Boxing is an extremely nuanced combat sport with many layers that come into play in every fight. In the elite ranks, contests become high-level matches of human chess, where the winning participant is usually the…
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5 Tips To Become More Energy Efficient In The Boxing Ring
A boxing match is typically fought at varying levels of intensity. It is extremely rare that a fighter can just go all-out from start to finish without losing steam somewhere in between. There is always…
4 Exciting ONE Championship Muay Thai Fights We Want to See In 2021
ONE Championship has certainly established itself as the biggest and most influential martial arts organization in the world. When you look at things from a perspective, as ONE combines mixed martial arts with the full…
6 Dirty Boxing Techniques To Frustrate Your Opponent
Dirty boxing, it’s a grey area in the art of pugilism. At one end of the spectrum, some techniques are clearly illegal. On the other end, the most intelligent fighters find a way to utilize…
BJJ 101: The Gogoplata
In BJJ, you can divide submissions into two categories: fundamental submissions and unorthodox submissions. The gogoplata falls into the latter category. In this article, we discuss the gogoplata—a challenging and rarely seen BJJ and MMA…
The Five Smartest Boxers Of All Time
To the philistine of pugilism, boxing might as well be two numbskulls punching each other in the face until one of them hits the deck. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. To…
How To Improve BJJ Guard Retention
Guard retention is one of the most important skills in BJJ. Unfortunately, many BJJ students neglect this critical skill. Often, BJJ students believe that good guard retention is reserved for those with good flexibility or…
BJJ 101: The Full Guard
The full guard, also known as the closed guard, is one of BJJ’s strongest positions. Full guard is basically an upside-down mount position for the person on the bottom. In full guard, the individual in…
Muay Thai Gym Etiquette Beginners Need To Know
Muay Thai gyms can be intimidating for newcomers, but you will find they are welcoming places if you conduct yourself the right way. Most do not have a formal code of conduct, but they do…
8 Must-Know BJJ Techniques For The Street
Although BJJ competitions are a lot of fun, many of the techniques that modern BJJ practitioners use in competitions aren’t useful for the street. For example, the berimbolo and other inverted techniques could get you…
