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Manual: Striking Clinic, Uppercut

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Dec 02, 2021

It’s been sneaking through fighters’ defenses for hundreds of years. Let FO teach you one of combat sports’ most devastating strikes...

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Technique clinic: body kick

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Dec 02, 2021

With Pete Irving. Kicking to the body can have a devastating effect, potentially breaking ribs and punishing the internal organs.


Strategy clinic: fighting a kickboxer

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Dec 02, 2021

When faced with a superior kicker, dictating the range is critical. If you stand off, the kicker will pick you off and run rings around you.


Strategy Clinic: Ring Control

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Dec 02, 2021

The differing shapes of ring and cage make it necessary to learn different tactics and footwork for controlling the space.


Technique Clinic: The Left Hook

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Dec 02, 2021

Peter Irving is a professional welterweight fighter and Fighters Only’s resident fight expert. With a record of 9-5-1, Irving has fought in Europe


Strategy clinic: ground 'n' pound

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Dec 02, 2021

For an excellent example of ground ’n’ pound, check out the fight between virtuoso submission artist Frank Mir and our own Ian ‘The Machine’ Freeman.


Technique clinic: the right cross

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Dec 02, 2021

The right cross is the power shot for many fighters, the one that delivers the knockouts. Tighten up your technique with FO expert Pete Irving.


Technique clinic: the jab

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Dec 02, 2021

With Pete Irving. The jab is the foundation of all your striking techniques. It acts as a ‘feeler’, the range-finder for all your other techniques.


Strategy clinic: fighting a southpaw

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Dec 02, 2021

Facing a left-handed fighter can cause problems. Finding the range can be tricky, and familiar combinations start to land wide of the mark.


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Manual: Striking Clinic, Uppercut

Fighters Only
Dec 02, 2021

It’s been sneaking through fighters’ defenses for hundreds of years. Let FO teach you one of combat sports’ most devastating strikes...

READ

Kitbag: Pete Irving & Rosi Sexton

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Dec 02, 2021

As this issue is all about the best of MMA, we asked our resident fighters Peter Irving and Rosi Sexton what kind of equipment


Abdul Mohamed’s spinning backfist

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Dec 02, 2021

Pete Irving, pro MMA fighter and sparring partner of Mohamed, is joined by Marcelo ‘Torinho’, a BJJ world champion at only 17 years of age.


Manual: Marcus Aurelio’s arm triangle vs Takanori Gomi

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Dec 02, 2021

With Pete Irving. American Top Team fighter Aurelio caused a huge upset in his non-title bout against Gomi with his extremely tight arm triangle.


Fighting on the fence

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Dec 02, 2021

The fence makes lifts and trips easier to execute for the fighter with cage control. Here are ideas for attacking someone who is up against the fence.


Manual: Jason Tan’s triangle against Joey Van Wanrooij

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Dec 02, 2021

With Pete Irving. UFC fighter Jason Tan caught Dutchman Joey Van Wanrooij in a textbook triangle choke in UK promotion Cage Gladiators.


Kneebar Techniques

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Dec 02, 2021

Kneebar from guard 1. Karl has Anthony in his closed guard. 2. Anthony stands and starts to throw punches. Karl still has his legs around Anthony’s


Front Headlock Techniques

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Dec 02, 2021

Snapdown 1(a). Pete has an underhook and collar tie combination. Note that his wrist is turned in creating a ‘false grip’. His underhook elbow flares


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