MMA Curriculum – Next Edge Academy

Scoring

Judging Criteria http://www.abcboxing.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/juding_criteriascoring_rev0816.pdf

Striking Techniques

General Concepts
- Finding your range
- Taller Fighter Staying Behind your jab
- Shorter Fighter Working inside and then create angles
- Hand Positioning up when in range
- Cutting off the Ring
- Light Strikes then the Hard Strikes
- Losing respect and getting respect back with Strikes
- Continual Jabs then right hand if they slip and there is no head movement back
- Constant Head Movement with Strikes and Defense
Punches
- Offensive
  - 1,2,3,4,5,6
  - Feints
  - Slapping Hooks to setup the Straight
  - Jab High – Then Jab to the body and out
  - Jab High – Then Cross to the body and out
  - Strike to the Head and the opponent brings the head back – Attack the body
  - Overhand Vs Right Straight
  - Feint the Double – 2 or Overhand Right
  - Feint the Double – Gazelle 3-2
- Defense
- Defensive Punch Counters
  - Split – Jab
  - Split – Cross
  - Parry – Jab
  - Slip – Body Shot
  - Roll – Body Shot
Kicks
- Offensive
  - Opponent over commits the slip off the punches follow up with kicks
  - Front Kick to face off of wide guard
- Defense
- Defensive Kick Counters
Spinning Strikes
Knees
- Offense
  - Head and Elbow Positioning in the Clinch
  - Up on your toes in the clinch to knee
  - Straight Knees to Side knees
- Defense
- Defense Knee Counters
Elbows
- Offense
  - They put the arm down to block the knees switch to elbows
Combos
- Offense
  - LLK-2
  - 1-1-Spinning Back Kick
  - 1-1-Spinning Back Fist
- Defense
- Defensive Combo Counters
Movement
- Offensive Movement
  - Switching Stances
    - Throw Strikes as you switch Stances
  - When facing opposite foot opponent
    - Try to get the outside foot position
    - Jab when they are foot outside
    - Cross when YOU are foot outside
    - Shifts to get inside for Body Shots
  - When Cornering
    - Diagonal Movement Vs Horizontal Movement
    - Head movement when Cornering
    - Hooks and Kicks to keep them cornered
    - Hooks and Kicks Followed by the Opposite Straight punch
- Defensive Movement
  - Switching Stances
    - Switch Stances as you evade strikes
  - When at their range
    - In and out
  - When Cornered
    - Don’t go Straight Back
    - Angle
    - Clinch
    - Dart Jab or Dart Cross
    - Switch Switch Angle
    - Control the side you want to go to then angle
    - Go back then Change Levels and Takedown

Slip then 2

Angle with your opponent Against the Spinning Back Kick – 2

Wrestling

General Concepts
- Did you wrestle before? No? Takedowns off the cage instead
- Did you wrestle before? Yes? Keep your hands up and get tighter
- Level Changes with Feints
- T Position Hips in
- Defensive Wrestling over Guillotines
- Pummeling
- Pummeling with Elbows
Offense
- Grab the Wrist – Armdrag – Single Leg
- Single Leg
- Double Leg
- High Crotch
- Inside Trip
- Knee Tap
- Single Leg off Knee
- Single to Double
- Spinning Strikes to Clinch
- Run the Pipe Leg to the inside then to the outside hips in Double and turn the corner
- In from Opponents overhand right – Hands tight
- 1 Up from Level Change to Takedown
- 1 – Fake the 2 – Level Change to Takedown
- 1- 1B-Double ; 1-1B-1
- Dart Jab and Dart Cross to Takedowns
Defense
- Push Away Takedown Defense
- Push Away to Knee
- Sprawl to Turtle Control
- Sprawl to Standing
- Sprawl to Side Control
- Double Leg Defense – Push Head get back up
- Control the Knee so they can’t step back and drive forward
- Single Leg Defense Turn and Kick Out
- Single Leg Defense – Punches
- Single Defense – Push Head Leg Lift (Ouchi)
- Catch Knee Takedown Inside
- Catch Knee Takedown Outside
- Opp Double Under Hooks – Head inside Defense
- Head on the Same Side of the Hips off the Takedown
- Get you Head and chest above their head and chest
Submissions
- 10 Finger Choke off Double
- Marcelotine off Single
- Guillotine to Guard
- Whizzer Hip Toss to Choke
Strikes
- Pummel with Elbows
- Pummel with Knees
- Opponent has an underhook – Elbow with the same side

Cage

General
- Getting the hips flat
- Getting Wrist Control
- Underhook High
- Head Positioning
- Opp has Head Control – Push Face Away
- Opp has Head Control – Circle Arms
- Control the Choke hand and keep your back on the cage when getting up
- Controlling the bottom leg when they try to stand up
- Controlling the bottom hand when they try to stand up
- Head Positioning when opponent is seated
- Head positioning with elbows
- Control the legs from the top
- Use the legs for hook sweeps from bottom
- Turning at the warning track
- Drawing them in and turning them at the cage
Takedowns
- Single Leg – Run the Pipe
- Single Leg – Leg Lift
- Double Leg – Lift Person
- Double Leg – Run to the side
- Ankle Pick
- Single to Double
Takedown Defense
- Pummel Underhook and Turn
- Single Leg Counter – Switch
- Double Underhook Defense – Pull the head down
Striking
- Bicep Control to Knee on Cage
- Bicep Control to Elbow on Cage
- Kneeing Against Cage – Push Hips
- Opponent won’t give you the underhook, elbow same side then pummel
- Have a shallow underhook with opponent against the cage elbow same side
- Snap Down – Full Nelson – Knees

Ground

General
- Staying on top don’t fall back
- Not crossing the centerline with Strikes
- Getting to half
Open Guard
- Top
  - Stepping in on downed Opp
  - Throw Legs to Overhand
  - Straight Ankle Def from Standing
  - Heel Hook Defense from Standing
  - Standing 2x Under Pass to Side
  - Standing 2x Under Pass to Turtle
- Bottom
  - Technical Standup
  - Kick to Technical Standup
  - De La Riva to Up Kick
  - De La Riva to Single
  - De La Riva to Ankle Pick
  - De La Riva Overhand Defense
  - De La Riva Overhand to Guard
  - Sickle Sweep
  - Imanari to 50/50
  - Imanari to Heel Hook

Half Guard
- Top
  - Wrist Control from Top Half
  - Defense against Knee Shield
  - Kimura from Side
  - Half Guard Pass to Kimura
  - Suzuki Armbar from Half
  - Head and Arm from Half
  - Defending the Guillotine from Half
  - Phantom Choke
- Bottom
  - Ranges with Knee Shield, Regular and Deep Half
  - Offensive Knee Shield
  - Kimura from Half Guard
  - Kimura Sweep from Half Guard
Closed Guard
- Top
  - Stepping up one leg from Inside the Guard for Power Strikes
  - Body Body Head – Guard
  - Over Top Elbow
  - Uppercut from Guard
  - Hammerfist to Elbow
  - Elbow to Thigh to Overhand
  - Elbows to Sternum
  - Fake Open Guard to Overhand
  - Fake Open Guard to Elbow
  - Vera Wrist Control Strikes
  - Guard Pass Knees In Strike
  - Toreando pass and Strike
  - Strike Double Under Pass
  - Knee Pin Guard Pass Strikes
  - Colorado Pass
- Bottom
  - Overhook and Knee on the Back
  - Deep Underhook
  - Triangle with Arm Hooked
  - Armbar with Arm Hooked
Mount
- Top
  - Grapevine
  - Leg Lace from Hip Escape
  - Head and Arm Choke
  - Push Arm Elbow across to strike
Side Control
- Top
  - Knees – Both Legs Up
  - Push the Head and Elbow
  - Side to Knee on Belly
Mount
- Top
  - Push the Face
  - If the hold – Chest Strikes
Back
- Outside
  - Back to Belly Down
  - Head Control and Wrist Control
  - RNC
  - Short Choke
  - Armbar
Butterfly
- Top
  - Butterfly Pass Chest Drop
  - Butterfly Knee Pinch
Turtle
Front Head
- Top

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Standing to Half Guard

Sitting to Half Guard – Opponent not defending