| Mixed martial arts (MMA) and MMA fitness regimens | | | | body to lift weights. Repeat the whole process, this |
| usually focus on developing speed, strength and | | | | time standing on the other leg. |
| staying power, but not every regimen focuses on | | | | 4. Standing on your hands. Try to do this for one |
| balance. And yet, balance can spell the critical | | | | minute to enhance balance and strengthen your |
| difference between winning and losing a competition | | | | shoulders and arms for MMA fitness. When it |
| between two fighters who are equal in all else. | | | | becomes easy, work in some variations like walking on |
| Good balance enhances mixed martial arts fighting | | | | the hands. |
| techniques, particularly grappling; and develops the | | | | 5. Grappling Balance Knee on Bag. From here on, you |
| stabilizers on the ankles, hips and core. It also assists | | | | will need the help of a partner or your MMA fitness |
| injury prevention and gives a fighter better self control | | | | trainer. Grappling involves using a knee on the |
| and control of his opponent. | | | | opponent's belly to dominate ground fighting. To |
| Balance training should not replace any part of an | | | | strengthen your balance in this position, place a very |
| MMA fitness workout. Instead, it should be added as a | | | | heavy bag on the floor, then do the knee belly position |
| supplement. Just five minutes of a couple of balance | | | | on top of it. Let your trainer move the bag around by |
| exercises before an MMA fitness and training session | | | | pushing, pulling and twisting it, trying to displace you. Try |
| can make a huge difference. Here are some balance | | | | to keep your balance while he does this. |
| exercises that you can do: | | | | 6. Grabbed Leg. A typical MMA fitness fighting |
| 1. One leg stand. Stand on one leg, and then stand on | | | | technique is to lift the leg of your opponent. If you can |
| the other. You will wobble, at first, but later you will get | | | | keep your balance you need not land on the ground. |
| used to it as your MMA fitness improves. When it | | | | Let your trainer hold one leg up and move it around |
| becomes too easy you can vary the stance by | | | | trying to make you fall. You should bounce around on |
| adding a tilt of the body, or putting one arm out to the | | | | the other leg and stay standing. |
| side, punching the arms, or moving the face side to | | | | 7. Armless grappling. Take on either a side mount or |
| side. | | | | north-south position with your hands behind your head. |
| 2. One leg, one arm row. This simply involves standing | | | | Your trainer will try to dislodge you, while you must try |
| on one leg and raising the other leg behind you, with | | | | to stay on top relying on just your leg strength and |
| yourself facing the ground. In this position, your body | | | | balance. |
| should be forming a "T" shape. Then with one arm | | | | 8. Eyes wide shut. Advanced fighters can do restricted |
| perform a paddle row movement as though you were | | | | training with eyes closed for balance. Shadow boxing, |
| rowing a boat. Repeat the exercise on the other leg. | | | | wrestling and ground fighting with eyes closed will do |
| 3. One-leg stiff one-leg deadlift. Stand upright with one | | | | just as well in balance and MMA fitness. |
| leg with one leg bent behind you. Then lower your | | | | |