Question for Those Who Have Faught in the Ring (any Style)
how long did you train before you started to compete, or have fights in the ring? Just wondering, my gym requires 4 months minimum to be on their “fight team”, and they do amateur kickboxing and bjj tourneys.
I think about 3-4 months.
i think 4 months would be the minimum, depending on what your skill level is prior to joining their team…
at the amateur level…
muay thai, a month.
mma… 3 months.
I’d say their standard is about right. Might take other people longer. That shit is like bare minimum imo. And yes really depends on your prior level of experience.
[quote]Xen Nova wrote:
at the amateur level…
muay thai, a month.
mma… 3 months.
I’d say their standard is about right. Might take other people longer. That shit is like bare minimum imo. And yes really depends on your prior level of experience. [/quote]
gotcha, and this is all for the amatuer fighters, its way higher for the pro fighters, as it should be.
anyway, thanks for the replies guys.
I had been striking for 2 years and grappling for 1 when I had my first fight.
I trained 7-8 months prior to my first fight, unfortunately it was mainly grappling and barely any striking.
I think Xen’s reccos would be bare minimum, and IMO depends much more on the fighter. Some guys take to that shit like a duck to water, others need a little more time to be solid. Also depends on time invested. 3 months of 1-2x/week is different from 4+/week for the same 3 months.
[quote]boatguy wrote:
I trained 7-8 months prior to my first fight, unfortunately it was mainly grappling and barely any striking.
I think Xen’s reccos would be bare minimum, and IMO depends much more on the fighter. Some guys take to that shit like a duck to water, others need a little more time to be solid. Also depends on time invested. 3 months of 1-2x/week is different from 4+/week for the same 3 months.[/quote]
Spot on. I fought in one month. But i was training twice a day 5-6 days a week. lol
4 months before my first one, instructor was keen on students getting amateur experiance.
Too many guys at some gyms who keep saying they’re going to “fight” but never happens, win or lose its a good experiance to have
[quote]Xen Nova wrote:
boatguy wrote:
I trained 7-8 months prior to my first fight, unfortunately it was mainly grappling and barely any striking.
I think Xen’s reccos would be bare minimum, and IMO depends much more on the fighter. Some guys take to that shit like a duck to water, others need a little more time to be solid. Also depends on time invested. 3 months of 1-2x/week is different from 4+/week for the same 3 months.
Spot on. I fought in one month. But i was training twice a day 5-6 days a week. lol[/quote]
heh I wish i could do that, my gym is open 6 days a week, and has striking and ground classes each day, but I can only come mornings, and thats only 4 times a week. Sucks but, my job prohibits me from doing any more, and i could switch to the day shift but, then I’d lose 50 a week, which would pretty much make me not have the money to drive 66 miles to the gym each day.
I’d say one year. A lot of guys I know who competed in muay thai, 5 months training. First fight, would get coupled with a guy a year or more…sometimes 2…and who had several fights already and they just get their ass beat.
one guy trained for 6 years, he was 24 in his first competition, his recrod said 0-0-0-though…what do you think happened to the other guy he fought who thought it’d be a lot of fun? lol
exaclty.
1 year. I started boxing when I was seven, first fight when I was eight
[quote]Wayland wrote:
4 months before my first one, instructor was keen on students getting amateur experiance.
Too many guys at some gyms who keep saying they’re going to “fight” but never happens, win or lose its a good experiance to have [/quote]
I disagree. It is not a good experience to lose because you were thrown to the wolves too soon. Coaches differ on this, but I prefer experience in the gym first, and 4 mos is usually not enough, although there are exceptions
I believe it depends on the person and not the amount of training. You can rip it twice a day for weeks on end, eat well, and have a great coach but if your mind is not in the right place it won’t matter. I’ve trained in Muay Thai for the past 3 years and feel that because I was never pressured to get in the ring as fast as possible, I was better for it in the long run. Patience. You know when you’re ready
Every expert was once a beginner.
I agree with that too. My first fight I found out the night before, felt overtrained from lifting too much. Was actually planning on competeing in a PL competition to see my strength levels and was preppin for that.
Find out the night before, tired from work that day, didnt eat well, they made me cut weight the next day when they said i wouldnt have to. Endless shit. Guy I fought had more experience etc. Went all 3 rounds. OH I forgot to mention my condtioning…was no where NEAR condtioning to have a fight.
I gassed so hard in the 2nd round I thought I would pass out. It went the full 3 rounds, it was actually close in the end he had me beat by only a few points, and I had dislocated his jaw. But goddamn my conditioning was so bad.
But a very good experience.
Probably the hardest thing I’ve done in my life, cause when your that gassed fight, you cant even fight! lol
Train till you know you are ready…
I was physically ready for my first fight but not mentally. Your coach will tell you but you will feel it. You need lots and lots of sparring. For me I need to feel that my opponent couldn’t possibly have trained as smart or as well as I have.
Be aware of your style before you get in the ring. watch lots of amateur fights, you’ll learn to pick what the winners do and how they do it.
Ouch 66 miles to train dame dude you spend more time driving to the place probably then you train. Not making fun of you I was in the same situation, 55 miles and I would literally spend more time driving then training. Good luck man.
I think that 4-6 mths for amateur MMA and Kickboxing. 2 months would be ok for amateur Boxing. It just depends on the fighter. I rate my guys based on their skill level but also more so on their mental toughness. If you have a coach that tries to automtaically throw you into a MMA fight within a month of you starting training RUN far far away from that gym. Had someone try do that to me when I started fighting, wanted to turn me Pro within 3 months.
I watched one coach in particular who put his boys in the ring early (everyone’s eager for their first fight before they are ready) just to keep them.
My coach wouldn’t put a friend of mine in the ring so he went back to his old coach… I hate to watch an uneven match. Waste of time.
i started muay thai when round 4 months ago and last month had a fight, and won.
Comes down to what was said above , if your mentally ready then you will get physically ready.
2 days before my fight i trained til i fell, and my recovery was that good i felt i still had more in the tank.