Issue 121
November 2014
Kings MMA head trainer, and former Fighters Only World MMA Awards ‘Coach of the Year’, Rafael Cordeiro teaches his adaptation of Muay Thai for MMA, with help from student and Strikeforce veteran Fernando Bettega. Here, the pair demonstrate a Switch jab to right straight and leg kick.
1. Rafael (left) and Fernando start in orthodox stances – left leg forward.
2. To confuse Rafael, Fernando switches stances to southpaw and throws a jab.
3. Fernando switches stances back to orthodox for a right cross.
4. He then turns his left foot out for a right kick to Rafael’s lead leg.
5&6. Fernando lands the kick and returns to orthodox stance, having kept his knee and shin high as he withdrew his leg to protect against return kicks from Rafael.
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