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...

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...

  Have you ever been watching a fight, then out of nowhere a fighter goes on an insane flurry and seems to just be in the zone? What about when a fighter takes a shot and fires back with lightning quick reflexes? These...

  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...