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[Warlock]

Originally Posted by Afro Samurai

ill race you

lol

Originally Posted by AudieMurphy1

if your serious i would start looking at your local cage curciut for a place to start

well i am gunna train some more first, becuz i just started actually training (not just sparring and watching videos online, which did help alot but not good enough) so after a few months then i will start looking in to local cage curciuts and other things like that, but the bad thing about that is there isnt many good places, atleast not that i have found, to do that at around where i live, its mostly just TKD stuff.

[AudieMurphy1]

Originally Posted by Warlock

lol




well i am gunna train some more first, becuz i just started actually training (not just sparring and watching videos online, which did help alot but not good enough) so after a few months then i will start looking in to local cage curciuts and other things like that, but the bad thing about that is there isnt many good places, atleast not that i have found, to do that at around where i live, its mostly just TKD stuff.

it helps to know someone, just keep your ears open and dont be afraid of an oppurtunity, i got 2 preliminary cage fights back in 97 with out a resume at all, i just happened to know someone who vouched for me, all i really had to do was sign an insurance waiver and an emergency contact form

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by AudieMurphy1

it helps to know someone, just keep your ears open and dont be afraid of an oppurtunity, i got 2 preliminary cage fights back in 97 with out a resume at all, i just happened to know someone who vouched for me, all i really had to do was sign an insurance waiver and an emergency contact form

well the thing is, i just started getting into MMA stuff like a month or so ago, so i am not 100% sure i would be ready to go into the cage already.

but i understand what you mean when you say "dont be afraid of an oppurtunity", becuz yeah i might do good, but its just the fact of being so nervous about it.

[AudieMurphy1]

Originally Posted by Warlock

well the thing is, i just started getting into MMA stuff like a month or so ago, so i am not 100% sure i would be ready to go into the cage already.

but i understand what you mean when you say "dont be afraid of an oppurtunity", becuz yeah i might do good, but its just the fact of being so nervous about it.

its no joke, i was really scarred both times, especially not knowing anything about my oponents, its a serious step to make but theres nothing more valuevle than real fight experience, theres also the tough compentitions or iron man fights or whatever they call them these days to look at as well, never did any of that though

[darkmanfb44]

Originally Posted by jeesenages

Hey first post here. ( Not that anyone cares ). I just wanted to know what u guys thought, cause from reading posts i understand some of u already take MMA. My Question is, do u think it is possible to start training MMA at age 22 and still be successful ?? Meaning, I've loved MMA my whole life, I have no prior mma expierience, is 22 just too old to get started?? . I know its a long goal, takes years to get a black belt in ju-jitsu, muay thai , etc.
Lemme know what u guys think, Thanks.

Peace,

Jay

Personally, I don't think your ever too old to do anything if you have it in your heart to do it. I am 30 years old and with no prior MMA training before july of this year and I will be making my MMA Debut at King of the Ring 19 November 11th. If you can suck it up and train on the days you don't want to and leave that gym with everything you have in you, you will do fine. You have to be humble enough to know that no matter how big you are, that a 120 pound man can tap you out in a heart beat. I learned that the first night I attended a free class and signed up right after that. Good luck. I hope you don't let age be a factor. let your heart tell you if you can do it or not.

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by AudieMurphy1

its no joke, i was really scarred both times, especially not knowing anything about my oponents, its a serious step to make but theres nothing more valuevle than real fight experience, theres also the tough compentitions or iron man fights or whatever they call them these days to look at as well, never did any of that though

true, i will look around for places to start at, but i am still gunna train alot more before i get really serious into competing.
how long have you been doing MMA?

[AudieMurphy1]

Originally Posted by Warlock

true, i will look around for places to start at, but i am still gunna train alot more before i get really serious into competing.
how long have you been doing MMA?

traing should never stop!

that was the extent of my fighting

[AudieMurphy1]

training aside, i dont know that you'll be able to tell whether its for you or not with out actually doing it

[duran]

Originally Posted by Warlock

i played football from 3rd grade until 7th, ran track from 7th and started cross country 8th and i am still running both of those (now in 11th grade). starting this year i am still trying to decide weither i wanna do swimming or wrestling (which i did my 5th grade year). i am the best long distance runner in my school, so yeah i would say i am athletic enough. lol

Do yourself a HUGE favor and go out for wrestling this year. School just started. Find out who the coach is and MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SPEAK WITH HIM PERSONALLY. Tell him you want to start wrestling this season and are serious about it. Don't act like a tough guy with him - be humble. He knows you won't be his star, but if he is worth his salt as an educator, he will encourage you and put you on a preseason training program. If the coach is a good guy, he will really respect you and you will stand out for tracking him down and telling him you are interested. Hopefully he will make you his pet project. You are going to take your lumps in the room. It is going to hurt. You are going to feel uncomfortable and tired like you have never experienced tired. But stick it out for this year and your senior year. Even if you suck as a wrestler but stick it out every practice for 2 years, it will make you a better person. Like Dan Gable says, "After wrestling, everything else is easy." Ask KnowledgeKnown who posted earlier in this thread if getting that 6 figure job had anything to do with being a wrestler. My guess is yes. Over the years in any tough situation I find myself saying "Thank God I was a wrestler." My Dad, older brother, and uncles were wrestlers. When I was in junior high they kept saying "hey next year you can start wrestling!" I remember thinking, "I don't want to be a wrestler, it's too hard." I went out for the team because I had to. Thank God. I got beaten like a rented mule for years and hated it. One year, I just "got it" and started to see the benefits of training. I was never a champion wrestler, but I benefited from the training and discipline. Like I said, even if you suck, you will be a better person for having wrestled. Go out for wrestling this year and in the off season train in jui jitsu and start hitting a heavy bag. It is great cross training for wrestling and it will give you a background for when you really start serious MMA training later. Do it. Don't spend the rest of your life saying shoulda, coulda, woulda. All that, plus chicks dig wrestlers.

Christ, I have become Dr. Phil...!

As far as the threadstarter who is 22, hell no it is not too late to start. I have friends who started jui jitsu in their mid-late 30's to mid- 40's and love it and are absolutely addicted to it. Some of these cats are old enough to be your Dad. Most don't compete, but they have become very good and are in great shape and have everyone's respect.

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by AudieMurphy1

traing should never stop!

that was the extent of my fighting

lol, my training hasnt stopped, it just started about a week ago . thats why i say i need to train more.

Originally Posted by duran

Do yourself a HUGE favor and go out for wrestling this year. School just started. Find out who the coach is and MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SPEAK WITH HIM PERSONALLY. Tell him you want to start wrestling this season and are serious about it. Don't act like a tough guy with him - be humble. He knows you won't be his star, but if he is worth his salt as an educator, he will encourage you and put you on a preseason training program. If the coach is a good guy, he will really respect you and you will stand out for tracking him down and telling him you are interested. Hopefully he will make you his pet project. You are going to take your lumps in the room. It is going to hurt. You are going to feel uncomfortable and tired like you have never experienced tired. But stick it out for this year and your senior year. Even if you suck as a wrestler but stick it out every practice for 2 years, it will make you a better person. Like Dan Gable says, "After wrestling, everything else is easy." Ask KnowledgeKnown who posted earlier in this thread if getting that 6 figure job had anything to do with being a wrestler. My guess is yes. Over the years in any tough situation I find myself saying "Thank God I was a wrestler." My Dad, older brother, and uncles were wrestlers. When I was in junior high they kept saying "hey next year you can start wrestling!" I remember thinking, "I don't want to be a wrestler, it's too hard." I went out for the team because I had to. Thank God. I got beaten like a rented mule for years and hated it. One year, I just "got it" and started to see the benefits of training. I was never a champion wrestler, but I benefited from the training and discipline. Like I said, even if you suck, you will be a better person for having wrestled. Go out for wrestling this year and in the off season train in jui jitsu and start hitting a heavy bag. It is great cross training for wrestling and it will give you a background for when you really start serious MMA training later. Do it. Don't spend the rest of your life saying shoulda, coulda, woulda. All that, plus chicks dig wrestlers.

Christ, I have become Dr. Phil...!

As far as the threadstarter who is 22, hell no it is not too late to start. I have friends who started jui jitsu in their mid-late 30's to mid- 40's and love it and are absolutely addicted to it. Some of these cats are old enough to be your Dad. Most don't compete, but they have become very good and are in great shape and have everyone's respect.

well the wrestling coach at my school is very devoted to his wrestlers. the problem is almost all of the wrestlers hate me, and since i practice bjj alot i like being on my back more than i do being on top, becuz i feel comfortable and can do more from down there. so its going to be completely different for me. which is a good thing becuz i need to learn more on how to stay on top.