A little worried bout my MMA instructors knowledge of striking/boxing...

[AdamGB]

If he was that desperate to be hit hard I'd have caved his ribs in... shutting him the fuck up and the clueless instructor who would now be picking him up off the floor. 'Can't get knocked down by a body shot'. My arse.

[Snakey]

If he was that desperate to be hit hard I'd have caved his ribs in... shutting him the fuck up and the clueless instructor who would now be picking him up off the floor. 'Can't get knocked down by a body shot'. My arse.

Yeah that comment was the one that made my jaw drop...I know you can...coz I have been and this guy is telling me its not possible Dont worry Adam, I really wanted to put some power into that rip but I thought knowing my luck Ill do some sort of damage to him and he wont be able to fight and it would be ALL my fault so I thought id be the more mature person.

Oh and how bout this for a gem. My instructor is telling the students about boxing is all about going out and trying to kill each other (like WTF), good example of how to get off the ropes is in rocky how he takes a few and then throws the guy in the corner (...you didnt just say that), how bout that guy in the movie the fighter..he would of fought his way off the ropes (I replied by saying yeah Micky Ward...and everyone looked at me like to say who the fuck is that, i suggested everyone should watch the gatti fights...got more clueless looks on that one too ).

[WayneFlint]

So whats wrong with the instructor then? sounds like youve found a good quality gym.. lol. Dont worry plenty of those around here aswell, not just in the amature either lol.

Just keep searching if you want the best training you can get it'll be worth it all in the end, i made a lot of effort myself to seek out quality training when i started out and would advise anyone else to do the same, no matter how long it takes, there are too many idiots nowadays claiming they can teach people somthing about fighting.

[mattboxingfan]

Find a new gym mate when i started MMA they thought i was the dogs bollocks because i was a good boxer and had heart. I still got beat up but thats how you learn. Everyone shows each other new things now i dip into muay thai classes too everyone is pretty cool were i go. If he is using rocky movies to teach boxing then he is a moron. I would have burst out laughing!

[jn13.4o8]

yes. you should not be receiving all of your training from one gym. go to a boxing gym to work on your hands, jiu-jitsu for ground work, wrestling for takedown o/d, muay thai for kickboxing, etc.. rather than seeing one man who knows a little bit about everything, go to multiple people who know everything about one thing. nothing wrong with training mma but only time you should be solely at an mma gym is close to fights.

[Snakey]

Problem is i live in a small town so there really isnt any options, its the only place that teaches this stuff. The nearest city that would have gym options is Sydney and thats 3.5 hours away.

[TheCobra]

Might as well start your own boxing gym lol

you seem to know more about it them those other people

[mattboxingfan]

Problem is i live in a small town so there really isnt any options, its the only place that teaches this stuff. The nearest city that would have gym options is Sydney and thats 3.5 hours away.

What about a Muay Thai gym? If you are just looking for striking it pretty much sums up all the striking you can do in MMA. Kicks, knees, elbows, punches, clinch.