I’ve been training Muay Thai at Diesel for seven months now. That’s seven months of combos one to ten, fourteen point defence, light leg, horns, the Seksan drill, and everything else that Head Coach, Arnas, incorporates into his system. Coach will be the first to say that there’s no secret to what he teaches –
Decision-Making and Muay Thai with Head Coach Arnas Read More »
Fight fans of a certain age will remember the heroes who found fame during the golden years of PRIDE FC and K-1. Think Kazushi Sakuraba, Genki Sudo and Kaoklai Kaennorsing: all of whom were renowned for fighting much heavier opponents. They’ll also remember those who solidified their legacies as champions of the tournament format, such
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The first thing you need to know about Sydney is, his name isn’t Trev. You’d be mistaken for thinking so; I’ve been calling him it since I joined the gym in September. Everybody does. He stands at a towering 6’7”, he idolises Israel Adesanya, and he practically lives in the gym. I sat down with
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Today we have a guest piece from James Budd, who attended Vinny Shoreman’s Seminar at Diesel last week. https://theshoremansolution.com/ Vinny Shoreman has a way with words, so much so that he’s made it his business. The former fighter and striking coach is now the most recognisable voice in European kickboxing, and one of the most
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Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira are finally confirmed to fight for the Middleweight title in November, making the first time two glory kickboxers will compete for a UFC title. Alex Pereira has beaten Adesanya twice before in kickboxing, but this time will have to deal with a new foe. The cage. Alex Pereira is unquestionably
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It took years of build up, but finally the biggest fight in kickboxing history, at least since the hey day of K1, finally happened. Tenshin Nasukawa fought Takeru Segawa, Takeru on a 35 fight win streak, and Tenshin being undefeated in 43 professional fights…. and for some reason it was booked for only three rounds.
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I first saw Joanna Jędrzejczyk compete late at night on December 13th 2014. Stipe Miocic would fight Junior Dos Santos, in his return fight after a brutal KO loss to Cain Velasquez. Joanna Champion, as she would become known, fought Claudia Gadelha on the under card of that fight, in a title eliminator for the
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Buckle up children, daddy’s taking us to the circus again. This is the fourth instalment of Andrew’s laments on freakshow novelty fights in combat sports. Here are the rest: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Logan Paul | A Trip to the Circus Donald Trump Presents: The Florida Granddad Fights A Defence of Jake Paul The Build
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Dieselnoi is the unappreciated Muay Thai GOAT, but why do fans choose not to see it. Today we take a brief look into the career of skypiercer Dieselnoi is the very fighter who inspired the name of Diesel Gym. Somewhere in Diesel’s vault we even have the signed shorts from him. Yet we’ve never actually
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Every martial art or combat sport has an associated stereotypical stance. Whether it’s the bladed side on stance of boxing and point based karate, or the square stance of MMA, everyone has an opinion on which stance works best for which sport. Of course in the real world there is no such thing as the
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