Mixed Martial Arts Training AT ECR WHAT TYPE OF TRAINING IS INVOLVED? Technical and tactical specificity of different martial arts, such as Boxing, Grappling, Maui Thai and Jiu-Jitsu, to name a few: • o Different positions and situations are trained to recreate a fight environment. o Training and enhancement of the correct technique (attack, scape or defence) must be close to perfection to be applied in an MMA scenario. o On the Strength and Conditioning side, you have developed different training systems that have to be prepared and planned according to the level, goals and schedule of each athlete.  Professional athletes have a periodisation and a training camp for each fight. It can vary according to the opponent, location and martial arts background, etc. o Periodisation and sessions are prepared to develop endurance, strength development, anaerobic and clearance systems improvement and also power development in different phases of training in order to get ready for a fight. o Talking about fitness, MMA classes are more and more common nowadays because of the high calories consumption, cardio and strength improvement, power development, all of this a ludic alternative to get fit. o WHAT ARE THE ASSOCIATED BENEFITS TO TRAINING (AS AN ATHLETE OR WEEKEND WARRIOR)? The benefits for athletes are the same benefits of any other high-performance sports: improve all physiological systems, strength and power development, and psychological aspects: • o Endurance improvement o Anaerobic System optimisation o Strength improvement o Power development o Optimise recovery o Anxiety control, among others For the Weekend Warrior, as mentioned before, this is a terrific exercise alternative: • o Ludic o Raise body awareness o Anxiety control o Improves self-esteem o Self-defence