If you are a grappler - and not already doing something for your neck
your in the wrong sport.
I would say its just another thing to check off - while checking off boxes
in your training for most MA or MMA
boxers/fighters arent the only ones who need to avoid knockouts-
dehydration plays a huge part in much of the damage from say concussions
and its likely you are going to be competing or training - if you are worth a shit while dehydrated
having had several bad concussions- from throws, bumping heads-
and the ever sly sneaky elbow in a clinch
having a weak neck would have made them worse.
as an aside I have also have serious neck trauma- forced out of wrestling- and judo
due to neck issues- Have been putting off a ACD surgery for years
so neck health is super important
devilJJ_ I am going out on a limb and saying you might have a smallish neck…
my neck is the smallest its ever been at just 17 and 185 just saying
If you are a grappler - and not already doing something for your neck
your in the wrong sport.
I would say its just another thing to check off - while checking off boxes
in your training for most MA or MMA
boxers/fighters arent the only ones who need to avoid knockouts-
dehydration plays a huge part in much of the damage from say concussions
and its likely you are going to be competing or training - if you are worth a shit while dehydrated
having had several bad concussions- from throws, bumping heads-
and the ever sly sneaky elbow in a clinch
having a weak neck would have made them worse.
as an aside I have also have serious neck trauma- forced out of wrestling- and judo
due to neck issues- Have been putting off a ACD surgery for years
so neck health is super important
devilJJ_ I am going out on a limb and saying you might have a smallish neck…
my neck is the smallest its ever been at just 17 and 185 just saying
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fucking hell! my neck is only 16 inches at 175! :((
I need to step up to my own advice! ;))
When people got kicked in the face pretty hard or even knocked out, my instructor would always say in a heavy korean accent “Next time you block betta…hahahah” . This never ceased to crack me up.
[quote]666Rich wrote:
When people got kicked in the face pretty hard or even knocked out, my instructor would always say in a heavy korean accent “Next time you block betta…hahahah” . This never ceased to crack me up.[/quote]
Was he a ROK Marine? Because I knew a ROK Marine who would say that, but with a 100% straight face, after he hit you.
Neck training and MMA training are not mutually exclusive. You can, and should, do both. You don’t need to spend hours training your neck, either. Even 5-10 minutes twice a week can be very beneficial. Getting knocked out can only be prevented so much if you get hit hard enough. The strong neck is much more likely to reduce the forces your brain encounters during all the smaller blows than it is to prevent a knockout. I’ve learned a lot about this from a few people who now blog at http://necktraining.com. They talk about safety, efficiency and progression a lot instead of some of the crap I’ve seen out there like jerking all over the place and spending 30 minutes a day just on neck. It makes way more sense to do 1-2 quality sets than a million poor reps. It’s just like other training principles.
