When we are dealing with striking combinations, it is extremely important to be completely balanced when we execute. If a fighter is unbalanced then often they will lack the power to finish off their opponent. Understanding how to transfer your weight onto...

Combinations in boxing/kickboxing and Muay Thai always caught the eye of the public. Everybody wants to learn how to throw a set of punches that chain well together, look good, and might put their opponent to sleep. Although combinations are a big part...

As a striker it is important to develop the skills needed to block and counter kicks. You can effectively increase your chances of landing combinations by utilizing good countering setups, using the right techniques will often lead to more accurate and efficient strikes....

  If you train MMA or any martial art with striking involved, you will often hear the importance of using strikes to load up your next one. This sport is one that includes efficient use of momentum to maximize your energy and power....

  Carlos Condit is a legend in the MMA community, holding the last WEC Welterweight  Champion title as well as previously being the Interim-Welterweight Champion title holder in the UFC. Fighting out of Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Carlos Condit has...

Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit is an American MMA fighter, fighting out of Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Carlos Condit is a veteran MMA fighter with over 40 fights, previously holding the Interim UFC Welterweight Champion and the final Champion...

A lesson that’s taught to pretty much every person on their first day in a striking class is to set up your roundhouse kicks with punches. This is because throwing a roundhouse kick “naked” without any punches makes the kick easy to see....

A great way to get your opponent to stop throwing strikes at you is to defend and counter against their strikes. If you’re able to punish your opponent for every attack they make, you’ll make them start to second guess themselves real quick. ...

  The more you drill combinations, the easier they will come when sparring or fighting. One of the best feelings one can have is when a combination is so etched into your mind, you are able to become creative and start building and...

Carlos Condit’s impressive professional Mixed Martial Arts career began when he was 18 years old, winning his first five fights in the first round, and four of those fights in the first minute of the first round. He has coined the titles of...

Most combinations tend to switch between the different sides, going left to right or right to left. This is because doing this allows a fighter to get the maximum amount of power into each shot but utilizing the hip rotation that happens every...

It is so frustrating to see fighters with the same predictable combos over and over. We see it in boxing. Left, right, left, right hook, left hook etc… We have all seen it and the reason it makes for a boring fight is...

  How many different ways can you kick someone? Between two completely different styles like Muay Thai and Karate, a fighter can learn more ways to kick then they would probably use in a fight. Due to the major influence Karate has had...

Get Creative With Carlos Condit!   In this video former Strikeforce welterweight champion and former UFC interim Welterweight champion Carlos Condit goes over a simple drill to help create long combinations. The drill itself is pretty simple, Condit throws a standard rear cross...

  When it comes to fighting, there are a few key points that essentially make or break your style. Fighter characteristics you may be able to use undeveloped at the amateur level, but when it comes to professional fighting, these developments of a...

  Every great fighter montage ever has footage of fighters shadowboxing. It is guaranteed you walk into any striking or MMA gym you will find fighters warming up with shadow boxing. Shadow boxing is a great way to get loose, get timing and...

  Carlos Condit was the undefeated WEC welterweight champion and interim UFC welterweight champion, known widely for his exciting and dynamic style that relied heavily on footwork. Here Carlos Condit shows a footwork drill for beginners that will give you basic understanding needed...

  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...