I’ve been watching MMA for almost 10 years now…
And the cool thing is that because it’s such a diverse sport you always see something new and there’s always something to learn and because I love constantly learning and think it’s a key to success in ANYTHING you do, it’s a perfect match for me.
On the strength and conditioning side of things, there are just as many physical attributes needed as there are different martial arts to learn.
One of those attributes that is critically important to being able to attack without taking a lot of damage is quickness.
The thing is, you still see a lot of fighters in the UFC and other top organizations, lumbering around the cage with heavy feet like a Zombie looking for a meal.
Once they’re in distance, they’ll throw their combos, but after their combo is done, they remain in front of their opponent!
This gives you a golden opportunity, because if top UFC fighters are a lot slower than they need to be, you can be guys you meet in smaller shows or your training partners will be even slower, allowing you to quickly surpass them, once you discover the right methods.
But there are also some fighters who are lightning quick.
Guys like UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar defines quickness.
He gets in quickly, throws his combos, then quickly gets out of harm’s way, confusing and frustrating his opponents.
Think of his 2 fights against BJ Penn – he was able to control the fight against BJ Penn, who is thought by many to have some of the best hands in MMA and be one of the most talented mixed martial artists ever, largely because of his quickness, which allowed him to hit BJ then get out of range and avoid serious damage and win the belt.
How much of a better fighter would you be if you possessed this ability – to move in, hit, then move out before your opponent realizes what happened? (more…)