You don’t get to the highest levels of the sport without having the basics in order. – Daniel Cormier
We started with the basics of kicking and punching, then we moved on once we got proficient in that, we moved on to working with the weapons, and from then on working with the wires. – Chiaki Kuriyama
My techniques are basics, but my willingness to be in the pocket and see things is very high level. – Robbie Lawler