i’m trying to start mma fighting what would be a good art to start in?

by MasterBlaster on May 25, 2010

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cunamo May 25, 2010 at 19:42

Well first you need to consider what previous training you have had. If you are completely fresh to martial arts I recommend something like Tae Kwon Do for its easy to learn format, make sure you find an instructor who trains for combat though. Some instructors only train kids or only train for sport. Muay Thai, (though I hate to sound like every other UFC fanboy) is actually a good starter MA because it is very simple and doesn’t have many advanced moves. You will have to learn some grappling, however, if you are going to compete in MMA, but I don’t recommend going to 2 schools, so try asking the instructor of a grappling school if you can just train for a few months and learn the basic moves. None of the MMA competition fighters ever use more than basic grappling moves so you won’t need years of techniques to use. The biggest thing is stamina, conditioning, and speed that you need to train for all your techniques.
Happy Training!

Adam S May 25, 2010 at 20:34

If you are serious about competing in MMA stay away from the traditional Martial Arts.
And you will need alot more than basic ground skills to survive in the world of MMA.

Fights end my basic submission moves yes, however, the athletes that are actually fighting in the UFC are veteran athletes of grappling. By veteran I mean the average UFC fighter is at minimun of purple belt level in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu which on the average takes about 4 years to get training 5 times a week. Traditional martial artist will disagree with this but when was the last time you saw a traditional martial artist have any success using there traditional martial arts in a MMA fight?

Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/grappling and boxing/muay thai. That will get you started in the right direction.

A THINKER May 25, 2010 at 21:17

Old school Judo,or Jujitsu,or both.Akido, Man there are so many but those are excellent.

sixtus May 25, 2010 at 21:43

MMA itself, as in go along to an actual MMA club that teaches beginners everything.

Generally the first thing they get you doing is brazilian Jujitsu, lots of groundwork, followed by kickboxing and wrestling classes.

Forget any of the traditional striking arts, they are useless. So is aikido.

Cnote May 25, 2010 at 22:00

any martial art can be used for mma if you train properly, realistically(no jumping spinning kicks), and against a resisting opponent.

however the most common arts to train in
striking: boxing, muay thai, kyokushin karate, sanshou

takedowns: judo, wrestling, sanshou

ground fighting: brazilian jiujitsu, sambo

many of these martial arts blend into each other category: for instance sanshou is a striking art with takedowns, or judo is a grappling art with takedowns but some ground fighting is learned(but not as much as brazilian jiujitsu)

http://www.majorsmartialarts.com

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