Is 42 too old to learn MMA fighting?
ofcource man , on the blue mat we welcome anyone , of any age. Some guys your age who come in get discouraged after being beat by like guys in their 20s , but if you don't have any ego problems and are willing to learn along with the rest of us, then you will improve and make friends. One of our mma instructors at my gym is 55 years old , and is in such ridiculous shape, he is stronger than most of us. I even think you can fight local shows and stuff if you train hard , and stay focus. I think a guy who trains mma full on for 2-3 years is allot better than someone who trains mma half *** for 10 years. Go for it man , your 40 not dead.
I am 24 and want to become MMA fighter but no experience out of shape is it too late for me?
I am 24 years old and am interested in training in MMA and possibly becoming an MMA fighter. The only thing is that I have no fighting or martial art experience and I am out of shape. Would it be too late for me to start all this being out of shape and having no experience.
Side jobs for a mma fighter ?
If you are gonna join the military, you should be ok. The marines will definitely prepare you for combat and you can always continue your Gracie BJJ training while the military pays your bills. Once you get your skill up, you can coach, become a sparring partner and fight. The sport is forever growing and more and more options will become available to you. When you turn 18 and you've stayed dedicated to the fight game, you'll know what to do. Good luck!
What does it take to become a professional MMA fighter? Assume one is 25 years old. Never fought in his life, below average physical conditioning. Is it even feasible? What does the timeline look like?
It's feasible. In fact, for some people -- of a certain talent, disposition, willpower, and work ethic -- its definitely possible.It is true that by 25, most aspiring pro MMA fighters will have already had years of training in some martial art or combat sport -- college wrestling or Golden Gloves boxing or heck, even some McDojo TKD. Those make things easier.But if you have good physical and hand-eye coordination, the financial ability to train five, six hours a day (e.g., you don't need to work 40-50 hours a week), and you're near some good training facilities? Why not?Assuming you're not excessively out of shape or obese, here's a really generic timeline:Start by learning to wrestle. Wrestling is one of the best bases for MMA, as skill in wrestling allows you to control when you want to keep things standing and when you want to take things to the ground. What's more, wrestling is one of the best ways to get into the physical condition (strength, endurance, explosiveness, etc.) needed for MMA.After a year or so, try some Muay Thai, some boxing, and some Brazilian Jujitsu. Give all three a month, find the one that comes most naturally and drop the other two. (My hunch is that boxing or BJJ will come most naturally to you. Most people find it difficult to learn how to kick well unless they start as kids in some sort of kicking art.) Train that intensively for a year, while making sure to do enough wrestling to keep up what skills you learned. Then: if you've been working boxing or Muay Thai, spend half a year working some BJJ. If you've been working BJJ, spend half a year working in some boxing.That's 2.5 years. Call it three. You're now 28. Plenty of mixed martial artists in their 30s (and I'm not counting outliers like Randy Couture, who was 47 when he retired from the UFC), so you still have some years left in you.A lot of this depends on you: your willpower and your innate physical talents. But I think it's doable.As to whether you ever reach the pinnacle -- fighting for a top promotion like the UFC or Bellator -- well, that's another story.. Remember that there's pro MMA in the UFC sense, and there's pro MMA in the sense of a local show/farm league kind of thing where the prize at the end of the night is a couple hundred dollars ...
How much can you make as a mma fighter from sponsors and fights?
I am currently a professional fighter but never thought iwould be so never considered any of this, 3-0 (pro) 7-2 (semi pro) 8-0(amatuer). My coach wants me to start trying to get sponsors and fight full time but I am not sure if it is worth it if i cannot make much money unless i make it big? Currently working full time as a events planner executive- £22000 per annual. could i make near this? Thanks
How do I become an MMA fighter?
Shotokan Karate has been the primary martial art in which I’ve trained throughout my life.I’ve been training in MMA for about the last 4 years or so, and I can tell you that the best place to start is the basics.Start with boxing for punching/defense/head movement/slips/footwork, Muay thai for kicking (and punching), and wrestling and some BJJ for the ground.The website Muay Thai articles written by real fighters is a good place for solid Muay Thai tips.Another decent one is mmatrainingcentral.com. This site appears to be more centered around MMA in general, as opposed to just one art/style.Either way, they are both good resources for you to start your MMA training.Remember, keep reading, keep learning, and train hard but train smart as well.Best,Michael.
How do boxers and MMA fighters take hits so well?
I started boxing when I was 8. First, you learn to deal with pain. Your body becomes accustomed to the pain and you can even teach yourself to enjoy it or appreciate it to some extent, so when you get hurt you think, “Yeah, that was a good one, now let me not get hurt again and see how I can hit you”. You don’t open up you’re not gonna get countered. That’s why you see some guys cruise a round after an action packed round. Another thing is to keep your eyes open so you don’t get hit by something that surprises you and just as importantly, diminish the damage. Moving your body or head, just slightly can negate or even avoid the damage. You learn to dodge. You learn to diminish. You learn not to pose. Most people who box, boxing conventionally. There are guys who do “cute” things. They might get away with it for awhile but eventually they get caught and when they do it’s over. One great example was Naseem Hamad. Old, washed up Kevin Kelly nearly ended his entrance into the American boxing scene. A prime Kelly would have put him away. Marco Antonio Barrera, a solid conventional boxer, ended Hamad’s career. Beat him up. Fun to watch but he didn’t last long.Now, here’s the real thing. Most boxers don’t get hurt in fights because refs, rules, and boxers amateurs and pro’s are generally evenly matched and too often do the “silent agreement” That is, “don’t hurt me to much and I won’t hurt you too much”. Teddy Atlast said Tyson would even go into the Silent agreement if things didn’t go his way.Sparing hurts, especially when you’re young because, chances are, you’re gonna face another young guy who doesn’t have a lot of experience (and neither do you) and you’re might go wild on each other because you don’t know any better. Hands really hurt over time. Getting up and putting in the running, time and exercise — you have to be disciplined and you have to stay in shape. I enjoyed boxing but, for me, the rewards were few and the sacrifice was too much.
How old is too old to start an MMA career?
I'm 22, and the way I have it figured right now, I'll be ready to start fighting when I'm thirty. I'll have my BJJ black belt by then, and I'll have my finances straight, which will give me enough time to train a lot. Right now I have to focus on finishing school and getting a high paying job. What do you think? Is thirty too old? I don't think it's too old, but obviously I want to know what others think.