What belt rank does your school require to compete in MMA? |
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MastaChance
Learning to Sprawl
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Location: Atlanta, Ga
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I train at Creighton MMA, I also have been training at Sam Chong Sa Martial Arts since I was 14. I had my MMA debut through Sam Chong Sa, so I mentioned it to my Trainer at Creighton, and he said no, I need to obtain a blue belt in BJJ beforew I compete. Which he reassured me I would have my Am debut and blue betl within the next 8 months. Then he told me that a rival school of ours usually makes you wait til your a purple belt before you fight MMA, is this happening with anyone else, just trying to find out if it's normal or not, thanks.
Chance
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Post #1 1/25/07 12:07:56PM
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Go TEAM!!! or I will kill you.
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Location: California
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Blue belt in BJJ? What if you don't do BJJ. That's interesting. I never require rank, just the capability to fight intellegently.
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Post #2 1/25/07 3:25:03PM
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MastaChance
Learning to Sprawl
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Posted by Omega
Blue belt in BJJ? What if you don't do BJJ. That's interesting. I never require rank, just the capability to fight intellegently.
Man I wish I lived in Cali.
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Post #3 1/25/07 4:09:54PM
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Red_Elvis
Learning to Sprawl
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Sounds odd to me. If you can fight then what the hell?
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Post #4 1/25/07 10:15:23PM
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MastaChance
Learning to Sprawl
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Posted by Red_Elvis
Sounds odd to me. If you can fight then what the hell?
That's how I feel, but Paul has fought in the UFC, so he knows what he is talking about.
Last edited 1/26/07 3:42PM by MastaChance
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Post #5 1/26/07 3:41:55PM
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crimethinc
MMA Regular
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I think that may just be your individual coach giving a belt requirement before allowing fighters to fight with his endorsement. All the cross-discipline gyms offering MMA programs I've come across don't even have a ranking system. If the coaches think you are ready and you are comfortable they will start letting you fight. It may be different at a purely BJJ school I don't know, the Grappling coach at Finney's, St. Louis MO, is UFC vet Steve Berger so it is more submission wrestling then actual BJJ so my traditional Jiu Jitsu knowledge is somewhat limited.
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Post #6 1/26/07 8:27:37PM
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Jeffanori-Gomi
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Posted by MastaChance
I train at Creighton MMA, I also have been training at Sam Chong Sa Martial Arts since I was 14. I had my MMA debut through Sam Chong Sa, so I mentioned it to my Trainer at Creighton, and he said no, I need to obtain a blue belt in BJJ beforew I compete. Which he reassured me I would have my Am debut and blue betl within the next 8 months. Then he told me that a rival school of ours usually makes you wait til your a purple belt before you fight MMA, is this happening with anyone else, just trying to find out if it's normal or not, thanks.
Chance
Theres no requirment for BJJ by any atheletic commission, your teacher prolly thinks your ground game is weak and needs work before you give er! (no offence)
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Post #7 1/26/07 9:26:04PM
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Reignofterror
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No rank required, I started off doing Muay Thai before MMA but other than that nill. I think MMA's a complex sport and for you to require a belt in on specific art seems pretty lame.
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Post #8 1/28/07 5:23:02PM
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MastaChance
Learning to Sprawl
Career record: 79-59
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Yeah my ground game is'nt the best but it is getting there, I guess I am catching on quick, because he told me I will have my Blue Belt by likt sept. Which will make only 9 months that I have trained, so that's cool with me, my first MMA fighht is supposed to be around that time as well. Thanks for all the input everyone It is appreciated.
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Post #9 1/29/07 1:22:08PM
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Gladiator
In Full Mount
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Location: Joplin, MO
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are u talking like an mma league in school?! thats awesome! the closest thing my school has to mma is wrestling.
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Post #10 1/30/07 12:26:22PM
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mgalli
Learning to Sprawl
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Well, at Joslin's you have to have 15 boxing/kickboxing classes and 15 BJJ/submission wrestling classes to train in the MMA class. Don't think there is a belt requirement to actually compete though.
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Post #11 1/30/07 4:18:45PM
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MastaChance
Learning to Sprawl
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Posted by Gladiator
are u talking like an mma league in school?! thats awesome! the closest thing my school has to mma is wrestling.
Not a league, but he is the only person that I have came across who has a belt ranking system for the MMA program, which goes hand in hand with the BJJ program, so you are at the same level with your strikes that you are with your grappling.
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Post #12 1/31/07 1:51:34PM
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Gladiator
In Full Mount
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hang on im confused are u talking about martial arts school or like HIGH school, like the place u get a diploma from. cuz if ur talking about a jiu-jitsu school then its wierd they require u to have a belt rank to fight... but if ur talking about mma in edu school then TELL ME WHERE U GO CUZ I WANT TO JOIN THE TEAM!
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Post #13 1/31/07 4:58:00PM
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SteedTheDeed
Standup Guy
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its always up to the trainer and how well you progress.
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Post #14 2/5/07 11:58:08PM
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MastaChance
Learning to Sprawl
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Location: Atlanta, Ga
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Posted by Gladiator
hang on im confused are u talking about martial arts school or like HIGH school, like the place u get a diploma from. cuz if ur talking about a jiu-jitsu school then its wierd they require u to have a belt rank to fight... but if ur talking about mma in edu school then TELL ME WHERE U GO CUZ I WANT TO JOIN THE TEAM!
No it is an MMA Academy, we can fight in BJJ whatever rANK WE PLEASE, OR WE CAN DO mUAY tHAI WHENEVER WE THINK WE'RE READY, BUT WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE A bLUE bELT TO DO mma COMPS.
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Post #15 2/6/07 12:15:59PM
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