| MMA Conditioning: | | | | muscles and tendons of the hand, forearm and |
| To succeed in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, | | | | shoulder girdle develop to handle the impact of |
| each fighter needs to develop the skills from | | | | striking a human opponent. |
| multiple fighting disciplines. Fighters learn the arts | | | | Elbows: |
| of Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, | | | | Elbow conditioning can be built up using the same |
| Kickboxing, Judo and various take-down | | | | tactics as fist striking conditioning. Prepare your |
| techniques. | | | | skin, bones and connective tissue by practicing on |
| Dancing, grappling, clinching and striking; throwing | | | | a various heavy bags and striking targets from a |
| fists, knees and elbows to dominate, submit or | | | | variety of positions. Elbows can be used while |
| incapacitate your opponent requires extremely | | | | standing, in a Thai Clinch or while in the guard. |
| well developed mental and physical conditioning. | | | | Be sure to study fight videos and practice real |
| Some fights may indeed end quickly, but the | | | | time sparring to develop your elbow striking. |
| successful MMA practitioner is prepared to go the | | | | Elbows can be deadly tools in MMA and Muay Thai |
| distance in training and in competition. | | | | sports. Conditioning them to withstand the |
| Most people think of the cardiovascular demands | | | | demands of recurrent striking will enable you to |
| of Mixed Martial Arts when they hear the phrase | | | | take advantage of these deadly weapons at will |
| MMA conditioning, but we are going to address | | | | and without hesitation. |
| the physical bodily demands of this popular and | | | | Knees: |
| growing sport. | | | | Conditioning the knees requires expert coaching |
| Conditioning of the fists, elbows, shins and knees | | | | and careful practice. The knee joint is more |
| through persistent striking routines, toughen the | | | | susceptible to injury than the other striking |
| skin, tendons, muscles and connective tissue to | | | | weapons of the human body. Practice your knee |
| turn common body parts into hard-boiled weapons | | | | strikes on heavy bags in various positions, while |
| of mass destruction. | | | | standing and on the ground. Always strike directly, |
| Fists: | | | | using the powerful muscles of the hip and core. |
| Hand strikes (punches) are the foremost weapon | | | | Shins: |
| in most all fighting disciplines. Preparing with MMA | | | | Shin striking is also a very essential component of |
| gloves, mitts, Thai pads and various striking | | | | MMA conditioning. Shins are used to strike your |
| targets are old standbys in any Muay Thai and | | | | opponent and to block your opponent's kicks. |
| MMA training template. Working with these | | | | Without seasoned shins, you are more likely to be |
| sparring tools helps build speed, power, timing, and | | | | injured and less likely to be successful as an MMA |
| most of all -the physical conditioning necessary for | | | | striker. |
| actual fight conditions. | | | | A simple conditioning drill to prepare the shins for |
| In order to build your hand striking proficiency and | | | | battle requires the fighter to kick a Muay Thai bag |
| endurance, workout with a heavy bag. Punch | | | | one-hundred strikes per day -day after day. Begin |
| very easily at first to warm up, increasing the | | | | with light and easy strikes and increase to full |
| energy as you build striking technique and | | | | contact as you increase your tolerance and |
| conditioning. Increase the intensity as the bones, | | | | endurance. |