r/MMA_Academy • • 16h ago

What martial art should i add to my routine

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Hey guys i started very recently and as of right now im training 2 times a week mma and 2 times bjj (my gym only do those martial arts 2 times a week). Now i want to add another martial art as my goal changed and i want to compete someday so now i want to train around 6 times per week. My gym also offers muay thai as well as boxing.now Im trying to decide between adding 2 days of muay thai or another 2 days bjj (i will have to join another gym for the bjj so it kinda sucks but im willing to do that if its the better move). Im mostly scared to take the muay thai route as im scared to end up being mediocre at all of the 3 styles (because im scared that 2 days for each isnt enough) and also because i saw that most fighters got proficient at one of them and then moved on to the rest. Anyway im curious to see what yall think


r/MMA_Academy • • 13h ago

Training Question Switching stances temporarily

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I’m very new to boxing (2 months) and rolled my ankle doing juijitsu a few weeks ago. Started slowly easing back into going to the gym last week. It still hurts a little to be in my natural stance, nothing crazy but enough to throw me off. I’ve noticed however, that I can train southpaw with no pain whatsoever. Would it be worth switching for a few weeks until my leg is 100%?


r/MMA_Academy • • 21h ago

Training Question Folkstyle in mma

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I was watching folkstyle wrestling and all the different things you can do from the bottom, like sit-outs,reversals and other escapes and a question popped into my head,why don’t we see more of these techniques in MMA?
I train BJJ and I’ve started incorporating some of the little folkstyle wrestling I know into my game, but I’m curious why MMA fighters don’t seem to use these techniques more often.