Has watching MMA made you want to train?

[Liquidrob]

Has watching MMA made you want to do some kickboxing, boxing, grappling, take a bjj class?

If so, what have you done, if it has, why havent you?

MMA is a very unqiue sport where the fans can really be a part of it more than other sports, of course, doing bjj isnt doing 'MMA'?, but it is a close relationship, MMA guys train out of gyms were average dudes go to all the time, you cant really get that with other sport or pros, and I think MMA is a sport where if you train in something you have a greater understanding of the game

Lets talk

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Not really.

I just watch it like any other sport. When I watch baseball, I have no desire to go hit the cages or play wiffle ball.

Watching MMA did motivate my brother to train, and with all of the old Karate schools all of a sudden becoming "MMA schools" overnight, there is something to the idea of tv MMA driving people to gyms.

 

[stevsta]

I took jiu jitsu, but thats about it

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Every sport I watch I want to participate in. Especially MMA and porn.

Schedules and prices for MMA classes around here are not friendly. Theres a very good muay thai school around here I keep lying to myself and saying Im going to join. The one MMA style training place I wanted to join either relocated or closed so kinda stuck atm.

 

[Liquidrob]

New York prices are ridiculous, bjj is overpriced as it is, in New York it's insane, the rent is out of control though

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

The prices in the outer boros are somehow as much as midtown Manhattan prices. Just to costly knowing how hit and miss the schools are. Alot of the BJJ places get overpacked with students as well.

 

[Liquidrob]

Renzo's school is like $250 and up, Marcelo Garcia who is my favorite grappler charges $250, I would never pay that, amazing how many students they can get with those prices

 

[Liquidrob]

Warner, I'm sure you played the sports you watched as a kid though

 

[partners panic]

no

 

[Villain]

No, but one of my co-workers picked up Krav Maga because he wants to think he's a fighter.

 

[Rip]

I was asked to join a local MMA place by some friends and MMA has made me want to join. I have some martial arts experience prior (TKD, Hapkido, bjj from a friend, wrestling from friends and at a young age, boxing from father) and wouldn't mind it at all. My cardio is crap though, but this would help a lot and I think I would enjoy it.

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

the only way to train

 

[Liquidrob]

Frank won the UFC title with just a pair of boxing gloves, a heavy bag and a stability ball

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

everything you need to know about training in MMA

 

[svetz17]

I would but, pennslyvania has almost no gyms.

 

[bdub]

Yep, I trained at a local gym called Knockout MMA on and off for a year and a half. Even had a 2-0 amateur record but due to school and gym ownership issues dropped out. Hopefully the plan is to be training at Roufusport by next week to go all in on this shit.

 

[Magnetic Spectrum]

good luck bdub i plan on starting before the end of the year just to test the waters

 

[SHOGUN]

K-1 made me want to compete in Muay Thai (still want to tbh), but I (briefly) switched to MMA because (a) my MT teacher kept moving further away from me and (b) I figured I never had a chance at being a professional nakmuay since I never saw any Americans compete at the higher levels of the sport. I solely do BJJ now and I love it. There's still a chance I might go back to MMA down the line, but right now I'm content with just trying to be awesome at grappling.

 

[spiker]

Hell no. I'm not a fighter. I work in a damn office. I'd probably end up with someone like this as my coach

 

[Epidemik]

Training MMA is what got me into watching MMA. I was training boxing since maybe 6th grade, then quit that gym due to the guy who owned the gym was a fucking drunk who slept in his office whose old dad did most of the work at the gym. Then one in 2002 day my parents and I were eating at a fastfood restaurant (Bakers. Good Shit). We saw this place that said shark tank and my mom (who is terrified of sharks) thought it was a place that sold sharks. So we go up to it and see its a gym. It wasn't open at the time but my mom wanted me to get involved in something again so decided to come back later. I got a free one day trial, got my butt kicked and signed up. The training focus was kickboxing, bjj & grappling.

Since going to college I've had to drop out because it just too expensive for me at the moment but i'd love to get back into it later in life.

TL;DR I started training in the kids program in 2002 at rancho cucamonga shark tank. Then got involved in watching MMA.