MMA Training: The Ultimate Beginners Guide To Mixed Martial Arts (Including Drills & Tactics) (MMA, Martial Arts, Self Defense, BJJ) by John Renegade

Author:John Renegade [Renegade, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Renegade
Published: 2016-04-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7 – Getting on with Your Training

So you have a go signal from your doctor that it’s okay to do some MMA. You have also learned a little bit more about this sport to keep you interested. The next step, if you’re really committed to it, is to find a local gym.

Finding the Right Gym

Nowadays, you can find hundreds of mixed martial arts gyms. It has become quite a big business and you can find people from different backgrounds setting up gyms of their own. It’s safe to say that a lot of these gyms are legit, however that does not discount the fact that there are con artists out there too.

You can use your trusty phone book or you can do an internet search to gather a list of names and addresses of gyms in your area. You should do your own due diligence to get some background info too. Find out who the coaches are. Find out what their martial arts backgrounds are.

Check their credentials. If they say they’re certified black belts in a particular martial art then check out the official organization of that martial art. Different schools usually list the practitioners who are affiliated with them. Other than the actual martial art schools and associations, there are also certification sites that list certified MMA instructors for strength and conditioning as well as fitness nutrition. An example of which is www.nasm.org

Some coaches are former athletes who may have won particular competitions so crosscheck that info with the event and see who won that said competition for that particular year. Some coaches were former MMA fighters who have retired – they may have hung up their gloves but they have put on their mitts, so to speak.

If a coach is a former MMA fighter, then try to see if you can find his fight record. If there are videos of that fighter available, then take the time to watch them. That coach doesn’t need to have a high profile winning record, but at least make sure that he knows what he’s doing inside the octagon or ring.

Pay Them a Visit

Now that you have a list of gyms on hand, the next step is to pay them a visit. Check out their facilities and see if their equipment is in tip top shape. The equipment doesn’t have to be sparkly clean or anything like that. If it is too clean then they either have no students learning MMA or they just bought their equipment yesterday – which is highly unlikely.

They should at least keep their stuff clean and well-maintained. Expect to see some of their training tools to be a bit banged up – well, people kick, punch, knee, and elbow those things so you should expect to see some of the leather have some wear and tear on them.

Other than the equipment, you should also try to meet the coach. Find out if he or she (yes there are female MMA coaches too – they’re actually tougher

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