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How to Fight: Duane "Bang" Ludwig's Combo Conditioning Pyramid

How to Fight: Duane “Bang” Ludwig’s Combo Conditioning Pyramid

Written by Duane Ludwig
February 10, 2015
Updated April 13, 2018

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When learning how to fight, it is important to condition your body to create good habits.

It is said that it takes 1,000 reps to build a habit, so continuous practice is extremely important when learning how to fight… especially with a new technique.

Today, I am going to take you through a great conditioning drill that implements good technique, if it is performed correctly of course.

This is the Combo Conditioning Pyramid using the #2 combo.

It is a pyramid set using the #2 combo, with up to 5 movements with 2 slips in between.

In the Bang Muay Thai system a #2 combo is a jab-cross combo.

Combo Conditioning Pyramid Steps

Step 1: Start by throwing a jab-cross combo or a #2 in the may thai system.

Step 2: Once you perform this combo, your mit holder will slip to your right and left.

Step 3: After the slip, reset and perform the #2 combo, 2 times in a row.

Step 4: Make sure your mit holder is counting the cross each time, so you can keep track.

Step 5: Keep pyramiding this combo up to 5. It will look like this:

  • 2, slip, slip
  • 2,2, slip, slip
  • 2,2,2 slip, slip
  • 2,2,2,2 slip, slip
  • 2,2,2,2,2, slip, slip

That is the pyramid of #2 up to 5 with two slips in between.

How to Fight: Duane "Bang" Ludwig's Combo Conditioning Pyramid

A professional MMA competitor since 2000, Duane "Bang" Ludwig fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight division. He has the official record of Fastest Knock Out in UFC history at 6 seconds. He holds a notable knockout win over former UFC lightweight champion, Jens Pulver. Duane started practicing Mauy Thai when he was just 15 years old, and in 2004 he won his final Muay Thai title where he defeated Thai Mongkhon Wiwasuk by decision after five rounds to claim the I.S.K.A. world title; something Ludwig considers one of his proudest moments. Duane is also founder and head coach of the BANG Muay Thai system, and happily married father of two.
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