Well ive been boxing since March and now i have gotten really interested in MMA and have been watching a lot of UFC, now i kno alot of you people dont like MMA but for the people who have done it or currently doing it, do you guys like it? I have some experience in Tae Kwon Do i dont kno if that'll do much but it taught me the basic kicks and everything and my striking shouldnt be that bad.

I trained at Renzo's for awhile.

You ont just go "train MMA at most places" some places though. Your boxing will help a lil bit.

What you need to do immediately is join a BJJ gym and start from there. You are going to need a good grappling base.

Have you ever wrestled?

Where do you live?

it is much much easier to turn pro in MMA than boxing since it is such a small sport.

You'll have an esy time if you live in a state that embraces MMA like some in midwest, nj, ect...

I actually havent wrestled before, i live in Connecticut and theres a place near my town where they teach MMA, but the thing is im only 17 so i figured i can train my grappling and wrestling there uintil i turn 18 in which i can fight then

I believe Igor and Gregor Gracie have an academy in conn. It is well worth checking out. I got to train with Igor while i was ta Renzos and he is awesome, great teacher.

your best bet....... www.ctmma.com




www.bestwayjiujitsu.com

www.savagefighter.com

not to discourage you, 1 yr of wrestling/grappling experience is not even close to cutting it, and if you just started boxing in march you have a lot of work to do.

grappling competition is a great precursor to MMA comp. there are a lot of Grapplers Quest events that wherever you train will be traveling too. the matches are hard, and the comp is tough. it is a good way to begin testing the waters.

alot.

thanx alot guys

I found it....

you wont be able to find better BJJ instruction in CT, I garuntee it.

http://www.graciect.com/

I train at an MMA gym where i take Muay Thai, but in simpler terms Thai Kickboxing. It also offers BJJ classes. and then MMA classes with the two put together (duhhh).

I did standard boxing for 4 months but decided to switch to Muay Thai since the gym was closer. I personaly think its alot of fun learning new ways to strike besides your fists. If you plan on doing MMA i suggest you switch to a martial art like Muay Thai so you can learn how to kick, and you'll also need to to pick up some BJJ as well. I know alot of people who compete in MMA are great wrestlers so its something your going to have to take into account that if you dont make a huge effort to pick up your ground game your going to get raped.

Well, its less dangerous than boxing. No standing counts in MMA.


People who generally get into it have alot more experience than you.

No offence but without a minimum 2 years experience in everything youll get slaughtered.

Not alot of amateur fights.

My friend never boxed in his life, but has done wrestling for 3 years and hes doing fine,

Well ive been boxing since March and now i have gotten really interested in MMA and have been watching a lot of UFC, now i kno alot of you people dont like MMA but for the people who have done it or currently doing it, do you guys like it? I have some experience in Tae Kwon Do i dont kno if that'll do much but it taught me the basic kicks and everything and my striking shouldnt be that bad.


You are already as good as anybody because none of them have much skill to speak of. If you have lots of fight in your and you enjoy streetfighting then mma/ufc is the right place for you.

Well, its less dangerous than boxing. No standing counts in MMA.


People who generally get into it have alot more experience than you.

No offence but without a minimum 2 years experience in everything youll get slaughtered.

Not alot of amateur fights.

mma is more dangerous than boxing. in most peoples opinion. i dont want a debate so no body comment back.

mma is more dangerous than boxing. in most peoples opinion. i dont want a debate so no body comment back.

You are an idiot.

lol you cant say something like that and say "dont comment", although i agree MMA is well more dangerous. the gloves they use look even thinner than the ones the old leather tossers used to use (before they made the gloves bigger because people kept dying). plus wtf with the way nobody gets punished for hitting a downed opponent. i rarely see a knockout in MMA that isnt followed by the winning fighter repeatedly smacking the unconscious fighter.

ANYWAY, good for you man, let us know how that goes for you, boxing is sure to help your standing game. I steered clear of MMA to be honest, dont want to seem ignorant or anything but something about two guys in shorts on the floor grappling puts me off........

Here in Britain, they're trying to make UFC and cagefighting tournaments illegal, so technically speaking MMA is more dangerous than boxing.

Well MMA i heard is less dangerous because there are so many different ways you can win in a fight and in boxing your gettin hit in the head almost 90% of the time

either way its pretty dangerous, anbody reckon your body adapts to being hit? like pro boxers take 100's of shots per match that look like they would almost certainly knock a normal person out, you reckon your skull adapts through sparring or something?

astonished at some of the posts here.

LOL... saying MMA fighters have no skill is just absurd, and you are suffering some insecurity issues to even say that. I guess all of the division 1 wrestlers, and olympians competing aren't skilled.... retard.

MMA is a wrestlers sport, and you better learn to grapple. Learn some wrestling then go on down to your local Grapplers Quest or NAGA event. Enter in the advanced division, and if you do not get raped you may be ready for MMA.

"you reckon your skull adapts through sparring or something?"

lol, aren't you the same guy who said fat left your body through sweat? take a look into what happens when you get bunched. there is no adapting.

"plus wtf with the way nobody gets punished for hitting a downed opponent."

huh? do you understand the rules? there is a ground game.... it isnt boxing or anything close to it.

So let me get this straight potatos....

There is no skill in Freestyle, folk, or roman greco wrestling? (Mark Kerr, Mark Coleman, Matt Lindland, Matt Hughes, Randy Couture, Dan Henderson, Sean Sherk)

There is no skill in Judo? (Karo Parysian)

There is no skill in Brazilian JiuJitsu? ( Renzo Gracie, Roger Gracie, Matt Serra, BJ Penn)

No skill in Muay Thai? (Wanderlei Silva, Shogun Rua, ect....)

No skill in putting it all together?

You have a D1 wrestler shoot in on you and you tell me it is no skill...

you are clueless.

and in MSAGrains words... I'm right, so noone comment back..,

This is the most ridiculous thread I have seen on this site.

no skill in this?

gay?

lol, whatever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5WD36oHTnU

You are already as good as anybody because none of them have much skill to speak of. If you have lots of fight in your and you enjoy streetfighting then mma/ufc is the right place for you.

your ****tard mofo:bryce: