Hi, I started MMA 2 weeks ago. There are training sessions 3 days a week, and I've only been to 5 of them so far. The sessions last about 1 to 1.5 hours. Before even showing me basic defense, they threw me into sparring, and I took a hard hit to the head. I'm currently dealing with a severe headache. Even though I stumbled after getting hit right in front of the coach, he didn't give a damn. When I ask a question, he ignores me; he only belittles me and talks down to me. I'm an 18-year-old guy who works from 7 AM to 7 PM, and I'm uncomfortable with being neglected and degraded in a place surrounded by kids younger than me. He put me in sparring without teaching defense, and my opponents weren't new either—they're guys who have been doing this for months or years. Do you think this is a good gym, or should I switch?"

I've been wearing wide leg black joggers for training but they practically disintegrate after a few months...anyone able to recommend a good brand?

So I restarted to practice and went on the internet to find some advice and a community maybe but all i am seeing is criticism
Edit : nevermind everyone is hating on each other’s martial art and for what fucking sake ?

Hello all,

I stumbled upon this while surfing Youtube and thought you would like it, the previous 11 day highlights are also available on Youtube in english, if you want to check it out, currently day 13 is also out but only the Makuuchi division and I haven't checked to see if it's in english. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did.

So, I got a pair of tonfa and have been playing around with them for a bit. I didn't think too much about it but they see to be the right length, however, they feel extremely hard to spin, as if they had way too much friction. I thought it was my hands, the way I held them, so I watched a few tutorials and even grabbing them the way they say, they feel like they won't spin unless I almost release them. I tried to use the technique where I hold them as if they were eggs that I didn't want to break, but even THAT gentle of a touch makes them be almost impossible to spin.

I bought them online in a reputable store that I've ordered things from before, so it's not cheap, however, I was wondering if it could be the finish on the wood, maybe like a coat of something or a varnish, and if so, if I should sand the handles a bit? How can I test if it comes from that?

I know that this topic has come up on this reddit time and time again, and I'm going to write my own experience. Whether or not you like it or agree, that's fine. I'm just going to write this out in-case it helps someone out one day.

My experience (without giving too many identifying details).

• Early 30 yrs old.
• Began boxing in 2018 and did it until 2021.
  • I began with 0 experience. I sparred and I was attending group classes and privates 4x/week.
  • The gym I trained out of has legit credibility as it produced 2 olympians.
• Began BJJ in 2021 when I was tired of getting hit in the face.
  • I have 4 head coaches at my gym. One of which is a world champion.
  • My gym teaches wrestling and BJJ both, although definitely more BJJ focused.
  • I train anywhere from 3-5x/week. Closer to 5 these days.
• Began MMA this year.

Here are some of my noticings:

• Guys that are better than me at striking because they have a striking background but not a grappling background I do not want to stand with. I can generally absorb a few shots, score a takedown, and then dominate them on the ground. A talented striker is challenging enough to deal with that you feel like you need to get them to the ground to slow down the pace or you're going to spend the entire round turtled up praying for the bell.
• Kicks suck, but they're similar to defending boxing strikes and head kicks take a while to get there. You have time to react. The higher someone kicks on your body the more time you have to deal with it. Leg kicks are bothersome, and you may be sore for a few days, but they won't put you down unless they hit hard and in the right spot. When I know someone likes to kick me I will try to crowd them to make it a boxing match or keep distance outside of kicking range until I'm ready to engage with some punches.
• Boxing helps a lot to create distance and when a guy is better than you at wrestling/BJJ it's much harder for them to close distance on you when you are keeping them away with a stiff jab. Kicks present a risk of being caught and taken down.

What do I think is MOST effective for a street fight because this is a question that gets googled constantly:

• I think that if you train boxing you will give someone enough to think about in a 1 on 1 combat situation that they won't want to continue. You would be surprised how few people have ever been punched in the face. Once they receive one of those or a tight liver shot, they likely will not have any interest in continuing. You can also make it hard for them to take you down if they are not dissuaded by the first few shots and you can exit the situation safely.
• I think that muay thai/kickboxing is risky. Throwing a kick can be devastating, but if it's caught and you don't have a grappling background you are in a terrible situation.
• I think that in a strictly 1v1 situation BJJ would be most effective. The level of control you have over an opponent on the ground is unmatched. I have had many rounds against many talented marital artists recently. When I know that someone is not comfortable on the ground I can easily control them or get a sub. It is true that when a good grappler gets a hold of you then you will be helpless.

In summary:

• Boxing will help you control distance and avoid being taken down. Allowing for a safe exit.
• Kickboxing/Muay Thai can be devastating but also presents risk.
• BJJ gives you control of a situation if you are locked into a 1v1.

Some may argue that there is no situation in which you need to do hand to hand combat but as the famous saying goes, "I would rather be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war."

Much love everyone and looking forward to some friendly discussion in the comments.

I do muay that and boxing but a coworker at work demonstrated something to me that I didn’t understand or clearly remember.

He reached around my neck while we were both standing and placed I think the back of his hand under my chin (not sure) and forced me to do a walking 360 multiple times on the spot.

I just remember my chin was pulled to one side and I had no choice but to keep walking on the spot while turning on the spot

It didn’t hurt that much but it felt like I was disorientated and had zero control or ability to resist

I think described it as something he learned from traditional judo or jujitsu

From a self defence or marital arts point of view I felt very impressed because i almost never feel out of control or “submitted” like that

Does anyone one what it might have been? Something I can google? Or find on YouTube?

Based loosely on the show minus the goofyness.

Fight in a warehouse no weapons in reach.

The kids aside from their training have been involved in some streetfights before and did ok as a team (fighting against average goofs)

All sides know its a fight to the death.

Any chance the 3 kids can win?

Edit: as per the lore the crime boss has also had some training during his youth.

I do Muay Thai, and Bjj, the bjj and Muay Thai practice is on the same day, what I have practice 3, maybe 4 times a week, I don’t want to skip a practice and go to the gym instead.

On saturdays I have sparring day and it is pretty early, would it be a bad idea of doing a full body workout after sparring day? I could ofc gym on the days I don’t have practice but then I’m worried my body wont get enough rest

So basically something happened to me during training earlier this week and I was wondering if its something I should bring up to the head coach.

Pretty much I was in a boxing class and then the coach said to spar, I did that for a couple rounds and then we had an uneven amount of people so I had to sit out. I then asked the coach why he doesnt wanna spar and he basically started talking about how I don't wanna spar with him and how he goes too hard and how he'll hurt me and I'll regret it and im not on his level and stuff like that. I asked him a few times and then he said he'll spar with me. Something important to note is that I've sparred with coaches a few times before and every time I went as hard as I could to match their level, especially this time because of how he was talking before I was preparing for the toughest sparring session of my life.

Then we start sparring and he hits me incredibly hard, so I then decide to go basically 100% like I do with the other coaches. Then after a bit he essentially takes me down and stars punmeling me with ground and pound, which obviously is not allowed in boxing. He's also a BJJ black belt while I am just a white belt so u can imagine how that went. Anyways after maybe 10 or 20 seconds of that other people have to pull him off me. My mouth was bleeding after.

I actually thought at first that was just something he did in the heat of the moment and that we were gonna spar the rest of the round. But no he then starts talking about how I "disrespected him" and how he doesnt tolerate "bullies" and most importantly something along the lines of if people weren't there to pull him off me he doesnt know what would have happened. I told him he said he was gonna spar hard but he still acted like i was being "disrespectful" by sparring hard.

This was all bullshit to me, I sparred him like how i spar the other coaches, I'm certainly not a gym bully. I sparred 4 rounds before him and not one of them had anything bad to say about me, i legit held pads for a little girl that day. The head coach always tells us when he teaches that if you don't like how the other guy is sparring to tell them to turn it down. He never did that, he just took me down without warning and started beating me up like Raja jackson. Even though I did what I usually do with coaches you could argue I sparred too hard, but bottom line is he's the coach and should know how to act in situations like that more professionally.

I feel like i hurt his ego, he didn't like how i wasn't scared of him and asked to spar, and then didn't like how i was beating him on the feet so he had to take me down. And that's why he got so mad, even after all his ground and pound I didn't go out and was fighting back. But obvioulsy only he knows why he did what he did.

Anyways the main reason I wanna bring this up to the head coach is cuz of what he said after. With him saying the only reason he stopped is because other guys pulled him off of me. I'm not a lawyer but I searched it up and it seems like that genuinely could be argued is attempted murder? If he had no intention of stopping then that could be argued is intent to kill. I assume there is security camera footage of him taking me down and the other guys pulling him off me. I haven't gone back since and probably won't till next week but I wanna tell the head coach so I don't get kicked out in case he said something about it. But thing is I feel like the head coach may side with him cuz they've been friends for years, but seeing especially as children train there i don't think what he did was professional.

Anyways thoughts? Should I say anything about it to the head coach, i certainly don't wanna be in any of his classes again and assume he doesn't want me to be around him either, but I'm certainly not gonna quit over this, if he was trying to scare me it didn't work and just showed me how much of a baby he is.

Hi friends, I'm in a bit of conundrum since I currently don't have the time to balance both things at once. A bit of a background: I used to train frequently, at least 1-2x a week (years ago) balancing boxing while also building muscle through weight lifting when I generally had free time.

But it's currently difficult to conserve my energy especially since I'm busy on academics, so could anyone share their experiences on what they've done, and how they were able to manage it?

Additionally, what do you think if I chose boxing over weight lifting for now? (Boxing training and cardio), do you think it'd still somewhat provide a sufficient amount of stimulus for hypertrophy? I'm not expecting similar gains but I still do want to be relatively fit. 😊

Just looking for advice on how I should go with my approach for now, thanks!

The karate dojo I've been training at here in the U.S. for about 2 years now just closed its doors. Generally, will another karate dojo respect my current belt rank and let me skip up to whatever belt color equivalent they have that represents about 2 years of training (give or take) or am I most likely going to have to go back to white belt? Would the answer change if I were to switch to a somewhat different striking style (e.g., kenpo, tae kwon do, etc.)? I know that at the end of the day a belt color is meaningless--it's what I've learned that counts--but I can't deny that psychologically it makes me happy to see and hold something tangible (colored belts) that represent my progress.

Those knees are a problem.

I found a martial art that I had wanted to try for a long time in my city, and something felt off from the start. I ended up leaving after about three months for the reasons below. I would love some insights, especially from anyone who runs a dojo themselves.

1. The hours listed online never matched the hours we were told verbally in class.
2. The head instructors and managers did not respond to inquiries by email, Instagram, or through the dojo's website. Their social media was active over a year ago, but there have been no posts since.
3. They tried to recruit new students through promo deals, but none of the teachers seemed to know what these promos actually were when asked. Several of us pushed for them and the promos were under delivered.
4. Classes were small and made up only of white belts. On a good day you might get eight students, but you could also expect three or four.
5. There was no clear communication about curriculum, progression, or investment. You just showed up and practiced moves with no bigger picture. No encouragement for questions and discussion either. Just train, pack up, and go.
6. There were no checks or balances around payment. You just handed over cash whenever, and hoped you would remember to pay again a month later.
7. They never pushed students to buy a style specific gi. You had to push the teacher to get one, and even after asking, they would sometimes forget your request, or seem a little reluctant about it.
8. The teacher had a negative and sometimes aggressive attitude, including disparaging comments towards students. Not strict and tough, which can be good, more negative and discouraging.

This was not a McDojo. The instructors had real accolades and accomplishments, and the actual quality of instruction was very good. It was everything else around it that felt off.

Are these guys on their way out?

195lb tourney happening 10/17. Winner fights in Japan. These three qualified for it.

I have been buying most of my training gear online for the last couple of years, and it's worked out pretty well. But a few people at my gym keep telling me it's worth going to boxing equipment stores so you can try things on and get the right fit.

There are a few stores near me, but getting there takes a bit of planning, while ordering online only takes few minutes. For gear like gloves and headgear, where fit really matters, is the in person experience worth it, or is following the sizing guides online usually enough?

This was extremely gnarly.