A fighter and mitt work is like a dog and the garbage—yeah, he’s gonna find food and have a great time, but sometimes it can make one...

This is part two of the "athletic training" portion of how to ensure optimal performance on competition day, whether it is for a fight or...

Optimal performance takes much more than just training hard, day in and day out, expecting to experience peak performance on fight night....

Strong Minds Win: We’ve heard over and over again that sports are 90% mental, and I agree with this statement wholeheartedly. I’ve said...

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World champion MMA trainer, Santino DeFranco, and rising MMA prospect, Kamuela Kirk, talk about the most stacked MMA card of the year!

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Mitts are over-valued in fighting. And many coaches don't know what they're doing.

This is part 2 of my series on how to improve your athletic performance by being able to predict your opponent's next move.

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Another great single leg defense to a back take or top position.

Winning, (or being good at anything) begins with refocusing our efforts (and minds) on what we can control, and not worrying about the rest.

Here's a way to counter a wrestling single leg and end up on the back, ready to choke out your opponent.

Here are numerous ways to counter a jab for boxing, mma, and kickboxing.

Here’s another guillotine choke sequence I’ve been using a lot lately. I show this from a failed arm-in guillotine from the guard, but...

This is THE Game changer! Master this, and you will never lose back control again never may be a bit of hyperbole, but you get the point)...

Here’s another back take—this time from side control. Typically, we don’t take the back from side control because we don’t have access to...

Here is another back take from the far side head and arm. This is a great way to break your opponents posture down when he/she has a good...