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Training at the House of Pain©
We train you in a variety of styles that have been proven effective in the ring, so that they can be effective in all the phases of combat.
A mixed martial artist might train in a particular style to enhance his or her skills in the phase of combat that the style encompasses. We make sure that you can put it all togeather.
Many styles have to be adapted slightly for use in the sport. For example, several boxing stances are ineffective because they leave fighters vulnerable to leg kicks or takedowns.
Similarly judo techniques have to be adapted to an opponent not wearing a judogi.
Conditioning, calisthenics and strength training are also important aspects of a MMA fighters training. Mixed martial arts competition is very demanding physically, and the athletes need to be in top shape to be successful.
The following is a breakdown of the different fighting styles of modern MMA. Most successful fighters are known to train in multiple fighting styles, those being:
Stand-up: Boxing, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai are trained to improve footwork, elbowing, kicking, kneeing and punching.
Clinch: Freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling and Judo are trained to improve clinching, takedowns and throws, while Muay Thai is trained to improve the striking aspect of the clinch.
Ground: Shoot wrestling, Catch wrestling, Judo and Amateur wrestling.
Sprawl-and-Brawl: is a stand-up fighting tactic that consists of effective stand-up striking, while avoiding ground fighting, typically by using sprawls to defend against takedowns.
Clinch-and-Pound: is a clinch fighting tactic that consists using a clinch hold to prevent the opponent from moving away into more distant striking range, while at the same time striking the opponent using knees, stomps and dirty boxing techniques.
Ground-and-Pound: is a ground fighting tactic consisting of taking an opponent to the ground using a takedown or throw, obtaining a dominant position, and then striking the opponent. Ground and pound is also sometimes used as a precursor to attempting submission holds.
Submission Wrestling: Apart from being a general martial arts term, submission wrestling is also a reference to the ground fighting tactic consisting of taking an opponent to the ground using a takedown or throw, obtaining a dominant position, and then applying a submission hold to defeat the opponent.
Grading is based on a Performance Level Basis. Simply put, the more classes you attend, the quicker you qualify for grading.
Brad specialises in Chinese Wrestling, Ground and Pound, Clinch Wrestling and fusing it all together to ensure your total MMA game is at the best it can be.
Dave specialises in Judo, Catch Wrestling, Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling and is the First and Only South African member of the Global Black Belt Society.
