Training for mma questions

[zeetherr]

I've posted this in another thread before but I was told to maybe put it in the training thread.
So, I've been doing MMA for over a year now, having previously done boxing 3 years prior, and I've been having some doubts in my training. Basically where I am there's only 2 MMA gyms in the whole country, me going to one of them, and the training at these gyms isn't very good (having done boxing for 3 years i know for a fact the way the coach teaches boxing is wrong)but there is a very good boxing scene, with the chance at going to the Olympics. There is also very little competition and not much chance to become a pro athlete. In a year however I'm moving back to England to go to uni, there's a lot of good MMA gyms there and ideally my dream is to train at one of these top class gyms.
My question is as follows; Should i stick with MMA and try and learn what I can for when I go to the Uk or should I go back to boxing(which i know I'm better at) and try to excel in that?, the good gyms here helping me do that.
PS: I've put this in the stand up section because it involves boxing which is obviously a part of stand up.
TLDR: Shit MMA gyms here, Good boxing gyms, History in both, Which one?

 

[Art of War]

Is the grappling training good there?

 

[zeetherr]

Is the grappling training good there?

like 6 or 7 outta 10 but i havnt got the time or money to train boxing, grappling and my other commitments

 

[Art of War]

like 6 or 7 outta 10 but i havnt got the time or money to train boxing, grappling and my other commitments

Let me get this straight. You "do mma", but no grappling? What are you training in over there? Muay Thai?

EDIT: Ok I reread. So you can either grapple, box or.... I don't understand. What striking do they teach there? What's the trainer's background?

 

[Jimmy Jazz]

I'd go where the good training is. Perhaps you should look up some of those bjj drills online and practice those in your spare time.

 

[Art of War]

I'd go where the good training is. Perhaps you should look up some of those bjj drills online and practice those in your spare time.

My problem with this attitude is it developes bad habits, poor learning ability, and mental weakness. I don't see any reason to switch gyms until you're beating everyone in every aspect of the game.

 

[Jimmy Jazz]

My problem with this attitude is it developes bad habits, poor learning ability, and mental weakness. I don't see any reason to switch gyms until you're beating everyone in every aspect of the game.

I meant to stick with the boxing gym.

 

[zeetherr]

Let me get this straight. You "do mma", but no grappling? What are you training in over there? Muay Thai?

EDIT: Ok I reread. So you can either grapple, box or.... I don't understand. What striking do they teach there? What's the trainer's background?

MMA training involves grappling dude, but as previously stated the training isnt good. So my question like i said is should i move away from mma for now and go to boxing or some other stand up art

 

[Art of War]

MMA training involves grappling dude, but as previously stated the training isnt good. So my question like i said is should i move away from mma for now and go to boxing or some other stand up art

Yes. That was my point.

Can you beat everyone in your gym in all facets? If yes, yes. If no, no.

 

[Brendon Katz]

Boxing is the best foundation anyway. It develops timing, reflexes, calmness under pressure, a fast mind, and so on. I'd focus on that, make it as good as you can, and then when you move back to the UK get back into the grappling.

You may learn bad habits at shit MMA gyms that will set you back worse than if you hadn't trained as well. That's worth considering also.

If your intention is to compete in MMA, use boxing as the foundation for a solid striking game, and (depending on how you feel your striking game is), focus your grappling toward takedown defence, submission avoidance and getting bak to standing.