I'm looking for an outlet where i can dump my anger and was thinking of learning how to fight for that reason. I never done martial arts but did some dancing (modern jazz and ballet) in the past

I feel like an idiot for thinking like this but I am just posting this to get some advice. I am 17 and I grew up in a not very good area so as a kid we used to fight a lot in school and I was pretty big compared to the others and none of the kids I fought was doing a martial art so either people didn't fight with me cause they thought I would win or when we fought I won. All of this might sound stupid to you but I grew up in this kind of environment so please do not judge me a lot. I have been watching martial arts for a long time but I never tried to do one other than my 1-1.5 years wrestling experience before covid. When I was growing up the biggest reason for my confidence was that I was good at fighting ( again I know it is stupid) but as people my age started to compete in the tournaments and I started seeing them being successful at martial arts I started to get discouraged and kind of ashamed of myself. I probably will never be able to as good as someone who started as a kid and I know a lot of people are miles better than me at the only thing I have been good at my entire life. I just need some advice on how can I solve this cause as son as I see a fighter my age I get depressed and jealous immediately and it literally ruins my mood.

Hey all,

I want to learn a martial art for all the great benefits but I have a reoccurring wrist injury that gives me trouble here and there with extension. With that in mind, what are some arts to avoid/go to!? I am completely new, with experience being only middle school wrestling and high school fist fights lol

So I know I'm not perfect but I need constructive advice here

But I've been avoiding going back to my gym because there is this one girl there who is very nice yes, but just will not focus while training, gets tired super easy, even gives unsolicited advice while at the same time expecting you to baby her and explain everything the coach just said. I'm not at the gym to make friends, I am there to lock in and push myself beyond my limit. When I've tried to be patient and work with her it's ended up with her just zoning out, doing the complete wrong thing, just laughing, trying to "win" the drill (eg. Doing a takedown when we were just warming up with pummeling etc). I've worked with newbies and had no problem up until now. In my last couple of months at the gym (before I got injured at a comp) I would just completely avoid the class if she was going because she would always want to work with me presumably because I was the only other woman in the class.

I'm keen to go back to the gym because it's genuinely my happy place and was perfect until she arrived. I've tried to talk to her about how what she is doing is annoying but I'm at my wits end and I no longer have the patience.

Would it be reasonable to just tell her I will not work with her? Or should I just cut my losses and find another gym to train at?

I have 1 to 2 years of mma training with pretty good striking and there is this one beginner just slightly taller and larger reach than me that i just literally cant touch properly, when ever i try to close distance with jabs and stuff he just throws his rear hand at the very right time and when ever i seem to close distance succesfully he just leans back and avoids my punch its just super annoying that im getting beat up by a beginner and i dont know what to do i just need to know how i can improve since i tend to get into a altercations with people at school or something commonly and i train mainly to be able to defend myself and this worries me greatly for a situation that might occur if i get into the bad side of someone that is slightly larger than me.

I just seen a video of a protestor reverse pushing a soldier with one arm, so easily. Do you think this guy is trained in something? Just curious.

I want to get into a boxing gym and learn, practice, and spar. But my nose is sensitive, if it gets hit I bleed a lot, in the winter it bleeds a lot for no reason.

I don’t mind but I don’t want to disgust people and/or get kicked out the gym, any advice?

Hello, i have been practicing Shotokan Karate for a while now, and i have been wanting to practice Judo to fill Shotokan’s Grappling gap but, also i also want to practice Iaido to benefit my own myself mentally. I am very much unsure on what to decide or should i just continue on Karate?

I’ve been relentlessly posting on my snapchat and instagram looking for a sparring partner, but not a single person seems eager! What is this?

I know I'm stupid for asking this but I need some Opinions, Although It worked In Sparring a few days ago, while Training Boxing for MMA, I Realized that I used to Do something when I was younger. so I tried It. to my surprise, It Consistently Works against my opponent

He's saying that once a week isn't enough to become a real boxer but if I want to just be an amateur it's fine if I supplement with some solo bag training. Is he right? He told me 9 months is a reasonable amount of time to expect to get the hang of things if I were to train once a week with him.

Is it realistic to become an amateur boxer, learn to throw proper punches and a bit of dogding this way?

I'm not aiming to be an athlete or really good at this sport, it's more for me and the confidence in able to handle eventual conflicts

I lightly dislocated my shoulder a few months ago when I attempted a fireman’s carry but my training partner resisted by jerking back really hard, bringing my arm with him. It felt like an in-and-out pop.

I’ve rested it for months and I can move it okay for the most part. However, when I raise my arm above my head, the muscles still scream in pain.

I’ve seen a doctor about it and he basically said if I can still move it, it’s fine, all I need is rest until the muscle recovers. But it’s been already 2-3 months and it hasn’t gone back to 100%. It really gets in the way when I’m trying to throw quick jabs, throws, or perform certain chokes. I can perform them, it just hurts me too.

Anyone with experience with injuries, does your body ever go back to the way it was before injuries? How long does it take? Or do you just learn to continue on with them?

I've been boxing for over 10 years but have wanted to try MMA and different combat sports for a long time. I did Judo for a year but the place I went to wasn't that great and I hated wearing Gis. I did wrestling for a bit and really enjoyed it but the gym was way too far away. I joined two MMA gyms nearby for a bit but they were garbage. The quality of training wasn't great, the intensity was too low and the smell was too awful so I ended up going back to my boxing gym. At least with boxing in my country there are a lot of boxing gyms nearby so finding a good one isn't too difficult.

This is just a rant... I really wish MMA became as mainstream as boxing. I also wish you could just wear shoes in MMA.

I don’t know this is the right description but after every mma sparring some part if my body hurt as hell. For example my partner want to take down and his head crush my lib. Not too big but It gives me pain at least two weeks. Another day I eat a hook to my chin not big again and it really gives pain. I’m 83 kg to 189 cm. How you deal with this kind of injuries ? Which supplements you use ? Should i do more gym maybe I don’t know 😔

TLDR at the bottom.

Hello all. I am a martial arts enthusiast and I have been training kickboxing for a few months in local gym. The problem is that the coach doesn’t really seem to pay a lot of attention. I have a lot of questions and lots of stuff I would like to discuss about the technique and mechanics. However he’s out there sipping his beer while we punch the bags with the guidance of his pupil who’s been doing it for two years. I broke my foot a few months back and couldn’t kick when I got back which was frustrating. Then when I got back I hurt my wrist because I have been loosening up the wrong part of the tape for blood circulation. That was the last straw. I’m not going there anymore. We were not sparring as much as I would like to for me to get an understanding of the distance anyways. I have a punching bag down at the basement and I would like to continue training on my own however I need some sort of training plan. A guide if you will. Where could I find such a thing?

TLDR: quit the gym because the coach doesn’t give a duck. I need guidance to train myself in my basement against punching bag.

Hey all,

I'm a previously unathletic dude (31M), now with about 6 months of consistent training (3 months Muay Thai, 3 months boxing).

I was hoping to have a discussion about how much time a hobbyist should spend on the mats, and how much time should be spent on supplemental training. If I had dreams of being a professional fighter, or if I had unlimited time, energy, and motivation, then of course I would be on the mats twice a day, 7 days a week, lift 3 times a week, run 3 times a week, etc..

...But I'm a regular dude with a full time job (40-45 hours a week) and family obligations. These days I can spend about 1 hour a day, for 4-7 days a week doing something training related (going to Boxing class, lifting weights, running, etc.) A lot of the posts on this sub mention how important general athleticism and strength are for martial arts. So if my goal is to progressively get better at martial arts (as a hobbyist) is it enough to just show up to class every chance I get? Or is it more worthwhile to dedicate some of my "training" time to weights, running, etc?

I'm not necessarily looking for a one-size-fits all answer, but I would appreciate some guidance from some experienced folk.

Hello martial artists I have a question I need some advice

How do u use my hips and core when throwing strikes such as punches , elbows, kicks, knees etc

Thanks

I hear boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Judo, Wing Chun, Fencing and Taekwondo are linear.

Well aikido,Hapkido, kenpo karate, Kajukenbo and Jiu-Jitsu are circle.

I found a very old german video of body health and "fighting without weapons". It is all in german, but at around minute 14:10 they show different kind of martial art combos and also judo and BJJ stuff. Here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA6zjnWHprM

What do you think?