Being able to land your strikes and get back out of your opponents range is a crucial skill. Jake Mainini, a professional Muay Thai fighter and coach to many fighters currently competing at the highest level of combat sports in organizations such...

In the world of Kickboxing there are only two styles that truly matter. Both identified from their country of origin. Muay Thai from its home in Thailand. The other being Dutch hailing from its home in the Netherlands. Never heard of Dutch kickboxing...

With an extensive background in Muay Thai Kickboxing, Brazilian born Raphael Cordeiro fought in many international competitions as a fighter out of Chute Boxing Academy, becoming both a Muay Thai and Vale Tudo champion. After a decade of competing at the highest level,...

  Kicking is done while either moving forward or staying place 99 percent of the time. This is because it takes a lot of technique, balance, hip dexterity and control to kick while moving in any other direction.  This is also because most...

  In the video below, former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit goes over a very simple footwork drill that helps develop the basic movement and footwork that is required and so very overlooked my somewhat more experienced strikers.      A lot...

  Henri Hooft is here to teach you the ways of BRUTAL Body Kicks!    What do you get when you mix full contact Japanese karate with a Dutch kickboxer who moved to Thailand?  You get someone who you do not want to...

October 14th 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas strip is bustling and inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center is about to make history. The event taking place this evening is The Ultimate Fighting Championship #64.  During this time the UFC’s Viewership has...

Boxing, Kickboxing, and MMA is all about one thing. Smashing another human being. The key to smashing is the other guy is not going out and just throwing punches. Every person who has ever seen a fight can emulate the movement of a...

When fighting MMA, all fighters want to hear the people sitting in the crowd chant their name or scream in excitement when they do something. This is often why we see so many spinning kicks, Flying maneuvers. Everyone would like to be the...

  Have you ever tried fishing without a lure?  If you have, you probably didn’t catch very many fish. If you want to “catch the big one” when it comes to boxing, world renowned boxing coach and ringside commentator Teddy Atlas can show...

 Learn from Two Legends! In this video renowned Cuban boxing coaches Aladino Rodriguez and Isidoro Alice detail their views on improving boxing and the critical role that shadowboxing has in terms of the development of technique and skills in boxing. Shadow Boxing The...

The key to staying alive is breathing. Circulating oxygen through the lungs is the primary job of our heart. Oxygen rich blood is then transported to the brain, and rest of our body, allowing us to go about our daily lives.  What happens...

  In this Video, legendary head coach of Team Kings MMA, Rafael Cordeiro talks about the ability and usefulness of doubling up your strikes. A double jab is one of the first things you learn to do in striking and is one of...

Ok, sparring with a partner is fun, I don’t think anybody could really try and debate that unless you have never done it. In which case, I kindly say to you, you have no idea what you are talking about. Not only does...

Want to be the one-punch knockout contender?  Stephen Whittier’s knowledge of when and where to throw a straight punch could make the difference between throwing a knockout punch or retracting a broken hand. It is this type of basic fight knowledge that, when...

  In this video, renowned boxing coach and commentator Teddy Atlas talks about setting up traps and the psychology behind it to make the technique, and even every technique you might use, be effective.  Teddy Atlas teaches a simple combination but it has...

  In this video, the legendary head coach of Kings MMA, Rafael Cordeiro, goes over the importance of distance control and a simple drill that teaches you about the concept.  Coach Cordeiro starts off the video talking about the importance of distance control...

  The low roundhouse kick is one of the most common and versatile techniques in fighting. The low kick can be used to counter your opponents attacks or can be used in tangent with the hands to create a combination that attacks high...

  The front kick is one of the most basic techniques in your striking arsenal, Henri Hooft, world champion kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter as well as coach to fighters such as Tyrone Spong, Remy Bonjasky, Ernesto Hoost and Eddie Alvarez shows the...

The clinch is an important part of both Muay Thai and MMA and someone who is well versed in clinch work can dominate an entire fight just using that one aspect alone. However, in order to dominate in the clinch, you have to...