Looking for a REALLY GOOD MMA gym

[Jordanmc8]

I'm jordan 17 and have trained in MMA for the last 5/6 months and ive bin going to the gym for last 2 years hitting weights hard im very strong for my age and very fit and feel i have learnt alot in the time i have trained and come along alot. but i really want to up my level and want to move to a new club that will make me better to the level where i may be able to compete i currently live in lincoln if any one knows of any pro producing clubs or any closer to lincoln please contact me thanks Jordan

[Shaun.R.]

get on the train to notts.

and where do you train in lincoln? didnt think they had anything there

[MikeyL]

Google is yout friend.

How far are you willing to travel?

[Jordanmc8]

Willing to go abroad if they have accommodation as long as its a really good gym, yea we have chikara 7ks in Lincoln but its shutting down and i dont know of any pro's that it has produced

[Agrippa]

Abroad? Am i misreading this or are you saying that you'd live abroad to train?

How you gonna afford that, because i want some of that money too :(

[Jordanmc8]

lol yes well my dads always wanted me to go train abroad so i can just concentrate on what im their for n have no distractions so he'd be giving me or lending me the money

[Agrippa]

lol yes well my dads always wanted me to go train abroad so i can just concentrate on what im their for n have no distractions so he'd be giving me or lending me the money

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[stapesmk1]

I'm jordan 17 and have trained in MMA for the last 5/6 months and ive bin going to the gym for last 2 years hitting weights hard im very strong for my age and very fit and feel i have learnt alot in the time i have trained and come along alot. but i really want to up my level and want to move to a new club that will make me better to the level where i may be able to compete i currently live in lincoln if any one knows of any pro producing clubs or any closer to lincoln please contact me thanks Jordan

5 or 6 months is not enough time for you to know whether or not your current gym has progressed you as far as you can go. Get a solid 12 months of consistency behind you then evaluate how far you've come and how much potential others see in you.

Walk before you can run.

Stapes

[Jordanmc8]

Yes i see this but my gym is closing and in what they have said i have come along quick im just goin by what they tell me and its what i love to do so i want to go abroad and train at a top gym where all on my mind is MMA

[stapesmk1]

Yes i see this but my gym is closing and in what they have said i have come along quick im just goin by what they tell me and its what i love to do so i want to go abroad and train at a top gym where all on my mind is MMA

Sorry to hear the gym is closing. But there is no reason why you cant go to a gym in the UK and be totally focussed. Is that beyond you? You have loads more developing to do before a trip abroad would be beneficial. You'll receive the same level of training at your level here. We have some of the best striking coaches in the world, enough BJJ black belts and high level coaches to learn from and a multitude of high level MMA clubs with great wrestling and submission coaches.

Are your reasons for wanting to train abroad more to do with kudos rather than logic? Put the graft in here first mate.

Stapes

[bloodyalways]

Willing to go abroad if they have accommodation as long as its a really good gym, yea we have chikara 7ks in Lincoln but its shutting down and i dont know of any pro's that it has produced

Hi Jordan.Im in Lincoln too and have trained for about 2years in mma.Ive trained and fought against chikara fighters but dont recall your name,sorry!

if you leave your mobile/contact number i can arrange for a couple of places you could get a bit more experience,but as you(and me)are realising, Lincolnshire is very new to and limited in mma.

I train at Impact gym in sleaford,were we are all relative novices but can definately give you some good sparring and conditioning work.Also Bracebridge boxing club on sat afternoons,were it is more rough and ready sparring with boxers and wrestlers,but good fun and still useful at your stage.

Hope that helps,your more than welcome.

[David Swann]

Sorry to hear the gym is closing. But there is no reason why you cant go to a gym in the UK and be totally focussed. Is that beyond you? You have loads more developing to do before a trip abroad would be beneficial. You'll receive the same level of training at your level here. We have some of the best striking coaches in the world, enough BJJ black belts and high level coaches to learn from and a multitude of high level MMA clubs with great wrestling and submission coaches.

Are your reasons for wanting to train abroad more to do with kudos rather than logic? Put the graft in here first mate.

Stapes

Well said.

[ChokeYouOut]

I recall myself creating a thread like this after i watched Never Back Down for the first time :)

As bloodyalways said, Impact Martial Arts is a very good place for submission grappling.

[thompson82]

Ive been going to clubs for a while now and im still rubbish! Have you had any fights? Why so bothered about the move abroad if your so tallented why not stay in the uk to train?

[KidKimura]

I can understand wanting to go abroad. Don't forget, he's 17, who didn't think about travelling when they were that age? But I would say leave it another year to build up basic skills before you travel abroad, or you might not benefit as much from your time there.

Are you working full time or in college? If your working then maybe find a decent local place then hop on a train every couple of weeks to somewhere more well established? Or if ur still in education maybe look for schools in areas with more gyms os something