I'm on a full time combatives team for the army. Our system, Modern Army Combatives, is based on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but also includes elements of Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, even some stickfighting. It also incorporates some military specific stuff (weapons retention, arrest tactics) that...
...for humanity? I'm not talking about any particular religion. I'm speaking of religion as a whole, especially those that have had a lot of power in their society.
Are negatives such as the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition and the suppression of scientific learning (Christianity) the...
No, 18 is a great age to start. It's hard work and hopefully you're reasonably athletic cause a lot of the guys you train with will be. But plenty of people start in their teens.
Find a good MMA camp and go to work. I'd also recommed taking a dedicated boxing or kickboxing class. Most MMA...
Well amateurs never get paid, which is what makes them amateurs.
There are a lot of amateur level competitions all over the USA. You can find them on a wide variety of websites. There are big ones in Idaho and in Las Vegas. Some are smokers or tournaments, others, like Tuff n Uff, have near...
Most MMA camps will charge anywhere from $120 to $250 per month. They often have different programs at different prices.
And yes, it is worth it.
After say one year of dedicated training (four days a week) and a maybe an amatuer competition an untrained man your size won't stand much of a...
Here are some under rated ones:
Brock Lesnar - This guy gets dissed from the Kimbo effect, but he's a different beast. He is a very skilled wrestler and his physicality is amazing. People who knock him now are going to be eating crow when he still has the belt two years from now. Mark my...
Here are some under rated ones:
Brock Lesnar - This guy gets dissed from the Kimbo effect, but he's a different beast. He is a very skilled wrestler and his physicality is amazing. People who knock him now are going to be eating crow when he still has the belt two years from now. Mark my...
Well, if you have what it takes for MMA you'll be able to set aside your ego. Do so before reading the rest of this.
MMA is an incredibly demanding sport. There is no place for lax self discipline at the professional level. That means get your diet and exercise program together right now.
A...
full respect to traditional arts, but I'd love a place to go to talk MMA without seeing a million posts on who Bruce Lee could beat or what style of Kung Fu could beat which style of TKD or whether internal styles are better for generating magical powers.
MMA are to traditional arts what...
Germany, all of Europe really, has public transportation that makes anything in the USA look like a bad joke. Busses and trains are cheap, fast and efficient. You could be stationed in Germany, and go visit Rome while on a four day leave without ever needing to rent a car. Train tickets cost...
Germany, all of Europe really, has public transportation that makes anything in the USA look like a bad joke. Busses and trains are cheap, fast and efficient. You could be stationed in Germany, and go visit Rome while on a four day leave without ever needing to rent a car. Train tickets cost...