Issue 138
February 2016
No one wants to take a knee from Anthony Johnson, but Henri Hooft has to endure them every day
There’s only one way to perfect your technique: repetition. Pro fighters have to practice their strikes thousands of times, and when you hit as hard as Anthony Johnson, that means your coach is going to take a lot of punishment every single day. As ‘Rumble’ trains for his crucial 205lb contenders’ fight in January at the Blackzilians gym, he prepares by subjecting striking coach Henri Hooft to a relentless barrage of punishing power knees. But the pain will be worth it if his charge can land just one on Ryan Bader in New Jersey on January 30th.
Date: December 2015
Location: Boca Raton, Florida
