Combat Sports Performance Training in Queenstown
Private strength and conditioning for boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA, wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Develop the strength, explosive power, repeat-effort conditioning and movement control your sport demands. Programming is based on your current ability, competition calendar, injury history and technical training load—not a generic “fighter workout.”
Be Better Prepared for the Demands of Your Sport.
A fighter needs more than general fitness—and more fatigue is not always better preparation.
Striking, clinching, takedowns and grappling place different demands on force production, speed, trunk and limb control, grip, repeated efforts and recovery. The balance depends on the discipline, the athlete and the stage of preparation.
I develop the physical qualities that support your technical work while accounting for sparring, pad work, drilling, rolling and competition preparation. Your combat coach remains responsible for the sport’s technical and tactical instruction.
Six Connected Foundations of Combat Sports Performance
Training priorities are selected from the assessment and adjusted to your discipline, level and competitive schedule.
Maximal & Relative Strength
Develop useful force through squat, hinge, push, pull, carry and appropriate unilateral patterns. Relative strength matters when body mass and weight categories affect performance.
Explosive & Rotational Power
Progress rapid force production with suitable lifts, throws, jumps and rotational tasks, while retaining control and technical quality.
Aerobic & Repeat-Effort Capacity
Build the aerobic base and repeated high-intensity capacity relevant to your training and bout demands. Conditioning complements—not duplicates—hard sport sessions.
Footwork, Braking & Reactivity
Train acceleration, deceleration, change of direction and reactive movement when appropriate to the athlete and discipline.
Joint & Tissue Capacity
Address relevant shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, trunk, neck and grip capacity, guided by sport demands and injury history. No programme can eliminate injury risk.
Fatigue & Load Management
Coordinate training stress with sparring, rolling, travel, work and sleep. Adapt the plan as competition approaches or recovery changes.
Built Around Your Combat Discipline.
Physical preparation for a boxer should not simply be copied into a wrestling or BJJ programme.
Boxing
Rotational and lower-body power, repeat-effort conditioning, footwork, upper-body strength and the ability to preserve movement quality as fatigue accumulates.
Kickboxing & Muay Thai
Strength and power for striking and clinch demands, single-leg capacity, trunk control, mobility and conditioning that supports technical sessions.
MMA
Integrate striking, clinch and grappling demands while accounting for the combined weekly load of different technical sessions.
Wrestling
Relative strength, explosive extension, positional control, grip, trunk and lower-body capacity, and repeat-effort conditioning.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Strength through useful joint ranges, grip endurance, trunk control, positional isometric capacity and recovery alongside rolling volume.
Discipline-Specific Preparation
Physical training is adjusted for your rule set, equipment, competition format, current skill work and injury history.
Experience Alongside Elite Fighters.
Peter’s work has included physical preparation in professional boxing and kickboxing environments.
That background informs the way sessions are structured today: assessment, appropriate loading, conditioning, recovery and adaptation to the athlete’s actual competition and training demands.
David Tua
Experience supporting elite-level physical preparation in the professional heavyweight boxing environment, including strength and conditioning during preparation phases.
Ray Sefo
Experience working in elite combat-sport environments associated with high-level kickboxing, explosive physical demands, conditioning and performance preparation.
Selected historical experience. Client relationships and the scope and duration of work differ. Named athletes are not presented as current clients or as endorsing this service.
Start With the Athlete, Not a Template.
Two fighters in the same weight class may need very different physical preparation.
Your first step is to establish your aims, training and competition history, current technical workload, injury considerations and baseline physical qualities.
Relevant tests may include strength and power, movement and joint range, selected asymmetries, trunk and shoulder control, conditioning, and task-specific capacities. We select tests that are useful for your sport and current condition rather than applying every test to everyone.
Explore the Integrated Performance AssessmentTrain for the Stage You’re In.
A structured plan changes with your season, bout date and technical training—not merely the calendar.
Development Phase
Establish technical lifting quality, address important limitations, and develop strength and aerobic capacity.
Specific Preparation
Emphasise relevant power, speed and conditioning while managing the increasing load of sport practice.
Competition Approach
Reduce unnecessary fatigue and adjust training around the athlete’s technical sessions and event schedule.
Between Events
Reassess, rebuild needed capacities and gradually return to heavier work as recovery allows.
Weight-category considerations: Body composition and nutrition should support training and health. Rapid dehydration or aggressive weight cutting is not a strength-and-conditioning strategy; any medical or weight-management issues require appropriate professional oversight.
Focused Training Outside the Fight Gym.
One-to-one strength and conditioning designed to complement your existing club, coaches and combat-sport sessions.
The private Integrated Performance studio supports strength, power, mobility and movement work. When conditions allow, outdoor areas provide space for sled, acceleration, deceleration and change-of-direction progressions.
The goal is a coordinated physical preparation plan that adds value to your sport practice rather than exhausting you before your next session.
Physical Preparation + Integrated Rehabilitation
Assessment-led strength and conditioning, relevant corrective intervention and individualised progression are provided together when appropriate. Technical boxing, MMA or martial-arts instruction remains with your sport-specific coach.
Combat Sports Strength & Conditioning
Is this boxing or martial-arts technique coaching?
No. This service provides physical preparation, strength and conditioning, movement assessment and relevant rehabilitation support. You continue technical and tactical instruction with your boxing, MMA, wrestling or martial-arts coach.
Can I train with Peter while attending my existing fight gym?
Yes. Your existing training schedule is important to programme design. Strength and conditioning should be coordinated with sparring, pad sessions, rolling, drilling and competition preparation rather than added without regard for overall workload.
Do I need to be a professional fighter?
No. The approach can be adapted for recreational martial artists, amateur competitors, developing fighters and experienced professionals. Exercise selection and loading depend on your goals and starting point.
Do you offer fight-camp strength and conditioning?
Physical preparation can be planned around an upcoming event, subject to assessment, available preparation time and coordination with your technical training. The aim is to develop relevant qualities and manage fatigue approaching competition.
Can rehabilitation be integrated with combat-sport training?
Where appropriate, assessment, corrective work and progressively loaded exercise can be integrated into your programme. Suspected concussion, acute injuries or medical concerns require assessment by a suitably qualified healthcare professional and relevant return-to-sport clearance.
Where are sessions held?
Private coaching takes place at Peter’s Lake Hayes studio in Queenstown. Outdoor components are used when suitable for the training goal and weather or ground conditions.
Prepare Your Body for the Demands of Combat Sport.
Strength. Power. Conditioning. Movement. Recovery. Start with an individual assessment and build a physical preparation plan around your sport.