How much did gymnastics help Islam is being P4P#1?

[hector domino]

almost reminds me of Jones in the basketball court

 

[VinceArch]

GSP has also said gymnastics helped him out during his tenure as champion.

 

[188912345]

Definitely helps with his insane strength, particularly grip strength.

 

[loisestrad]

Would world class gymnasts be more suited for MMA than, say, NBA players? Or NFL athletes?

Would Simone Biles absolutely destroy in WMMA?

It's interesting.

 

[svmr_db]

JDM too stiff and stuck in the mud to get up, Joe.

 

[HHJ]

Like any other sport you cant just show up to Gymnastics every once in a while and be amazing at it.

It's still a good thing to do whenever you can get it in. It can only help with moving better and developing functional core strength

 

[MaulingMyClown]

Gymnastics/tumbling is very well suited for mma/wrestling. Great grip and core strength and teaches you how to fall as well. My son's club wrestling team has a class per week dedicated to that.

 

[HHJ]

Gymnastics/tumbling is very well suited for mma/wrestling. Great grip and core strength and teaches you how to fall as well. My son's club wrestling team has a class per week dedicated to that.

I grew up doing it, my father taught it.

 

[don't ask]

Gymnasts are probably the most complete strength athletes around. Strong as hell in crazy positions, agile, explosive, great endurance, mobile, flexible, with complete mastery of their body.

 

[Shay Brennan]

It's having been practicing Taekwondo since age 7 that helped him win his last fight in particular.
He was the student of one of Russia's best taekwondo practicioners Seyfula Magomedov.

And it showed with Makhachev knocking out Volk with a beautiful head kick and battering JDM's leg, taking away his power.

 

[HHJ]

Gymnasts are probably the most complete strength athletes around. Strong as hell in crazy positions, agile, explosive, great endurance, mobile, flexible, with complete mastery of their body.

Pommel Horse > MMA

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Prates owns the rings. It is known.

 

[HHJ]

 

[don't ask]

Pommel Horse > MMA

You need to watch the greatest marital arts movie ever made

 

[HHJ]

You need to watch the greatest marital arts movie ever made

Yes.


Yes I do.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Gymnastic is the best base for MMA confirmed.

 

[HHJ]

Mary Lou Retton > Valentina Schevchenko

 

[Tweak896]

I feel like it's just a side exercise to add to athleticism. You're not going to see gymnasts cross over quicker than any wrestler. It seems to help grappling a little bit, but I bet someone like Khamzat and other high level wrestlers never touched it. Sometimes I think fighters do it to spice up their training and give them something new because everything else is repeating same prep.

 

[humdizzle]

helps alot with balance, grip, and positional awareness.
you can see here where jack tried to flip him over with a knee shield (not sure what the move is exactly called). And islam literally flares his legs out for balance and posts on his head like he's a breakdancer.

 

[don't ask]

Yes.


Yes I do.

hahaha you're a very lucky man because I dearly wish I could watch it again for the first time. I'm pretty sure the full movie is on youtube.