We have this guy at our gym who can tap and out strike some of the pros, but he has never fought, not even any ammy stuff. all he has done was a few jiu jitsu tournaments. he has been training since 2000. anyone know anybody like this? could be a pro, but no fights.
If you remove the "could be a pro" part, it describes me.
Im not that good at anything mma related,
but training and sparring are fun and keep you in shape.
they probably just have a real job and dot want to get punched in the face for 25k a year.
Some people (like me) have jobs, families and other real world entanglements.
While I have the desire and interest, it's not really something that I can do and make a living at.
For those who can, I salute them...it looks like an interesting way to live.
-- Dan
nogi4me - We have this guy at our gym who can tap and out strike some of the pros, but he has never fought, not even any ammy stuff. all he has done was a few jiu jitsu tournaments. he has been training since 2000. anyone know anybody like this? could be a pro, but no fights.yes we have qutie a few guys at our gym who would definetly make decent pros.Our MMA teacher is a 4 stripe blue,good wrestler,and boxed in the Junior Olympics.He's about 25-26 and he's not interested in fighting,just training guys.We are a big BJJ school so we have a lot of guys that compete in tourneys,but not MMA
OriginalTUFer - I wonder if someone could really become a beast in the gym without being tempted to prove themselves.absolutely,these are the guys that the pro's train with and make them good.The guys that come in after work,and train 4 2 or 3 hours,with the pros
I know a guy in arizona....about 155-165 named jaime. He's as strong as any 300 pounder I have ever rolled with (I am 245) He's a fantastic wrestler. Jiu-Jitsu is great. Boxing is outstanding. But is not interested whatsoever in fighting. Strange.
OriginalTUFer - I wonder if someone could really become a beast in the gym without being tempted to prove themselves.
Definitely. I think some guys do it because they care about being healthy and fit, and "normal" workout plans bore them to death and aren't something they can be enthusiastic about. When you train like a fighter, even if you don't fight, every training session is different and keeps it fresh...which means you keep coming back and don't wind up being a fat ass whose heart explodes when you're 42.
I'm great at training but I'm horrible, just horrible at competing. I've only done some NAGA's and I get school by everyone. Send me back to the gym and I can hang with the good guys.
There was one guy at our gym who out weighed me by 30+ lbs. I would consistently tap him (just barely) but I'd almost always beat him. We were at the same naga where I lost miserably, but he cleaned out his division. Assuming the talent levels were the same, this just didn't make sense to me at the time. I've got the flight, he's got the fight. That's why I won't compete anymore.
Not everyone cares that much about competition. Plus, if you have a job doing something else - it's not always practical to fight or take things seriously.
I'm not any good...but if for some reason I was, I don't think I'd care about competing.
I really dont see why this is so strange....
i make 35 dollars an hour. Im FAAAAAR from rich or even well off (stay at home wife and a 9 yr old) but fuck training for weeks on end and getting injured and not even getting paid!
did you see baroni's old car?
And fuck having to work full time and training every other second of the day for peanuts...
I admire these guys, that why I post on this forum, but everyone doesnt get GSP or Akiyama sponsor money, ya know?
i'm that guy. i hate competition, it always seems so contrived. and i just don't care. i love training & sparring, but i have been in enough real fights to last me just fine, thank you. i have NO interest in stepping in a cage. i do really enjoy helping get team members ready for a fight, enjoy going & sometimes cornering. but i train for health & fun & the occasional dipshit i have to deal with on duty (and sometimes off)-MM
Work, time, and having real medical insurance! Like everyone else has been saying, unless you are a top fighter the money might not be worth it for the beating.
Work, time, and having real medical insurance! Like everyone else has been saying, unless you are a top fighter the money might not be worth it for the beating.
Work, time, and having real medical insurance! Like everyone else has been saying, unless you are a top fighter the money might not be worth it for the beating.
I train part time, about 6 hours a week, but I do it for a recreational activity and to keep in shape, just like I enjoy rock climbing, hiking and basketball.
I train but no fights yet.. I might enter an amateur event in December
It has nothing to do with money for most people. Some (like me) just can't deal with the spotlight or the pressure of competing.
You always see guys that destroy even the best competitors from their academy, go out once to compete and they fall apart, when the guys at schools that they beat go out and get the medals.
There are thousands of guys and girls out there who would be killer competitors/fighters if they could compose themselves during competition, or if they would even enjoy competing.
Its just the way it is.. and people who love competing just can't understand that sometimes.
UFDan - Some people (like me) have jobs, families and other real world entanglements.
While I have the desire and interest, it's not really something that I can do and make a living at.
For those who can, I salute them...it looks like an interesting way to live.
-- Dan
clattymine - I'm great at training but I'm horrible, just horrible at competing. I've only done some NAGA's and I get school by everyone. Send me back to the gym and I can hang with the good guys.You should train with more people. Sometimes training partners will fall into habits when rolling with each other (often times unknowningly). If you live in an area where there are multiple gyms, then try going to a few open mat sessions at other gyms. That will give you the opportunity to roll with different people, which can help break habits.
There was one guy at our gym who out weighed me by 30+ lbs. I would consistently tap him (just barely) but I'd almost always beat him. We were at the same naga where I lost miserably, but he cleaned out his division. Assuming the talent levels were the same, this just didn't make sense to me at the time. I've got the flight, he's got the fight. That's why I won't compete anymore.