I currently want to get into mma and do cagefights. I wrestle in highschool currently so i have a little expierience there. im fifteen. So how do proceed in becoming a fighter? I’m also a girl, that factor kinda poses a problem for where i can learn how to do mma. Can anybody give me some tips or advice? Thanks.
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You have to be 18 to get an MMA fight. Keep wrestling, then mix in BJJ and a form of Kickboxing/Muay Thai.
Some of the most successful MMA fighters of our time have started off as wrestlers
I would suggest you find the nearest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) school and start taking classes so that you can improve your ground game
You will also need to take some Muay Thai or Boxing for your stand up game to be well rounded for MMA
which state are you from?
its 16 for an amateur fight in most states I think, and it’s definitely 16 in England. But I wouldnt worry about fighting too early, as you dont realise how bad you are until you train with some dedicated fighters. I thought I was pretty good and could handle myself a year and a half ago, couldnt wait for an amateur fight, went to a local MMA gym where about 70% of the guys actually fight pro or semi-pro regularly and got the holy crap kicked out of me in sparring for 6 months straight!! but you get much better if you train with people who are better than you!
Honestly, I think you’re best off keeping up the wrestling as much as you can, and look for martial arts schools in the area. Ask your wrestling coach as he probably knows of a couple of good schools. Wrestling is a solid base and i’m so jealous that americans get to wrestle at school! here we have to pay $15 a week for wrestling classes!! if you’re friends like wrestling, then get together on a saturday and roll for a bit.
Try and find a good martial arts dojo and try a LOT of different ones. Dont be afraid to turn up one week, test it out and never come back! There are a lot of CRAP “martial arts” teachers out there.. generally, as a rule of thumb, stear clear of any karate, aikido, ninjitsu, “real street fight”, traditional jitsu, or krav maga schools.
And try and look for a boxing, kickboxing, muay thai or jiu jitsu place, as these are normally good quality. DONT do “boxercise” as that is for toning, not technique. And, MOST IMPORTANTLY, do a bit of research on the instructor. My instructor is a legit fighter, 14 pro fights, and he is absolutely world class. A good instructor will make all the difference. Depends on where you live as there are a ton of good trainers on the edges of america, but not too many in the middle.
OK, so once you’ve found a school try and train 2 or 3 times a week. Any more and you will BURN OUT and get tired and give up. So maybe one day of the week you are wrestling in school, another day a week in your martial arts club. A lot of the best clubs will have classes on 4 or more days a week, so maybe try and fit 2 in. If you manage to train twice a week, you will be able to kick ass in no time!
Couple of things about a dojo, check the general vibe, are people training as hard or as soft as you want? Do your partners seem friendly? most importantly… is it fun!??! SPARRING IS KEY AS WELL– definitely try and find a place that spars. Since you’re a girl then maybe try and take a girl mate along with you, as none of the guys will want to spar with you. Girls asking to be my sparring partner piss me off.
And i’m not sure if you would want to, since you’re a girl, but GET TO THE GYM. I found myself getting out-muscled by brutes for ages and never liked the idea of pumping weights. But recently I’ve started going to the gym and it really does help.
A lot of what I wrote is probably worthless, and its wayyy to long, but i love martial arts and and will do anything that can help other people get into them
Good luck
im 16 btw and only started training properly 2 years ago and i feel much better for it!
perfect time to start young. stay in wrestling and do your best. some of the best and greatest mma fighters come from wrestling it Has a lot of what you would expect in the cage. on your wrestling off season do a stand up sport like mui tai learn as much as you can. other sports is boxing and judo and jui jitsu. you have study them all. stay healthy always stretch flexibility and stamina are very important
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