The three fundamental aspects of MMA in Redondo Beach are stand up, take downs, and ground fighting/submissions. MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts because each of these three aspects takes elements from a different martial art and combines them into a smooth flow. There are numerous techniques from many martial arts but the majority come from western Boxing, Muay Thai kickboxing, American kickboxing, Judo, Greco Roman Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Each of these styles of martial arts plays a different role in striking, take downs, and ground fighting/submission wrestling.
For the stand-up aspect of MMA, techniques from Boxing, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai are the most widely used. Boxing provides head movement, feints, powerful strikes with the fists, head and body defense, as well as footwork. American Kickboxing builds on the boxing techniques by adding kicks and additional hand striking. Muay Thai kickboxing brings all the stand-up techniques together by adding elbow strikes, knee strikes, devastating kicks, kick defense, sweeps, and the clinch.
Before you can submit your opponent or strike them on the ground you need to get them to the ground. Two of the most effective martial arts for MMA for taking down an opponent are Judo and Greco Roman Wrestling. Once you have entered the clinch, wrestling and Judo become extremely important. Judo provides a solid base which allows you to perform a variety of hip throws and leg sweeps. Wrestling gives you the tools to control your opponent against the cage, take them down with double or single leg set ups, as well as defend against takedown attempts.
Once you have taken the fight to the ground Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu provides you with the ability to control the position of your opponent so you can set up powerful ground and pound as well as the ability to set up fight ending submissions. Defensively Jiu-jitsu will help set up sweeps and reversals that can change the outcome of a fight in a matter of seconds.
Mixed Martial Arts takes the most effective and efficient techniques from many different styles and makes a hybrid that is always evolving.
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Robert Richardson (AKA Bobby Rich)
Elite Training Center
1628 South Pacific Coast Highway,
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 543-1600
www.elitetrainingcenter.net
