MMA Training – The NBK System for Striking from Every Range with Carlos Condit

Build a Complete MMA Striking System for Every Range of the Fight

Effective MMA striking training has to prepare you for far more than exchanging punches and kicks at distance.

MMA striking doesn't stop when somebody shoots for a takedown. It doesn't stop when you enter the clinch. It doesn't stop when your back hits the cage. And it certainly doesn't stop when the fight reaches the ground.

Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit built his fighting career around being dangerous wherever the fight went.

One of the most exciting and creative strikers of his generation, the former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion and WEC Welterweight Champion became renowned for combining punches, kicks, knees and elbows with wrestling, clinch work, cage control and devastating ground-and-pound.

In MMA Training – The NBK System for Striking from Every Range, Carlos breaks that approach down into a complete instructional system.

Rather than treating Boxing, Kickboxing, wrestling, clinching and ground fighting as separate disciplines, you'll learn how to connect them together and continue attacking as the range and position of the fight changes.

From long-range Kickboxing to Boxing into takedowns, elbows in close, fighting against the cage and finishing opponents with ground-and-pound, this is MMA striking taught as one interconnected fighting system.

 

 

Learn MMA Striking from Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit

Carlos Condit competed professionally for almost two decades and established himself as one of the most respected welterweights of his generation.

After becoming the final WEC Welterweight World Champion, Carlos joined the UFC and went on to defeat elite opponents including Nick Diaz, Rory MacDonald, Dan Hardy, Dong Hyun Kim, Thiago Alves and Martin Kampmann.

His victory over Nick Diaz at UFC 143 made him UFC Interim Welterweight Champion, setting up a title unification fight with Georges St-Pierre in which Condit famously dropped the dominant champion with a head kick.

His 2016 championship fight with Robbie Lawler would become another defining example of the relentless striking output and creativity that characterised his career.

But Carlos was never simply a stand-up striker.

Across his professional career he recorded 15 victories by knockout and 13 by submission.

That balance tells you something important about the NBK approach.

Everything connects.

Striking creates opportunities to wrestle.

Wrestling creates opportunities to strike.

Clinch positions create elbows and knees.

The cage creates opportunities for control and damage.

Ground position creates opportunities to finish.

That's the philosophy behind this instructional.

 

 

MMA Striking Is About More Than Kickboxing

Traditional striking instruction often starts from the assumption that both fighters want to remain standing.

MMA doesn't give you that luxury.

Every punch can become a takedown entry.

Every kick potentially changes your balance.

Every clinch can become a wrestling exchange.

Every retreat can eventually put your back against the cage.

Carlos's approach recognises those realities.

Instead of simply teaching combinations that work in open space, The NBK System develops your ability to attack while understanding what can happen next.

That means learning how to move seamlessly between:

Kickboxing → Boxing → Clinch → Wrestling → Cage → Ground-and-Pound

The range changes.

The weapons change.

But your ability to attack shouldn't disappear.

 

The NBK System – Strike From Every Range

One of the defining characteristics of Carlos Condit's fighting career was his ability to remain dangerous from positions where many fighters become defensive.

At distance, he could kick.

Inside Boxing range, he could punch and elbow.

In the clinch, he could frame, strike and wrestle.

Against the cage, he could control position and attack.

On the ground, he could combine positional control with damaging strikes and submissions.

The NBK System brings these ranges together.

Rather than thinking:

“Now I'm striking.”

“Now I'm wrestling.”

“Now I'm grappling.”

you begin understanding MMA as a continuous series of connected positions.

That is what makes this much more than a conventional MMA striking instructional.

 

 

What You'll Learn

Boxing to Wrestling – Make Your Striking and Takedowns Work Together

Learn how to connect Boxing exchanges directly into wrestling.

Carlos explains how punches can create reactions, close distance and provide opportunities to change levels rather than treating takedowns as separate attacks.

The objective is to make your opponent deal with multiple threats simultaneously.

The MMA Double Leg – Build Takedowns Around Striking

Develop a double-leg takedown specifically for the demands of MMA.

Understand how positioning, entries and striking threats can help you reach the legs while reducing your opponent's opportunity to defend or counter.

Grappling for Strikers – Wrestle Without Abandoning Your Offence

You don't need to become a specialist wrestler to make wrestling an important part of your striking game.

Carlos shows how specific takedowns, positions and wrestling exchanges can support an aggressive striking style.

Use grappling to create striking opportunities — and striking to create grappling opportunities.

Framing & Clinch – Control the Space Between Striking and Wrestling

Learn how to use frames and clinch positions to control opponents, defend takedowns and create damaging striking opportunities.

This is the range where traditional striking and grappling begin to overlap.

Carlos shows how to make it an attacking position rather than somewhere you simply wait for separation.

Solo MMA Training Drills – Develop Position Without a Partner

Learn structured solo drills designed specifically around the movement and positional requirements of MMA.

Work on maintaining striking position as an imaginary opponent moves, escapes or changes direction so your solo training develops habits that transfer into live exchanges.

Elbows in MMA – Create Damage at Close Range

Elbows are one of MMA's most dangerous weapons.

Carlos breaks down how hand fighting, positioning and range can be used to create opportunities to land elbows both from outside and in close.

Rather than throwing elbows randomly, learn how to create the position that makes them available.

Kickboxing for MMA – Adapt Your Striking to the Complete Fight

Kickboxing for MMA isn't simply Kickboxing performed inside a cage.

The threat of takedowns, clinching and smaller gloves changes everything.

Carlos explains key concepts for developing effective long-range striking while remaining prepared for the other threats that MMA presents.

Aggressive Left Kicks – Attack the Body With Intent

Develop Carlos's approach to using the left kick as an aggressive attacking weapon.

Learn how angles, positioning and setups can open the liver and body rather than simply throwing kicks directly at an opponent's guard.

Head Kicks – Create High-Level Finishing Opportunities

Explore how the same concepts can be adapted to create opportunities for head kicks.

Carlos's own career demonstrated just how dangerous kicks can become when they're integrated intelligently into an MMA striking system.

The objective isn't simply having a powerful head kick.

It's learning how to create the opportunity to land it.

Countering Kicks – Turn Their Attack Into Your Offence

Develop responses to an opponent's kicks that allow you to regain initiative rather than simply defending.

Learn how positioning and timing can transform defensive situations into opportunities to counterattack.

Striking on the Ground – Stay Dangerous When the Fight Hits the Mat

The ground shouldn't automatically mean your striking disappears.

Carlos breaks down how to maintain position while creating opportunities to land damaging strikes against a grounded opponent.

The emphasis is on combining control and damage.

The Ground-and-Pound System – Control, Strike and Finish

Learn Carlos's approach to attacking from dominant ground positions.

Instead of throwing uncontrolled strikes and allowing an opponent to escape, develop a systematic understanding of how to maintain control while continually creating damage.

Creating Referee Stoppages – Strike With Positional Control

Effective ground-and-pound isn't simply about throwing as many punches as possible.

Carlos explains how to control opponents from different guard and ground positions while creating sustained offence capable of producing a finish or forcing the referee to intervene.

Using the Cage Wall – Turn the Fence Into a Weapon

The cage isn't simply the boundary of an MMA fight.

It's another positional tool.

Learn how Carlos uses the cage to restrict movement, control opponents and create opportunities to strike and wrestle.

Understanding how to fight effectively against the fence can completely change your ability to dictate where an MMA fight takes place.

Closing Distance – Get From Long Range to Your Preferred Position

Getting close to an opponent without absorbing damage is a skill in itself.

Learn how striking, pressure and positioning can be combined to close distance and transition into Boxing, clinching, wrestling or cage control.

Fighting Off the Cage – Reverse Bad Positions

Eventually, somebody is going to put your back against the fence.

Carlos provides a progressive framework for understanding how to improve position, reverse control and work your way away from the cage.

Rather than simply defending, the objective is to turn a bad position back into an opportunity to attack.

 

 

 

Learn to Connect Striking, Wrestling and Grappling

One of the biggest differences between experienced MMA fighters and athletes transitioning into the sport from a single discipline is the ability to connect ranges together.

A kickboxer may be dangerous at range.

A wrestler may dominate the takedown.

A grappler may excel on the floor.

But MMA requires you to understand what happens between those positions.

That's where this instructional becomes particularly valuable.

Carlos teaches you to recognise the transitions:

Punch → Level Change

Kick → Close Distance

Frame → Elbow

Clinch → Takedown

Cage Control → Strike

Takedown → Ground-and-Pound

Ground Control → Finish

Instead of accumulating separate techniques, you're developing a framework for connecting them.

  

 

   

 

Control Position Before Chasing Damage

Carlos Condit's reputation was built around aggression and finishing fights.

But effective aggression still requires position.

This is particularly important when striking in the clinch, against the cage and on the ground.

If you sacrifice control every time you attack, an experienced opponent will use your aggression to escape, reverse or counter.

Throughout the NBK System, Carlos repeatedly connects position with damage.

Control where your opponent can move.

Understand their likely reaction.

Maintain the position.

Then attack.

This creates a much more sustainable approach to aggressive MMA striking.

 

 

 

Who Is The NBK System For?

MMA Training – The NBK System for Striking from Every Range is particularly suited to:

• MMA fighters wanting to develop a more complete striking system
• Strikers transitioning from Boxing, Muay Thai or Kickboxing into MMA
• Fighters who struggle to connect striking and wrestling
• MMA practitioners wanting to improve cage work
• Fighters looking to develop more effective ground-and-pound
• Practitioners wanting to improve their use of elbows
• Fighters wanting better attacking transitions between ranges
• Coaches looking for structured MMA drills and concepts
• Martial artists wanting to understand how elite-level MMA striking differs from pure stand-up fighting
• Experienced competitors looking to develop a more connected approach to fighting

The instructional isn't about trying to turn you into Carlos Condit.

It's about understanding the principles behind his ability to remain dangerous wherever the fight goes and applying them to your own MMA game.

 

 

Learn From One of the Most Accomplished Strikers of His Generation

Carlos Condit's career provides a rare perspective on MMA striking.

He competed against the world's best across multiple generations of the sport.

He became both WEC Welterweight Champion and UFC Interim Welterweight Champion.

He finished opponents with punches, kicks, knees and submissions.

He fought championship rounds.

He experienced striking at long range, chaotic exchanges, wrestling transitions, cage battles and extended ground exchanges against elite opposition.

And in The NBK System, he turns that experience into a structured coaching methodology.

Carlos has also become one of the most popular instructors featured on the Warrior Collective YouTube channel, with his free coaching content attracting hundreds of thousands of views.

This full-length instructional provides the opportunity to go much deeper.

 

 

Become Dangerous Wherever the Fight Goes

An MMA fight doesn't stay in one range.

Neither should your offence.

Your opponent may move away.

They may pressure forward.

They may shoot.

They may clinch.

They may force you against the cage.

They may put you on the ground.

The question is whether your ability to attack disappears when the position changes.

The NBK System for Striking from Every Range is designed to help you build an MMA game in which the different ranges connect.

Strike at distance.

Fight inside.

Wrestle from your Boxing.

Control the cage.

Attack on the ground.

And develop the ability to remain dangerous wherever the fight goes.

Train with Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit and learn the system behind one of the most distinctive attacking styles of his generation.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MMA striking?

MMA striking is the use of punches, kicks, knees and elbows within a ruleset that also allows wrestling, clinching, takedowns and ground fighting.

This changes how striking needs to be used. Every attack has to account for the possibility of a takedown, clinch entry, cage exchange or transition to the ground.

In The NBK System, Carlos Condit teaches striking as part of the complete fight rather than as a separate discipline, showing how attacks can connect across different ranges and positions.

How is striking for MMA different from Boxing, Kickboxing or Muay Thai?

The biggest difference is the number of threats you have to consider.

A Boxing stance can expose you to kicks and takedowns. Kickboxing combinations may need adapting because an opponent can change levels underneath your punches. Clinch positions are affected by wrestling, while the cage creates positions that don't exist in conventional striking sports.

Carlos's approach is therefore based around MMA-specific striking — adapting your punches, kicks, elbows, movement and positioning to work alongside wrestling and grappling.

How do you combine striking and wrestling in MMA?

Rather than treating striking and wrestling as separate phases, they can be used to create opportunities for one another.

Punches can disguise level changes. Forward pressure can close distance. An opponent defending strikes may expose their hips or change their stance, while the threat of a takedown can create opportunities to strike.

Carlos breaks down this relationship through areas including Boxing into wrestling, the MMA double leg, clinch work, closing distance and cage control.

The aim is to make the transition from striking to wrestling feel like part of the same attack.

What does “striking from every range” mean?

An MMA fight can move through several ranges within seconds.

You may begin kicking at long range, move into Boxing distance, enter the clinch, wrestle against the cage and finish the exchange on the ground.

Striking from every range means understanding how to remain offensively dangerous as those positions change.

Carlos's NBK System connects Kickboxing, Boxing, elbows, clinching, wrestling, cage fighting and ground-and-pound rather than teaching them as unrelated skills.

What is the NBK System?

NBK comes from Carlos Condit's famous nickname, “The Natural Born Killer.”

The NBK System is the framework presented throughout this instructional for developing an aggressive but positionally aware approach to MMA.

Instead of specialising in only one striking range, you'll learn how Carlos connects attacks across the complete fight:

Long Range → Boxing → Clinch → Wrestling → Cage → Ground-and-Pound

The objective is to remain capable of attacking even as the range or position changes.

How do you adapt Kickboxing for MMA?

Kickboxing needs to account for threats that don't exist in a conventional Kickboxing match.

Stance, combinations, kicking choices, distance and movement can all be affected by the possibility of takedowns and clinching.

Carlos teaches Kickboxing for MMA with these additional threats in mind, helping you develop effective long-range striking while remaining prepared to wrestle, clinch or change position when necessary.

How do you set up takedowns with punches in MMA?

Punches can be used to disguise a takedown by forcing an opponent to react to the striking threat.

A fighter defending punches may raise their guard, change stance, retreat or become focused on the upper-body exchange. These reactions can create opportunities to change levels and attack the legs.

Carlos teaches how to connect Boxing into wrestling and the MMA double leg, allowing the takedown to become a continuation of the striking exchange rather than an isolated attack.

How important are elbows in MMA?

Elbows can be extremely effective at close range because they require relatively little space and can be used from standing, clinch and ground positions.

The challenge is creating the position to land them effectively.

Carlos breaks down how hand fighting, frames, positioning and clinch control can create opportunities for elbows rather than relying on simply throwing them aggressively.

This fits into the wider NBK philosophy of establishing position before creating damage.

How do you use the cage in MMA?

The cage can be used as a positional tool rather than simply being treated as the boundary of the fighting area.

By forcing an opponent towards the fence, you can restrict their movement and create opportunities for strikes, clinch control, takedowns and positional pressure.

Carlos explains how to use the cage offensively while also covering the opposite problem: what to do when you're the fighter with your back against it.

How do you escape when your back is against the cage in MMA?

Escaping the cage begins with understanding position rather than simply trying to push your opponent away.

Carlos teaches a progressive framework for improving your position, reversing control and creating opportunities to move away from the fence.

The objective is not merely to escape.

As with the rest of the NBK System, you're learning how to turn a defensive situation back into an opportunity to establish your own offence.

What is ground-and-pound in MMA?

Ground-and-pound is the use of strikes against a grounded opponent while maintaining sufficient positional control to continue attacking.

Effective ground-and-pound is about more than throwing hard punches.

If you sacrifice your position every time you strike, an experienced opponent can escape, reverse or create submission opportunities.

Carlos teaches a systematic approach based around control, positioning and damage, helping you understand how to strike while restricting an opponent's ability to escape.

How do you get a referee stoppage with ground-and-pound?

A referee may stop an MMA fight when a grounded fighter is no longer intelligently defending themselves from effective attacks.

The goal should not simply be to throw as many strikes as possible.

Carlos teaches how positional control can be combined with sustained, effective ground-and-pound so that you can continue creating damage without unnecessarily giving your opponent opportunities to escape.

The emphasis is on maintaining control while building effective offence.

Can you practise MMA striking on your own?

Yes. Partner work, wrestling, grappling and sparring remain essential for complete MMA development, but some important skills can be practised independently.

Carlos includes solo MMA training drills designed around movement, positioning and maintaining attacking position as an imaginary opponent changes direction or attempts to escape.

These can complement your normal partner training and give solo sessions a more MMA-specific purpose.

Is this instructional suitable for beginners?

Yes, although some previous martial arts experience will make many of the concepts easier to apply.

Beginners can use the instructional to understand how the different elements of MMA fit together, while intermediate and advanced practitioners can explore the transitions, positional details and tactical concepts in greater depth.

The biggest benefit is learning to think beyond individual disciplines and understand MMA as a connected fighting system.

Is this instructional suitable for experienced MMA fighters?

Yes.

Experienced fighters may particularly benefit from Carlos's approach because the instructional isn't built solely around basic techniques.

Much of the value comes from understanding how Carlos connects ranges and positions — striking into wrestling, clinching into elbows, cage control into offence and ground position into damaging strikes.

These transitional areas become increasingly important as the technical level of your opponents improves.

Is this instructional useful for MMA coaches?

Yes. Coaches can use the instructional both as a technical resource and as a framework for structuring MMA-specific training.

Carlos provides concepts and drills covering striking, wrestling transitions, clinch work, cage fighting, ground-and-pound and solo training.

The interconnected nature of the system can also help coaches move beyond teaching Boxing, Kickboxing, wrestling and grappling as separate sections of an MMA class.

Is this useful for Muay Thai, Kickboxing or Boxing fighters moving into MMA?

Yes. In fact, this is one of the groups likely to benefit most from the instructional.

A strong striking background provides valuable skills, but those skills have to be adapted to account for takedowns, wrestling, clinching, cage positioning and ground fighting.

Carlos shows how striking can be modified and connected to those additional threats without abandoning the qualities that make you an effective striker.

Who is Carlos Condit?

Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit is a former WEC Welterweight World Champion and UFC Interim Welterweight Champion who competed against many of the leading welterweights of his generation.

Known for his aggressive and creative attacking style, Carlos recorded victories by both knockout and submission and became particularly renowned for his ability to use punches, kicks, knees and elbows alongside wrestling, grappling and ground-and-pound.

His experience competing across every range of MMA forms the basis of the NBK System taught throughout this instructional.

Who did Carlos Condit fight in the UFC?

Carlos Condit competed against an exceptional list of elite welterweights during his UFC career.

His opponents included Georges St-Pierre, Robbie Lawler, Nick Diaz, Rory MacDonald, Dan Hardy, Thiago Alves, Martin Kampmann, Johny Hendricks, Tyron Woodley, Demian Maia and Matt Brown.

His career included winning the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship and competing for the undisputed UFC Welterweight Championship.

That experience against different styles of opponent is particularly relevant to an instructional built around adapting your offence across every range of an MMA fight.

Is this Carlos Condit's only Warrior Collective instructional?

Yes. MMA Training – The NBK System for Striking from Every Range is Carlos Condit's only full-length instructional available through Warrior Collective.

His free Warrior Collective coaching videos provide an introduction to individual areas of his game, but this volume allows you to study the broader methodology behind his approach.

It brings together Kickboxing, Boxing, elbows, wrestling, cage fighting and ground-and-pound to show how Carlos connects the different ranges of MMA into one complete system.

 

        

Below is an extract from the volume.  This clip is from Video 8 - Aggressive Left Kicks