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Breakdown of head movement in MMA - what it does for you, how it can be countered, and how you can mitigate those risks.Check out the companion articles to this video written by James Stapleton:Part 1 - a mechanical overview of head movement: http://cagecraft.net/index.php/2017/0...Part 2 - explaining in-depth how it relates to MMA: http://cagecraft.net/index.php/2017/0...Follow me on twitter @RyanAWagMMAhttps://twitter.com/RyanAWagMMAYou can find more of James Stapleton's work on his blog, Cagecraft:http://cagecraft.net/Part 2 of my GSP study is coming soon!Music: http://www.purple-planet.comAll credit goes to the UFC/Zuffa LLCCopyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

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