[quote]Enders Drift wrote:
I agree with what most people have said. Get overall bigger and stronger and take a TMA first. Master it - I’m talking 6 years minimum then start looking into a complimentary martial art if you want to go into MMA. The reality is fighting is like gymnastics you really have to start young if you truly want to be good at it.
The University of Central Florida has an MMA club and they asked me to help instruct them because taking a bunch of inexperienced fighters doing whatever the fuck they want does not equal skilled MMA. Taking two or three experts and learning from them does. If you look at any of the professional MMA they have specific training in one style that they’ve done for years then typically train a bit less in another style then do strength training and very last thing is doing actual combination of their styles.[/quote]
I totally disagree. I teach BJJ, Grappling and MMA classes at an MMA gym. Our striking coaches are a national Muay Thai champion and an ex Olympic boxer (boxed for Cuba). We have pure grappling, pure BJJ, pure Muay Thai and pure boxing classes along with MMA classes where we work on putting the aspects together. There are pro Boxers and pro Muay Thai fighters that train with us alowing people to get really good sparring.
Spending 6 years learning TKD or JKD or whatever is not going to do anything to make you a better MMA fighter. Learning from the start how the different aspects go together ensures that you don’t pick up what will be bad habbits if you ever want to compete in MMA.
All of the above said, I agree with the rest that there is no reason why you shouldn’t be doing a basic 3 day a week ‘athlete’ style weights routine to put on size and strength. Your actual classes at the MMA gym will pretty quickly let you see areas that you are weak and should focus on.[/quote]
Completely agree. Most TMA’s are self-defense based, and aren’t going to help you in the ring.
The only martial arts that someone looking to go into MMA should spend years learning are boxing or Muay Thai and BJJ or wrestling. Although they like alluding to the fact that the sport draws from all styles, it doesn’t- it’s heavily concentrated in those four arts.
So I had my first class today. The first hour we did grappling and hooks. The next hour we did Muay Thai boxing and at about the 45 minute mark I had to lay on top of the trash can because I was so dizzy I thought I was going to puke. Thank god I did some sort of cardiovascular training before that otherwise I think I would have died. I think I may working up just building up some strength while using the classes to stay in shape just so I can get stronger and learn the techniques better.
[quote]Houston Texan wrote:
So I had my first class today. The first hour we did grappling and hooks. The next hour we did Muay Thai boxing and at about the 45 minute mark I had to lay on top of the trash can because I was so dizzy I thought I was going to puke. Thank god I did some sort of cardiovascular training before that otherwise I think I would have died. I think I may working up just building up some strength while using the classes to stay in shape just so I can get stronger and learn the techniques better.[/quote]
hehe
Didn’t mention it before,but how often do you keep yourself hydrated throughout the day??
Keep yourself motivated…you will be fine by third week or so.
I drink about 3/4 of a gallon of water every day. I drink water throughout the whole day pretty much so it’s usually around 3/4 of a gallon or a whole gallon.
i personally am doing a modified version of a sheiko powerlifting program in combination with kickboxing and it works pretty well in terms of recovery and being able to compete in both sports, however i add some other special exercises when im feeling ambitious. i have a 100 pound heave bag on a gym matt that i attach to 15 feet of half inch chain then drag from a dip belt while doing 100 meter sprints, if im feeling more destructive il throw and slam the bag. toss medicine balls and swaing the chains arround. and while watching tv or resting i like to stand in a katate horse stance and doing a wierd dynamic tension workout i do with broom handle that has added pounds to my bench and makes my torn supraspinadious stay in check. once a week i also try to do some impact conditioning on my body , some explsve kncle pushups then i take the brrom handle and wack my shins up and down for 5 minuts then drag it up and down the shins then i do the same thing for the forarms and elbows but usually grind them at the same time on the edge of my table or counter up and down
i usally have a sore enough core thati dont really bother with it
So my training has been going really well, I sparred on Thursday and did great. I scored a few good shots and 3 takedowns in shoot boxing meanwhile he only landed one good body shot and no takedowns in 5 minutes.
I have been working on my strength but is starting strength a good program to build strength for mma or is it too much squatting?
I’d stick with 531 if you are trying to gain strength. I dont have much experience with starting strength, but I’ve been working 531 and I’m lifting heavier than I ever have.
[quote]admbaum wrote:
I’d stick with 531 if you are trying to gain strength. I dont have much experience with starting strength, but I’ve been working 531 and I’m lifting heavier than I ever have.[/quote]
