Mixed Martial Arts(MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills. The rules of MMA allow the use of striking and kicking as well as grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground.

Training under one roof at “Townsville Fighting fit” students not only have access to BJJ and grappling classes but can also train with amateur and professional boxing and kickboxing coaches.  Students can focus their training with excellent instruction on fitness and technique utilising ‘Townsville Fighting Fit’ full size competition boxing ring.

Sphere Martial Arts MMA classes teach how to combine the individual skills learning in the various striking and grappling classes. From striking, to the clinch, takedown and the ground (grappling) game. Modern Mixed martial arts (MMA) is not simply a combination of ground and standing  striking arts however and training with Sphere MMA classes will teach you how to seamlessly blend these skills to include:

·         Striking position and technique on the ground

·         How to defend from strikes while grappling

·         How to switch from striking to grappling attacks both standing and on the ground

·         How to take someone down from strikes

·         How to escape and get back to your feet

·         Footwork and posture for MMA













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   Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of both  striking and kicking as well as grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground.

The roots of mixed martial arts can be traced back to various mixed style contests that took place throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim during the early 1900s. Modern MMA competition emerged in 1993 with the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, although professional MMA events had been held in Japan starting back in 1989. Originally organized with the intention of finding the most effective martial arts for real unarmed combat situations, competitors were pitted against one another with minimal rules for safety. Later promoters adopted many additional rules aimed at increasing safety for competitors and to promote mainstream acceptance of the sport.

In the early 1990s, three styles stood out for their effectiveness in competition: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, amateur wrestling and submission wrestling. This may be attributable in part to the grappling emphasis of the aforementioned styles, which were, perhaps due to the scarcity of mixed martial arts competitions prior to the early 90s, unknown to most practitioners of striking-based arts. Fighters who combined amateur wrestling with striking techniques found success in the standing portion of a fight, whilst Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stylists had a distinct advantage on the ground: those unfamiliar with submission grappling proved to be unprepared to deal with its submission techniques. Shoot wrestling practitioners offered a balance of amateur wrestling ability and catch wrestling-based submissions, resulting in a well-rounded skillset.

As competitions became more and more common, those with a base in striking became more competitive as they acquainted themselves with take downs and submission holds, leading to notable upsets against the then dominant grapplers. Subsequently, those from the varying grappling styles added striking techniques to their arsenal. This overall development of increased cross-training resulted in the fighters becoming increasingly multi-dimensional and well-rounded in their skills.






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