Just started MMA training

[kcomico]

Well as the title states I just started about a week ago so far i go 2 times a week along with working out every morning except friday sat. sun.

I would just like to know if anyone has any tips that they have learned thru there exp. with mma fighting maybe some things you wish you knew when you started.

[misterwaterfall]

Go as much as you can. Find a BJJ gym, and kick boxing gym. Go to as many classes as possible. You need a good ground game and a good stand up if you are trying to make it far in MMA

[King Baer]

#1-- be respectful of your partners... know when to tap. Try not to spazz out too much. Understand that there are those better than you. Learn from your losses.

#2-- Pay attention to the basics. Don't worry about learning the flying triangle before you learn good ground positioning, for example. A solid grasp of the basics will take you far.

#3-- Go as much as possible.

#4-- Compete if possible.

[misterwaterfall]

#1-- be respectful of your partners... know when to tap. Try not to spazz out too much. Understand that there are those better than you. Learn from your losses.

#2-- Pay attention to the basics. Don't worry about learning the flying triangle before you learn good ground positioning, for example. A solid grasp of the basics will take you far.

#3-- Go as much as possible.

#4-- Compete if possible.

The flying triangle is one hell of a move. I wonder how much it could work in an MMA type fight, but I have see it done in a BJJ tourny

[King Baer]

The flying triangle is one hell of a move. I wonder how much it could work in an MMA type fight, but I have see it done in a BJJ tourny

Genki Sudo pulled one off in a UFC fight, I forget who his opponent is. It's a pretty solid move if you have the body mechanics down for it. Not really useful on concrete, but if the ground is a little softer and you nail it when he's leaning in, your landing won't be too hard. I've hit it only a few times on some total noobs in class but, like I said, it's a solid move. The triangle gets locked in TIGHT if you hit it right.

[TheBlueDevil]

Don 't be a dick bag when you're rolling and you won't get ****ed up. Rash guards are your best friend beside a good mouth piece. Don't tell everyone that you're training MMA on the street. A lot of people might want to try you and cuts and bruises aren't worth it.

[delta9]

Well as the title states I just started about a week ago so far i go 2 times a week along with working out every morning except friday sat. sun.

I would just like to know if anyone has any tips that they have learned thru there exp. with mma fighting maybe some things you wish you knew when you started.

do lots of bodyweight work on the ground. push-ups, dive bombers, hindu push0-ups, triangle push-ups, knuckle push-ups, quad hops (frog hop), one legged squats, hindu squats, rolling on your spine (spinal rocks), bridges, etc. etc. etc.

the quad hop helped me alot in tuning into balance while on the ground grappling, the more your body is accustomed to moving on the ground the better and more comforable you perform. this is from experience, when I first srtarted grappling I was amazed at how good I was doing, guys with alot moree experience only had technique over me, I was never controlled and my lack of knowledge was my weakness.

in my opinon body-flow biomehcanics exercises by scott sonnon are some of the best training you can add to improve overall performance especially grappling.

[kcomico]

thanks :D

[smokeater]

#1-- be respectful of your partners... know when to tap. Try not to spazz out too much. Understand that there are those better than you. Learn from your losses.

I don't think you'll get advice better than that.

[bjjwraslter7]

Don't get overwhelmed. This stuff is a lot more in depth than you think, and there are thousands of techniques for every situation. Don't try and memorize every single move you see. Just relax, and go with the flow and eventualy you will pick up the ones that work best for you. At first you will just be like holy **** how am I ever going to get all this stuff down. Just be patient and after a while it will all just start to click.

Just remember that even masters at each art don't use every single technique, they just get really really good at a few of them. I've been wrestling sense I was little and I could sit down and show you a million different techniques...but if you watch my matchs you will only see me actualy use a handful of them. You just have to figure out what works best for you and sort of develop your own personal style.