(Editor's note: This is a guest column from striking coach Dr. Paul "Paulie Gloves" Gavoniand Dr. Alex Edmonds, a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology)
In our first article, Introducing SMART Camp, we illustrate the use of a fighter-opponent assessment tool called the FACT, and we note the need for training in MMA to evolve. Most of these training strategies, as we believe, have been adopted from other combat sports like boxing and wrestling, which themselves have evolved little in the last century. To do this, we suggested turning fight camp into SMART Camp—a fighter-centric and scientifically-based approach to accelerating fighter performance.