Going to do One month of MMA

**RurikGreenwulf** · Posted On: 8/15/2012 8:26pm

Originally Posted by Tranquil Suit

A valid concern. Put this in perspective, how much hits do professional boxers take, it is magnitudes higher than recreational or ammy players.

A pro boxer trains 2 sessions a day, 6 days a week, imagine how much hard rounds of sparring that is. And how little time he has to recover in between sessions.

Give yourself time to recover from injury, your brain does have SOME capacity to recover from trauma.

Data shows that most of the sustained brain damage (especially long term effects) by pro boxers comes from their training sessions and lack of recovery. 40% of pro boxers sustain some type of brain damage, 20% of pro kickboxers (more damage overall, but less to the head). And ammy or recreational who literally takes 20 times less hits and with much longer recovery times has (I'm estimating) maybe 0.5% chance of some long term brain injury. And even then, not every brain injury is the same.

P.S.

Spoiler:

Thanks for taking the time to answer !
Good to know indeed, I'm now planning on doing atleast 2 months of Muay Thai before jumping to the MMA month

PS: LOLZ How many people are taking pictures like that? LOLZ

**Neo Sigma** · Posted On: 8/15/2012 10:00pm

From the videos, their technique is pretty sloppy and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to what the padholder is asking for, but I don't know what level the guys in there are at, either.

***JohnnyCache*** · Posted On: 8/15/2012 11:34pm

Rurik, I love your slight issues with english. "focus mitten" is a hilarious term.

**Mr.Miyagi** · Posted On: 8/16/2012 1:48am

Also hit up some Creatine for that sexy neuroprotection, giggity.

**RurikGreenwulf** · Posted On: 8/16/2012 1:01pm

Originally Posted by JohnnyCache

Rurik, I love your slight issues with english. "focus mitten" is a hilarious term.

LOLZ, I know one of the reason I'm here is to improve my english trough actual writting ! I need a signature that reads: ALWAYS BE GRAMMAR NAZI WITH HIM. Seriously It would help me a lot.

Mittens you focus on punching!

**Permalost** · Posted On: 8/16/2012 2:57pm

They're different than the mittens you use to punich a weighted sack.

**RurikGreenwulf** · Posted On: 8/20/2012 7:07pm

UPDATE: CAN I HAZ FACE PUNCHING?

Today we did some sparring and I got punched in the face

Now seriously I'm having a little headache despite that the contact was only light

**Neo Sigma** · Posted On: 8/20/2012 8:25pm

That'll happen the first few times you get whacked in the head. It's nothing to really worry much about unless it continues.

**dflanmod** · Posted On: 8/20/2012 8:27pm

Originally Posted by RurikGreenwulf

UPDATE: CAN I HAZ FACE PUNCHING?

Today we did some sparring and I got punched in the face

Now seriously I'm having a little headache despite that the contact was only light

Our resident expert on this subject (Brother Daniel) recomends repeatedly punching yourself in the face to help prepare for the streets and the ring. This and taking (4) 200 mg chunuprofin after each session.