Thanks, I thought he did well for his first fight, especially against a guy who had already won 3 times. I will mention your offer to him next time I talk with him and see if he is interested. I'm sure he will want to gain some more experience before taking fights in another area. He has a good trainer(also fought last night in one of the main matches)so hopefully he will improve. He was wanting to get Jack McVicker as his trainer but the guy is just too expensive for him.
This is a much better video of my sons fight that he posted on YouTube.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CBfJ9wZxMgo&persist_app=1&app=m
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CBfJ9wZxMgo&persist_app=1&app=m
He actually had 2 trainers working with him for this fight. One of them you can hear coaching him during the fight on the video. He started out training about a year ago and was just grappling at first but then decided he wanted to try getting in the cage for an MMA fight. He trained vigorously for 3 months leading up to this fight. He took a break after that fight and has been working on his music(he plays guitar and writes music) since then. He told me today he is going to start training again soon but not sure he wants to fight in the cage again and may just stick with grappling. I was a little surprised when he told me he loved doing it that one time but doesn't really like the idea of hurting someone the way someone can be hurt in an MMA fight.
First, excellent your son found an alternative that will keep him focused toward a better future. Guess my question, at his age, then what? He ain't going to be a star (MONEY) with the big boys. So, then what.
As a father....that would be my concern......lots of future years ahead.
Best of luck sir!
I've seen worse injuries at a grappling tourney than I've seen in an MMA bout. Worse injury at our event last night was a nice cut under an eye, and a few black eyes to boot. Out of 13 fights, only 2 went to a decision. Last grappling tourney I did, I saw an arm basically snapped in half, and several broken fingers. Neither is for someone who doesn't "want to hurt someone." Try a soft hand art like aikido if that's your thinking IMO.
All the best in whatever he decides. Music is definitely the safest. lol
Heart Heart Heart. She should've quit, but she didn't. That arm was just dangling...lol
It's even worse in the lower divisions because those are the guys/girls that will spazz out on ya. that's when you get hurt. Almost anyone will tell you the scariest people to grapple aren't the black belts etc, but in fact the beginners and lower belts because a lot spazz when they get into trouble or weird positions, whereas, a higher belt has more control...
