but not just that, more of these kinds of posts would be awesome too!

If I can offer one thought (not ever a correction, just a wording thing), it’d be that martial artists should think about rotating from the hips, not the shoulders (Image 5, Bullet 1). […] like everyone felt the same way about Silva’s KO of Belfort that I […]Asking me math questions for spam protection? For many, this is top secret stuff and I am extremely shocked that you would share this with us. I’ve seen Muay Thai use the arm swing to gain power on round kicks but it drops the guard making vulnerable to counter – TKD would see swop of guard with the kicking side moving forward as teh back leg comes through 5) Foot position pressure=force/area kick with ball of foot only Can’t argue that it did the job and its far easier to talk aGreat breakdown. “I’m hungry, I’m going for it.” Veteran former light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin (18-6) won a less dramatic bout in the division, edging former middleweight champion Rich Franklin, 29-28, on all three scorecards. He’s by far the most versatile and unpredictable striker in MMA history, proven by knocking opponents out with different weapons, such as: Forrest Griffin by straight right punch from his pocket while backpedaling Vitor Belfort official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the Middleweight fighter from Brazil. ... Vitor Belfort wants a rematch with Anderson Silva SMG. Vitor Belfort speaks to the MMA Junkie radio team. Der Kampf fand am 5. 1996 gab Belfort sein Mixed-Martial-Arts-Debüt und gewann seinen ersten Kampf nach nur zwölf Sekunden. I would love to see part 2.Great analysis of the technique! I REALLY need to get my push kicks as good as my round kicksHey eric. Love the blog sir.You make things easy to understand and your knowledge on training science is awesome, really like the Ultimate Strength and Conditioning program!great work !! He added that he worked on the decisive kick at a Gardena gym with actor Steven Seagal and others. I’d love to see more.I see you’ve already got more than 40 comments, but I’m still throwing in a vote for more. Then he was told something that brought him to his knees. 1) Early shift in body weight and foot movement could be read by a fighter more use to kicks like this 2) yep as above back foot on floor (also vulnerable to sweep as well as power issue) 3) I was taught to push hip into kick without leaning back to avoid off balance issue 4) Guard! Dieser Kampf wurde als meist erwarteter Rückkampf aller Zeiten beworbenDa das Programm von UFC 153 aufgrund von Verletzungen einiger Kämpfer auf der Kippe stand, entschied sich Silva kurzfristig für einen weiteren Kampf im Halbschwergewicht.Am 31. Anderson Silva did not do much of anything in the first three minutes of his Ultimate Fighting Championship title defense Saturday night against Vitor Belfort. The fight has gotten a lot of attention from the Brazilian media which bodes well for the UFC’s upcoming trip to Brazil later in the year. Def keep it up, not many people have analyzed the biomechanics of MMA/UFC. Which gave Anderson the opportunity toWould love to see part 2 Also agree with a couple of point above about technique. Silva, 13-0 in the UFC, successfully defended his middleweight title for the eighth time and has held the title for nearly five years. The frame by frame photos along with the red marker arrows highlighting the subtle but important sequence of events is priceless. He’s by far the most versatile and unpredictable striker in MMA history, proven by knocking opponents out with different weapons, such as:OK so maybe looking at that it looks like Silva definitely likes his straight right hand.But still, the various circumstances and situations in which he uses all of his weapons is unparalleled in the sport, not to mention his ability to evade strikes through matrix-like head and body movement.Knowing that the front kick is going to be the talk of the MMA universe, I figured I’d take a closer look into So in today’s BIOMECH Breakdown, we’re going to examine the biomechanics of the front kick and what you need to train to develop knockout power with this vicious weapon.OK so there you have my BIOMECH Breakdown of Anderson Silva’s Front Kick KO of Vitor Belfort at UFC 126.Looking at that, it’s a lot of info to digest, so here’s what I’m going to do…If you want me to talk more in-depth about how I’d go about ensuring your body is ready to perform this technique at full force like the Spider, let me know in the Comments section below.I don’t want to go and spend another couple of hours doing up an article/video if you aren’t interested in it, so I need to know if this is what you want to see.Considering the fact that over 12,000 MMA fighters, coaches, trainers and enthusiasts are getting this email, 40 Comments is not much to ask – so even if you’ve NEVER commented before, there’s no better time to introduce yourself and join the community here.Even if it’s just a, “Hey, Eric, I’d love to see Part 2” that’s good enough, no need to go into your life story or anything.