Listen to Tim, the man knows his stuff for sure =).
I'm not a professional fighter or anything like that, but still as a martial artist I try to focus my cardio like Tim said.
When I first started getting back into shape I did longer cardio which I think is good if you haven't worked out in awhile. (this was in 2006) But for the last year or so I've focused more on interval training, either body for life's method, tabata intervals, hill sprints, etc. I mix in longer cardio maybe once or twice a month.
I've noticed more fat loss from this type of training, as well as better "wind" when doing any of the activities associated with martial arts, which are mostly explosive, anaerobic type of activities. I also notice that my recovery time between rounds, or sprints, or whatever I'm doing, has dramatically increased.
My experience anyway.
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