Issue 115

June 2014

Greg Jackson is the most sought-after trainer in MMA. Each issue he and acclaimed coaching partner Mike Winkeljohn mix up your martial arts skills.

1. Greg (left) and Mike are in an over-under clinch – each of them has one arm hooking under their opponent’s same-side arm, and the other hooking over the same-side arm.

2. Looking to make space on his underhook side, in this case the left, Greg bumps Mike with his left shoulder.

3. To create power for his forthcoming elbow strike, Greg twists his upper body clockwise as he pulls with his left underhook and cocks his elbow.

4. At exactly the same time, Greg pushes with his right arm and shoulder as he drives a right elbow into Mike’s head, in a sense delivering the strike with double power.

PRO TIP

Imagine you’re bringing the force from your right and left arms together as if you were clapping.