The Olympics are a place where the best athletes from every country around the world come to compete to choose absolute champions. In some sports the Olympics is the end all be all, for sports like wrestling and swimming the Olympics replace that...

The overhand right is a staple punch of many fighters. It's a great shot to land as it has a ton of power and knockout potential. In fact, at least from a scientific perspective, it might actually have the most out of any...

Watching fighters like Dominick Cruz, John Dodson, and the great Demetrius Johnson is always a pleasure. Their movements are visually stimulating and their output for striking is some of the highest in the history of the sport.  Why do they move like they...

  One of the most important things you can do while striking is to use each move to set you up for the next one. While sparring, things transpire quickly and you need to be able to act and react accordingly. Remembering that...

Being able to climb up on top of an opponent and attack them is one of the most powerful moments in all of martials arts. We should mention that we aren’t talking about getting a top position in MMA on the ground, we...

There is a long standing saying in pretty much every sport in the world, that being that “Fundamentals win matches” or in terms of combat sports “fundamentals win fights”. This is, fortunately or unfortunately depending on who you are, the truth. While everyone...

The Liver is one of the most sensitive areas on the human body. This comes as a surprise to people just getting into combat sports, either training in them or just watching them, as most people don’t think of the liver as sensitive....

Imagine your standing in the ring for a heavyweight kickboxing match, you look to the ramp and out walks a guy dressed in flannel and a trucker cap. As he approaches he is average Heavyweight size at 6 foot 4 inches, Then he...

Feinting is a really important aspect of striking that is almost never trained, at least directly, by most fighters or coaches. Feinting is the act of making a motion that looks like the beginning of a strike to make your opponent flinch. It’s...

In Australia it seems like everything can kill you. Between the Saltwater Crocodiles, Funnel Web Spiders, Irukandji Jellyfish and a giant turkey mixed with a velociraptor called a Cassowary there is danger around every corner. Just because you are not in the bush...

Being able to counter the counter strikers is a great way to get them to stop trying to counter your shots. If you are able to not only dodge their counter shots but counter them on top of that, it will likely dissuade...

Jake Mainini, a Muay Thai specialist, has so much to bring to the striking community. He has had the opportunity to train in Thailand on two different occasions, and with his 20+ years of training and over 7 years of amateur and professional...

Knee strikes are very dangerous to land, in the sense that all it takes is one to drop your opponent. Knees can also break ribs and damage organs and if brought up to the head can damage the skull and easily cause a...

  Karim Ghajji is a world champion kickboxer having fought in multiple high level promotions such as Glory and Bellator! In this video Karim Ghajji shows one of his favorite boxing combinations and how to use a low kick to counter punches from...

 Randy Steinke is a pro MMA fighter with over 30 fights fighting out of Payson Arizona! Here, Randy Steinke teaches what he calls the “Double Barrel Reload”, a pad drill that will help you follow up your attacks with defensive movements that also...

What is the cornerstone of fighting? To many the concept is simple as hit another person without getting hit in return. Seems simple enough until you try to do it. Foot Position, head movement, angles and fake attacks all play a role in...

In Thailand stadiums are filled with thousands of people to watch fighting. For Thai’s the stadium is a way of life, whether you are a spectator or a fighter these arenas are more like churches then sports centers.  Muay Thai is Thailand's National...

When someone first begins to learn how to strike, no matter what art it is, from Boxing, to Muay Thai to even more traditional arts like Taekwondo, they are taught to switch sides when they strike in combination. This means that, for example,...

Hooks are an awesome punch to land. They are hard quick shots that hit a different target than most punches. Hook punches are also one of the highest percentage strikes for scoring a knockout. There are a few reasons for this, first is...

A good way to get your opponent to stop punching you is by chopping out their legs whenever they punch. This does a few things to stop your opponent from getting their punches in. First, it will likely cause your opponent to take...