Questions tagged [mixed-martial-arts]
Mixed martial arts permits both striking and grappling techniques, drawing from boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiujitsu, muay thai, and several other styles. The term mixed martial arts was coined in 1995 to describe the fighting style emerging from the Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions.
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Punch and Stepping at the Same Time
In punching and stepping, there is a saying to " punch as your foot lands on the ground".
Example, if in orthodox stance,
Stepping with left foot, you would jab as you land.
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Does it impact martial art fighters when they go to different countries for competitions?
For example, someone from Australia goes to Nepal for a Taekwondo match would it impact the fighter's skill due to the different altitude levels...
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How to become Jackie Chan? [closed]
As title says, my question is how to become someone like Jackie Chan, a handsome martial artist with skillful tricks. I love all his tricks that he performed in his movies. But how do I learn tricks ...
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Heel Hook Head Kick in Karate or Taekwondo
Whats the name of this Kick in Karate or Taekwondo?
Chris Leben called this the "Heel Hook Head Kick". However, he does it with the right outside of the heel foot, instead of the inside.
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How can I calm my nerves for my first professional fight?
Hey everyone I like to introduce myself my name is Rouzbeh Karimkhani, I've been doing Mixed Martial Arts training for nearly 13 years. I love all aspects of Mixed Martial Arts maybe not so much ...
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How do I get back into being an MMA Journalist?
First off I like to say I am an hardcore MMA fan. My name is Rouzbeh Karimkhani, I used to be a reporter for Mixed Martial Arts In Canada. I did this 15 years ago only as a passion. I would like to ...
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How to Deal with Unprofessional Sparring Partners
What is the best way to deal with unteams like sparring partners?
I'm an intermediate Muay Thai in class.
Everytime, beginners and intermediate pair up with a certain 'advanced' fighter in class for ...
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Moving Backwards, Cross Punch and move Right Leg
My Muay Thai coach showed a technique where we move backwards
Punch with right hand, cross punch,
and step back with same side right leg.
If I'm trying to evade a flurry of punches/kicks, I ...
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Gym Dojo Etiquette, Pairing people up
I am at a Muay Thai Gym. Before class, coach pairs up everyone into partner groups for drills and pad work. Sometimes there are odd number of people, so some people are in a 3 group (which is totally ...
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Muay Thai: Is Numbing of Shin Nerves Healthy?
Is numbing of the nerves generally healthy for a person? What are the long term of effects of doing this? I only do light sparring, but my legs are little bit desensitized.
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What does it mean to win a fight?
There are a lot of websites out there that tell you how to "win a fight," but they never actually define it. Is it incapacitating an opponent, escaping an opponent, killing an opponent, ...
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Karate doesn't provide defense against wrestlers and MMA fighters. Or does it?
Let's say it out loud: karate doesn't provide defense against wrestlers and MMA fighters. Or does it? I heard the old-school karate (Okinawan karate) includes grappling and such, but I never saw any ...
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Muay Thai Combos, going from Punches to Kicks
I am working on distancing between Punches and kicks. These are common punch-kick Muay Thai combos below. When going punch from to kicks, since I'm in closer range to land punches, when starting the ...
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Muay Thai Roundhouse, step out at 45 degrees and preventing feet injury
They always talk about stepping foot out at 45 degree angle to get ahead rotation on Muay Thai roundhouse kick. Is it okay, to step out with more rotation than that, 60,75, or 90 degrees? I have good ...
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Conditioning one's fist for striking
One of the fascinating aspects about martial arts, at least to me, is that there's so many different dimensions to it. Of course there is technique, cardio and fight IQ, but what I find less ...
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