fighting combos

[Chris05]

what are some good combos for kickboxing or thai i can use when training even the basics would help. i love watching ufc or k-1 and seing nice combos that led to devasting ko's very exicting. Guys tell me your favorites? thanks

[tallgeese]

There are loads, and they will be dictated as much by situation as by your preference. Also remember that there is alot that goes into an effective combination; timing, distance, movement, lots of stuff. Noting happens in a vacuum.

That disclaimer out there some that I tend to rely on quite a bit include:

-jab, cross, lead hook

-jab, cross, jab, uppercut

-jab, cross, lead hook, uppercut, cross

-jab, cross, lead uppercut, rear hook

-jabs, lead hook, uppercut (cross or rear hook also)

-off slip, cross to body, lead hook to body, cross high

-jab, cross, lead elbow

-jab, cross, lead hook, rear elbow

Those are some basics. Now, add kicks to the front and back while moving in and out and circling. Grab at the end and knee, start some from defending a kick. Get halfway thru a series and have your mit guy pop you with a mitt and gon on the defensive. Add tie ups. You get the idea. You can build all kinds of combos if you set up a good set of strikes that flow with power and get creative.

There are some good mma books and boxing titles out there I've see with some good combo work built into them. Unfortunatly, I can't recall the titles right now. It might be worth checking into.

[Bushido58266]

those are some good combos! dont forget kicking combos to! here are some i do:

-jab, cross, roundhouse

-jab, jab, front kick

-lead roundhouse to leg, roundhouse to head

-cross, jab, lead roundhouse

-jab, lead hook, uppercut, clinch and knee

-roundhouse, cross, jab, cross, roundhouse

make sure you mix up the hitting locations, like hit to the head, body, and legs. but the best advice i can give is practice, practice, practice combos! they will win you the fight! try to keep ur combos at 3 or more strikes because the more u push the more they back and this will give u the opportunities ur looking for like those big KO's u see in the UFC

[FitOrDie]

i love the jab-cross-thai kick,

and the jab-cross-hook-cross,

and the jab-cross-jab-cross-jab-cross-jab-cross-jab-cross-jab-cross-jab-cross...