The rear low kick is the cornerstone of all kickboxing styles. Whether it’s K-1, Muay Thai, Sanda or Dutch Style Kickboxing, learning how to throw a low kick with your rear leg is day one stuff. There’s a few reasons for this, mainly,...

The hook is a fundamental punch in boxing, it’s the second thing you learn just after straight punches. There are a ton of good reasons why the hook, especially the lead hook is important to learn. One, it is the shot with the...

The Importance of Setting Traps with Teddy Atlas Good strategy is imperative in striking. Sure, the power behind the punch is important, but that is not nearly as hard to achieve as good strategy is. So much goes into good overall striking strategy,...

Level changing is a part of all combat sports, whether they’re grappling or striking based. If you're a grappler, level changing helps get you into the proper position for trips, throws, sweeps and takedowns. There are entire game plans and sequences built around...

  The clinch can be a complicated place for some people. Some may go there purposely to try and protect themselves or to attack. Others may end up there but not have a ton of options in their arsenal. It is important to...

Warming up before training or competition is, unfortunately, a very important part of any kind of athletic endeavour. You will never be able to perform as well as you are when you're warm when you’re cold. You won’t move as fast, you won’t...

In combat sports, especially striking based ones, there’s something known as the southpaw advantage. It’s exactly as it sounds, in most fights, fighters who use a southpaw stance have an innate advantage. At least that is the case for southpaws fighting against orthodox...

  Souleymane Cissokho is a Senegal born French Professional Boxer who won Bronze in the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Souleymane has a ton of fighting experience, having over 150 amateur fights and a professional record of 11-0. Here...

High kicks (known as Tei Kan Kor in Thai)  are probably one of the most highlight reel worthy techniques in all of combat sports. High kicks are one of the techniques with the highest chance to completely knockout an opponent if it lands....

The clinch is one of the most vital aspects of Muay Thai and MMA. Entire fights can be won or lost in this position. The clinch allows a fighter to maintain a level of control over their opponent while standing and also land...

  Morgan “The Last Pirate” Charriere is French fighter fighting out  of Team Chapa Quente located in France with a Pro MMA record of 15-7-1. Here Coach Morgan Charriere shows one of his favorite combinations to practice countering the opponents jab!    ...

  One of the most crucial skills for any fighter is being able to keep their body in proper positioning at all times of the fight, from attacking and defending to being outside of your opponent’s range, you have to know where to...

Being able to change up your targets on the opponent as well as using feints to set up strikes is a high level skill used by the best to trick the opponent and open them up without the opponent even realizing they made...

The body lock clinch is one of the most powerful positions in all of stand up grappling. This doesn’t just extend to wrestling or grappling arts, as the body lock clinch is a very powerful position in both MMA and Muay Thai. This...

  Being able to feint and trick your opponent to open up holes in their defense is an essential skill for any fighter, MMA being a sport of its own has its own unique ranges differing from other combat sports. World Class Coach...

It’s comparatively easy to defend against shots when you are on the outside and not throwing anything yourself. It’s much harder to block against shots when you’ve just thrown something or are in the middle of a combination. Not just because you are...

Rafael Cordeiro is a three time Muay Thai World Champion, as well as one of the most sought after coaches in the combat sports world. As head coach at Kings MMA located in Huntington Beach California, Coach Rafael Cordeiro has trained world renowned...

  Being a well rounded fighter means being comfortable in all ranges. The kicking range is the first range you must enter to attack your opponent so being able to block their kicks as well as having the ability to release your leg...

  It is not always the big combinations that result in winning a fight. Sometimes it is, but all you really need is one clean shot. It might take until the fifth round of a fight before you get the opportunity to land...

Being able to use feints is a great skill to have if you want to land your punches. Using feints is a great way to draw your opponent’s defense and maybe even some of their strikes. This allows you to make reads on...