i realy want 2 take up cage fighting. can any one help?

Question

im 21 and female! i have no experience but really want to take part in cage fighting but dont know how to go about it. i need to if any1 is willing to help/train me.any info would be greatly appriciated.

Answer 1

I can't train you. :p
Since you have no experience, I would recommend the following:

1. Join a reputable martial arts school.

There's four combat distances (Average kick, average punch, trapping, and ground grappling distance).
I would recommend that you not start with MMA off the bat. Why? Because in MMA, most of the people are well-rounded, but they have a general strategy and set of combat distances they attempt to keep the fight in.

An MMA school is going to directly give you all of those tools from the beginning, which is fine, but you may never know what distances you want to align your cagefighting around. You haven't tried it yet, however, so you may very well learn once you've learned how to fight on all ranges. You may learn with all the tools in front you though, or you might just become a chameleon for all we know. ^_^ Try it out, and if after awhile you are starting to lose because of ranges, then try out a style that focuses on less ranges.

2. The MMA school is likely (See: Almost required) to have competitions. You can start from there. After you've had some years to train yourself, then you can start looking online and offline for Amateur MMA promotions, unless you just happened to get pick up, and there you are. A lot of promotions are springing up due to the increasing popularity, so you shouldn't have much trouble, especially if your MMA school keeps regular contact with a promoter.

Good luck.

Answer 2

You have no experience cagefighting but you will certainly need martial arts training (martial arts are not exclusively asian) and fitness training before you get in the octagon.

For striking I would suggest you train in Muay Thai for the elbows, knees, and kicks that they are strong in. For hand speed, power, and combos train in boxing (western or American boxing as you would see on ESPN).
For grappling you can go with judo (most throws can be done no gi) and it has the ground skills of jujitsu. Or bjj combined with wrestling. Use the submissions of bjj while seeking more dominate positions (the wrestling skill set) instead of just "pulling guard" like many bjj schools advocate.

Of course you shouldn't even think of entering the cage unless you are in near top physical condition. You should be strength training with weights. Going light for reps for endurance and heavier for explosive power (powerlifting's big three - flat bench, squats, and deadlifts as well as Olympic lifts such as the clean & jerk should be the core of your "heavy" days) And you need to get your cardio up. So running, swimming, biking, treadmill, elliptical trainer, etc are a must.

As you can see from the minimal outline above it will take some discipline and dedication but it will be worth it in the end. Feel free to contact me with specific questions or training tips, etc. Good luck and train hard!!

Answer 3

my suggestion would be to find an mma school and start your training. they will set up a fight when your ready. If there are no mma schools near. try to find a kick boxing school and a grappling school eg bjj. training at both schools so you have a stand up game and a ground game. Trust me when your good enough people will mention it to you. hope this has helped.

Answer 4

What sort of cages would you be wanting to fight ?
I would recommend starting with a bird cage and maybe work up towards one of those shark cages you see the divers go down in.

Answer 5

Check out http://www.kimbofight.net for every single of of Kimbo's fights and training videos.. All free of course :P