I've been boxing for more than a year now. I'm pretty bad compared to the others who've trained just as long, but I want to improve my boxing to the point of taking amateur fights in the future. This was supposed to be a light technical spar, hence the 12oz gloves, but the guy I was sparring with went hard on the body shots in the middle of the second round(pretty much went a 100% lol). I ended up with a bruised rib from his rear hook, so the sparring session ended there. Makes me regret pulling all those punches I connected to the head lol. I was thinking off resting up for a few weeks then taking this fuckers head off the next time we spar, but idk it seems pretty petty and i'll just be roped in to a gym war. The coach told me that shit like this happens, and it's jus the reality of the sport. What's the best course of action?

I’m 22. 5’4, 125 lbs. I have no practical practical experience fighting or any real professional martial arts training. I want to become a weapon. So what has worked for you? share your stories. Brag on your discipline. I want to become a soldier. A force for good. I k ow that I am already stronger than someone else my size, & so that is inspiring to me that I can be so much more than I am, but I am holding myself back.

In all this, I mean to say sincerely: What have you got for me? I have to win.

I’m 16 in HS and I’ve been training Muay Thai for about a year now. But I feel like I need some ground game, would wrestling or judo be better for me? I’m 5’11 145 pounds, not sure if that matters. I know a multi-champion judo trainer, but not any wrestling trainers.

WARNING: MIGHT BE STUPID

I was wondering whether or not the forearm conditioning "drills(?)" people do in karate classes actually work, from time to time we're partnered up or take turns with different partners smashing each other's forearms with our own. A friend of mine told me it increases bone density, and I don't really disagree, but was wondering if it works the same way as shin conditioning does?

In Muay Thai, conditioning your shins not only increases bone density but also kills the nerves in your legs, and I like to block with my forearms like in boxing whenever I spar at my karate club, but as it's bareknuckle the hard surface of my opponent's fist hurts more than without gloves. While shins are just bone, forearms have more muscle and meat on them, which makes it harder to kill the nerves I'm guessing.

My question is: should I smash my forearms on a bag or hammer-fist it to kill its nerves or smth so I can tank hits on my forearms when close range better?

I'm going from boxing to kickboxing and having some trouble with the motions. When throwing a cross, I pull back the opposite shoulder to launch my punching arm. Does the same apply for low kicks, a pull motion ? Or is it a push motion?

Do i keep my leg straight or bend it and extend at the end?

Do I kick in a downward diagonal motion or to the side?

How can I low kick so that I can mow down both legs to make someone fall down? That's money shot! Where do you aim?

(It's odd btw that a lot of youtubers almost never mention these mechanics, it's really the mechanics I wanna know first when I learn a new technique.)

Im an amateur mma fighter (185cm/61-64kg/182cm reach). I wanna become pro in the future (or just the best version of myself). My goal is to dominate bantamweight and featherweight divisions in my country but i need an advice. What aspects of fighting should i consider the most with my physical conditions? My pros are definitely straight punches, low and middle kicks, elbows and head movement. Decent grappling (did some grappling/bjj with 100-120kg amateur friends and of course they were stronger but i caused a lot of trouble to them haha). What pro fighters should i observe the most and learn from them for improving at my weight class? What exercises should i do in my routine the most?(At my house i have heavy bag, resistance bands, bench with some weights, rope).

So I've been training a martial art that practices American Kenpo and Brazilian Jiui-jitsu for about 2 1/2 years now. When I started I was really into the gym and training to the max whenever I got the chance, entering in tournaments and more.

In recent times college had really taken up a lot of my time and energy and for the past 9 months I have been on and off in the gym portion of my training.

I now have a tournament coming up in a couple of months and I've found that I've grown out of shape. I haven't gained weight or anything like that and I eat generally really healthy even when I'm not training. However my muscles have grown weaker and my cardio is almost non existent. For the past few days ive gone on a 3 mile run where I used to do burst interval training. I felt really slow though and had to take many breaks walking to finish the run.

I've realized that trying to train at where I used to be won't help me as much as I like. So I would like to ask if anyone has any kind of suggestions or similar stories to help me try to get my cardio back in shape. I have also reinstated my gym membership and plan to return tomorrow. Thank you all in advance.

Hi, weird question but hoping to reach competing MMA fighters(amateur or pro idc)

Ive been training muay thai for a while, im not good enough to go amateur but im good enough for smokers, theres a friendly competition of my gym going on in muay thai end of june but im not sure if I want to compete this year as it woukd mean to lock in to muay thai more.

Since 3 months i started my MMA journey with a base in striking muay thai, i feel confident in muay thai sparring and can flow easily, however i barely have any BJJ or wrestling experience which makes MMA sparring and even drilling very hard and weird but im tryna go more and more to build that base in MMA.

Now the question is:is training dominantly muay thai until end of june to then have 2 or 3 fights with good fighting experience that easily seeps into MMA striking experience better than training MMA, BJJ, Wrestling and Muay thai in a balanced way and NOT competing in anything?

My goal is to do amateur at least by middle of 2025 in MMA, i train everyday and also wanna train twice a day if my money for food allows it so training volume is no problem..

Not everyone carries a weapon on their person (they should) and not everyone can or will be able to run away from a confrontation.

In the event that happens to someone, whether they know any martial arts/combat sports/self defense or not, what are some things they should keep in mind?

What can they do to get out of this situation? How can they escape? Is there a way to fight dirty they should keep in mind? What are lesser known things they should know when shot hits the fan for them?

Edit: I swear the reading comprehension and arrogance of this community can be astounding at times.

Just got into it with a guy that notoriously goes hard on sparring with everyone. At first i was keeping my cool until he threw a teep on me i just lost it and from there on we just went at it. Felt like shit afterwards though cause i dont usually lose my shit like that and i felt like i didnt wanna get bullied so yeah. How often does heated sparrings happen?

This is a bit of a history question, but I figured the martial arts reddit would have better know-how than the historians ;)

So, as per my subject - how would two brutes of our kind, Homo sapiens, duke it out in an unarmed fight to the DEATH, or at least to complete incapacitation? No rocks allowed this time cavemen. But, the dudes (let's assume two random hunter dude rivals met up, fit as they were) have an identical anatomy and cognitive capacity as us. Just like 200 000 years ago.

Did we take to the fists as in a street fight today?

Or did we go bananas, teeth to the throat, like our relatives the chimpanzees?

Let's assume there are no cultural differences, just stereotypical hunter tribes in their peak testosterone. Guesses, educated or not, are welcome! And please add some reasoning to it to make it interesting!

Bakom is a hybrid martial art that originated in Peru. Former marine and jujutsu master Roberto Puch Bezada founded Bakom in the 1980s. Bezada was also a former convict from Villa el Salvador in Lima.
Bakom is recognized as a hybrid martial art because it mixes martial arts like jujutsu with street fighting techniques. Jujutsu involves defeating an opponent without a weapon, or with a small weapon.

The street fighting smash mouth style came from the slums at the edge of Lima. Bakom required an emphasis on power, with the attacks designed to ruin an opponents balance. There is also an element of surprise and deception as fighters can use hidden, secretive weapons in battle.

What makes Bakom distinct from other combat practices is the vicious nature of the martial art. The fighting style is made to inflict the maximum amount of pain on the opponent and become too much for the opponent to handle. A fight that takes place when Bakom is utilized, many times ends in death of one of the competitors.

bakom is a martial art that mainly focuses on efficiency and the intent to take down your opponent in the fastest way possible even if it kills them. Vakom/Bakom is also banned to teach in peru due to its deadliness. its not very known because its banned to teach. but I would rank it top 4 on the deadliest martial arts, But you have to train yourself to be fast and strong enough to actually do any of the techniques because it requires you to be unexpected.
(I just really wanna somehow show this golden martial art to people. it deserves to be recognized. I would understand if u hate me because people kinda hate this martial art because its too unrealistic. and not much is known about it.)

Hi all, recently undergone surgery to replace a piece of bone and reattach a ligament in my arm.

I was just wondering if any of you have gone through similar things when you are desperate to just be back training and getting better.

What did you tell yourself? Did you do anything that particularly helped mentally or physically?

I’m already too old to ever become something grand within martial arts but it’s more so I am conscious of the massive delay an injury can have. Hard not to beat yourself up sitting around waiting to heal.

Now I’m starting to worry that I’ll recover and then pick up another injury. What do you do to get over this?

Sup guys. I originally wanted to post this on Beyond Kickboxing server but I'm posting it on Reddit instead to get some variarity of answers from different backgrounds. Also sorry for any grammar mistakes, I'm writting on my phone.

Today was sparring day for my gym and for the past three or four weeks now I've been consistantly coming. I've been training kickboxing and muay thai for three months and a week by now (no previous experience with any sports whatsoever) so or couse dont expect Rodtang levels of proficency. I've been mainly going to sparring days so I can overcome that natural fear of getting hit in the face and to keep my eyes towards my opponents at all time.

For every round we rotate I always say to them to keep it light and that I'm new, just so they know to what level of power and speed to use on me. And everybody up to this point (even one of the coaches once) keept it cool and on point, helping out in whatever way they could.

That it until this one guy decided to spar with me.

I dont like to judge people by their faces when I first see them, but over the years through work, through social interactions... you get to start noticing patters.

The guy's a kid basically, an older teen for specifics, but he has that face and gestiture best described as a hybrid between the people in the last row at a football stadium, and a man from the Balkans who could manage a concentration camp.

Before our turn someone apparently hit him in the nose and he started bleeding. Recovered some time and then he was back in. Said my usuall to which he said casually "Yeah, yeah sure. Light.". Already knew this is gonna be shit. Halfway through the round I think he got either bored or frustrated and he threw a cross so hard he nearly broke my nose. Dude puched me like he was doing it full power during a live match.

He didnt apologies or anything after I called him out and just asked if I needed a towel. One of the guys came it asking what happened and his reply was just "That's how this sport is.". Went to the changing room after sitting on the mat for five minutes trying to compose, and one of the guys I knew a little bit more said that I "Looked like someone killed my whole family." I was silent the entire time trying to clean my face and hands from the blood. After some time I finally started talking outside the gym with this same guy (Thanks for checking and cleaning my face) in the changing room, with two other guys who also got their faces pounded by the same kid. Told me he is training there for 6 years and that he has a reputation for going hard on anyone, and that coaches either dont care or cant do anything. To what extent the latter part is true I dont know.

I'm downright demoralized, downtrodden, I wanna weep, I'm questioning eveything, I dont know if I want to continue because this is genounly one of the rarer parts in my life right now that I enjoy and look forward. I want to someday enter the ring for real (its gonna be a long time I know), but I dont think of this is ever going to happen now. I've invested myself greatly. It's the only sport I've ever really watched with vigor.

I've never been puched before this hard in my entire life, even in school when I was physically and mentaly abuses, bc I managed to somehow avoid surroundings with these sorts of people.

I dont wanna quit even when I was ready to just toss my membership card on the front desk, but I dont know if I want to continue?

Hi, I'm a guy in Manila who wants to learn Tang Soo Do. I've tried finding places near me, but I haven't had any luck. Can anyone help me, please? Thank you all in advance, and have a nice day :))

I'm beginning to think that martial arts might be for me. I want to go to Thai boxing or wrestling but I don't know if it's worth it. My parents don't like Thai boxing because it's brutal, and they worry about me getting cauliflower ear from wrestling. I also know that there are guys from my school
( same age as me ) that have went to Thai boxing for 2 and even 4 years. I don't know why but it feels pointless to go if everyone has a head start. I also don't know if it's worth convincing my parents. They said that I can go to karate because it's less brutal than Thai boxing. Should I just go to karate or do I try to convince my parents to let me go to to Thai boxing or wrestling. I have a bigger interest in wrestling and Thai boxing however.

Just out of curiosity what would the ideal mma gym schedule look like? From what Ive experienced and heard from other people most mma gyms basically only have bjj, boxing, muay thai and etc classes and maybe 1 mma class once a week or so. This got me thinking if someone were to create an mma gym with a purely mma focused schedule what would it look like? would it just be mma every day or would you still break it down into mma (grappling, striking, etc) or is what most gyms doing now already the most effective way.

Having a trainer and partners to spare with is essential for martial art training. But my work schedule is hectice and I can only train very early in the morning, when the gym is empty.

So what kind of martial art can I train when I'm there alone?

I found a gym that offers this:

TAI-JITSU/ TAI-JITSU COMBAT/ SELF DÉFENSE/ JU-JITSU/ SAMBO SPORTIF/ SAMBO COMBAT/ SAMBO SELF DÉFENSE/ JUDO

M new i’ve never done any training or gym in general a bit fat lol what is the best thing for me if i came across someone who wants to hurt me (rape/abduction…) since m moving to a country less safe than my home country Thanks in advance!!

Recent Realization

I recently came to a point in my life where I had to evaluate what was important to me and what I was missing in my life. I realized that one of the biggest problems in my life is that I was missing the right kind of people in my life and that I didn’t belong to a tribe. I have friends, but I haven’t had the kind of friends that I could regularly depend on to hang out on a weekly or even monthly basis. As an adult, I often hear it’s a lot more difficult to make friends. I’m at the stage where almost everyone I grew up with is married now.

Surrounding Myself With The Right People

I thought about the kinds of friends I’d ideally want and the qualities and values they would have. MMA is my favorite sport, so I’d like to meet others who appreciate it and enjoy following it. Other qualities related to that are valuing their health and fitness, as well as other aspects related to martial arts such as open mindedness and seeking knowledge and improvement in their lives.

I view martial arts as part of being the best version of myself. It gives me confidence. It is a way to master one skill in life, but that mindset can be transferred to other areas of your life. To me it is a commitment to life long learning.

I came to a realization that I should make fitness and martial arts training a bigger part of my life and cut back on other activities that have been less rewarding and been taking up my time. Focus more on the things that bring me more happiness and confidence. I plan to make martial arts a stronger part of my identity by regularly training and eventually getting to connect and meet people at the gyms and in the community. I have trained for many years now, but the last time I was able to train on a regular basis was over 15 years ago. Most recently my training has just been occasionally dabbling in it.

Maybe eventually I’ll be able to connect with people I click with who have similar values. It would be cool to watch some of the big MMA/UFC events and even go to the local shows to watch local talent and cheer on fighters who train at the gym I go to. Hopefully I can find the camaraderie and brotherhood I’ve been missing. I enjoy watching UFC events way more with people who understand MMA as opposed to super casuals.

Opinions from Martial Artists

For people who do regularly train and are in the MMA gym atmosphere, what do you think about this outlook and idea? I just wanted to get some feedback so that I’m not blindly going into this thinking that this idea/plan will solve everything and surround me with the perfect group of friends. I just want to have realistic expectations.

I can try out different gyms nearby and see where I click with people best. I am looking to train kickboxing, boxing or BJJ or a mix of all.

The safe part of this idea is that even if I’m not able to connect with cool people as friends, I still have a love and appreciation for martial arts, so I would still be pursuing an interest that I think is awesome and genuinely enjoy. Connecting with people would just be a bonus.

TLDR:

I’m looking to train regularly going forward and make it a bigger part of my life. Can I expect to make friends from being a regular at the gym, or is this being too optimistic?