Shadow Boxing in MMA

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The Importance of Shadow Boxing in MMA Despite what you’ve been led to believe, one of the most important MMA techniques that you can apply during training is shadow boxing. Visualizing how a fighting scenario would play out is important as it trains your mind how to react to certain situations. When practicing, it is… Read more »

The Best MMA Submissions

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Top MMA Submissions That Work In MMA, submissions are just as important as your standup and clinch game. If you can’t submit opponents then you are really limiting your offensive repertoire. While you don’t necessarily need to become an expert grappler to use these MMA techniques, learning them will take your skills to the next… Read more »

Using Kickboxing for Self Defense Purposes

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Many people tend to think of turning to something like kickboxing is strictly for a fitness regimen, but it can serve well for self defense purposes as well. Before kickboxing hit the mainstream as a way of getting fit, losing weight, and building muscle, it was certainly around for self defense. As a matter of… Read more »

Using the Parry as a Defense against Straight Arm Strikes

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To be a well-rounded standup fighter, you need to be just as good on the defensive end of your MMA techniques as you are on the offensive end. Solid defensive skills can discourage opponents, as well as build up opportunities to strike when you see an opening. In the following sections, you will learn about… Read more »

MMA Techniques: The Parry

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Using the Parry as a Defense against Straight Arm Strikes To be a well-rounded standup fighter, you need to be just as good on the defensive end of your MMA techniques as you are on the offensive end. Solid defensive skills can discourage opponents, as well as build up opportunities to strike when you see… Read more »

You Need These MMA Drills!

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The entire point of footwork, whether it be forward, backward, or side to side, would be to create a better angle between you and your opponent. MMA drills that focus on footwork can successfully allow you to develop advantages that will allow you to execute your jabs, hooks, and uppercuts much more effectively. In the… Read more »

5 Jiu-Jitsu Drills Every Grappler Should Know

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These Jiu-Jitsu Drills Are the Building Blocks of a Solid BJJ Game If you’re a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappler who trains every day, and who spends hours drilling and grinding it out on the mat, you may eventually become bored. Fortunately, there are ways to improve your game without a partner. The following Jiu-Jitsu drills… Read more »

MMA for Self Defense

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The Best MMA for Self Defense Whether you want to become an MMA fighter or not, you should enroll in a martial arts training program. It has a variety of benefits, such as it improves stamina and flexibility, increases your level of endurance, helps weight loss and teaches you self-defense. MMA training includes a variety… Read more »