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Anonymous at Wed, 31 May 2023 13:08:31 UTC No. 149156
Would it be better to train a certain martial art first to have a good base before training mma/ a complementary style? Or just train mma from the get go?
I want to have a specialization, but at the same time, I think it would be better if I just focus on being good overall, and transitioning or cross training may be hard.
Anonymous at Wed, 31 May 2023 13:41:31 UTC No. 149159
Depends on your learning capacity and why you're doing it. It may seem counterintuitive, but if you want to fight as a potential profession, you're actually better off with a single base to work from if you're not a natural athlete. And then mixing it up from there.
Anonymous at Wed, 31 May 2023 13:58:03 UTC No. 149160
>>149156
There is a bjj gym in my town and they teach mma simply by having kickboxing and wrestling classes in addition to bjj ones so if you join a gym like this, you will automatically have a base in bjj, although I don't think it's a perfect form of mma training because it means you never take mma classes. You just take bjj, kickboxing and wrestling classes.
Anonymous at Wed, 31 May 2023 22:43:57 UTC No. 149209
>>149156
If you're a complete spaz then yes.
Start with some form of grappling like Wrestling or Judo, because it'll help you develop some basic hand-eye co-ordination and balance but won't require all the flexibility of kickboxing or muay thai.