Mike Tyson Technique Breakdown pt 1: Angles of Attack
Mike Tyson and Cus D’AmatoVideo footage screenshot Fighting is all about the allocation of resources: all factors required to support the implementation of a plan…
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Video – Dutch Muay Thai: Essential Moves to Remember – Part 1
Author’s note: most fight videos referenced here are the property of Nikko Toshogu Press and K-1 This is a video edition of my introduction to…
UFC Fight Night Maia vs Usman: Moves to Remember
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman (also known as UFC Fight Night 129) is in the books and did not have a particularly exciting main…
Lomachenko vs. Linares: Moves to Remember
Last weekend, a perfectly placed liver punch sealed the deal for Vasyl Lomanchenko as he won the WBA (Super) and The Ring lightweight titles, thus…
Dutch Muay Thai: Essential Moves to Remember – Part 1
Author’s note: most fight videos referenced here are the property of Nikko Toshogu Press and K-1 Dutch Muay Thai is a distinct form of Thai…
UFC Fight Night 128 – Barboza vs. Lee: Moves to Remember
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee (also known as UFC Fight Night 128) took place this past weekend at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City,…
UFC on Fox 29 – Poirier vs. Gaethje: Moves to remember
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje (also known as UFC on FOX 29) was held on April 14, 2018, at the Gila River Arena in…
Rose Namajunas vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk 2: Moves to Remember
UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta is in the books and there were so many interesting moves on display during the event. The most technical fights…
Moves to Remember: Joshua vs. Parker technique breakdown
Anthony Joshua went the distance for the first time in his professional career, on the way to winning a unanimous decision in his world heavyweight…
UFC 222 Technique Breakdown: Moves to Remember
UFC 222 is in the books and it’s time for us to watch and learn from our favorite fighters. Our sport is an unpredictable one…
Combat Course Lessons from the Cage #32
This is the 32nd post in this series and it is time to elaborate on a definition of MMA striking. In the second part of…
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Medeiros Technique Breakdown: Moves to Remember
UFC Fight Night 126 is in the books and it is time to analyze some interesting techniques that took place this past weekend. Keep in…
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold technique breakdown: Moves to Remember
UFC 221 is in the books and the main event showcased the defensive deficiencies of a talented fighter in Luke Rockhold, and Yoel Romero’s ability…
MMA Striking Basics: Trapping to Strikes
Definition A trapping technique in MMA consists of your hand pushing or blocking your opponent’s hand to momentarily limit its range of motion, clear the…
Introduction to MMA-grappling & BJJ training part 4: Back to Basics
In part one of this series we stressed the importance of perfecting the so-called basic techniques. In this article we will elaborate more on these…
UFC 220 – Miocic vs. Ngannou technique breakdown: Moves to Remember
UFC 220 is finally in the books and Stipe Miocic became the most decorated heavyweight in UFC history, taking Francis Ngannou to class in a…
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi – Moves to remember
UFC St Louis: Stephens vs. Choi was a mixed bag of exciting action and disappointing performances. Fighters like Michael Johnson, a technical athlete who always…
Striking Mittwork & Partner Drills for MMA & Kickboxing
Since there is no UFC card to analyze this week and after several requests on Twitter I decided to share some drills from my mittwork…
UFC 219 Breakdown: Moves to Remember
UFC 219 was an average event, lacking star power for the what was to be the last card of the year. However the event delivered…
Introduction to MMA-grappling & BJJ training part 3: Training Sport Specific Attributes
In my previous article for this series, I elaborated on the importance of concept driven training. Combining solid fundamental basic techniques and concepts is the…