One of the things that makes MMA one of the trickiest combat sports around if not all sports is the vast amount of moves and weapons you and your opponent have at your disposal, and using these weapons as faints to trick and...

Elbows are almost a lost art as there is always the danger in getting elbowed yourself if you are elbow heavy. The reason being is range. If you are in a close range situation and you remind your opponent that there are elbows...

Elbows are a devastating strike to be able to throw. They can knockout, hurt and very easily cut open your opponents, all while being very close range. However the fact that elbows are close range strikes is a double edged sword. Being close...

 Elbows are the bread-and-butter of Muay Thai, they are one of the eight signature limbs used in Muay Thai, and they're well known for their ability to cut opponents open like a sharp blade. Elbows are available only after we closed the distance and...

Elbows are a strike that you rarely see, even in Muay Thai. Part of the reason for this is that elbow strikes are the most short range strikes, except for maybe headbutts but that is only for Lethwei and the streets.  That’s why...

  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,...

In Mixed Martial Arts every fan loves a striker and if we have learned anything from boxing over the years, the heavyweights are the ones to watch. Why? Because when two heavyweights start throwing leather exciting things happen. This is not to say...

Kick and Elbow Combination with Manachai  If you are a fighter, you should have a decent understanding of the importance of throwing combinations, over singular techniques. A basic analogy looks something like this. If you are minding your own business, and all of...