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Does Anybody Else Dislike MMA Wrestling?
Hello,
I'm 24 and have been training MMA on and off since I was 19. I recently came to the realization with my past 2 gyms, that I always hated learning MMA wrestling.
I dislike it because I feel like I should learn how to wrestle regularly before adding in everything else. When I try to learn wrestling with all of it combined, it becomes really hard to focus on each aspect.
I also feel like MMA wrestling doesn't really teach pins or any ground game stuff from wrestling and it's always just takedowns and the punches.
I also dislike how most MMA wrestling coaches are people with backgrounds in wrestling at school or college. I just don't feel like they are qualified to teach MMA wrestling. Everytime they teach MMA wrestling, the material is always never as high of quality as just teaching regular wrestling.
It's kind of like going to a boxing class and they are adding in takedowns with it. I would rather put it all together myself. I also never did wrestling growing up, but I love wrestling.
Do you guys agree with this or no?
u/IAmHim3227 — 11 days ago
Which shin guards should i get for MMA
I’m stuck between the fly spectre m 2.0 shin guards in white and the fairtex sp5 shin guards in white, can someone tell me the pros and cons of each for mma considering both grappling and striking and can you also give me your verdict on which one i should get?
Thanks
u/Ok_Somewhere_9242 — 11 days ago
Me vs Bryan Battle
I have a bit less than a year of training. My main issue is stance stuff, positioning, and keeping technique under pressure.
u/Dogago19 — 13 days ago
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Should I give up being southpaw?
I’m naturally left handed, open stance feels good and controllable to me. Unfortunately it leaves me completely lost during striking drills, and I can’t just bug the coach every single time and ask him to demonstrate it in open stance. I get like 0 meaningful reps on the pads.
Also what do you do when coach goes through like 5 variations of a move you’re supposed to drill and you can barely even remember the first one? How do people just sit there and absorb everything and perform it immediately?
u/Playful-Number-7875 — 11 days ago
Need advice on continuing with mma gym or learning fundmentals first
Hello guy! I recently joined the top MMA gym in my country with zero combat sports experience. I've been doing beginner MMA and grappling for a week.
However, instead of building my fundamentals (stance, throwing a jab, basic mechanics), my instructors put me straight into sparring after just 30 minutes of drilling a single combination like a jab-calf kick.
Same thing in the grappling classes was immediately put into sparring after drilling guillotine escapes [i dont even know how to do a proper guillotine just saw it in the ufc] and here's a video of firas zahabi : https://youtu.be/-BUHHj8EJc4?si=NPeF10-8GHYEtffp mentioning his way of tutoring white belts:[tldr : basically drill basic moves and get understading of guard,basic passing and ashi garami then move to sparring otherwise ur just cranking and squeezing with no technique and getting bruised up for no reason].
Given my situation, would you guys recommend I pause MMA to train fundamentals at a smaller kickboxing gym and practice BJJ basics with my younger brother for a few months then later on come back to this gym , or should I stay at this MMA gym? Thanks for your advice!
u/nahorebelmena — 10 days ago
Modern MMA Training Gear Research (modified from MMA Thread)
Hey all,
I'm starting this thread from an industry research point of view. To be transparent, I'm very much in the industry. My name is Alex Wright. I'm the owner of a business called Fightstorepro and also the brand director for the REVGEAR MMA brand that is based in the USA.
I'm not here to promote either business in any way. I may well post specifically about the REVGEAR brand, but again in a research context.
I've been around since the early MMA days in the UK and been doing the sports for over 30 years. Here's where the rubber meets the road.
I'm now over 50 and truth is my experience is almost clouding my viewpoint.
Anyone with view points on trends on any of the following or your own experiences I'd really like to know:
- MMA gloves trends - The new move toward bigger sparring gloves; practicality in clinch and grappling thoughts?
- Womens MMA Gear (Or lack of it)
- The Knee pad shin pad combo in MMA - ONX's version looks good but have not used
- Boxing Gloves versus MMA Gloves in modern training (We used 4oz or 16 oz depending on training day)
- Coaches - Thoughts on Thai pads for MMA; is there a better option for modern MMA coaching
- Thigh, calf and body protection for coaches
- What style of mitts are best for MMA gloves
- I want to run a whole separate thread on MMA shorts and apparel in modern MMA
u/Endof73 — 11 days ago