Learn the whole fight, not five disconnected classes.
MMA makes every range matter. You have to know how to strike without getting taken down. How to wrestle when punches are involved. How to use the wall. How to control somebody on the ground without forgetting they can hit you. And how to get back to your feet when being underneath is the wrong place to stay. That is what we teach.
You will absolutely learn boxing, kickboxing, wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. But the real skill is learning how they connect.
Learn to move, defend and put combinations together with a reason behind them, not just hit pads.
Hand fighting, underhooks, body locks, shots, trips, cage work and takedown defense.
Jiu-Jitsu for MMA: control positions, submissions, striking awareness, scrambles and getting back to your feet.
You don’t prove you belong here
by getting beat up.
Good MMA training has pressure. It also has control. Beginners need technical rounds, good partners and enough resistance to learn without being overwhelmed. Experienced athletes need harder rounds and people who can push them. Those are different jobs. We don’t pretend they are the same.
“You should leave MMA class understanding something better than when you walked in. Getting tired is easy. Getting better takes coaching.”
- · Beginners drill before they spar.
- · Hard sparring is not mandatory.
- · Partners are matched as intelligently as possible by size, experience and goal.
- · Coaches can change the intensity of a round at any time.
- · Fundamentals are not treated as the “kids table.”
- · Competition training is available for people who want to compete.
Is MMA the right program for you?
- Want to learn striking and grappling together
- Watch MMA and want to understand what is actually happening
- Want practical wrestling and cage work
- Like variety but still want a real curriculum
- Want conditioning that comes from learning a skill
- Might want to compete someday
- Have no interest in competing but still want to train the complete game
- Only want Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Start with Jiu-Jitsu.
- Only want strength training. Start with Strength & Conditioning.
- Want a zero-contact fitness class. Our martial arts programs probably aren’t the right fit.
- Are dealing with an injury that needs medical rehab first. Get cleared, then come see us.
Don’t rely on memory for the stuff you learned Tuesday.
MMA has a lot of moving parts. The Training Hub gives members a place to review drills, combinations, positions and supporting videos between classes so the work has a better chance of sticking. The Hub gives you something useful to work on between classes. The actual skill still gets built with coaches and partners.
- Review combinations from class
- Revisit positional sequences
- Use solo or bag drills between sessions
- See supporting technique videos
- Keep your current training focus in front of you