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MMA CAN LEARN FROM THE PAST

Dan Kanagie
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Forgotten Fight Science: MMA Can Learn From the Past Everything old is new again. I’m a firm believer in this idiom, especially when talking about combat sports. It’s all been done before. MMA can learn from the past. The Beni Hasan tomb in Egypt has thousands of depictions of wrestling techniques, including almost every submission […]

THE VERTICAL STRAIGHT PUNCH

ROOTS OF MMA: BOXING

Tom Billinge
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Power Punching: Boxing for MMA In the early 19th century, the world’s first star sports writer, Pierce Egan, called boxing “the sweet science of bruising”. It was a century-old sport that was a major, if illicit, part of English sporting life along with horse racing, cockfighting and cricket. The English prize ring was the crucible […]

MCGREGOR VS MAYWEATHER: SHOULD IT HAPPEN?

ARNOLD ALLEN MMA TUTORIAL PT2

Tom Billinge
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Arnold Allen MMA Tutorial pt2 In this second Arnold Allen MMA Tutorial, the UFC featherweight shows us a great counter to the single leg takedown and follows on from part 1. The 24 year old British fighter, hailing from Felixstowe in Suffolk, formerly of BKK Fighters in Colchester now trains at the world-renowned Tristar Gym […]

MMA TUTORIALS: COUNTER THE JAB

GOLDEN ERA GREATS

Tom Billinge
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Golden Era Greats: Thailand’s Legendary Fighters Muay Thai has really come to the world’s attention due to it’s application in MMA. Before the global glory, a group of incredible competitors fought in the great arenas of Thailand. Mostly Thais, with a few notable pioneers from Europe, the Golden Era Greats will be showcased in this […]

MUAY THAI GEAR GUIDE

ROOTS OF MMA: MUAY THAI

Tom Billinge
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Muay Thai – King of the Striking Game While “The West” has known about Thai boxing ever since the Europeans first visited the Kingdom of Siam hundreds of years ago, the “Art of 8 Limbs” has really came to prominence in the last few decades. With Muay Thai quickly establishing itself as a necessary part […]