In August of 2021 I broke my collarbone due to a sports injury and within 6 months time it had healed without any complications until when i started boxing mid/late 2023 I noticed i still had some aspects being affected by the fact I had broken this bone such as in sparring after a few rounds my left arm will tend to drop and by the time i'm on my last round of sparring my arms fully down and when trying to keep it up it just feels like a heavy weights dragging my arm down and really hard to keep it up so i was wondering if anyone on here has any tips on good strengthening exercises for the shoulder such as stretching or motions.

Got into a fight with couple of guys now they are threatening to beat me up and i got no backup , im 16y/o knows boxing , 5'9 75kgs . Few days back they came infront of my school with a bat , there were 5 guys . Now one of the guy got connections and could bring in 20-30 more guys. They dont want to compromise and want me beaten up , whats the best possible thing i could do.

Please keep in mind that it is unlikely this is anything more than a Jake Paul commercial. It makes no sense for a 60 year old legend with nothing to prove to come out of retirement and risk injury for anything more than an exhibition match. We have every reason to suspect that this event is nothing more than a shameless cash grab and a complete mockery of the sport of boxing.

And yet, knowing all this there is still a small part of me that wants to tune in. This is exactly what Jake Paul wants, for us to ignore all the signs and sucker us into generating money and attention for his brand by dangling the illusion of a chance to see him get knocked out by Mike Tyson.

TLDR: if you are considering tuning in to the fight, please think twice about the ethics of promoting the career of a troll overshadowing the many hard working and talented men and women who fight with dignity and humility.

I love Martial Arts, I love MMA, I love lifting weights, and I love my two arts - BJJ and Muay Thai. This is what I look forward to every single day after work - to come to the gym and fight. I love learning, I love training, I love seeing new people come through the door and teach them new things.

But lately my body just feels broken. I work a full time job as a diesel mechanic, I lift, do BJJ, and Muay Thai. It’s hard as fuck on my body but this is what I love to spend my time doing. But the issue is, everyday, something new hurts, and the shit that has been hurting, keeps hurting.

This isn’t a post seeking advice on how to treat issues, this is just me ranting and maybe looking for some other people who deal with this - what they have to say as well.

But I constantly feel beat to shit. Some days it’s hard to walk because you hurt your ankle doing BJJ, the next day it’s hard to lift your arms up because you somehow cramped a muscle lifting.

I do everything to prevent issues from happening but the body constantly hurts. I’m in my very early 20’s. How long can we truly keep this up? I do all the proper warming up, all the proper aftercare (ice, hot baths, etc etc.)

I guess this is the reality of being a martial artist. Even through all of this, I never want to stop.

Anyway, these overrated guys have a combined 100+ losses.

• Glover Teixeira 9 losses 8 years older
• Chael Sonnen 31 wins 17 losses 10 years older
• Vitor Belfort 26 wins 14 losses 10 years older
• Rashad Evans 20 wins 8 losses 9 years older
• Lyoto Machida 26 wins 12 losses 9 years older
• Quinton Jackson 38 wins 14 losses 9 years older
• Brandon Vera 16 wins 11 losses 10 years older
• Daniel Cormier 8 years older
• Thiago Santos 22 wins 13 losses
• Anthony Smith 38 wins19 losses
• Alexander Gustafsson 18 wins 8 losses

Not to mention they were foot shorter. It seems to be a common pattern to fight old guys out of their prime such as Stipe. He says why risk fighting some young "nobody" fighter such as Tom when he fought guys that were way older than him. + Reyes beat him

Since a young age, I've always been fascinated by martial arts movies, and have had an interest in learning how to be technical and acrobatic like on the screen. However, when I actually go to pick up a weapon and start training, practicing my strikes makes me think about actually getting into a fight and having to use those skills for real, and it makes me uncomfortable enough to quit before I can actually get very far.

Learning to wield a sword, staff, and various improvised weapons has a spiritual purpose for me, and I'm finding it extremely difficult to get myself to stay motivated to learn when, at the bottom of it all, I don't actually want to get into fights or hurt anyone. Every time I sit down to think about it critically, it feels like I'm setting myself up with a Chekov's Gun scenario, and that I'll have to actually use my talents at some point in my life, or else it serves no purpose. As if preparation = causation, and the practice in and of itself means that I'm almost certainly going to end up in a struggle one day.

It low-key breaks my heart and makes me not want to do it at all, even knowing it's something that my inner teenager needs in order to feel good about my life and who I turned out to be as an adult.

It feels like the idea of a peaceful warrior is out of the question, and I must necessarily go into battle, even though I hate it from my top to my toes. How do I deal with this discomfort I have around the fear of violence in order to actually do my training?

I’m sure before anyone here who has started their journey of martial arts has had some kind of fantasy of being able to defeat multiple assailants in a fight so do you guys think at this point in your training you would be able to beat let’s say 2 unarmed and untrained people who are similar to you in height and weight? I have been training Muay Thai for a little over a year and have competed and to be completely honest I would still run lmao.

Is it something worth doing for things like home intruders or thugs approaching me? Just for self defence I want to be able to protect myself. I’m paranoid of thugs or gangsters approaching me at night (I might have to travel alone at night soon) and I’m paranoid of someone breaking into my house.

Should I start? Would it help me? For context I’m a skinny guy too, so I’m not even threatening looking, maybe 5”10 if I’m lucky (realistically I’m probably 5”9) so what should I do?

I’m paranoid I might get stabbed one day, or a thug will approach me, that’s my worst nightmare, a thug stabbing me. I couldn’t bear the pain. Kind of making me scared thinking about it.

I currently do TKD, and enjoy it a lot. It's made me fall in love with martial arts, and I want to pick up another martial art outside of TKD. I've heard good things about BJJ, and there's a good, reputable gym right down the road from me. If I do take it up, I'm already expecting to get my ass kicked when I first start, but is BJJ a good fit for skinny people? I'm around 6ft-6'1, and 162 pounds. I've been going to the gym, and changing my diet to bulk up, but I just started, so I'm not seeing results yet. Should I try to bulk up before I try out BJJ, or should I just say fuck it and go for it?

I mean weight lifting gyms with one tiny useless heavy bag

Been a boxer for a while now but have always wondered whats the best way to build muscle and speed at the same time if it is with gym, bodyweight exercises etc.

This could be from overlooked small details that could get you eliminated, outed or can remove points from a score, What are some things they sometimes don't tell you that should be common sense? Has anything happened to you that you weren't expecting?

Me Personally,(1) Mike Tison, I've Always Be Scared Of That Guy,(2) Jackie Chan, Idk what he's doing but I won't need to when I'm gonna get knocked out anyway, (3) Bruce Lee, aw hell nah, (4) Israel, that man got the power of anime on his side, I'm cooked! (5) Connor McGregor, Are you crazy?.... I felt I could've made this list longer... What's your picks and why?

Hey everyone, I am thinking about joining a local Boxing gym but I’m a bit worried about fitting in there and wasting the coach’s time.

I don’t really have an interest in fighting, even at the amateur level. I don’t have any real reason to train for self defense, so that isn’t really a focus. I’m a mildly out of shape and 25 years old, so not ideal for starting as a competitor but not ancient either.

I just grew up watching the sport and want to interact with it in a more meaningful way, it just feels like a really fun way to experience the sport I love. Would I be out of place/wasting peoples time if I decided to give it a shot?

Now this is odd. I have been doing bagwork at home and tried a Standard jab cross and liver shot left hook. I had never done a level change left hook before and my wrists started hurting. I have 12 ounces gloves on and have wrapped my hands before. Is there a difference between a Standard hook aimed at the upper body/chin compared to lower one ? I basically did a very rapid level change similar to what you would do for an uppercut . Sorry for the rambling, I am typing this while icing my left hand

I have very dry hands and while they are healing by the use of creams, moisturizer etc, I am loosing precious training time. Can I use some type of glove to protect my hands and not hurt my partner?

So I’ve found a dojo which offers various martial arts - including karate, judo, BJJ, MMA and kickboxing. Within the membership, you can follow any classes you want.

How smart/effective would it be to say, train 2-3 times a week, but to change one (or two) sessions for a different class every week.

For example: always keep 1 karate class and 1 BJJ class in, but alternate between karate and BJJ (or judo, kickboxing l, etc) for the third session?

Or is it better to stick to 1 class throughout? Now I’m not looking to be the best fighter ever, have doubts on competing (already 35+) - mainly looking for exercise and something to “grow” in. Is this a clever way to go, or will it stunt/slow any progression/growth in any single style?

I've had spinal impingement from doing squats a little over a year ago and I've always had a somewhat bad back but it gets better when I have some muscle mass to me. I took a break from training for lifting consistently for around 7 months and lost a lot of muscle mass. How should I go about rehabbing my back to fight?

I've been in mad scraps (not bragging I'm not a great fighter except against most untrained people and I was in a reform school) and been in a few on the street after fucking my back up so I'm not like that fucked up. I have very little boxing experience except running a few drills and sparring a few years ago. Also I'll not be able to join a gym til a few months later so if anyone has any programs or drills I could run at home on my own that'd be appreciated, I've been shadowboxing rounds with and without 3lbs weights and doing explosive pushups so far.

If you had to fight several opponents, let’s say 10 people without firearm BUT you can use everything else, how would you do it? What martial would be the best? What weapon would you use?

Hi everyone,

So to start off maybe I'll give you some context about my history with martial arts:

- started out with Japanese Jiu Jitsu (JJJ) at age 6, got up to a blue belt at age 15 and then got tired of it and quit. We also had basics of Karate and Judo in this dojo. The sensei resigned this dojo about 5 years ago due to old age and no-one to continue the legacy

- started Muay Thai at the age of 17 all through age of 29, also joined a Kyokushin dojo for 6 years during this time. I did some thai boxing interclubs and small tournaments when I was younger.

I'm now 31 and have not been practicing any sports for the last 2 years (broke my foot kicking an elbow 2 years ago and never got back to it). I've always regretted not continuing the JJJ when I was younger because if I did, I would have probably gotten a black belt and even further dans in it. I became a first time dad 6 months ago, and I'm aching to start a new journey. In the area where I live I currently have acces to my old Muay Thai gym, a Tang Soo Do class, a well-known Judo-dojo, another JJJ club than the one from before, and a Shotokan Karate school.

I feel that if I start a new discipline now I want to absolutely stick to it to get a black belt. I'm just doubting which art to go for here. Shotokan is not my favorite kind of karate, I don't like the amount of Katas they have to perform. I'm leaning towards Judo, but I fear that I'm too old to advance to the techniques and sparring in the higher ranks, seeing that I'll be around 40-45 years old by the time I get there. Please note I'm not scared to take a beating (see Muay Thai experienced), but the injuries of Judo are of another kind than some bruises and a bloody nose.

What would you guys recommend me to do?

Any recommendations on comfortable mouth guard for boxing?

Both in self defense and sport.