Norwich MMA / 30 day FREE Trial

Getting ready for your first MMA Norwich class.

Whenever someone gets into a sport for the very first time, they want to bring a friend to help them ease into a new environment. When there is simply no friend available, people will often find excuses to avoid going or will try and convince themselves that being active again is not worth it. The Icon MMA & Jiu Jitsu team encourages you to come even if you don't have any one to bring. We don't discriminate by gender, male, female, children, are all welcome. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is known to be a male dominated sport, but you'd be surprised at how many women can out preform certain men our MMA Training Facility in Norwich in both MMA & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Everyone at the gym trains extensively and we will all notice a new guy, but so what? Ourblack belt instructors are quite friendly and will surely help you get yourself familiar with the place. Come by for a visit at our MMA gym in Norwich, Norfolk, and we'd be glad to show you how our classes work. Get a feel for what we do and be sure to ask questions while you are here.

When you're set and satisfied about how we run things, then coming into your class is a breeze. For your first class it is not necessary that you have all the right equipment, just make sure you wear something comfortable, as we give you a FREE t-shirt to get started. Wearing our t-shirt and some sweat pants is completely acceptable. Although, after a couple of classes it is recommend that you get yourself some MMA Gloves, because you will not be able to practice certain techniques without them.

Make sure you do not wear anything that has extra pockets. Things with belt loops or even sweat pants that are too baggy can be dangerous for other people when they are practising a grappling technique on you. Do not bring cargo pants to MMA training as this is the prefect example of fingers and toes getting caught in your pants.

If you haven't visited the gym before, then be sure to arrive 15 to 30 minutes early so you can meet the instructor and get any necessary documents filled out. Give yourself time to get dressed and to do any necessary stretching. Our teachers usually do light warm up before we get into training, but if you're new and haven't stretched in a couple of months to years, you might want to give yourself some extra time.

Our school is the top MMA / BJJ school in all of Norfolk and you certainly will not regret joining. We are a serious gym that teaches real MMA & BJJ and not some renamed franchise. We have solid instructors that are dedicated to what they do and who have been training for years to get to where they are today. One of our students won the European championships after only 8 months of training with us, so when you come to our gym, we mean business.

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Where does MMA come from / 30 day FREE trial In Norwich

Where did MMA / UFC come from, what was the art that changed the martial arts world, forever?

A brief history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is somewhat similar to Judo. It all began with a man named Jigoro Kano. He created his own judo style in 1882 and called it Kodokan Judo. He and his fighters attended a tournament, held by the Tokyo police in 1886, to try and test out his new honed skill. Out of the 15 matches held by the police, 13 were won by tough Kodokan Judo fighters and the other two were tied. This completely revolutionized any fighting method for the time.

At the time, Kodokan Judo was a completely undefeated martial art and many who practised a more traditional fighting style lost to the superiority of Judo. It was not until after the 19^th century did a man named Mataemon Tanable challenged the fighting styles of Kodokan Judo. He was the headmaster of a form of classical Jiu Jitsu called Fusen Ryu. This style was completely unknown for the time. The style of fighting focused heavily on ground movements and other ground techniques, which was an utterly different method than any fighting style the Kodokan Judo had faced. As Kodokan Judo was comprised mostly of stand up throwing techniques, Fusen Ryu fighters prevailed. This strongly showed many Judo fighters the importance of focusing on a grappling and ground fighting technique.

A man named Mitsuyo Maeda became to be one of the best Judo fighters in history. He first started with traditional Jiu Jitsu styles and eventually studied Kodokan Judo. Jigoro Kano noticed his abilities and decided to send him to the US in 1904 to help spread the word of Kodokan Judo. He has travelled all over the world including the US, great Britain, parts of Europe, Cuba, Mexico, and then finally retiring in Brazil. Maeda is one of the very few men who has never lost a match.

When Maeda finally moving to Brazil, he quickly opened a Jiu Jitsu academy of his own. Carlos Gracie was one of Maeda's students and after training with him for a couple of years, he opened his own academy school in 1925. The Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighters have fought a wide range of players coming from different backgrounds and still continue to improve their skills.

It was during the late 1980s when the Gracie family start to migrate to the US. BJJ became known on a world wide level when Royce Gracie won several victories in the Ultimate Fighting Championships in the mid 1990s. It is now so popular that many BJJ schools have come out of the woodwork.

One of these is the BJJ black belt school in Norwich, Norfolk. If you live in Norfolk, be sure to stop by and observe our BJJ training. We provide MMA classes along with a women's boot-camp, and even kids classes. We have a number of beginner classes and have extensive advance classes for those who know what they are doing. There is literally a place for everyone. Come meet our friendly instructions to help get you started.

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MMA Training in Norwich / 30 day free trial

The Prefect Training Partner.

When sparring and using important grappling techniques in MMA, it's important to have a good partner that can keep up. Partners can be a big damper on your MMA training as it simply might be their lack of skill or knowledge that is holding you back. The worst thing is you simply can't train by yourself, so any chance of progress can be difficult. If you know what makes a good partner, you can diplomatically help your fighting friend improve and, in turn, help yourself advance too. This is probably the best approach for both parties involved. You don't want to be stuck with a useless rag and he doesn't want to be a bad fighter.

It is amazing how many MMA schools in Norwich, Norfolk just sort of throw inexperienced players into the mix and expect that they will learn it all in one go. Be sure to talk to the new guy whenever you are training with him. New guys are probably one of the most dangerous to train with as they can get scared and instinctively react to your techniques. There is nothing worse than getting a broken rib from a rookie and having to take a couple of weeks off because of it. Talk with him, ask him about any injuries and make him feel comfortable. Talk him through some moves and explain to him what you are trying to do. This is probably the best way to help ease the nerves on the new guy. Overall communication is a great feature in sparing partners.

Good partners take things easy and are not too tense. When you are calm and relaxed you are less likely to get an injury and are more likely to preform a couple of highly effective moves. New or professional, we all get tensed up sometimes and when you notice your partner doing this, you'll find that it is a slightly strenuous match. Players often don't notice things like this, so it is important that you let your partner know when he is tightening up.

Good partners listen to other partners. This can be quite a challenging task, especially when you are trying to tell your partner what he is doing wrong. Try and do this in an open matter, explain where you are coming from and the reasons behind it. Simply barking orders at him will get you on his bad side and the least you want to do is be a know-it-all prick. If your partner wants to roll a little lighter that day, be open minded about it and vice versa.

Key point to training with an amazing partner in MMA is that they'd adapt to your skill level. It doesn't matter if you're a black belt, brown, white, or whatever. A more experienced player should simply not go out and kill the poor fellow. With any mma move, it is essential to help your partner figure out ways to get out of your submission hold and help him learn to play on an even playing field.

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Recovery for MMA Norwich Training

Tips For Increasing Workout Intensity and Shortening Recovery Time

Since birth, we're brought up with the idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When it comes to MMA training, that is absolutely wrong. For martial artists and bodybuilders, the most important mean of the day actually comes to a two way tie: pre workout meal and post workout meal.

Research proves that the nutrition intake before and directly after a workout has drastic results on the effectiveness of that workout, and these tests have been conducted on every sport from long distance running to weightlifting.

On the pre workout side, adding extra protein and carbohydrates to your body right before an intense workout will give you added energy for the workout, allowing you to train harder and for longer periods of time. A lot of BJJ schools don't teach this, but it's just as important as the actual workout itself.

The post workout benefit comes because right after a workout, your muscles are craving sustenance. It's important to eat as soon as possible because the nutrients from your post workout meal will start healing your muscle tissue. The threshold for what's known as “overtraining” in mixed martial arts is drastically lowered if you aren't providing your body with proper nourishment. If you feel tired constantly after a hard workout then you need to take a second look at your calorie intake.

There's an anabolic window that occurs right after training. During this time the cells in your muscle tissue are especially receptive to nutrient uptake. After the training stops the window slowly closes, so try to get food into your stomach as soon as possible; otherwise your food won't be absorbed so easily and you'll end up losing a lot of beneficial nutrients.MMA Norwich gives you a hardcore workout, so it's especially important to stay fuelled when you work with Icon Jiu Jitsu.

Now, most people recommend that you make your pre/post meals a liquid shake, and we agree. Your body will be able to absorb liquid much faster than solid food. One thing you should be sure of is to put plenty of carbohydrates into your meals. Carbs release a lot of energy, and most athletes forget about these benefits because they're so focused on finding enough protein.

For your pre workout meal, you should shoot for at least twenty grams of carbs, ten grams of protein, and plenty of water and electrolytes.

For post workout, aim for thirty grams of protein, up to eighty grams of carbs, and again enough water and electrolytes as you can stand.

You're not going to earn your black belt or defeat an opponent in a MMA match by skipping meals -that's a fact. The problem is these shakes can really add up if you buy the formulated products. Instead, try this: powdered gatorade mix, protein powder, and maltodextrin (for carbohydrates). Play with the mixture until you find something that you can stomach easily, and come to your workout prepared. Head to Icon Jiu Jitsu in Norwich, Norfolk for intense MMA workouts and a friendly atmosphere.

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Using Kettlebells for MMA Training Norwich

Training for MMA is about an orchestrated effort between all the muscles of the body, used as one continuous unit. Therefore, our training always revolves around using all the muscles simultaneously – never isolating any particular muscle groups. When it comes to strength and weight training, this can lead to some issues.

You see, most of the common workouts – dumbbell curls, benchpress, and all the overpriced weight machines you find in gyms – isolate individual muscle groups for each rep. This can give you bulk, sure, but it trains you to use one muscle group for an individual movement. This will absolutely kill you when grappling.

MMA uses the entire body as a tensed coil; all the power of every move comes from the entire body, so when you're weight training you need exercises that will train your body to use all your muscles. That's where the kettlebell comes in.

Here are two easy kettlebell training workouts that you can use to maximize your explosive power in the ring.

The Attack:

This exercise teaches your body how to get off the ground in one explosive move – essential for a grappling match against a tough opponent. The Attack will not only help your moves in a match, it will get you into great shape and boost your endurance.

You need two 53lb kettlebells, but you can also substitute two 50lb dumbbells as long as they don't roll.

Place the kettlebells on the ground at shoulder width and place your body into the classic pushup position (hands on the kettlebells) with your arms straight. Do one pushup, and at the top of the rep throw your feet forward and land in the beginning position for the clean.

Do a full clean with both kettlebells, and at the bottom again hop your feet backwards to end in the pushup position once again. That's one rep.

Try to do three full sets of five reps, three times a week. Once you get used to the move, add a rep to each set until you reach ten reps per set. Eventually, work your way up to doing 25 straight reps at one time with a 53lb kettlebell. You'll start to notice your stamina in a match improving almost immediately, and your explosive power will be unmatched.

The Duckwalk:

A lot of MMA fighters use the duckwalk already, but by adding weight you add more resistance to the move, which will give you a huge advantage once you take it to a match. Here's how you do it.

Take a kettlebell in your right hand and then clean it; your elbow shouldn't be below your waist. Step forward with your right foot and drop your left knee to the ground. Then, let your right knee drop and slide your left leg forward, bringing the knee up. Do the same thing again to bring the right knee up one more time.

When you're doing this, concentrate on driving your knee forward, as if there was an opponent directly in front of you.

We teach a lot of different techniques for MMA training at our school in Norwich, Norfolk. Every class is different. Drop by sometime to see what you can gain from training with the Icon Jiu Jitsu team.

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Brazilian jiu jitsu norwich

A brief history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is somewhat similar to Judo. It all began with a man named Jigoro Kano. He created his own judo style in 1882 and called it Kodokan Judo. He and his fighters attended a tournament, held by the Tokyo police in 1886, to try and test out his new honed skill. Out of the 15 matches held by the police, 13 were won by tough Kodokan Judo fighters and the other two were tied. This completely revolutionized any fighting method for the time.

At the time, Kodokan Judo was a completely undefeated martial art and many who practised a more traditional fighting style lost to the superiority of Judo. It was not until after the 19^th century did a man named Mataemon Tanable challenged the fighting styles of Kodokan Judo. He was the headmaster of a form of classical Jiu Jitsu called Fusen Ryu. This style was completely unknown for the time. The style of fighting focused heavily on ground movements and other ground techniques, which was an utterly different method than any fighting style the Kodokan Judo had faced. As Kodokan Judo was comprised mostly of stand up throwing techniques, Fusen Ryu fighters prevailed. This strongly showed many Judo fighters the importance of focusing on a grappling and ground fighting technique.

A man named Mitsuyo Maeda became to be one of the best Judo fighters in history. He first started with traditional Jiu Jitsu styles and eventually studied Kodokan Judo. Jigoro Kano noticed his abilities and decided to send him to the US in 1904 to help spread the word of Kodokan Judo. He has travelled all over the world including the US, great Britain, parts of Europe, Cuba, Mexico, and then finally retiring in Brazil. Maeda is one of the very few men who has never lost a match.

When Maeda finally moving to Brazil, he quickly opened a Jiu Jitsu academy of his own. Carlos Gracie was one of Maeda's students and after training with him for a couple of years, he opened his own academy school in 1925. The Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighters have fought a wide range of players coming from different backgrounds and still continue to improve their skills.

It was during the late 1980s when the Gracie family start to migrate to the US. BJJ became known on a world wide level when Royce Gracie won several victories in theUltimate Fighting Championships in the mid 1990s. It is now so popular that many BJJ schools have come out of the woodwork.

One of these is the BJJ black belt school in Norwich, Norfolk. If you live in Norfolk, be sure to stop by and observe our BJJ training. We provide MMA classes along with a women's boot-camp, and even kids classes. We have a number of beginner classes and have extensive advance classes for those who know what they are doing. There is literally a place for everyone. Come meet our friendly instructions to help get you started.

www.bttuk.co.uk

MMA Training in Norwich

Icon Jiu Jitsu Team, recently moved to larger, full time premises in Norwich, Norfolk. Due to the success of our MMA & BJJ programs we needed larger and better training facilities. This encouraged us to move to to our full time academy on Mason Road, Norwich.

We installed a semi circle cage, so members can get the real feel for MMA and what UFC guys must experience inside the cage.

We also installed many strength and conditioning tools, such as rope climb, pro chin up bars etc.

With MMA in Norwich really taking off and becoming open to all, we are now offering 30 Free days to come and try out our new academy in Norwich. Come and see our UFC training for a full 30 days, without having to pay a penny.

So if you’re looking MMA or UFC training in Norwich and want to train with the best, call Icon jiu Jitsu Team Norwich Today for a free trial 01223911968

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Britain’s Got Talent had quite a few martial arts entries this year, all showcasing high kicks and dance like movements. I really enjoyed these performances, they’re actually my favorite acts on there.

Icon Jiu Jitsu Team in norwich, norfolk, train in Mixed Martial Arts, MMA for short. which is sometimes called UFC training. Which has recently shown some of the high kick finishes, such as when Randy Couture fought Lyoto Machida. And Anderson Silva’s KO of Vitor Belfort.

It’s great to see these moves being showcased on BGT as they are now seen as effective attacks. Plus they look really cool.

Our Programs at Icon Jiu Jitsu Team Norwich include MMA training and UFC training alongside Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. All the classes offer a 30 day Free trial. Why not come along and see the best UFC training in Norwich by trying out our Free trial or give us a call 01223911968

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MMA / UFC Training In Norwich

There are many strategies to becoming successful in mixed martial arts but nothing is sweeter than a beautiful submission! Because the TAP is the ultimate goal for a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter in MMA and in the UFC.

Triangle choke, Rear Naked Choke and The Arm Bar have been a staple of mixed martial arts fighting since the very beginning.

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The price of MMA BJJ

Paying the Price

So what is the price you have to pay to be good a MMA / BJJ? I will tell you more in a latter , but meanwhile, here is a taster:

The price involves devoting a reasonable chunk of your life to the project of becoming the best, (best coach, competitor, martial art writer, interviewer, champion etc). Probably at least 4 years, more like 8. Obviously some have done it in less, but very few. It takes this long to learn how to do it. Actually it could take half this long if you were prepared to listen to the advice of those who have done it before you, but few are willing to do this. Anyway, it is hard to learn from the mistakes of others - we learn best from our own mistakes.

This means that you must love whatever it is you are going to be doing to become the best.

This cannot be a 8 year prison sentence. It just won't work.

You cannot mortgage your present for some future benefit twenty years down the line. You cannot do something you hate whilst persuading yourself that it will be worth it in a few years when you are ready. Forget it. You won’t last 1 year, let alone 8. That job will eat you up long before then.

To make it in mma or bjj you need absolute dedication to the task at hand. This means love for your art and belief in what you’re doing. If you can achieve this you’ll have a great training life and make a huge success of yourself. This is something worth going for, I think.