How soon can I go pro? MMA Kingston Ontario| Kingston MMA| MMA Class Kingston

[Krayzie1303]

I think you're right about the grappling & Jiujitsu in Ontario

Those skills along with Wrestling are a great base for any mixed fighter.

Theres a lot of Amateur events in Ontario to help fighters starting out to get the experience necessary to becoming a Professional.

[Jonobos]

People need worry less about going pro, and worry more about training hard and often. I am lucky to be surrounded by a great cross section of experienced grapplers at my school. Between Jiujitsu, judo, and wrestling, I put upwards of 15 hours a week on the mat. I do this purely for the love of the activity. If you want to be an elite fighter, you should probably be doing another 15 hours of striking, and don't forget the strength and conditioning. Fighting isn't a hobby.

[JerryJonesMMA]

I have trained MMA, then NHB fighters for a little over 19 years that have wanted to go pro. Some wooked extremely hard for six or more years and never were ready while others worked at it hard for six months and were able to go pro. This question is too subjective for each person. Many peoplpe want to b fighters but few are willing to make the saccrifices and hard work that com along with it.

[KJJames1423]

This is a good advice to know when should u go pro.

[Jztwrshp3]

I do agree that one must be EFFICIENTLY trained in their art if they want to take their skills to the Pro level, but it does depend on the student as well. You have some students that are born naturals at wrestling, jiu-jitsu etc. Example: it didn't take BJ Penn 12 years to earn his black belt in jiu-jitsu and he has a great pro career. I think it comes down to the instructor. He/She should have an eye on whether the student must continue training or whether the student can go pro.

[MartialArtsaXis]

LGHHJHH, I think your 'previous experience' would count towards that 4 years you mention. But in this video I said from zero to pro would be about 12 years.

In Ontario at least, a boxer would not go far in MMA since the rules are in favour of the grappler. Just to get past being a newbie and have a solid base in BJJ, you're looking at 4 years of dedicated training.

What do you mean by: "even in boxing ufc will be there and you can make some good money to start or open a business with it."?

[Krleblok94]

@MartialArtsaXis Thanks for the video.I agree with that it takes 3-4 years to fight at elite level in mma but I think that in bjj doesn't take 10-12 years,because if someone really like martial arts and i mean someone who is really passionate about it and have the will to become pro it would probably take less.thats my opinion,but you probably know better because you train bjj,i'm not that much familiar with that sport.What do you think about jeet kune do?

[Kretin69]

I agree with everything you just said. I know MMA is a fairly new sport and it can be easy for people to think they can go pro fast but it is just like any other sport. Im British so I am not too sure about the sports you play over there but ill just try and but it into perspective for you. Ok, Ice Hokey... Ask a pro Ice Hockey player when they first started playing and how long they have been playing for. Alot of pro athletes started as kids so your looking at 10-20 years?

[KILLABDAD]

i agree