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Too Deadly for Boxing, MMA and BJJ: Illegal but Effective Combat Sport Techniques

June 22, 2022 By Stephan Kesting

Illegal but Effective Combat Sports Techniques

Many people learn martial arts to learn how to handle themselves in a real fight. But many martial arts are sports and sports have rules while street fights don't. That means many things happen in fights that aren't allowed in certain martial arts. Although it started out as "no-holds-barred", mixed martial arts has rules today. Headbutts, groin strikes, eye pokes, biting … [Read more...]

19 Ways to Counter the Right Cross, and the ‘Triple H Formula’ for Punch Defense

August 20, 2018 By Stephan Kesting

countering the straight right punch

The right cross to the face is one of the most powerful attacks in boxing and kickboxing. It's relatively non-telegraphic but still has the power to knock you out and leave you drooling on the floor. So you absolutely need to know multiple effective counters to the right cross. Boxing and kickboxing coach Ritchie Yip has a formula for defending punches that I would … [Read more...]

What Knuckles Should You Punch with Barehanded?

April 28, 2017 By Stephan Kesting

Which knuckles should you punch with barehanded?

Want to start an argument between two martial artists?  Ask them which knuckles you should punch with? The fundamental issues here are generating power and mitigating the risk of breaking your hand if you hit a hard bony part of your opponent. I shot a video on this exact topic, so give it a watch and then scroll down where I've included additional … [Read more...]

Two Methods to Make a Really Strong Fist

March 26, 2017 By Stephan Kesting

How to make a strong fist

Boxing when your hand is shielded by wraps and gloves is one thing.  All that protection on your hands distributes the force across your entire hand, stabilises your wrist and safeguards the small bones of your hands. But hitting someone in the head with your bare fist in the street is quite another matter... When your unprotected fist meets an unpadded skull there's … [Read more...]

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Illegal but Effective Combat Sports Techniques

Too Deadly for Boxing, MMA and BJJ: Illegal but Effective Combat Sport Techniques

Many people learn martial arts to learn how to handle themselves in a real fight. But many martial arts are sports and sports have rules while street fights don’t. That means many things happen in fights that aren’t allowed in certain martial arts. Although it started out as “no-holds-barred”, mixed martial arts has rules today. […]

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