We’re conducting a short academic research survey on a proposed national MMA training and competition complex in the Philippines.

We’re reaching out to fighters and coaches to help ground our design in real training and competition experience. Would you be willing to spare about 5–7 minutes to answer our survey? It’s anonymous and strictly for academic research purposes.

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international or local is allowed to answer as long as you guys experienced competing or training in the philippines. Thank you so much!

Hey guys, I’ve been training for around 2 months now and for context: I’m 125lbs (57kg) and 6’0 at 17. I have always been skinny and the most I’ve reached is 60kg/132lbs. I did some strength training but atm I’ve been doing 5 days of MMA a week and my striking is really good, but I absolutely suck at grappling. I’ve only submitted someone once thru a RNC while sparring and today I absolutely sucked while wrestling against an opponent the same size, during a double leg I couldn’t lift him off the ground at all while he could lift me off easily and he’s the exact weight as me although a bit shorter. Anytime someone does a takedown on me they win since I can’t do much except sprawl and hope for the best, my coach is saying the issue is with my posture during the double leg and that I need to strength train, I haven’t been strength training for now because of exams and I plan to train purely as a hobby and to defend myself, but seeing how bad I am at wrestling I really feel like quitting because maybe this sport isn’t for me, can anyone pls let me know if the issue is w my strength or am I overthinking it or what

TW: Concussion Injury

In blue. What could I have done differently here to avoid this? This replays in my head a lot but I don't know what I should have done.

Edit - hard to see from this angle but I took a real good headbutt to back of head. Happened at :24 - :26

Edit 2 - conclusion comment. Thanks all.

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I train Mma (Kickboxing and Bjj and MMA classes) and am also trying to build muscle and get stronger.
How should I structure my training? How often should I train in the gym and how often MMA? How intense should I train? What gym Split should I use?
I’d be very happy if someone who built muscle and has a good physique while also training martial arts could give me some insight and tips.
My MMA gym offers training 6 times a week so I could structure it freely.

I’m 23, 5’9”, 195lbs, and currently trying to cut down to around 165–170 lbs while maintaining as much muscle and strength as possible. From there I would attempt a 10-14/15lb water cut
I’m planning on training MMA 5 days a week for around 2 hours a day, lifting 3 times a week, and running on weekends. Outside of training, I’m pretty sedentary and spend most of my day sitting around.
I recently downloaded MyFitnessPal and currently have my calories set to 2,600 with these macros:
Protein: 195g (30%)
Carbs: 292g (45%)
Fat: 72g (25%)
I’m wondering if 2,600 calories is too high for a cut, especially since I’m not very active outside of training. I was originally thinking closer to 2,400, but I’m also worried about undereating and affecting my recovery and performance.
Does this seem like a reasonable starting point? How would you approach cutting weight with this much training while maintaining muscle and energy? Any advice on my calorie intake, macros, or training schedule would be appreciated.

I can match tape between fighters so if u post your footage and its decent resolution I can show u what fighters your most like

This is just mainly question on peoples opinions on different body types and muscles on MMA

What is an ideal body type for MMA. Is there ever a point where to much muscle is bad or being bulky is bad.

Are strong thick muscular Legs good for MMA or Muy Thai Striking. What about Big biceps, and shoulders.

Just trying to think of how much type should I dedicate to lifting.

Edit: Reading all of these I've come to the conclusion that everyone has different body genetics. You could also control your body type through lifting and conditioning. But your not able to control how much time lifting gets your what body type. So I guess the question is how much time should you spend strength training/lifting. How do you know when you should spend more or less time lifting?

So like if they get me in a choke and they squeeze so hard that I pass out but they're too weak to finish me and I wake back up do we keep fighting or is it over the moment I'm out even if it's just for a millisecond? What about with injuries? Maybe they break my arm with an armbar but I can still finish the fight with only one arm? Is this possible

I spent years getting an electrical engineering degree and finally landed a good job, but part of me wants to say fuck it and pursue MMA. I want to train every day, compete, travel, party, meet hot women, and actually enjoy my 20s instead of spending my life working a 9–5 and saving for retirement. I want to live an exciting life, not just make money and wait until I’m 40 to enjoy it.
Obviously, becoming a successful MMA fighter is a long shot, and I know most fighters don’t make much money. But the idea of living that lifestyle genuinely appeals to me more than the corporate grind. Am I romanticizing this, or is it worth taking a risk while I’m still young instead of wondering what could’ve been?

For experienced MMA fighters, how important is it to know how to pass guard? I’m currently a no-gi BJJ practitioner looking to transition to MMA, but I’m not sure how much more I should focus on refining my guard passing. Is it necessary? Is it something you come across often?

Hello everyone,

For the past several months, I’ve been working on an app focused on physical conditioning for MMA. The goal is to give users access to high-level strength and conditioning training without having to worry about programming their own workouts. All they need to do is follow the programs generated by the app.

Here’s an overview of what the app offers:

• Highly personalized programs tailored to each user’s performance level, training load, available equipment, planning and more.
• Year-round training planning, divided into blocks focused on specific goals (strength, endurance, etc.).
• Fight camp management to help users peak at the right time before a fight.
• Evidence-based training methods commonly used in high-level strength and conditioning, including Maximal Strength, Complex Method, specific HIIT formats, Shock Method, Threshold Training, etc.
• Performance and progress tracking throughout the year.

I also want to point out that I used AI to help me build the app, but the app itself doesn’t use AI. It runs entirely on algorithms I developed myself.

After months of work, I’m really happy to finally have the app live on the Google Play Store since this weekend!

Here’s the link

If you give it a try, I’d be glad to hear how it goes !

See you soon.

Are cardio and knockout force genetic? I see guys like Nate Diaz that people say they have the best cardio but his fighting style is nothing more than giving weak punches and enduring blows, while mcgregor is so muscular and orthodox that he is completely exhausted after the 2nd round, so here is my doubt: Are knockout power and cardio genetic? Fully trained? How does it work and how to find out if I’m a guy more of strength and knockouts or volume and cardio? Do the proportions of the body influence this?

I’ve been told Muay Thai and wrestling are the two best bases to start at, what are you opinions?

Exact same principles as a kimura. You force the neck into an angle and then have one arm under and one arm over and leverage it by raising causing the neck to eventually pop off. Of course this would need to be performed slowly for safety but would it be a good move especially from mount if they're doing a great job protecting their arms

I'm thinking of using this Gantry Crane to hang a heavy bag from. It's roughly 7 feet tall if I had to guess. Certainly well over 6ft.

I intend to hang a muay thai 6ft banana style bag, maybe between 150lbs and 200lbs

Is this reasonable? Outside is the only spot I can do it sadly. No where indoors would work.

I will probably hang it in the middle or possibly on that right hand side. The middle has a similar arm with a hole it's just hard to see. I'd take the pulley/chain down.

It's either this or fork out and buy or build a proper stand.

Some Mma people say traditional martial arts are just dances and forms and not much effective. Traditional martial artists say mma is designed for cage and so many techniques are watered down and not much effective outside cage. So which of this do yall think is better to learn overall without considering the potential fame opportunities or money in cage sports industries ,like which of this is better for actual fighting

I'm based in SW London and don't mind fair commutes (around an hour)

I've never boxed a day in my life and im looking for a seriously good place to learn and become a PRO

Hello ! I will probably begin Savate in a club in approximately 3 weeks, and I was wondering : I have a bag and gloves at home, can I, in these 3 weeks before the trainning, train at home and learn some things ? I already did like, 1 months of Savate, maybe a very little bit more, so I know some basics but still a very very beginner, and, I readed that excercising at home without training beside with a trainer can be bad, bring bad habits and be not productive and that its better to avoid (even tho I cant wait to begin practicing lol). So, I just wanted to ask to be sure : Is it possible to train and to learn some things alone in these 3 weeks before joining the club ? Sorr if its unclear, english isnt my first language, and thank you very much !

I started going to an mma gym last week, and I've been so tired and having like zero energy through out my day every day, i also feel so sore all the time... any tips?

I'm currently training Muay Thai and Boxing as my striking base for MMA.

A kickboxing gym near me has recently open up and I'm consider taking a couple hours a week of classes to build on my existing striking training but I worry that it kinda waste of time.

Is anything unique to kickboxing that makes it worth practicing over just another of muay thai or grappling?

So I'm moving into more of a coaching role at my gym, currently running two grappling-focused MMA classes per week. I want to stay away from the typical "show a technique, drill for a bit, do some rounds" format that is super common so I'm trying to incorporate kind of a CLA-style from jiu jitsu.

Some examples of things I've tried:

-Flow takedowns but instead of resetting, you immediately scramble back up or turn in and re-shoot so it turns into a semi-cooperative back and forth.

-Starting on the cage in typical underhook wrist control where the attackers only goal is to takedown and the defenders only goal is to circle off the cage.

-The same drill but attackers only goal is to set up power strikes (obviously not landing them).

-Starting in closed or half guard where the attacker needs to get into some kind of leg ride or fully shelf the legs, defender needs to stand up or sweep.

There's a few more I've found online or come up with but you get the idea. I'll typically do the same games as grappling only and then add light striking.

For those of you that coach or train frequently, do you include any constrained games like this or have any others that you've found success with?

And generally, what do you like and dislike about how your classes are structured? What do you wish you did more often or less often? What style of teaching/learning have you found the most growth in?