Top 10 Reasons to Train in MMA

You’ve probably heard that sports are as much about the physical aspect as they are about the mental one, and as paradoxically as it may seem from the outside, there probably isn’t a sport to which this moto applies to more than it does to MMA.

MMA is often labeled as barbaric, but actually, the amount of calculations and strategizing that goes into an MMA fight could rival the tightest chess games. It’s a game of inches and split seconds, of understating how to play into your strengths and your opponents’ weaknesses, of picking the right decision amidst a chaotic whirlpool of wrong ones, of weathering the storm and rolling with the punches. And the best part is, you can carry the mental skills this game teaches into almost any aspect of your life and conquer it with fierce, but peaceful force.

You might have heard that martial arts are all about respect and discipline, and that isn’t some cliché that just gets thrown around. It’s a philosophy, entrenched in the very roots of MMA. “Humble in win, and in defeat” is a universal life lesson that is hardly felt as innately as it is by fighters. It’s no wonder that they are some of the most respectful people you’ll ever meet – to people, opponents, and life’s unpredictable twists and challenges alike.

Even on a more trivial note, few activities rival the sense of inner cleansing and stress release you get from sweating your worries away as you hit the heavy bag or work the pads.

And socially speaking, the mutual respect, coupled with the healthy competitiveness that permeate an MMA gym, become a spontaneous breeding ground for friendships between people of all walks of life.

Learning MMA means learning to respect your teammates and opponents, good and bad luck, opportunities and challenges, and your ability to face all that and much more.