When it comes to pretty much any combat sport. The main thing that a lot of people, fan or fighter, tend to focus on, is power and speed. It makes sense, since it’s pretty easy to see power and speed in action.  There’s...

  Coaches all around the world yell instructions to their fighters "Go to the body" whether it's in a fight, sparring, on the bag, drilling, or shadowboxing. Especially when they feel their fighter is not having a good offense that day and are...

  Inside fighting - The close range in boxing, also called the “Pocket,” is seen by many as a 50/50 position, as both boxers are in fire range and anticipation of punches becomes challenging due to the short distance punches has to go...

There is a phrase that is very good at describing how toughness works when it comes to combat sports. “You can be tough all you want to the head, but you can’t be tough to the body” Basically, as long as the shot...

For a lot of people new to combat sports, they might look at a fight and automatically think that the fighter moving forward is the one that is winning. This is because people see the fighter moving back and avoiding the person moving...

The right hand is the signature punch in boxing. It quite possibly is one of the most important weapons in any striker's arsenal, whether they compete in MMA, Boxing, Kickboxing or whatever sport. If you aren’t able to use this technique competently, then...

The Importance of Setting Traps with Teddy Atlas Good strategy is imperative in striking. Sure, the power behind the punch is important, but that is not nearly as hard to achieve as good strategy is. So much goes into good overall striking strategy,...

Most fighters when it comes to striking tend to excel in one range. While there are a ton of different ranges that a striker can work out of, most of the time fighters are classified into two types. These two classifications are inside...

Counter punching is one of the best ways to score points and even a knockout on your opponent. Being able to time your shot perfectly to when your opponent is coming in is a skill that very few strikers will even get the...

  Teddy Atlas is one of the few boxing personalities left from the days when boxing was King, not only in the sport fighting world, but in all of sports in general, Throughout his journey in the sweet science, Teddy Atlas has traversed...

Icon is defined as “a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration”. In combat sports we see lots of Icons as athletes, but how many trainers can be considered an Icon? Or voices are instantly linked to...

  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...

  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...