Tried a personal training session with a local mma coach.  

He started me off by doing non stop exercises like burpees, jumping jacks, rock climbers, lunges, non stop no rest.  Felt like my heart was gonna jump out of my chest, he just shrugs n said rest a minute.  After that it was 3 minutes on the heavy bag and again I felt sick, after that it was called it quits.  Sat down n started feeling faint but felt better later.

Just wondering if this is normal for a beginner.

Hi all, I hope this is the right sub to post a question like this. I'm 18, and I've decided I would really like to start mma (particularly kickboxing). Problem is, I've grown up my entire life being told I'm too weak. And not in a jokesy way, but genuinely like a serious manner. Mum would get my younger sister to help carry stuff, and not me. I told my mum that I'd like to do kickboxing yesterday, and literally the first thing she said was that I wasn't tough. She didn't say it in a mean way, but hearing that kind of brought up all the memories of me being weak, and now I'm discouraged. I'm actually really fast and agile naturally, but strength was never there for me.

I have been working out in the gym vigorously, hoping I can get stronger by pushing myself. But what if I see no progress and just become a terrible fighter. Hopefully I can become some sort of anomaly, or something. Am I over thinking everything, and any tips on building strength & courage would be great thanks.

first of all sorry bad english

a cousin started in wushu many years ago, at the start he complained about it to be boring because he only practiced stances and very simple and basic moves over and over again the entire class but he kept since he knew the hardest part of kung fu was the begining

Now he is a very good martial artist but what impress me the most is how easily he can take moves from other martial arts and do it, he sees a taekwondo kick that he likes and understand its execution inmediatly and after a few tries he can do it, same with muaythai or wingchun moves

he say after learning wushu for so many years, he can see the same bases in other martial arts and after you understand that is easier to learn the moves, he said the second basic stance that is like a front half mabu named gongbu is hidden in 95% of the martial art styles that exist

and his favorite non-kung fu move that is from muaythai which you make a 180 back turn and hit with your elbow from you back, he says the leg move on that technique is literally doing a basic stance from wushu and after realizing that, he learned all the move at his first try

now when he spars is hard to know that his base art is kung fu since he use any move he knows from other styles by just seeing and studying it a few times

even once in a park he learned taichi moves easily from a group of chinese elders that were there doing exercise

I wanna know if there is a martial art that has the neutral standing like Greco Roman but still lets you do leg trips like in judo, but unlike judo it’s no gi and you can grapple on the ground like folk style, if there isn’t that’s fine and I’ll just do folk style

I recently started practicing moai thai in a dojo in my region.

I like it very much and i am willing to continue.

During pao training or combination practicing i get a frustrating liver pain, i put all my attention on the breathing and respiration during training but after some time practicing i get this internal pain that goes away after a while.

I don't feel tired or out of breath before i feel this pain coming.

Do you have any advice?

Is really my liver or is my diaphragm?

I noticed that the more i do a torsion movement the more i get it.

Hey folks, little background on me:

I grew up getting bullied and defenseless and never spoke up about it until around the 4th grade. It was then that my family decided to teach me how to defend myself while also helping me realize that fighting is a means of survival at the end of the day, ofc alongside it's other attributes like conditioning of the body and mind. Since then I've been in a small handful of altercations that ended fairly quickly between knowing how to properly de-escalate and having already trained some (and believe me my family did not take it easy, they made our training as similar to a real world fight as they could while keeping in mind potential permanent injury).

Anyway, my mom grew up learning boxing and joint manipulation because she's a small woman, my uncle is an marine veteran, and my brother-in-law is an army veteran. Together they taught me what they felt was appropriate for me to know as I aged, and the older I got the more I was taught. I know a little bit of joint manipulation, how to intercept strikes and counter, throw my own strikes, and some light grappling.

All of that to say that I have a general knowledge of how to properly fight and defend myself from a technical biomechanical standpoint, survival standpoint, and an art standpoint. I fell in love with the art of combat for its art forms and fitness benefits and became sparring buddies with some family and friends. Bonus points for feeling comfortable in handling altercations first socially then, if necessary, physically from a young age.

When high school rolled around I ended up getting hit with a mystery illness that took me out of commission until sometime last year. For the better part of the first half of that time period I couldn't walk without assistance and quite frankly almost died. Went from fighting for my life against punks on the streets to fighting for my life on my own couch. I spent majority of my waking moments doing my best to walk again and make a full recovery. Part of what taught me that tenacity was combat training, and losing my ability to do so much as take a few steps without a walker was enough motivation to get it all back.

Question:

Now that I'm 21, I'm fully recovered and healthy again and I want to dig deeper and really hone my reaction time, technique. I want to move freely and fluidly again, better than ever before. I've found that Kali is the closest single martial art to my fighting style and what I've learned, but I know this isn't a one size fits all situation. So I would like to start with Kali as my first formal training and wanted to know if anyone has tips + advice and a possible teacher they know of in the DFW area in Texas. Adding to that, I also would like to formally cross train in something to compliment my Kali training. Any reccomendations? Also if anyone in the DFW area needs a sparring partner and wants to show me the ropes I'm all game for a meet up :^)

Aikido vs BJJ white belts.

I’ve been training Aikido for 10+ years and I’ve finally decided to capture some footage of me hitting these techniques live in sparring.

https://youtu.be/j3_5vQKEaUk?si=Z1McEwkstfSf02xj

I’d love to know your thoughts

I know a lot of you guys cross train also, What techniques do you like to use in grappling arts?

Prime mike tyson vs Prime jon jones street fight. Im on jon jones side, what abt u guys

The rat ran. Simple as that. He sniffed crotches for a living, hugged legs like his life depended on it, and then scurried off into the mountains, never to be seen again. And this is the man they call the GOAT? The man who had one decent run, fought a bunch of nobodies, then tucked tail and retired before the real killers could get their hands on him? Please. He knew what would happen in a rematch. He knew I was coming back for his head. So he quit. Like the coward he is.

All this talk about being humble, yet his entire team were a bunch of street rats. Jumping me after the fight, throwing cheap shots when the war was already over. That’s the real Khabib. Not some saint, not some respectful warrior—just a coward hiding behind his daddy’s shadow, protected by a gang of yes-men who would never tell him the truth. And the truth is this: his legacy is unfinished. He ran before he could be tested. He ran before he could lose.

Never moved up a division. Never ran it back. Never took a challenge outside his comfort zone. Just sat on top, weight-cutting his way to an advantage, and the moment things got tough—poof. Gone. Disappeared. Talking about legacy from the sidelines while the real fighters, the real warriors, are still here putting it on the line.

You want to talk legacy, Khabib? A legacy is built on challenges. A legacy is built on running it back when there’s unfinished business. A legacy is built on facing adversity, not running from it. You had your moment. And you ran. That’s your legacy. A man who quit when things got tough.

Run it back, or shut up forever. I’m still here. Still fighting. Still making history. You? Just a memory of a man too afraid to face the storm again. Legacy my arse.

I'm sorry if this is not the right sub for these kindof questions... But I wanted to get in touch with people with real experience of a fight.

I don't know how to start it... But growing up I was always weak. I was picked on growing up. I am so afraid of confrontation. Like even verbal. If someone raised their voice at me I freeze like a dear on headlights. I wanted to learn boxing and bjj(but couldnt for lot of reasons) to get confident in myself. But it's expensive and I'm getting old every day I'm 24 now. I'll be 25 in July. And in my mind unless I became a pro boxer or something(I know that is stupid... 😅) I won't be safe. Forget physical... Even verbal confrontation makes me freeze... I am such a pussy. Now walking way is good and all... But it feels shitty and not to forget it's embarrassing. I don't want to get into relationship because I think... how will I protect her if I can't even protect myself. And even what will she think... That her man was "afraid in this situation". Forget physical confrontation.. How do I deal with this fear in general. Like I'm always afraid. I always make decisions based on "what will keep me safe" even when I am talking to someone. How do I get rid of fear? I really need help this is eating me.

I am especially interested in those that do BJJ, maybe also muay thai.

I did those two because I got a job as a bouncer lol.

Is this normal? My 12 yo visited with a friend and her parents and came home with a Gi/uniform (sorry, don't the terminology), a board she broke, and a beginner-labelled belt. Had to sign a waiver and they've sent six emails in the 36 hours since and texted me three times about signing up for a class, even once apparently getting numbers mixed up and texting me about someone else's kid. She said she had an amazing time and I was cool with signing her up, but now I'm very turned off how aggressive this place seems. Or am I overreacting?

What do you think about Hapkido? Is it good for self-defense?
What is the best martial art for self-defense?

We have competitions tomorrow and I losed around 2-3 kilos by dehydrating. What are some things I can do and eat to gain it back and maybe a bit more?

I'm a security guard at a hospital and I've seen a whole lot of patients and homeless people throw hands at nurses and other security guards. I'm a Muay Thai practitioner but I'm looking at grappling because I don't want to get any charges filed against me or get fired for injuring someone by doing striking.

Hello i just wanted to get some advice on this, 18 years old i have about 6 months muay thai experience and a few months of jiu jitsu, how much experience would I need to take a amateur bout looking to compete in either mma or muay thai i consider myslef to be a decent striker but on the ground i’m lacking strength i train both 3-4 times a week

Hi all, I would like to ask if there are any green flags in picking a good boxing studio? Any red flags that I should watch out for? I know there is a majority of males in the boxing gym, but I would like to participate with more women too if that is possible.

I have prior martial arts experience in Tae Kwon Do, so I wanted to see what boxing places are good. I've tried a free trial boxing class at Rounders MMA studio out in Orange County like last weekend and got hella gassed LOL. I was dying for the last half hour of class. However, pad work was fun, footwork a bit clumsy here and there, but I did have fun even though I did a billion drills.

Tbh i just wonder how this would go out, i feel like if the smells bad enough it on its own can bring a submission, like just imagine getting ready for a fight and someone tackles u and puts u in a chokehold with smell so bad it makes u lose ur focus

Not sure if this is has been brought up before, so forgive me if it has.

To start, a little bit of background about myself: I did some martial arts as a kid (Karate, Budo, TKD), but forgot most of it as I wasn’t taking it too seriously. Then from around 16 until 21, I trained in boxing, Muay Thai, and a bit of MMA (although it wasn’t very popular in Europe at the time). I stopped for quite a while, but recently, in my early 30s, I picked up Judo, BJJ, and the occasional wrestling class when I could - I’m lucky enough that there’s a gym that offers freestyle wrestling nearby without being affiliated to a school/university.

What struck me almost immediately was the friendliness and camaraderie of these classes when compared to the striking classes I experienced in my youth. People seemed avid to want to teach me techniques when I was doing something wrong, more so when they realised I was a beginner. But most importantly, during sparring, even though things could sometimes get rough, I never felt like there was any malevolence or ill intentions from my opponents.

Even just yesterday, someone much heavier than me caught me with an ogoshi, and ended up landing on me, knocking the wind out my lungs, but spent the next 30 seconds apologising profusely. And although it did hurt for a bit, I never felt bad, as I knew that he didn’t mean to do that. I can’t really say I felt the same for some of the shots I’ve taken in boxing sparring sessions.

Finally, another thing I noticed is that having an ego seems to be much more of a thing I found amongst strikers than otherwise. Obviously, I’m aware that it does happen, for instance, during rivalries in collegiate wrestling in say the US, but I feel that from firsthand experience, at this more hobbyist level, I’ve never felt intimidated by a Judo or BJJ black belt, nor that they were being rude to me, etc.

So I was wondering if anyone else noticed this, and what may be causing it?

My first guess that getting hit in the head maybe activates a more primal response that makes things feel more like a (street) fight, whereas maybe grappling has more of a play element that involves a different form of communication. Also, there’s a stress/fear factor that maybe amplifies everything, which I occasionally feel during tandoori, but never quite at the same level I felt during boxing/MT. I could go on, but I’d be curious to hear what everyone thinks.

Hello Community Members,

I'll keep it as short as possible.

• 40yr old.
• Decent levels of fitness, as I'd run 5K thrice a week.
• Picked up MMA a month ago.
• 3 days a week training sessions. 2 days strength training. 1 day running. 1 day for rest and recovery.
• Expectedly, soreness in joints and muscles is being experienced and recovery is longer - possibly due to my age.

My questions to seek advice:

• Do experienced members feel similar soreness after months/years of training and it still lasts longer than usual or do you just get accustomed to it?

• What would be your tips for a good recovery post training?

Thanks in advance. :)

I currently teach wrestling and kickboxing classes at a rented space and have around 10-15 students. I was considering leasing a place out and starting an actual gym since im getting pretty close to outgrowing the rented space due to the amount of students i have right now. What should i know before i lease a place out? How much money should i put aside for startup costs and what are some things i should think about before opening the gym

(24m) I’ve never kicked. I’ve only done boxing casually, training and sparring for about 12 years and have lifted weights 5x a week for about 5 years. I am absolutely clueless on kicking.

this might be a dumb question but I’m not confident in kicks, I’m not flexible I can hardly touch my toes. I’m nervous to start TKD and I live in a small country town Australia so idk, I’m just looking for some pointers maybe? Some experiences of starting TKD, advice of how to make the most out of each session and if a “gym”? Has red flags/how to choose a place. idk where to begin.

TKD style seems so elegant, It’s beautiful to watch. People look so in tune and confident with their bodies ability, TKD seems to me an ultimate form of balance and beauty that shows martial art isn’t just violence but can be a “spiritual”practice.

Thanks