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I started boxing by the age of 12, did some kickboxing and Muay Thai for several years but everytime on/off, like 6 months combat sports, 1 year off. It’s been like this until now I’m 27 years. I trained combat sports in summary for around 5 years. I had my first k1 fight with 17 after training for 4 months again in kickboxing. I’ve cut 22lbs in around a month, starved my self until the fight and had sex 3-4 hours with my ex gf the night before and just slept 2-3 hours. I could’ve beat this guy easily under normal circumstances but lost because I didn’t even had the power to kick anymore.
The next fight was like 2-3 months after the loss. This time I was prepared and ready to fight at 165lbs, my opponent didn’t come and I had to fight another guy who was 5-0 and 10lbs heavier.
I traded some shots with him until I dropped my guard expecting a low kick and got knocked out by a high kick. I was conscious but he kicked me right on my ear so I had no balance when I stood up and the ref called the fight.
After this is I stopped with combat sports for a few years and started training in the gym for a few years, smoking weed, partying around until I was 23. I stopped the crap, started combat sports again but also on/off because of work.

I started with kyokushin last year in April and had my first tournament in November.
In the dojo I beat everyone up, no matter if black belts, fighters or national champions from previous tournaments. I’ve made a 10lbs water cut to make weight, but ended up having 2 lbs too much at the weigh in the evening before the tournament. I had to cut 2 lbs fast because I wanted to eat something. Tournament day I felt weak again, dehydrated and depleted.
I motivated my self by telling me that I will f my opponent up and break his bones, way too aggressive the first fight began and I punched him a few times until I was overreaching to much and he hit me with a high kick which knocked me unconscious for around a minute.

I took off training for 2-3 months so my brain can regenerate from the concussion and added some k1 in my schedule.
Now I have the next national tournament in 2-3 months but there are times were the question above swirls through my head.
My karate coach is a vice world champion and tells me I have the potential to become world champion also. I know I’m good because in kickboxing I’m also sparring with people who are fighting actively and can keep up with them also in hard sparring.
Am I just unlucky, unprepared or should I give up ? I still have the flame burning inside of me and don’t want to regret it if I get old.

I’m doing martial arts for around 15 years inconsistently. In summary I think I have more than 5 years of experience in stand up fighting ( boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, wushu sanda,kyokushin karate ).
Im 27 years old and gained interest in MMA, so I started adding some MMA Wrestling courses in my program. I’ve a low center of gravity ( 5’8, 180lbs, short but strong legs ).
I have a good unsterstanding of distance management and balance and good core strength. I only lack technique since I didn’t drill them and wanted to know how long it would take someone like me to get good at it technically ?
I can’t shoot or do BJJ stuff. So basically beginning with 0 knowledge.

Hello guys, I’ve been diagnosed with latent Hypothyroidism ( TSH about 4,72 ) around a year ago.
I couldn’t lose any weight and gained constantly while dieting. I weighed 93kg at 172cm and with medication ( levothyroxine 75 microgram ) I dropped to 80 with sports, had a surgery and now I’m up to 84kg again and can’t lose any weight.
I’m an athlete who’s competing in Martial arts and weight is very important.
Should I add T3 12,5 microgram ?
I don’t want to water cut and feel dehydrated, tried it once and felt like shit.
Does anyone had similar experience ?

How do you plan your workout routines if you have a family and work ? It’s so hard.
I want to train 2-3 times strength + explosiveness and plyos, train martial arts 4-5 times per week and do some cardio in between.
It seems so hard to stay consistent with it.
Working from 8-18, then train martial arts from 18:00-19:30, when should I do s&c or cardio and spend time with my family

This is a very general question.
I know there are fighters who had the best success whilst being fat ( tua, fedor, Cormier, butterbean ) but these are just exceptions.
I think it’s between 12-18% which is quite a big range but there are people whose natural bf is around 12% and there are people who have a bf of 20% naturally due to their metabolism.

I did my bloodwork since I started feeling sluggish and drained.
I compared with average male T Charts and I’m below the average.
I train martial arts around 4-5 Days per week and work very much.
Is my T too low and should I consider a TRT+ at my age ? I have around 20% Bodyfat ( 5’8/185lbs)

I did my bloodwork since I started feeling sluggish and drained.
I compared with average male T Charts and I’m below the average.
I train martial arts around 4-5 Days per week and work very much.
Is my T too low and should I consider a TRT+ at my age ? I have around 20% Bodyfat ( 5’8/185lbs)

I’m 172cm, 185lbs and a hard hitter due to long experience. In sparring I’m restraining myself and hold back. Therefore taller opponents spamming their jabs and I have to use footwork to stay out of their zone.
They hunt me across the gym lol
I’m restraining myself of digging in to get in my zone and throwing overhands or shots that might feel too hard for my sparring partners.
I don’t want brain damage or CTE for neither of us.
Telling people to go light isn’t fixing it because if you punch a little harder by accident or hit clean the pace is rocketing 😂in germany/nl hard sparring is Standard and they consider going light As being weak.
Going in the inside or close range is also a problem for the people because they think I want to hurt them if I close the distance too aggressive just to get in.
How should I approach it ?
Should I just bang and blast them ? In this way it doesn’t make much different in terms of brain damage since I eat punches in the high guard or while slipping.
It is kill or get killed