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James Heelan | Striking Coach

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🥊 Striking Coach @ Bangtao MMA
📍 Phuket, Thailand
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Smooth transitions,feint the body kick, flow into a hook, shift your stance, and keep it flowing

🥊@akeitheon
📍@bangtaomuaythaimma
📽 @karolina.arm by @james_heelan89

Beat the lead hook with a cross
Straight shots arrive sooner

@bangtaomuaythaimma
@fadi.jaber11 by @james_heelan89

Surreal moment holding pads yesterday for @stylebender I remember watching him tear through the Chinese kickboxing scene during my own fighting days, and then rise all the way to UFC gold. A true champion in and out of the ring by @james_heelan89

Today’s antics down at @bangtaomuaythaimma 💥👊🏾

Big respect to the main man @james_heelan89 for taking them power shots and teaching me the tricks of the trade 🥊 by @james_heelan89

Serious session banked with the Irish champ 🇮🇪

When he says your powers insane take note 💥

Who’s next on the hit list this 6ft 3 power house is coming to take over remember I said that 🤌🏾

@ammirfit @batlpromotions @batlpromotions by @james_heelan89

Set up a KO with the hands ala @rafael_ataman_fiziev

Establish the kicks, once youve set a pattern, break it and go with the hands.

Obviously your opponents reaction determines your next move, for example he moves back or level changes youre not winging hooks

Drill it and let me know what you think in the comments

Like,share and follow for more striking setups and tips

🥊@aziz.vr
📍@bangtaomuaythaimma by @james_heelan89

Finding the gaps in a solid high gaurd can be difficult and exhausting.

Rather than trying to punch through it, you can create the openings before you throw your power shots.

Here are 2 examples of many, you can use similar set ups for body shots, aswell as other pulldown variations that I will touch on in future

🥊@thestallion125
📍@bangtaomuaythaimma by @james_heelan89

Beat the long gaurd @kulabdam

🥊@thestallion125
📍@bangtaomuaythaimma by @james_heelan89

The @spiderandersonsilva up elbow 🥷

The spider had some serious tricks 🕷

As does Iron Black @elboxeonosejuega

📍@bangtaomuaythaimma by @james_heelan89

Right leg hospital 🏥 left leg cemetary 🪦

Land high kicks like Crocop @crocop1009 🇭🇷

Episode 1 🎥

🥊@aziz.vr
📍@bangtaomuaythaimma 🇹🇭 by @james_heelan89

A little work on the details con los compas 🇲🇽🥊@thestallion125 @montanezz_mma29
📍@bangtaomuaythaimma 🇹🇭 by @james_heelan89

Coach James and pro-fighter Ernesto Ibarra break down the 3-point kick counter behind Regian Eersel’s first-round KO of George Jarvis.

🎥 Watch full breakdown on YouTube by @james_heelan89