The past couple of years have seen an explosion of submission-only events as well as the popularity and visibility of leg locks in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ).If you’ve been training in a gym with a curriculum…
Unless you have been on the receiving end of a brutal knee strike, it is difficult to explain how it feels.In Muay Thai, knee strikes are one of the most essential weapons a Muay Thai…
In elite-level boxing and Muay Thai, fighters are typically matched with little to separate them in terms of skill.As such, it is safe to say that the smallest margin can make all the difference. Fights…
While elbows are far from a rarity in mixed martial arts (MMA), it is sometimes surprising not to see them used more.As the elbow is one of the hardest parts of the body, it is…
Muay Thai advocates will often argue that the sport should be much more popular around the world than it currently is.When we look at the realities, “The Art of the Eight Limbs” isn’t doing badly…
As the old saying “styles make fights” is one which every practitioner should spend some time thinking about. After all, a fighter’s style can also be his identity inside the ropes. It is the physical…
If you are anything other than a novice or casual observer of mixed martial arts, it can be difficult to forget how the sport looks from fresh eyes.With the growing success of promotions such as…
Ask any boxing purist what the most important punch in the sport is, and the response will almost always be the jab.In Muay Thai, the push kick – known as the teep – is pretty…
In order to create the perfect dish, you need a specialist chef in the kitchen with the right recipe. In MMA, those chefs are the heavy-hitters. The knockout specialists that use every utensil in the…
In Muay Thai, practitioners and combatants all have their favorite technique.From the flying knee to the roundhouse, the flying elbow to the leg kick, depending on your style, what works best for you will commonly…
