More Jeff Chan Revision in Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training

02.02.2026

Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training

My couple clients completed the ninth hour of their current Mixed Martial Arts Personal Training course tonight we a re-cap on some of the material covered at last week's seminar with Jeff Chan. As one half of the couple had partnered me at the course, it was a good opportunity to work again with me and his regular partner on developing the pendulum kick and Jeff's evasive techniques.

Mixed martial arts fighters practice techniques during a personal training session, showcasing Jeff Chan's revision methods. Check out more at Clubb Chimera's latest blog.

I have been a martial arts cross-trainer for most of my life, so this process of training away, revising the material being taught and then looking to integrate the material has always been common practice me. This whole exercise, working with my client teacher at Cotswold Karate School, has proven to be a great way to take my clients through this experience.

Pendulum/Two-Step Low Round Kick

Jeff's version of the pendulum kick is a bit different from the conventional method. I have since gone back through my Muay Thai training and cross-checked it with other krus. Jeff calls his approach, the two-step kick and he uses it at both long and close range. He uses the pendulum (or Newton's Cradle) approach to send his non-kicking leg out before throwing his kicking leg as a trail kick. The conventional method powers the lead leg. We trained this in partner drills and against the heavy bag.

Me executing a trail kick/two-step kick on Ollie, one half of my couple client, at the Jeff Chan seminar

Evasive Techniques

Inspired by Sport Karate, Taekwondo and the like, and combined with Boxing, this approach uses a lot of stance switching and works at long range.

Ollie demonstrates a slip to my jab at the Jeff Chan seminar.

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