Shootfighting has its origins in in catch wrestling and specifically from the 1970’s when legendary catch wrestler, Karl Gotch taught Japanese pro wrestlers his catch wrestling techniques which were also known as “shooting”. Shootfighting is the overall umbrella term that included hybrid styles and organisations/tournaments which included Pancrase, Shoot boxing and Shooto. The main common…
Both Western Boxing and Muay Thai are very effective martial arts and also combat sports where the main objectives is to knock your opponent out or hurt them so bad they quit. By nature both, and indeed all combat sports are not inherently ‘safe’, by nature at all. In fact Western boxing has had a…
Thinking about which style is better for you to take up or just interested in the differences between Krav Maga vs MMA? In a nutshell, the main difference between Krav Maga vs MMA is that Krav Maga has a self defense focus while MMA is focused on competitive combat sports. This does not mean that…
In 2010, world famous Thai Kickboxer, Buakaw Bancahmek did not compete in the K-1 World Max and instead he entered the Shoot Boxing world tournament. In his first competition under Shoot Boxing rules Buakaw defeated another newbie to the Japanese style in finalist and MMA fighter Toby Imada to become the shoot Boxing world tournament…
MMA is an exceptional sport that can be physically very demanding. I’m Probably not wrong when I say that it is a young man’s sport, however, what classifies as “young”. Like many people say, age is just a number, and if you set your mind to it, you can do anything you want, even starting…
Fighting is in our blood as humans, and we have been developing different forms of fighting as long as we have been on this planet. Almost every region of the world has its distinct style of combat. The Chinese have Kung fu, the Japanese have Judo and karate, Brazilians have capoeira, Russians have Sambo, and…
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a very practical martial art. Along with muay thai and boxing for stand up striking, BJJ is essential in any MMA fighters skill set. And many martial artist, BJJ or not, recognize the dedication required to achieve a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. But just how long does it take to…
For most people in the western world, the first introduction to Combat sambo was through the former undefeated, undisputed UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. But even within Sambo there is also Sport Sambo and Combat Sambo. Khabib showed the extreme effectiveness of this martial art in MMA, along with many other fighters coming from Russia. …
Judo is an incredible and effective high-level martial art that is used for both self-defense and in competition. One of the most common questions I get is, “how often should I train in Judo?”. Well, this is a very difficult question to give a straight answer to. The thing is that it depends on a…
What is the influence (if any) of Jeet Kune Do in MMA? Are there MMA fighters who use Jeet Kune Do? We discuss these questions and more below. What is Jeet Kune Do (JKD)? Jeet Kune Do, literally translates to “The way of the intercepting fist”. Also called JKD for short, it is a martial…
