I am 25 yrs old.Is it to late for me to learn mma and actually be able to compete in pride or ufc?
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I definitely don't think it's too late. I think Brad Imes who was in season 2 of the ultimate fighter....he had only done MMA for like a year before he ended up on that show and ended up fighting in UFC. I'm not sure how old he is but I would be surprised if he is younger than 25. It is possible for you to train in MMA and compete but I think it mostly depends on you. Are you a quick learner? It takes some people many years before they become proficient in their martial art and then you have some freaks of nature who pick up things in a year or less. I have a friend like that. He trained in BJJ somewhere between 6-12 months and he got his blue belt, which I think is not bad for someone who never trained in martial arts. Anyways, if this is something you wanna do, I would recommend a few things. First of all, find a really good instructor. This is important. If you can't communicate and ask questions and if the instructor isn't able to clearly explain what he's teaching you in a simple way, you will waste your time and money. So do your research on the instructors that are available to you. My next piece of advice is you should train as much as possible. Do you work full time? Married? Got kids? You may want to think about whether or not time will allow you to commit to training as much as you need to. Most people will say that you should train atleast 3 times a week. If you can train more than that, that's even better but make sure you don't get burned out. Don't train too hard to the point that you don't feel like going the next day. Also in training, you should build up your cardio too and do exercises that use your body weight. This is what Bruce Lee did as well as many other great martial artists. Dieting is also important, maybe equally important as training. Once you got the perfect instructor and the perfect training schedule and diet, you should eventually look into competing in some small scale MMA tournaments so that you can get the experience. You may want to consult with your instructor and decide on when it is the right time for you to start competing. I think if you pay a lot of attention to all of these factors that I have suggested, you will definitely be in a good position to break into the fight scene. Of course, I don't claim to be an expert, but what I know is what I have observed other MMA fighters doing. Good luck to you! Although I personally train for street fighting and may never fight in something like the UFC or Pride, I love to watch those things and I get excited when I meet people who have an interest competing.
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Why don't you join a martial arts school,you can remain as a powerful fighter at the same time ,your girl friend will be happy for you listen to her.\nBesides,martial arts club will teach the correct way of sparring under rules,control and discipline,plus if you good,may be one day you can represent your country to tournaments and even to the Olympic.
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Most UFC fighters have spent years training and working their way up on lesser known mma events. You have to start at the bottom and work your way up. Start by joining a mma class and if you develop into a good fighter you can fight in mma tournaments
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Judo is definitely not a bad place to start. that is where I started and I am about the same size.  Judo will teach you how to take opponents down and what to do once you get them down (Choke holds, armbars etc.).  Something to keep in mind is that in fighting, there are 3 distances from which to attack or defend. they are what I call "away" (Aprrox. 3 feet from opponent), "close range" (self explanatory) and on the ground.  Judo will teach you close range and ground techniques.\nAs you progree though, you may want to consider other arts to cover the different areas of fighting.  I started with Judo until I received a brown belt (about 3 yrs). from there I went to Tae Kwon Do so I could learn how to kick and cover the outer perimeter (Black Belt). and then I moved on to Kung Fu to cover the short range.  Though I liked all of these arts, my preference would be Kung Fu. from what I've seen, a shorter stature person like ourselves could really benefit from it should the need arise.\nwhichever art you choose though, do your homework. many schools proclaim to be great one's and advance you quickly to get the testing fees out of you (belt factory)!. don't fall for these, they will give you a false sense of confidence that you don't need!\ncheck around, ask alot of questions, if you are interested in competing go one a tournament where the school u are interested in is participating.  If you a see a green belt from another school beat a black belt from your school of interest, then chances are you need to be looking elsewhere.\nGood luck to you!  I hope you enjoy as much I have throughout my life.
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Probably 1 school for every 100,000 Americans. And they charge anywhere from free to $500 a month plus some states have governing bodies that require you to be a member as well usually $50-$100 a year. \nRemember right now there is a big hype around martials arts with UFC becoming so popular the last couple years. so prices are gonna go up especially in the so called MMA training centers. Where you will get the worst training. It should take at least 5-10 years to get a black belt and that is if you are proficient at the art. Some places will give an 8 year old a black belt in a year. Mean while they didn't learn anything. Martial arts are different for everyone some people do it for life others do it for 2 years and quit. \nUnless you are going to do it for a long time don't get into it because why waste the money if in a couple years UFC/MMA fighting gets boring and all of a sudden you realize you don't want to do it because it's not popular anymore. Martial Arts are not a fad.
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Any traditional martial art (ie 1 that emphasizes forms, respect & discipline) will be very good for you. It should definitely help.\n\nI started Tae Kwon Do at age 44.\n\nNot dangerous if you are in a good school. The worst injuries I have had in my school have been bruises.\n\nBTW I'm impressed that you know the meaning of penultimate. Very few people your age do. In fact very few people ANY age do.
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I like all these jack asses like ninedemonsgod who point to UFC as a good rule of thumb as to what to expect in a real fight. My short retort to his dumb answer would be to ask would you want to go to the ground if facing multiple attackers? Maybe he likes to roll around on the floor with a bunch of guys, but I wouldn't.\n\nI would just suggest you use what you learn, what you remember, and what comes as second nature. Beyond that, adapt to your environment and use whatever you can, be it beer bottle, lead pipe, knife, or even gun if your life depends on it. You'll probably be more prepared based on the way you train, not just dependent on the style in which you train.\n\nOther than that, some people spar and train just for sport, and hopefully they don't get confused as to what is real and what doesn't work. Billy Blanks has great success with Tae Bo, but I wouldn't put money on 38-year old Susie Homemaker who does Tae Bo every morning after dropping her kids off at school when facing a drunk biker.
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It is never too late to begin learning a martial art.  I've seen people as young as 3 and as old as mid-60's start training.  The late teens and early 20's are the "prime time" physically, so it is actually a very good time to get started.  \n\nAs to which art is best... you'll get many different answers depending on who you ask. They are both fantastic for many reasons and both have drawbacks as well (keep in mind there are many other options too).  Not to mention that they can seem quite similar to the uninitiated.  So, I'd recommend some other questions instead.  Focus more on how to find the best martial arts' school, rather than trying to pin down which art is better.  All schools are NOT created equal.  Martial arts are not regulated, so you'll find dramatic differences from one place to the other.  Which is part of the reason you'll get such varied answers.  Don't get caught up in letting someone tell you one art is better than another!  Some people say taekwondo is more competition/fight oriented, others will say karate is.  Some people say there's more to learn from karate, some say taekwondo.  Some say taekwondo is more fun, some say karate.  When in fact, it's the specific school that make the difference.  Even when it comes down to the aspects of training, such as if there's going to be more kicking, punching, fighting, self-defense, etc.  Each school will vary, even within the same art.  (It's true that girls sometimes gravitate more toward a preference for kicking, but this is also about personal experience and individual schools.)  \n\nSo I suggest you think about these other things:  What reasons are you (or the girl, if it's not you) seeking training?  (Self-defense, fitness, fun, confidence, competition, etc.)  This will help you narrow things down.  Then look into things like: what is the main focus of the school?  how qualified are the instructors?  are there other teenage students?  how much can you afford to spend for lessons?  do you want a traditional (uniforms, history, customs) or contemporary (normal workout clothes, less use of foriegn language and customs) atmosphere?  Call around, ask for references, watch a class and talk to the other students.  Make sure that the school you choose will meet your wants and needs.  \n\nGood luck!
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Sound like you need to stay in USA and reserach martial arts first. It sound like your mind have been filled with fairy tales. \n\nI better pop that bubble. There's no things such as chi projectile. You will never be able to throw a chi bolt at someone. There's no secret pressure point that will make people go into seizure and foams at the mouth. There's no magic spirit that will come out of your ass and help you fight. You will never be able to defeate more than 2 or 3 people without help of machine gun or grenade. Medidate and all spiritual crap will only help your morale, but not your skill. Kata will not help you fight better, it just sharpen your form. There's no old man hidden in mountain waiting for right student. There's no secret instructor, anyone who claim to train under one are lying and anyone who claim to be hidden or secret instructor are a poser and a lair who never throw a punch for real. \n\nSo if you want a realistic straight up brutal fighting style, go to Thailand for Muay Thai or become a jewish and join Israeli military special force to learn CQC. Also you can go to brazil for brazilian jiu jitsu but it's a waste of moneys since america have some excellet brazilian jiu jitsu instructor. \n\nIf you want to be stuck in fairy land of Martial arts, go to your local park and find a old asian man in a dress and ask him to teach you something.
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Martial arts is a lifetime commitment. Even if you make it to Black Belt which can take 3-7 years depending on which martial arts you train in, your training is still not complete, there's plenty more to learn! So to answer your question, it's simply not possible.
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first u have to start small u cantg just walk into a contract qwith them see if there is a local fighting group. or MMA association and get involved there its take a lot to make the UFC i have a friend that is a class under there and i've seen what he goes through.
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I'm your DADDY lets get it on i am experienced in Mauy Thai Wrestling and JU-JITSU i have been fighting in mma for since i was 18 and i am now 27 i love to fight on the street or the ring i am in it for the love not the money but i love your confidence although you cant be serious if you are a millionaire you could get any number of sparing partners that will fight you bare knuckle let alone anyone from your gym or dojo sleep well little dragon and keep dreaming.
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I think much after 45 is waiting too long. But it depends on your training before hand. If you don't have any training at all, and are out of shape, the age is obviously going to be lower, but if you are well trained, then you could try to be professional later on.
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I don't know the ideal age to start.  Oscar started like 7 as did many great fighter.  Some fighters like Jermaine Taylor started in teenage years.  If you start too young there is a good chance you will be burnt out.\n\nAs far a 21 if you were a very gifted athlete you can still be good even pro.  To be a world class boxer at 21 is a very late start.\n\nI started in 8th grade and still found many kids my age with much more experience.  The good news is after getting your butt kicked by more experienced guys your fighting will get much better if you keep on trying.
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MMA better training and you can learn a more diverse style of fighting
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I do as well and I think we need a mixed martial arts forum here underneath sports. UFC is well on it's way up and let's hope it isn't simply a fad.
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Tee,\n\nI've studied multiple disciplines over the last 22 years..\nThe main two arts were Hung Ga Chuan Fa (17 years) and Bujinkan Taijutsu for the last 5.\n\nIn the midst of those...I've played around and cross-trained w/ Muay Thai, Yoshinkan Aikido, MMA players, Kodokan Judo, Kokkar military knife and firearm tactics, Wing Chun, Xingyiquan, and Bagua...\n\nBut Hung Ga and the Bujinkan were the major two, the only two that have really spoken to me. The others were for fun mainly.\n\nHave I ever had to defend myself? Yes...\n\nOnce at an attempted ATM mugging : the assailant left w/ a broken elbow and a nasty concussion.\n\nOnce at a bar : I hit him w/ an ashtray, and my bouncer friend threw him out. 30 seconds and done.\n\nThat's good enough for now...