Join Wanderlei Silva and Rafael Cordeiro and learn their adaptation of Muay Thai for MMA. Lethal, fight-ending elbow-strike counters.

Caught-kick reverse-elbow counter

1. Wanderlei (right) and Rafael square off. 

2. Rafael throws a right kick to Wanderlei’s body. Wanderlei catches it with his left arm.

3. Wanderlei pivots anti-clockwise on his left leg and switches control of Rafael’s leg to his right arm.

4. Wanderlei then pivots anti-clockwise, this time on his right leg, and twists his body with speed, throwing a hard left elbow downwards onto Rafael’s head.

Kick block with foot to counter-elbow combo

1. Wanderlei and Rafael square off at distance.

2. Rafael goes to throw a right kick. 

3. Wanderlei blocks the kick by pushing his left foot onto Rafael’s thigh.

4. Wanderlei slides his left foot back down towards the ground.

5. As Wanderlei plants his left foot onto the ground he throws his right elbow downwards onto Rafael’s head.

6. Wanderlei follows up with a left elbow to Rafael’s head.