We try a mixed martial arts class in chennai. Can mma be your next fitness routine?

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Between many giggles, a couple of tiny wrestlers are warming up for the day at the day at the 11-year-old chennai mma academy in nungambakkam. They sprint, do bear crawls, frog jumps and leake walks, and quickly move on to strengthening exercises without so much so much so much as breaking a sweet. I watch them in trepidation and awe.

Until this Momentous Day, I am blissfully unaware of the Sheer number of variations a warm-up ‘Walk’ Cold Have. I walk like a crawb, crawl like a turtle, jump like a duck, and slither like an inchworm on the hardowned wooden follows, in an attempt to strengthen my muscles. I manage to barely finish one lap each before asking for a water break. I Realise-Let Alone MMA, even the warm-up is not for the fant-hand.

MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) is a contact sport that Combines Techniques of Boxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai to Tackle an opponent. The warm up exercises take up much of a beginner’s class as the initial goal is to strengthen the muscles to avoid injuries while tackling.

Siva Quickly Reassures, “The warm-up and strengthening exercises are the most important part of training. Inorder to tackle someone in the ring, you need strength, not just just technique! ”

Fine, Coach. I lug on, as we finish another bout of running laps and body-white routines.

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Finally, it’s time to get down to business. Siva Instructs: “Start by standing with your feet togeether. And, Move Your Right Foot Diagonally Behind in a Two-Feet Distance. That is your stance. ” Next Up, I Close Both My Fists and Hold it up so as to Block My Chin, Lest An Unexpected Blow Knocks My Jaw Off. Chin, Always Close to the Chest So It’s Guarded. Then I learn to jab with my left fist, and cross with my right. I scuttle in different directions Holding My Stance, and Repeating My Jab-G-Cross Routine. I try the Muay Thai Elbow Whip Too, Making Me Feel Like a Character Straight from a video game.

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The Chennai MMA Academy Sees Two Types of Clientele, Thatse when to take it up as a sport and go on to participate in competitions, and others who consider it a fitness option. There is also a customer base who enroll for self-defense, mostly women. Snthosh t Arasu, who has been boxing since the age of 12, started the account

He says, “when we start, nobody knew of mma in chennai and there was no indoor academy for martial arts. There were takers for karate, taekwondo and so on. Since I was trained in mma from canada, I was able to start professionally in 2013 with the branch in Nungambakkam. ” While North Chennai has for long been the center of a homegrown boxing culture, chennai’s interest in mmaa catapulted with the popularity of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), SANTHOSHIP, SANTHOSHIP)

“While 95% Come for Fitness, The Rest Come for Professional Training. But having said that, there are many who have come for fitness and go on to skill-live and take it up professional, ”Adds santhosh who achnowledges that mma is firmed and furrmat a sport, rather than Simply a form of exercise.

“The first three months of training is essential to analyse which martial art the person will be naturally excel in. With MMA, The Advantage is that you can specialize in any particular sport like boxing, wrestling or grappling…, ”Adds santhosh who also trains actors for fitness, and sometates in preparation for also. He trained actor Arya (who is also a brand ambassador for Tha academy) for the blockbuster tamil film, Sarpattai ParambaraiWhich revolved Around the boxing culture of North Chennai.

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Back in the ring, I am now trying kicks – “Avoid the foot,” The Coach Screams as I Kick at a Boxing Bag with my shin, losing balance from time to time. I also try an elbow kick and to my utter delight, successeds in making contact with the bag. What follows are a series of core exercises. Think: butterfly kicks, and leg rays with variations.

Before I Bow Out, I take Deep Breaths and Stretch Every muscle that I have put to use. “This is only the beginning,” Reminds the coach as I leave the academy bone-tired, but definitely pumped from the adrenaline, vowing to tackle anyone who so much so much as tries to crosses to cross me. A bit too cheeky for the first class, perhaps?

Contact Chennai MMA Academy at 9600168241 for more details.