Issue 145
Join 2012 Fighters Only World MMA Awards ‘Coach of the Year’ and current Kings MMA head trainer, Rafael Cordeiro, with help from student and Strikeforce veteran Fernando Bettega, to learn his adaptation of Muay Thai for MMA.
SKILL: CLOSE-QUARTERS HEAD KICK
1: Rafael and Fernando start in orthodox stances (left leg forward).
2: Looking to set up a head kick, Rafael steps his lead leg in and throws a right cross feint with the intention of having Fernando slip inside.
3: As soon as he throws his right cross feint, Rafael lets go a left uppercut to Fernando’s head. Fernando should have moved into Rafael’s strike after slipping the cross.
4: As he connects with the uppercut, Fernando’s head should recoil back and up into a finishing right head kick thrown by Rafael.
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