Kickboxing Sparring Drills - Developing Fighters with Mick Crossland

Internationally renowned coach and ICO World Champion Mick Crossland is well versed in all the different rule sets to be found within Kickboxing.  In this, only his second ever full length instructional volume on the Warrior Marketplace, he goes through step by step, a whole manner of amazing coaching content, knowledge and drills he personally likes to utilise regularly with the world class fighters he trains so they have continued success within each of them - Isolation Drills, Intercepting Drills, Defend & Counter, Shot Selection, Combo for Combo, Sparring Entries, Power Side Leads, Countering Kicks, Parry Drills, Elite Fighter Development and Boxing Drills.

Kickboxing Sparring Drills - Developing Fighters with Mick Crossland

Kickboxing is not just made up of one defining set of rules.  Full contact typically only allows kicks above the waist, whilst K-1 style disciplines include the addition of low kicks and knees.  

Sport mat based tournaments utilise semi or light continuous forms of Kickboxing, where knock outs and 100% power shots are not allowed.  Therefore, sparring at elite level across each particular rule set and style is not straight forward.  

Internationally renowned coach and Kickboxing World Champion Mick Crossland though knows only too well how to adapt his kickboxing sparring drills when it comes to developing fighters to ensure his athletes have continued success in any of these various disciplines.  

Mick Crossland

Mick is the former ICO World Super Middleweight kickboxing Champion and has over 30 years experience training in various martial arts including Kickboxing, Boxing, Muay Thai & Karate.  

Mick has competed at the highest level as a kickboxer all across the world, and holds black belts in both Freestyle Karate and Kickboxing.  

In the years that his gym, The Combat Academy, has been open, it has quickly become one of the strongest competitive gyms on the UK Kickboxing scene.  

Mick has produced over 40 recognised champions from Area to World Level in various kickboxing disciplines such as K-1, Full Contact and Low Kick Kickboxing, as well in mat fighting rule sets such as light continuous.      

Here, for only his second time ever, he has filmed an in-depth volume of work showcasing his unique approach to coaching

Kickboxing Sparring Drills - Developing Fighters

In it, he goes through step by step, a whole manner of amazing coaching content, knowledge and drills he personally like to utilise regularly with the world class fighters he trains - Isolation Drills, Intercepting Drills, Defend & Counter, Shot Selection, Combo for Combo, Sparring Entries, Power Side Leads, Countering Kicks, Parry Drills, Elite Fighter Development and Boxing Drills.  

This video includes:

• The 5 Disciplines. A complete principle led framework for developing fighters from the ground up.
• Isolation Drills. How to isolate ranges, single techniques and concepts into sparring drills that will benefit fighters from novice to world level.
• Rules. How to construct and use sparring specific rounds to develop fighters no matter what the striking system or rule set they compete in.
• Intercepting shots. An in-depth look at how intercepting your opponent’s most common attacks will lead to the development of a more confident and dominant fighter.
• Defensive positioning. Look at how using distance and defensive positioning can allow fighters to move without risk of being overwhelmed by an opponents attack or forward momentum.
• Shot Selection. Learn Mick's complete system for choosing the correct shots to utilise at every range and stage of the fight.
• Combination Development. Learn a series of drills that allow fighters to develop both their ability to attack with combinations and defend them.
• Sparring Entries. How to minimise the risk of an opponents counter and take advantageous angles whilst attacking.
• Power Side Leads. An in-depth look at how to initiate and lead with your rear power side techniques.
• Countering Kicks. Take your opponents longest weapon away from them by learning how to come inside and outside of their kicks.
• Parry Drills. Drills and concepts to help you use parrying and redirection as the main aspect of your defensive framework.
• Elite Fighter Development. How to use baseline Kickboxing sparring drills to layer multiple skill development with your elite level fighters.
• And more….

Below is an extract from the volume.  This clip is from Video 7 - Power Side Leads

Find out for yourself why Mick Crossland is one of the most sought after Kickboxing coaches in the world, purchase your copy of Kickboxing Sparring Drills - Developing Fighters today!!

Here, you can also learn more about his other volume on this site Advanced Kickboxing Drills - How to Fight at Elite Level, along with all the other exceptional exceptional Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing, Karate and Taekwondo Instructional Volumes featured on the Warrior Collective!