Have you ever been in a situation where every time you threw a strike, let’s just say a kick, your opponent was able to move out of the way and avoid it completely. This is pretty annoying and it might be tempting to...

The overhand right is a signature punch of a ton of different fighters and there's good reason for it. It’s a powerful shot that has a ton of knockout potential, especially if your opponent doesn’t see it coming. The arcing angle of the...

For a while, many traditional martial arts gyms have had their techniques mocked and discharged by MMA gyms with a more old school mentality. This includes techniques like spinning kicks, jumping kicks and the classic side kick. Despite its massive popularity, the side...

One of the hardest parts of fighting, whether it's your first match or your 100th, is going to be containing your nerves. Unless you have a screw loose, you are going to feel nervous and don’t worry, you definitely have reason to be....

Combination punching is the ultimate method to help you land your big shots. This is something that a lot of newer strikers don’t understand but you don’t need to throw every punch in a  combination with full power, in fact you shouldn’t do...

A little known combat sports fact is that Uppercuts used to be considered an unorthodox strike that would be crazy to attempt. Uppercuts were kind of seen the same way a lot of people still view spinning techniques nowadays. Now that was a...

We all know that warming up is important. Warming up makes you more flexible, more mobile, and just over all more ready to take on a more intense training session. Pretty much everyone in the world knows this. The problem isn’t a lack...

While everyone loves to train their offense, we all know that defense is just as, if not more important. The ability to make sure that all of your opponent’s offense doesn’t actually hurt you is not only good for you for the obvious...

Jabs are a super important part of any fighters arsenal. Jabs help fighters to keep their distance and help set up combinations. The same can also be said for the teep, which can be seen as the kicking version of a jab. This...

Muay Thai is the art of 8 limbs. It’s called this because it uses what they call all 8 limbs of the body. This basically just means that Muay Thai is built around 4 different kinds of strikes that you can use on...

For a lot of people new to combat sports, they might look at a fight and automatically think that the fighter moving forward is the one that is winning. This is because people see the fighter moving back and avoiding the person moving...

Front kicks are weapons that are getting more and more used in MMA but they have been in use widely in Muay Thai and Kickboxing since both sports inception. For the most part front kicks are thought about kind of like jabs. Front...

If you’re a combat sports athlete, no matter what sport you are doing, strengthening your legs is vital. Strong legs are the basis for pretty much any athlete endeavour, at least when it comes to sports that have you moving on your legs,...

The ability to counter punch is one that many fighters want to develop. It’s one of the greatest ways to make your opponent not want to strike because if you are able to hit them every time they attack you, they will be...

Something that a lot of newer practitioners of Kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA hear is that you should set up your punches with kicks. This is because for the most part, kicks are big motions that your opponent will be able to see...

The sidekick is probably one of the most famous kicks in all of martial arts, made famous by the man, the myth, the legend himself, Bruce Lee. Despite how popular it is in media like movies and video games, we don’t see the...

Knee strikes can be absolutely devastating if you are able to land them. The second part of that statement is what most people have a problem with. Knees are a very short range strike even at their longest. This means that you are...

The first thing that any wants to learn in Kickboxing class is probably going to be how to punch and kick, I mean, that’s probably why you’re there in the first place. Even if someone is just starting out, you want to make...

  The low kick has become increasingly popular among high level fighters. There are so many combinations that can be used to set it up and it has the potential to cause a ton of damage. Because of the amount of combinations that...

  The difference in strategy between traditional kickboxing and MMA share many similarities, but are very different at the same time. Obviously this is because of the allowance of takedowns and submission grappling in MMA. While the striking itself is similar in both,...