Am I told old?

DoubleJ1503 · 02-03-2006, 01:34 PM

thanks for the advice

danfaggella · 02-03-2006, 01:56 PM

Nope, plenty of great fighters started later in life, and plenty more focused on wrestling until changing over to MMA in thier twenties, so you're fine. However, you should make sure you want to do this, and also do it for the right reasons, otherwise your detication will not be worthwhile.

Sagacious Lu · 02-03-2006, 02:34 PM

Hell no, 16 isn't too old to do anything... quit worrying and start training.

ninjaiboy22 · 02-03-2006, 03:26 PM

Luke skywalker was thought to be to old as well, but as we all know he turned out to the best mma of them all!

muaythaiguy15 · 02-03-2006, 04:15 PM

Hahaha, I started training when I was 15. Youre fine. Most MMA guys started in wrestling. The evolution of the sport is taking on a life of its own. It used to be either youre a wrestler, a boxer, foreign fighter, or street fighter. Now there is MMA training camps and BJJ schools. Everyone remembers when the Gracies came to MMA, everyone ran to BJJ schools.

Kenpodog · 02-03-2006, 05:42 PM

Sorry Dude,
Your window of opportunity has passed long ago.
You know this to be true and that's why your asking.
Martial Arts is for the young so take a Geritol, sit
in your rocking chair and dream of what you could have been.

PS
I'm only 41

SweepEm · 02-04-2006, 02:54 AM

I doubt Randy Couture ever asks himself if he's too old to be in the UFC.

OmaPlata · 02-04-2006, 11:29 AM

Have you been in many street fights or fights after school? If you have, then you have an edge. See, I got in fights all the time, I would square up and hit somebody, usuaully it would be a black gansta guy messing with me, as hard as I could....and waalaaa......nothing would happen. Yes, it was disheartening, to hit someone and they didnt fall to the ground like they do on TV or in the movies. Thus, I decided without KO power, being a fighter of anykind isnt my game. Though I can grapple at least these days.
So if you want to be in MMA, train in the things you mentioned and get into some street fights and see how you do

jeff5 · 02-04-2006, 11:42 AM

At 16 your not too old for anything!

DoubleJ1503 · 02-04-2006, 11:50 AM

well i have been in a few street fights won a little more than half of them. i'll admit i get kind nervous before the fights but i just go with it and eventually i get alot more comfortable. Yeah i guess I was just thinking too hard about being to old. thanks for the help guys im starting my BJJ training very soon.

Ahoym8e · 02-06-2006, 06:57 PM

train hard, man. You too stand a .0001% chance of making it to the 8,000 dollar a year glory they call the UFC.

Seriously: make sure you do well in school. go to college. do MMA as a side thing.

OmaPlata · 02-06-2006, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoubleJ1503

well i have been in a few street fights won a little more than half of them. i'll admit i get kind nervous before the fights but i just go with it and eventually i get alot more comfortable. Yeah i guess I was just thinking too hard about being to old. thanks for the help guys im starting my BJJ training very soon.

once you get some training in BJJ, you wont be nervous anymore, because there isnt anything the guy is going to do to you that you cant stop

ninjaiboy22 · 02-06-2006, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ahoym8e

train hard, man. You too stand a .0001% chance of making it to the 8,000 dollar a year glory they call the UFC.

Seriously: make sure you do well in school. go to college. do MMA as a side thing.

100% true!

Miss Teak · 02-07-2006, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmaPlata

once you get some training in BJJ, you wont be nervous anymore, because there isnt anything the guy is going to do to you that you cant stop

...how about 12 of his friends kicking you in the head while you have him in a rear naked?

Tom Yum · 02-07-2006, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ahoym8e

train hard, man. You too stand a .0001% chance of making it to the 8,000 dollar a year glory they call the UFC.

Seriously: make sure you do well in school. go to college. do MMA as a side thing.

Uh huh....after you say this...

http://www.defend.net/deluxeforums/s...2&postcount=20

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DoubleJ1503 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 6 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Am I told old? thanks for the advice

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Sagacious Lu Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Liangshan Marsh Posts: 1,062 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hell no, 16 isn't too old to do anything... quit worrying and start training. __________________

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ninjaiboy22 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lost Gatos, CA Posts: 162 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Use the force Luke skywalker was thought to be to old as well, but as we all know he turned out to the best mma of them all!

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Kenpodog Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 128 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sorry Dude, Your window of opportunity has passed long ago. You know this to be true and that's why your asking. Martial Arts is for the young so take a Geritol, sit in your rocking chair and dream of what you could have been. PS I'm only 41 __________________ *In American Kenpo, questions are answered on the mat*

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Ahoym8e Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 354 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	train hard, man. You too stand a .0001% chance of making it to the 8,000 dollar a year glory they call the UFC. Seriously: make sure you do well in school. go to college. do MMA as a side thing. __________________ Team Skinny White Boy

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danfaggella Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kingston RI Posts: 1,089 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nope, plenty of great fighters started later in life, and plenty more focused on wrestling until changing over to MMA in thier twenties, so you're fine. However, you should make sure you want to do this, and also do it for the right reasons, otherwise your detication will not be worthwhile.

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muaythaiguy15 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 275 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hahaha, I started training when I was 15. Youre fine. Most MMA guys started in wrestling. The evolution of the sport is taking on a life of its own. It used to be either youre a wrestler, a boxer, foreign fighter, or street fighter. Now there is MMA training camps and BJJ schools. Everyone remembers when the Gracies came to MMA, everyone ran to BJJ schools.

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SweepEm Master Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,846 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I doubt Randy Couture ever asks himself if he's too old to be in the UFC.

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OmaPlata Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 1,404 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Have you been in many street fights or fights after school? If you have, then you have an edge. See, I got in fights all the time, I would square up and hit somebody, usuaully it would be a black gansta guy messing with me, as hard as I could....and waalaaa......nothing would happen. Yes, it was disheartening, to hit someone and they didnt fall to the ground like they do on TV or in the movies. Thus, I decided without KO power, being a fighter of anykind isnt my game. Though I can grapple at least these days. So if you want to be in MMA, train in the things you mentioned and get into some street fights and see how you do

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jeff5 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 175 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	At 16 your not too old for anything!

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DoubleJ1503 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 6 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	well i have been in a few street fights won a little more than half of them. i'll admit i get kind nervous before the fights but i just go with it and eventually i get alot more comfortable. Yeah i guess I was just thinking too hard about being to old. thanks for the help guys im starting my BJJ training very soon.

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