MMAsskicker Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 First of all im new here, but I've been watching this sport for a while now and have lately really really been interested in starting to train and enter this sport the problem is i'm only 15 and need some help convincing my mother to let me. She thinks I'm going to die or break something and be out of sports for good So does anyone have any facts of statements I can use to convince my mom that mma is safer than it sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devill Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Just tell her that to be in this sport, you have to be very discipline. You will be taught by mature adults...therefore, you will become mature and discipline with responsiblities. OR (mod edit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlovskiviako Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Tell her there has only by 2 mma deaths in like 80 years. There have been more deaths in figure skating than mma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwishIwasMMA Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Do this: Go to the site MMAJUNKIE.com Go to the search bar then click on it and type ASK THE DOC -This is an informative doctor who will tell you the dangers of this sport click on any of the ASK THE DOC articles and have fun reading. Make sure they are relevant though to what you are looking for. A particular one that is very useful is the one talking about New York and how MMA should be sanctioned there. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Guys, come on. He is 15 for crying out loud. Listen to your mom, but try to make a good case. Does she object to you playing football? People get hurt in that all the time. Martial Arts is not just about beating people up. It is a discipline. Good for you in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnb-1 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Really? That is some pretty bad advice to give a 15 year old.Grow up guys. Oh G, 15 not five. We're guys. 15 yrs olds have a sense of humor too. I'm pretty sure he laughed. Its funny advice mixed with humor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Oh G' date=' 15 not five. We're guys. 15 yrs olds have a sense of humor too. I'm pretty sure he laughed. Its funny advice mixed with humor[/quote'] As the father of a 17 year old, I had to say something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnb-1 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 As the father of a 17 year old' date=' I had to say something.[/quote'] I say that cuz i have a 12 yr old. He's got a great sense of humor. example: he's about 8-9 we tell him to do something small and in his best dr evil voice he says "ya, i'm not a real hands on evil genius" i howled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliptn Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Does your mother have a problem with you training? I'm 20 and dude it ain't as easy as you'd like to think, I know a couple of guys who have high ego's and get their **** kicked, 1 of the dangers in some sports is a **** with a big ego. do what your mother tells you( to a certain extent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam_Dornadair Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Really? That is some pretty bad advice to give a 15 year old.Grow up guys. Smile and the whole world smiles with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I say that cuz i have a 12 yr old. He's got a great sense of humor. example: he's about 8-9 we tell him to do something small and in his best dr evil voice he says "ya' date=' i'm not a real hands on evil genius" i howled.[/quote'] This is not the place to be making jokes on the behavior of a child to their parents. Maybe his mother would not appreciate the "humor" same as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Smile and the whole world smiles with you. I am smiling now. Knock off the B.S. advice to the kid. It is not funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam_Dornadair Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I am smiling now.Knock off the B.S. advice to the kid. It is not funny. You yanks are always so serious, learn to smile learn to dance G_Row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam_Dornadair Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 First of all im new here' date=' but I've been watching this sport for a while now and have lately really really been interested in starting to train and enter this sport the problem is i'm only 15 and need some help convincing my mother to let me. She thinks I'm going to die or break something and be out of sports for good So does anyone have any facts of statements I can use to convince my mom that mma is safer than it sounds?[/quote'] Listen kid if your wanting some serious advise (which isnt my usual forte) then calmly and collectively sit down and discuss your mothers fears with her, you no doubt have most of the information you need by now having looked into the sport enough to want to get involved. All contact sports carry an element of risk but this should be weighed up against the benefits discipline, fitness, a goal in life etc etc. Hope this helps and i genuinely wish you well in your endevours, now i'm off to post my usual sarky and unhelpful comments elsewhere. Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Listen kid if your wanting some serious advise (which isnt my usual forte) then calmly and collectively sit down and discuss your mothers fears with her' date=' you no doubt have most of the information you need by now having looked into the sport enough to want to get involved. All contact sports carry an element of risk but this should be weighed up against the benefits discipline, fitness, a goal in life etc etc. Hope this helps and i genuinely wish you well in your endevours, now i'm off to post my usual sarky and unhelpful comments elsewhere. Best of luck[/quote'] LOL, see that is good advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 You yanks are always so serious' date=' learn to smile learn to dance G_Row[/quote'] And I smile all the time. Not much of a dancer though. And being called a "yank" is strange to me. I am a Southern boy. Round these parts "yanks" are northerners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam_Dornadair Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 LOL' date=' see that is good advise.[/quote'] I can be semi-sensible if i try really, really hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam_Dornadair Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 And I smile all the time. Not much of a dancer though.And being called a "yank" is strange to me. I am a Southern boy. Round these parts "yanks" are northerners. What are southerners in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G__row Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 What are southerners in the US? Southerners. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwishIwasMMA Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Wait... G did you know the South lost the war? Damn confederates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam_Dornadair Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Southerners. lol Odd, in the UK we call southerners, shandy drinking puffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnb-1 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 This is not the place to be making jokes on the behavior of a child to their parents. Maybe his mother would not appreciate the "humor" same as you. Wow, do I feel like I'm being chastised here. G, never once did I give any sort of poor advice on this thread. As a matter of fact, I gave no advice positive or negative. I simply pointed out that some of the OTHER members who DID make jokes made them innocently and I have faith that a fifteen year old who is intelligent enough to be interested in MMA and has the intelligence to post concerns on a forum also might be just be able to comprehend when a member is making a joke. Perhaps I am wrong. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W_A_R_R_E_N Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I'm 14 and I had the same conversation with my mother before she agreed that I could start heading in the direction of the UFC. First, ask her why she doesn't want you to, mention there has only been like 2 or 3 deaths for like the last 50 years, tell her it isn't just about going out to kick someones ... and that the fight is in a controlled environment (It helps if she hasn't been watching UFC with you and seeing some of those vicious knockouts via knee or elbow to the face xD) also you yourself should be thinking about how you are going to train, and when you want to go into the UFC in relation to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonie Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Simply don't start out with "I wanna be in the UFC"- heart attack city for any unsuspecting parent. Ask to join a gym that teaches martial arts. Tell her the truth- martial arts are a great way to stay in shape, and the instructors encourage discipline and a healthy lifestyle. Then offer to pay for part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spideyman24 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Ive been watching mma for 10 + ,on rare occasions hardly anybody breaks and bones due to the fact that fighters in mma are not out to permantly hurt anyone on purpose ,though accident can happen.Mma is a safer sport than boxing,thats a fact ,do some research.I have a 15 year old son myself that I teach and train and have no problem having him be invovled in mma.Good luck,and hope this will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadroid Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 What are southerners in the US? Hillbillys, Rednecks, Crackers, Klansmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadroid Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 First of all I'd wrestle at a club for a couple of years before taking on MMA. Then, find a good MMA gym that has kids involved, like JG or Prodigy here in the Cincinnati-Dayton, OH area. Awesome coaches with a great attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3viathan Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 tell your mom MMA is safer than boxing...people seem to really fall for that one...and its true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newpctech Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Well 15 is a little young dont you think? Also, most if not all of the fighters are black belts in one or more arts, I am going to assume you dont have these at 15. Also, to get licensed you need to be 21...but I could be wrong about this. you have a few years to train before you are going to be ready, by then you can decide for yourself. dont pay more than you have to www.dealsniffer.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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