re still off the centerline. You’re still in position. Fire your counter. Don’t wait. Don’t reset. The slip already created the angle, now capitalize on it.

#MuayThai #Kickboxing #FightIQ #DefensiveTechnique #CombatSports
So proud of

You see the glory 🏆

But you don’t see:
❌ The countless hours of hard work
❌ Fighting through injuries
❌ The conditioning on the bike
❌ The hard sparring sessions
❌ The strict diet

He handled everything this fight camp like a professional. 💯

That’s why he got the first round KO. đŸ’„

You can have the best coaching in the world, but if YOU don’t show up for yourself and put in the work, you won’t reap the rewards. đŸ”„

Congratulations champ. Onto the next. đŸ’ŽđŸ„Š

#KnockOut #FirstRoundKO #FightCamp #MMA #ChampionMindset
Why resetting after every kick is costing you rounds.

Most fighters throw a kick, then reset. Pull back. Re-establish their stance.

But here’s what happens: your opponent gets time to breathe, adjust, and find their rhythm again.

Resetting is instinct. You want balance. You want to regain your base. But that pause can be a gift. It tells them the sequence is over. They can counter. They can breathe.

Instead, throw a follow-up combination immediately. Don’t let them recover. When you chain attacks back-to-back without that reset, their timing breaks. They expect the pause. When it doesn’t come, they’re stuck reacting, and a lot of times they end up running into the next shot. That’s often the knockout shot, because they’re not expecting it.

But here’s the key: you’re not always throwing volume. Sometimes you reset. Sometimes you don’t. That unpredictability is what keeps them guessing. Base your next move off what your opponent is doing. If they’re countering back immediately every time, disrupt that rhythm. If they’re freezing and letting you score without doing anything, then keep picking them apart and stacking points. The moment you fall into a pattern, always resetting or always pressing, they adapt.

Judges reward activity. Opponents respect relentless pressure. And when you mix your rhythm, you control the pace.

Stop giving them breathing room. Start stacking pressure đŸ„ŠđŸ”„

#KickboxingTechnique #FightIQ #CombatSports #KnockoutPower #FighterMindset
Most fighters panic when punches start flying back at them.

But the best defense isn’t just blocking—it’s staying in rhythm and firing back immediately.

Jab. Catch the return. Jab again. Slip the cross. Counter with the lead hook.

This is what separates fighters who freeze under pressure from fighters who thrive in the chaos.

The drill is simple: initiate, react, adjust. But the lesson is everything—you can’t just throw and hope. You need to READ what’s coming back at you.

Whether it’s from film study, reaction training, or adapting mid-fight, the best fighters aren’t guessing. They’re seeing the patterns, making the reads, and setting up the finish.

Defense and offense happen simultaneously, not in separate phases. When your student learns to flow between catching, slipping, and countering without hesitation, they stop being a target and become a problem.

This is how you build fight IQ. This is how you get the KO.

#FightIQ #BoxingTraining #CombatSports #SweetScience #CounterPunching
99% of fighters will never pull this off. Watch what happens when a flying knee meets an elbow at full speed đŸ”„đŸ’„

#FlyingKnee #MartialArts #MuayThaiHighlights #FightTechniques #CombatSports
Your Circle Determines Your Ceiling
 And Your Counters 💯

Here’s the truth: you can have the sharpest technique in the world, but if your training partners aren’t pushing you, you’re not growing.

This drill—double arm block the rear body kick, then fire back with 3-2-3-10 (lead hook, cross, lead hook, rear low kick)—only gets sharp when EVERYONE in the room is locked in.

Why training with the right people matters:

✅ They throw with intent—so your defense has to be real
✅ They don’t let sloppy counters slide—so your timing gets crisp
✅ They match your energy—so the whole session elevates

You can’t build fight-level reflexes solo. You need partners who challenge you, correct you, and compete with you daily.

The drill is simple. But the environment? That’s what makes it deadly.

Surround yourself with people who make you better. The energy is contagious.

#MuayThai #Kickboxing #MMA #Striking #MartialArts TrainSmart

WAVE COMBAT SPORTS's engagement

WAVE COMBAT SPORTS's engagement rate on Instagram is 4.44%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 23 followers. An average post collects 245 likes and 22 comments, close to 11 likes for each comment.

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Who is WAVE COMBAT SPORTS?

WAVE COMBAT SPORTS (@wavecombatsports) is a Martial Arts School creator on Instagram, also filed under Education & Career. WAVE COMBAT SPORTS is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for WAVE COMBAT SPORTS runs to 15 words across 3 lines.

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WAVE COMBAT SPORTS has 5,562 followers on Instagram (5.6K). Set against 234 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 24 followers per account WAVE COMBAT SPORTS follows. 187 published posts give WAVE COMBAT SPORTS a moderate archive on Instagram.

What is WAVE COMBAT SPORTS's engagement rate?

WAVE COMBAT SPORTS's engagement rate on Instagram is 4.44%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 23 followers. An average post collects 245 likes and 22 comments, close to 11 likes for each comment.

What does WAVE COMBAT SPORTS post about on Instagram?

Flinque files WAVE COMBAT SPORTS under Martial Arts School, with Education & Career as a secondary category. All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for WAVE COMBAT SPORTS are videos. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for WAVE COMBAT SPORTS repeatedly use the words you’re, don’t, fighters, back and kick. WAVE COMBAT SPORTS's captions carry hashtags such as #fightiq, #combatsports and #muaythai. WAVE COMBAT SPORTS writes those captions mainly in English.

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