| There are three important areas to focus on when | | | | striking and kicking, as well as clinching and knee |
| training for mixed martial arts. In order to be good in | | | | strikes. It's very effective for mixed martial arts. |
| MMA, you need to train the following areas and | | | | 3. The Cardio game. |
| become comfortable and proficient in each. Here they | | | | This is extremely important and should be seen as a |
| are: | | | | strong area of focus as a mixed martial arts training |
| 1. Your Ground Game. | | | | tip. You can be technically great at your ground game |
| This consists mainly of wrestling, with some | | | | and your stand up game, but if your cardiovascular |
| submission training thrown in. Basically you need to | | | | training is not good, then you can easily be beat by |
| choose a form of grappling to train and become | | | | an average fighter who isn't as well versed in the |
| decent at. Ju-Jitsu is a good choice, as it combines | | | | ground or stand up game as you are. That's how |
| both grappling with submissions and is highly effective | | | | important cardiovascular training is. |
| in mixed martial arts. | | | | There are many forms of cardio that are highly |
| 2. Your Stand up Game. | | | | effective. A good mixed martial arts training guide will |
| Here you have to train your stand up game which will | | | | put together an efficient and effective cardiovascular |
| consist of some form of a striking art, such as | | | | training routine tailored towards fighting, as well as |
| boxing or kick boxing. A good choice for your stand | | | | providing optimal training methods for both your |
| up game training is muay thai. This focuses on both | | | | ground game and your stand up game. |