MMA Fit Training/ No- Gi Submission Grappling

Submission Wrestling (also known as submission fighting, submission grappling, sport grappling, or simply as No-Gi) or Combat wrestling in Japan, is a formula of competition and a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focuses on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission using a variety of holds and techniques. The sport of submission wrestling brings together aspects from Folk American Wrestling (Catch-as-catch-can), Luta Livre Esportiva, Freestyle Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Sambo. Submission fighting as an element of a larger sport setting is very common in mixed martial arts, Pankration, catch wrestling and others.

Our submission wrestling program is top notch with a combined 30 years experience in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Judo and Wrestling. Our students have competed and won at the highest levels of submission grappling. Mixed Martial Arts is a sport that was created by Rorion Gracie who brought it up from Brazil. In Brazil the sport was called Vale Tudo. In the United States, the sport is the culmination of all of the different martial arts. Fighters need an edge win in their matches and MMA-type of martial arts is what is looked upon as the best.
MMA is a growing sport and will get more popular with time. The idea of mixing different fighting techniques in one competition was born in the 1920's and originated in martial arts tournaments in Brazil. Other early mixed martial arts tournaments began in Japan in the 1970's and used the same combination of many different fighting styles. The idea of combining different fighting styles gained popularity overseas in the 1970's as famous martial artist Bruce Lee embraced the idea of combining different martial art styles in one fight.
The techniques used in MMA are punches, jiu jitsu, muy thai, knees, and elbows. Although the rules of mixed martial arts competitions are lax compared to other combat sports, there are some moves that are illegal in mixed martial art competitions. Our Mixed Martial Arts program is based solely on the purpose for giving our students a real sense of real life self-defense coupled with the intensity that would be found in a typical MMA regiment. We implement the key elements of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with the realities of combat. Our program relies heavily on a grappling base which will give one an advantageous position if they sought to further their career in MMA organizations.

Muay Thai

Muay Thai, translated into English as Thai Boxing, is the national sport of Thailand and is a martial art with origins in the ancient battlefield tactics of the Siamese (or Thai) army. It evolved from Krabi-Krabong, literally sword and baton, the hand-to-hand tactics of the Thai army. The early Muay Thai bouts pitted different companies within the Siamese army against each other with few rules and no weight divisions or time limits. They became quite popular and eventually were shown in stadia across the country. In the early 20th century, time limits, boxing gloves as well as a uniform set of rules were introduced. During the latter half of the 20th century Muay Thai was exported to many countries and is now practiced by hundreds of thousands of people all over the world.

Muay Thai is known as "King of the Ring" in kickboxing circles. These fights feature punches, kicks, elbows, knees, standing grappling and head-butts to wear down and knock out their opponent. Thai training methods develop devastating power, speed and superb cardio-vascular endurance as well as fighting spirit. Muay Thai training as also quite safe thanks to sophisticated pad training that evolved to keep fighters healthy between fights. Muay Thai has also proven very effective outside the ring and has been embraced enthusiastically by practitioners of a variety of self-defense, sporting, military and law enforcement activities.

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