When two athletes meet in the middle of the ring it often becomes a game of who can land the more effective strikes. Getting in close to your opponent so you can execute a knockout, can sometimes prove to be a difficult task....

  Striking in Martial Arts can be a dangerous prospect, especially when you step in to throw a jab at your opponent. When you close the distance on your opponent you put yourself inside their range, this can be troublesome as your opponent...

Muay Thai is one of the most dynamic martial arts there is; known as a brutal striking art where all “8 limbs” are allowed, Muay Thai has made a reputation for itself as an exceptional striking art to use inside MMA. Usually, when...

Being able to move while punching is a solid skill to have when it comes to striking. This is something that a lot of newer fights struggle with, especially if they only train their punches and don’t really develop their footwork.  It’s natural...

An Underrated Weapon If you walk into just about any striking program for your first class, you’ll be shown the basic motion of boxing’s most used, most valuable, and most overlooked technique: the jab. Throwing an effective jab can not only help you...

Ring generalship is one of the most important aspects of boxing. It is the way boxing bouts are usually determined. By looking at who is the ring general in a fight, we can tell who’s got the upper hand.   But what is...

Everyone loves to see fancy footwork and the only people that like it more than fans are fighters themselves. The first reason that fighters like to do fancy footwork so much is simple, it’s just really fun. It can also help break up...

  Get in and get out without getting caught. We aren’t talking about bank robbery. It is the sweet science. Hitting without getting hit is the highest expression of boxing. Fighters have expressed this concept in myriad ways. Long, lanky fighters like Lennox...

  CSA gym is one of the most successful USA based Muay Thai gyms. They have names like Miriam Nakamoto, Gaston Bolanos, Kevin Ross in the Muay Thai space and Henry Cejudo used them for striking in a period of time in his...

  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...