Beginning MMA:
Welcome to our Beginning MMA series, a weekly series of articles designed to give the beginning MMA enthusiast a chance to gather valuable experience and tips even before stepping into the gym.
April 9, 2007
March 29, 2007
Week Six: The Standing Clinches
The Dominant Clinches: Dominant clinches are clinches where one fighter has a distinct positional advantage over his/her opponent. Some dominate clinches are used as a transition, such as a wrestler using a double underhook clinch to get a takedown. Some dominant clinches are used for striking purposes especially in Muay Thai kickboxing.
March 21, 2007
Beginning MMA:
Welcome to our Beginning MMA series, a weekly series of articles designed to give the beginning MMA enthusiast a chance to gather valuable experience and tips even before stepping into the gym.
Week Five: The Standing Clinches
Clinching skills are essential to any Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter. Not just from an offensive standpoint, but also from a defensive point of view. The Clinch is an underused defensive tool. How many times have we seen a fighter stunned by a blow back up against the ropes (or cage) and try and cover up, only to be pounded out by his opponent?
In cases like this a clinch would be a much better and safer option.
March 14, 2007
Week Four: The Kicks
Kicks are an important tool in your Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) repertoire. Although secondary in striking to the punches, kicks when properly executed can either change the “flow” of a fight, or end the fight completely. Read on …
February 28, 2007
Beginning MMA: The Punches.
Welcome to our Beginning MMA series, a weekly series of articles designed to give the beginning Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) enthusiast a chance to gather valuable experience and tips even before stepping into the gym.
February 21, 2007
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February 14, 2007
“Off Balancing” or controlling your opponents movement can be an effective technique when used properly. One of the most effective ways to use this technique is with the neck clinch. This is taught in Muay Thai Boxing as well as traditional Ju jitsu. Place both hands behind your opponents head and pull forward while walking backwards, keeping your opponent from setting his feet. While your opponent is off balance, devastating knees can be launched at your opponents body and head. ….
February 2, 2007
The “high kick” or roundhouse kick has been responsible for some of the most exciting knockouts in MMA history. Pete Williams kick to the face of Mark “the Hammer” Coleman, for years was the most popular highlight for the UFC. Now this powerful kick is being incorporated into the games of all the MMA fighters Rashad Evans knockout over Sean Salmon was an example of how explosive a roundhouse kick truly is. George St Pierre also used this kick, perfectly timing Matt Hughes’ takedown attempt with a left high kick and the Championship belt was all but his.