Miyamoto Musashi: Ancient Concepts for Modern Fighting

It is commonly known in MMA circles that ancient martial arts like Kung Fu and Aikido, typically do not work when tested against a resisting opponent. While this is the source of frustration for many traditional martial artists, who will vehemently try to justify their chosen hobby, it is also not the be all and
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Alexander Gustafsson: The Other Guy

Alexander Gustafsson is in one of the worst positions a fighter can be in. He is the ‘other guy’. Often discredited as being the worst of what pundits consider to be the four kings of the light heavyweight division, Gustafsson is deceptively brilliant. While appearing a wasteland now, only as far back as five years
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The secrets to power punching, hitting hard and getting wins!

Every fighter, be them a boxer, kick fighter or mixed martial artist wants punching power. It’s the quintessential image of fighting. Yet so few fighters are truly great punchers. Even among those that hit hard there is still something missing. Today we’re going to be talking about important aspects of boxing form to help you
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Shevchenko vs Jędrzejczyk: More Than We Expected

Saturday 8th December saw a battle of wills between Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The two had fought three times before, in Muay Thai, when they were both much younger, with Valentina winning each time. Their fourth and probably final bout however, was under MMA rules, for the newly created UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship. With
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Fighting Southpaw vs Orthodox: Footwork and Angles

In our last piece we discussed the three key techniques used by southpaw fighters and the best way a class should be structured to deal with southpaws. What we didn’t cover is how the simple action of moving to the left or the right can open up opportunities for attack. Conventional wisdom today is that
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Fighting Southpaw vs Orthodox: Three Key Weapons

Diesel Breakdown’s Southpaw Series applies to boxing, kickboxing, muay thai and mixed martial arts. Footwork and hand techniques are universal between each sport – but adjustments have to be made depending on your chosen discipline.   Southpaws are typically far trickier to deal with than orthodox opponents. Southpaws make up an extraordinary percentage of the greatest
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Kyoji Horiguchi vs Tenshin Nasukawa: How Much Ring Did They Need?! (Rizin 13 Breakdown)

Kyoji Horiguchi vs Tenshin Nasukawa was an exciting affair. The bout between the (at the very least) number 2 MMA fighter and the (again, at the very least) number 2 kickboxer in the world saw Tenshin looking for groin kicks at every opportunity and Kyoji Horiguchi looking quite convincing as far as kickboxing goes. It
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Diesel’s First Interclub (CREDIT: Dave Scott, video production)

  After a lot of hard work, planning and effort, Diesel has put on our first inter club in our new location!
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2x World Muay Thai Champion, Amanda Kelly Joins the Diesel Coaching Team

Amanda Kelly is former 2 x World Champion and holds a 40+ fight record of 38 wins 1 loss 1 draw across a number of weight classes .  Amanda has fought all over the world for promotions such as ENFUSION, MUAY THAI IN AMERICA and CAGE WARRIORS and holds notable wins that include UFC superstar
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Top 5 Moves of Charlie Peters

Charlie Peters is widely recognised as one of the best fighters in England, certainly the best not to come out of Bad Company Gym in Leeds, who’s star fighter Liam Harrison he will face later this year. Today we will look at what makes Charlie Peters such a successful Muay Thai fighter. When analysing the
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