How To Choose The Best Core Exercise For Fighters
I was asked about that Pallof Press w/ Perturbation core exercise that Tawanchai was using in my recent reaction video... "Could that be used in a Strength Block in a training program?" When choosing [...]
What Is Authentic Muay Thai Training NOW? Old School vs New School
Muay Thai training and Muay Thai as an art has a deep history. And when it comes to the ring sport we’ve all come to love, the period between 1980 and 1995 known as [...]
Balancing Your Work Life And Fight Life
Your work life and fight life are in conflict. I know you feel the clock is ticking, that you’re running out of time when it comes to finding out how far you can go in [...]
Paul Banasiak: Losing A Fight By Doing Too Much!
Paul Banasiak shares that losing his Glory debut fight taught him to not over-effort... That it's important to balance risk and reward, and that doing more or going harder in a fight doesn't necessarily equate to [...]
Scheduling Your Weekly Training Plan For Fighters – Part 2
When putting together a training plan... Although many fighters and coaches are doing the right things, they organise their training weeks haphazardly and squander the full training effect, or inadvertently cancel out performance gains entirely. [...]
Scheduling Your Weekly Training Plan For Fighters – Part 1
These days, fighter training has become more sophisticated. Coaches, fighters, and hobbyists alike all realise that to remain healthy, injury free and perform their best it takes more than steady runs, bag work, pad [...]
Ognjen Topic: How To Become The Best Fighter You Can Be
Put this battle-tested advice from Ognjen Topic into practice to become the best fighter you can be. Although distilled in fighting, these lessons apply to every domain of your life. There's a pattern to becoming [...]
Mid Back Rotation Mobility For Fighters | Thoracic Spine
Thoracic spine, or mid back rotation mobility is lacking in 90% of the fighters I’ve tested, from novices to world class pros. In the last episode, I demonstrated how I test and score this. [...]
Thoracic Spine Rotation Test For Fighters
How do you score on this thoracic spine rotation test? 9 out of 10 fighters can’t adequately twist their torso! They don’t have enough t-spine rotation, especially on the dominant side of their body. This [...]
How Pre Fight Ritual Boosts Confidence & Performance – Part 1
The evidence is in. Using a pre fight ritual boosts confidence and performance, fact! Pre fight superstition and ritual are an inherent part of all combat sports, and are baked into the culture of Muay [...]
Fight Skills Technical Practice Part 2: Solo Sessions
Solo fight skill technical practice can fast-track your fight ability if it's done well. In this episode, avoid these fight skill pitfalls or risk sabotaging your technical practice and undoing all your hard work! [...]
Fight Skills Technical Practice Part 1: Group Sessions
When it comes to fight skills technical practice, repetition is key. And group sessions present challenges for individuals looking for technical practice opportunities to fast-track changes in their habitual fight skills. In this episode, [...]
