Im 14 and i wanna do MMA?

Question

Ok so heres the deal im 14 and i wanna start doing MMA for basic self defense..I dont really have any practice yett so i wanna no where i should start?

Answer 1

I consulted with my son who has done some MMA and he advised you to find one martial art you could get good in like Judo, boxing or Muay Thai. Find a dojo in your area so when you turn 18, you will be really talented in one area. You can then use your specialty to grow and learn other martial arts later.

Answer 2

highschool wrestling is an excelent sport and can whip some *** once you know how to do it. Grappling is the best basic form of self defence, most people dont know how to do any thing once they are on their stomache or back.

Throw in some boxing and your basicly an MMA fighter. 90% of what you see in movies has no real world value. kicking is almost never sucessful. knowing anatomy and where to hit is so much more important.

Answer 3

Join the highschool wrestling team, no better way to defend yourself than being able to get a guy down and hold him there, also a good starting point for MMA if your interested.

Answer 4

join the high school wrestling team.  that would be a great starting spot.

Answer 5

I'm going to be honest. As someone who trains in Muay Thai, BJJ and Krav Maga I will tell you that if your wanting to protect yourself. Don't strictly take MMA classes. There are some arts out there that are soley for that reason! I'm going to sound a bit biased because I have trained in Krav Maga for quite some time and tell you that in my eyes it is by FAR the best realistic combat art. There are no rules, no points, no competition, just strict training on real life scenarios. Whether it be getting jumped or disarming guns and knives each one is centered on a major threat that can happen to you. It's a cheap and dirty fighting style with kicks to the groin, eye strikes, knee strikes, multiple assailants and the like. If you want to compete or one stay step into a cage, Krav Maga isn't for you. When I started getting into serious MMA it took quite some time for me to adapt because I was trained to  never go to the ground and most of my training was worthless because it was all illegal to do in competition anyway(although my reaction time is great because of it) Also Krav Maga is made to be learned in very little time. It's not very complex and easy to understand in the basic levels.

Answer 6

That or you could just start MMA already. You don't need practice to start MMA.

Answer 7

MMA is the new thing in martial arts--Ground and pound or sprawl and brawl. learning to defend yourself starts with the mental process of understanding yourself. start with your body type--a long lanky person will always be at a disadvantage in a judo match, and a short stocky person will have difficulty in a TKD match. Kicking, punching, grappling--seems like a lot of choices. Start in something that you like to do and practice, practice, practice.

One other thing top MMA fighter are Professional athletes--they work out several hours each day and are committed to getting better in the ring. Self defense is a little different. You can be taught to break a person's neck in exactly 5 minutes. And in one hour you can be proficient at it--but that's all you will be-a neck breaker. Learn the Philosophy behind what ever you do. Who founded it, how did it get to your area and who taught your teacher. You can go through life without ever throwing a punch--most people do. But study something that you believe will make you a better person.

Answer 8

First you will need to come up with GOOD answers to the following questions (for whoever is going to be paying for the classes):

WHY?

Why not some other martial art?

Will it benefit you?

Will it interfere with school work?

What else will you learn besides fighting techniques? (The other MAs have a long standing tradition of imparting "other virtues.")

Answer 9

If you want to learn basic self defense, MMA is not for you. MMA is for people who want to be professional fighters; and to be a pro it takes a lot more than a basic understanding of your practice. When you are serious about it being a MMA fighter you gotta have a ground game (wrestling and jiu jitsu), standing game (karate with boxing knowledge), as well as some knowlege of judo imo.