| Whether you want to fight in mixed martial arts, or | | | | you can get away with doing a lot of dumbbell |
| you just want to train like a fighter and acquire the | | | | weight training and/or kettle bell training, and even |
| fighting skills and conditioning, you need to learn a | | | | bodyweight workouts. So you don't necessarily have |
| mma training routine. You can start your training out | | | | to join a gym, you can develop your own strength |
| in your own home. Remember, Rich Franklin started | | | | training routine in your home. |
| out his whole mma training routine inside a shed in his | | | | 3. Wrestling training. |
| backyard by himself. Here's how to develop a routine: | | | | Wrestling can be difficult to train on your own to |
| 1. Heavy Bag Work. | | | | start out with, and joining a class to get hands on |
| A heavy bag will be essential to get going with. You | | | | experience is usually best. Look for a ju-jitsu school in |
| can get a new one at a sports store, or try to find a | | | | your area for good ground work training. Having said |
| used one, or perhaps rig one up with used | | | | that though, you can start your mma training routine |
| mattresses. This will take care of most of your | | | | by first learning wrestling skills on your own, either |
| striking and kicking routine. Develop a routine where | | | | through book or video instruction. This will lay the |
| you first practice all the different strikes individually, | | | | ground work and understanding of technique, so that |
| then combine those strikes together to form | | | | when you do join a class you will go in with at least |
| different combinations. | | | | the knowledge of how to do some of the moves, |
| Next work on your kicks. Front kicks, side kicks, high | | | | and will progress faster. |
| kicks, even reverse kicks you can practice on your | | | | 4. MMA Training Book. |
| heavy bag. After you get used to your kicks, | | | | Getting a mma training routine book is a great idea as |
| combine them, one at a time, with your combination | | | | it will show you how to put together all of the above |
| punching routine. | | | | and begin your training immediately. Routines you can |
| 2. Strength training. | | | | do on the heavy bag, ground work you can practice, |
| You want to develop strength as a mixed martial | | | | and strength training routines you can perform, will all |
| arts fighter, but you don't want to train like a | | | | get you immediately immersed into mixed martial arts |
| bodybuilder who just tries to develop big muscles. | | | | training, and before you know it you'll be conditioned |
| You want functional strength. And for this reason | | | | and ready to take things to the next level. |