[blahblah192]

Just wondering.

[Beowulf]

Go to subfighter or mma.tv and look for a school in your area. Check out a few, pick the one that seems best for your goals, and sign up.

[blahblah192]

If possible could you give an estimate as to how much the training would cost per month? Will definately look at those sites though. Thanks.

[Beowulf]

At least $100 from what I've seen. I have unlimited classes for $145. It seems like a lot, but comes out to 7.25/class going 5x per week. I try to do 6.

I have a thread in this section about searching for a gym. Look it up and you'll see a lot of the advice the more experienced guys here gave me. I'm a total noob to this.

[size]

In my opinion, the best way to start training is to pick one of a few common areas to start training (such as muay thai, kick boxing, jui jitsu, or submission wrestling). Once you become skilled in one area, then add a new area to focus while continuing to train in the other. Continue this process to become well rounded.

What are your goals?

[Rodja]

I started by learning BJJ b/c I know that grappling is important and not as easy to practice by yourself. I picked up Muay Thai about 6 months later and now I train each at least 2x/wk. Withing the next year or so, I want to find a school that teaches sambo, but there are not any credible ones within about 200 miles of where I live.

[pistonpump]

Judo can be helpful too once you have your striking and ground game down. Look at Carl Perisian or whatever his name is. He just tosses guys around with his Judo skill.

[pistonpump]

We have alot of gyms down here in hawaii. A friend of mine trained with BJ Penn for a while. I was thinking of joining that gym too.

[will175]

I agree that Judo can help only if you use it right, I think it would take a long time to get to that point with Judo..Like it was stated look for a gym close by you and train in one art at a time, and dont push it to hard and hurt yourself. Most of all dont be like some of these kids Ive trained with, they come in to the gym for couple months then grow some big balls then when they are out on the street they act like punks. Humble your self and you will absorb more info. Good Luck with your training.....PistonPump where in hawaii you from? Alllrright.

[pistonpump]

auuuuurigh! haha Aiea Oahu brah. I saw your post in the BJ Penn Matt Hughes thread and i swear i saw some pigeon english come out fast kine!

[blahblah192]

Thanks guys. I'm not really looking to get into it right now. BJJ looks like it would be a really good start or kickboxing.

[pistonpump]

i would rather take muay thai first. Im a stand up kinda guy.

[pistonpump]

if they cant get past your fists and feet then how are they gonna take you down? lol It doesnt need to go to the ground if they are sleeping already.

[NO HYPE]

Originally Posted by pistonpump

"Im a stand up kinda guy".

.... That's what I'm talk'n bout....

[will175]

Originally Posted by pistonpump

if they cant get past your fists and feet then how are they gonna take you down? lol It doesnt need to go to the ground if they are sleeping already.

Hahaha.good one. I lived by ice palace for a little while but Im from Kaneohe, now I have been in Vegas for bout 2 years....Oh and yes I also agree if you are going to take a type of stand up take muay tai instead of kick boxing. But you do need to be well rounded. There is always the punchers chance and some people have it more than others. Good luck anyways.

[Rodja]

In MMA, it really depends if you want to fight in a cage or in a ring. For the cage, grappling is better because you can pin your opponent against the cage and use short elbows and subs. In a ring, strong stand up is much more important. Except for Nog, all of the great fighters in PRIDE all have outstanding striking. Still, like it has been said before, learning multiple arts is 100% necessary for success. Mark Hunt is a great fighter, but when he faces good grapplers, he has little chance of winning (e.g. Barnett).

[axekick]

Any luck finding a school blahblah? Where are you from? Do you have any prior martial arts training? You should be able to find a place that offers standup and ground technique. One that mixes it up will be best if you actually want to fight. However, to really be great, you should consider mastering some art and then adding to it to be well rounded. This stuff is a lifestyle.

[NO HYPE]

Originally Posted by Rodja