Pankration MMA Kickboxing Academy

The belt throwing game. It’s 5 points to make them step on the belt and 5 for a throw. This is because to get them onto the belt you have to break and control their balance which is how you get the throw.

This is one of the strongest wrestling positions with a lot of finishes and advances in position available. Also it’s very hard to escape from.
We’re scaling the difficulty here by not letting the top player lock their grip.
Now the bottom player can learn how to move their whole body and break their position.
The top player learns not to rely on their ark strength but to use their feet and brain to keep control.

Damian and Mirthvik demonstrate how to break their opponents balance and throw them.
By getting them to step on the belt they force the opponent to compromise their balance which leads to a clean takedown.

David and Matthew working on timing their double legs.
Because it’s only straight shots and sprawling isn’t allowed their positioning and strategy is the focus.
Sprawling is the third stage of your takedown defence. We’re working on stage 1 and 2 here.

Cheketh and Victoria kick sparring.
By staying in the centre they get to have lots of exchanges.
So their ability to counter and keep posture improves much faster.

Laura showing fundamental striking footwork.
How to pivot out of the way, how to push the opponent back or make space all the positioning them for a final strike.

Wrestling and striking are inseparable.
This is how we put them together. If I stand too close after my strikes I’m going to end up wrestling and not be ready.
This is how we build good habits.

Punching and footwork drills with kids mma.