Getting started on mma

[boxerEli]

Hey, im new to this forum. Love mma, been obsessed with it for about six month.

I started boxing about a month and a half ago, and my contract ends in about 4 and a half months. I want to join some mma classes after my boxing has ended (nothing wrong with it, i just figured it'd be good to know how to throw a punch before jumping into mma).

Since my boxing class is only once a week, for an hour-hour and a half. Ive been running 3 miles every other day...doing jump rope for 5 min before boxing, along with push ups, shadow boxing, sit ups, then box for about 20 min on my punching bag.

My question is, what should i do now to help get me prepare for mma, like weight lifting, change my diet, box less, box more, any respose is appreciated.

thanks

[chillaplata]

Do you have grappling experience? If not, you might want to consider taking up BJJ, wrestling or judo. Of course, you will learn grappling as you train MMA, but I think most people develop a base of skill in a pure grappling art before mixing striking and grappling.

If you haven't done so already, it may make sense to research MMA gyms in your areas and speak with the instructors. They will be best able to advise you how to prepare for their particular programs in terms of conditioning, skill development, etc. Some instructors may want to train you from the ground up, while others may want you to learn some basic striking and grappling before they take you on as an MMA student.

Just my $0.02. Welcome to the forum and good luck!

[boxerEli]

thanks man

yea I was looking at gyms around my area

its tough cause im starting sort of late, 18 years old, all these mma guys i hear of, have a wrestling background, or some sort of martial arts background, starting when they were all young

o well im putting all my effort into it

[chillaplata]

Dude, I'm 39 and I just started training in the past few years. You get no sympathy from me about not starting young!

Seriously, don't worry if other guys in the gym are a lot better than you at first. Don't view training as a competition yet -- sure, you may compete down the road, but at first just concentrate on learning and developing your conditioning and skills each day. Your training program sounds good, and you will find lots of additional helpful ideas in this forum.

Look at it this way -- most of the guys I train with, in my newbie BJJ class, are in their early twenties. If you start training regularly now, you will be seriously badass when you are their age (not to mention my age...)

[chillaplata]

Also, although I can't think of names or cite statistics off the top of my head, I believe many professional MMA fighters have started training around your age. Not all have been training since childhood...

[Tant01]

Greetings and welcome!

If I could suggest anything it would be NOT to RUSH through anything. Your first six months at a boxing gym @ 1-1 1/2 hours a week is just long enough for your coaches to see if you're at all SERIOUS about your training. Just going through the motions won't get you far. Take a few amatuer fights and see if you have the guts for competition. I'd say the same thing about some judo tournaments if you go that way! You might THRIVE on it or it might turn your stomach.

I've seen some seriously "GUNG-HO" players that just couldn't contain their ego. They're going to try to knock your head off. If you think that's great fun then you might do well at the game.

Play hard! Enjoy!

[treelizard]

Originally Posted by chillaplata

Also, although I can't think of names or cite statistics off the top of my head, I believe many professional MMA fighters have started training around your age. Not all have been training since childhood...

Nate Quarry didn't start training until he was 24.

[boxerEli]

thanks guys

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[timwagnor]

Also, i would advise you to concentrate on Just Learning...forget about the younger blokes around you...Give yourself time....Learn the basics...once your basics get strong you can build fast on the techniques later on....Remember this quote:
"AGE IS THE ISSUE OF MIND OVER MATTER...IF YOU DONT MIND, IT DOESN'T MATTER"



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