MMA Striking- Correct Steps

[6m90]

Really good job. Thx for your work

[MrAmphony24]

Good job man, i can tell youre wanting to help people.. Keep it up

[stoner2280]

thanks for your videos mate, easy to follow and just what i was looking for!

[borgyoh]

Some of the best training videos I have ever seen.

[TechniquePrevails]

@borgyoh Thank you for your kind words! We put a lot of hard work into these videos, and it's feedback like this that make it all worth while!

-Richard

[Massdojo]

I appreciate a lot of your points. They are very valid and good.

There is a very effective way of blitzing and moving straight in on your opponent that comes from karate. It's about understanding proper distance and timing. Lyoto does this as someone mentioned. He connects with it often and I see other people doing it as well. He did connect on Shogun with this technique. It's very hard to the technique correctly, but the best karate fighters are superb at it.

[Salfai92]

Your kicks are very dependent on the positioning of your hips for momentum, but you punches strive off the positioning of your core and upper body and therefore making the 45 degree side shifts is not so good to follow up with punches until you are really comfortable with it. If you do try with punches, you may even lose your balance.

[raadberg94]

this gonna help me alot :) thanks for the vid :) looking forward to see some more

[khairuleven]

i like MMA than traditional competition because you can use anything from TMA.However its not a system like TMA.But probably in the future people will be able to synthesize better M.A than what we have now

[securitybay]

Dude, this is a great tutorial. Learnt a lot from it, thank you!

[lain777]

thanks, this will help a lot

[aper3221bitch]

Good stuff.....

[MrRagaRaga]

couldnt your opponent just circle you ? Or is this specific way of moving in only to be used when you and your man are close in proximity? Or is it only to be used against a person who moves backwards in a strait line?

[TechniquePrevails]

@MrRagaRaga If your opponent circles you, you have to cut them off by stepping at angles in the direction in which he is headed. I'll try to get a video explanation of that soon.

Thanks for watching.

[TechniquePrevails]

@MrRagaRaga If your opponent circles then you must step sideways to cut him off.

[MrRagaRaga]

Very interesting.

[Ahhhyeah7239]

yeah,  he won the fight, but didnt out strike his opponent.

[UchihaItachi8989]

search lyoto machida's elusive footwork, it shows you some of his advance footwork techniques he uses in his fights.

[curtain1080]

Machida is a Shotokan Karate Practitioner, they have a lot of linear movements.

[TheNublin]

One guy who always moves in straight line when attacking is Lyoto Machida. Somehow it works with his Karate stance

[TechniquePrevails]

He does have a very different system of striking. It didn't look overly effective against Shogun (a muay thai striker) though.

[UncleDavid1985]

well he won the fight

[TechniquePrevails]

@UncleDavid1985

Well, kinda.....

[UncleDavid1985]

lets hope the rematch wont be this close again

[toolfan92]

@UncleDavid1985 he lost the fight. both fights. -.-

[toxiconflict]

@UncleDavid1985 by BS decision, then he got KTFO! (:

[khairuleven]

@TechniquePrevails 45 degree angle movement i agree is the best thing to do.especially with the kicks,but Im still not sure with the punches.

[cuevasdecamuy]

Machida does seem to be moving straight back, but if you notice he keeps his head and body weight very far back. he does have good angles, but he only uses them when you over commit. which an opponent tends to do if you move in a straight line. in other words his straight line retreat is a "draw"

[NiCeLoLiTo]

this is the most idiotic thing ive ever heard.

[kim0th3r4py]

For me, I love detailed explanations. But what I love more than that, is WHY? I see videos of people saying "grab the elbow" but don't explain why. If you're a beginner you're left having to figure it out on your own. Instead of saying don't back up you say why. I appreciate all the work man. I've been training for awhile but I still love the input.

[BodybuildingTom]

Good videos, great to see this kind of stuff being an amateur.

[reni3]

great video, i will practice and give this a try on my next sparring session.

[streetfightermatt]

hey mate, just started up MMA training, your vids are quite good, subscribed to your vids and will check out your website.. Good work!!

[TechniquePrevails]

Thanks for your kind words. I hope you'll check out the site and you'll register a free account.

[hiddenblood]

So, is it ok to back up in a straight line? Video wasn't quite clear on that.

[TechniquePrevails]

No. Do NOT back up in straight lines. One step backwards (two at most) and then go at angles.

Listen to the audio at 0:45 to 0:52.

[hiddenblood]

Ok thanks

[dimi887]

good stuff

[SteelWolf91]

OHHHHHHHHHHH!! Now THAT was helpful!

[TechniquePrevails]

Glad you're enjoying the videos! Check out the site, we have a LOT of resources there for you!

[analihilator]

great videos, very informative and based on simple sensible principles

[xxljmzlxx]

good stuff... however nothing is ever absolute so... keep this in mind but its always best to use what your most comfortable with and those step technique that works best for you. Great Vid!

[TechniquePrevails]

Couldn't agree more. No one technique works for everyone every time- so you should take what works from you from each style and apply it. This is when you evolve as a fighter. Thanks for the comment, and please check out the site!

[NewOrder915]

i win with that technique a lot in sparring.

in Thai Boxing sometimes they are called them Xs, Vs or just angle change!

When i step i always punch or kick simultaneously. This makes the movement more decisive and flow well. so for example:

jab (move), cross, jab

jab, jab (move)

cross, jab, cross (move)