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ABC’s of MMAFiled Under: Instruction, Resources

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The ABC’s of MMA has been a pet project of mine for quite some time. The idea was to construct a manageable curriculum for my students up at the U to be able to quickly gain their bearing in the sea of mixed martial arts techniques.  I worked with my instructors and friends to narrow down what I felt were the most basic and useful techniques in MMA. To accompany these techniques, I wanted to codify a variety of warmups and drills I used over the years that help condition the body and strengthen ability to do the moves.

Next, I wanted to systematize it in such a way that it was easy to remember, teach to and track progress on. In essence, the ABC’s of MMA are to help someone develop a workable vocabulary of fighting techniques and training drills. It’s not meant to be everything to everyone; I’m not a guru and don’t know all mastery points for the moves contained therein. However, I think you’ll find it a slick way to organize teaching and learning.

The format of the program defines the three main areas of MMA (striking, grapling and conditioning) and has 3 levels of difficultly for each area.  If a coach thinks X is more important to Y, it’s easy to adapt or insert parts into the 9-cell program.

Below are two PDFs that define  the curriculum and help you keep track of your personal progress. The intent of the checkoff list is for your instructor/coach/mentor to initial each block after you show proficiency.

Explanation of the ABCs of MMA program

Checkoff list for the ABCs of MMA

I’m currently working on fleshing out instructions for each individual move inside the ABCs.  I hope you find the approach laid out here to be useful. If you have any ideas or would like to help, let me know.

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