The benefits of the wrestler’s bridge for combat sports athletes are extraordinary Read on to discover why you should add the wrestler’s bridge to your training regimen. “He just weightlifter. […] All wrestlers beat weightlifters. Barbellers have veak necks. Atol, you beat Samson, strongest man in vorld, mit neck lock I think. You know what […]
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 COACH – EDDIE CHA Eddie Cha is one of many top flight MMA coaches whose influence is felt far beyond the walls of the gym. At the famous MMA LAB, in Glendale, Arizona, Eddie Cha coaches some of the best mixed martial arts talent in the world. Training toward the next fight, he lives […]
Slip and Counter with Andy Thrasher Andy Thrasher runs us through one of his favourite sip and counter drills for standup MMA. Veteran Nak Muay Andy Thrasher needs little introduction. With over 85 fights under his belt and the first foreigner to win the coveted Toyota 8 Man Tournament in Thailand in 2011, Andy is […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Roots of MMA On November 12th 1993, in Denver, Colorado, the world of Martial Arts was changed forever by a unique event, one which is now synonymous with a sport, that in many respects was built on the foundation it laid. The very first Ultimate Fighting Championship, now better known by its shortened initials […]
Floor Bags: Training Solo in Grappling Sports Striking based sports such as Boxing or Muay Thai, have obvious ways of training solo. Shadow boxing, Kata in Karate, and of course, simply striking a range of heavy bags, are just a few examples of the way a stand up fighter can train alone. However, in Grappling […]
A New Year With: Andre Fili Fighter Profile For the first of our #TeamRevgear2018 previews we go to Sacramento, CA, where our guy Andre “Touchy” Fili is currently training for a UFC featherweight match against the highly rated Dennis Bermudez. A win against Bermudez, who also sits just outside the top ten, will see Andre […]
MMA PAD WORK – Step, Kick, Knee Our video MMA technique tutorial series continues with MMA Pad Work Master Eddie Cha, head coach at the LAB Arizona, with a guest appearance here from UFC feather weight “Bruce Lee Roy” Alex Carceres. In this video Eddie and Alex demonstrate a pads drill using REVGEAR’s famous light […]