mma mixed with kempo?

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vincent666valentine

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im interested in doing mma one day, i currently practice shaolin kempo (kung fu, karate, and jiu jitsu mixed), i have been training in this style for quite some time now, yet i have been in martial arts on and off since twelve, i already have mma fighters/trainers wanting to train me. yet I want to focus on the style im in right now, but im wondering what would you think about training on the side now while practicing kempo, that way when i put all my focus into mma i will already know a good deal of what im doing. so what im asking basically is, kempo, mma, or both?
 
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MMAHonorFighter

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Hello

Well Kempo is a great martial art and very useful in MMA. Chuck Liddell is one of it's famous practitioners so it will strengthen your stand up game. You said you are training Shaolin Kempo, which I am not too sure about however but because it does include jiu jitsu, you will improve your ground technique.

Indirectly and directly every martial art gives you techniques which you can use against opponents in MMA. If you like what you are doing, then simply continue training kempo and when you feel you have accomplished a lot begin a membership in a local MMA gym. Or like you mentioned, you can do both, or try both.

There is nothing wrong with training two martial arts at the same time, as long as it is not hurting your technique in the other martial art.

Some MMA gyms offer free trials for a certain period of time to help you decide which one to choose so definitely take advantage of those if you can. It sounds like you have accomplished a lot already in the field of martial arts. Congratulations!

Hope I helped. Good Luck! :)
 
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LIONDANCER

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"....i already have mma fighters/trainers wanting to train me....". Sorry to bust your bubble, but MMA is big money for trainers and they will train anybody who walks in their door and pays them. It says very little about your skill or your chance at your dream. They want to train you, they did not offer or promise you a career. That's reality.
Be careful what you choose.
 
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