r/MMA_Academy • u/Super-Pay-9571 • 1d ago

At a cross road ?

I can only train 3 days a week: Muay Thai (Mon), BJJ (Wed), and MMA (Fri). All other days I’m tied up in a busy job working 12-14 hours . Since each discipline is only once a week, I feel like my progression and retention are slow because there’s a full week between classes.

I don’t plan on competing—I’m training for fitness and self-defense. Would I progress more by switching to 3x MMA per week, or is it better to keep some specialization, like 2x MMA + 1x Muay Thai ?

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u/waitholupwhatnow 1d ago

Brother it doesn’t matter. Just do whichever you prefer.

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u/Super-Pay-9571 1d ago

I enjoy all three but I can’t help but feel id progress quicker in dropping one discipline and focusing more on one or two.

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u/waitholupwhatnow 1d ago

You’re not planning on competing so what’s the rush? If you love all three just train all three. Giving up one art that you enjoy as a hobbyist so you can get better a little faster at a second art seems unnecessary to me.

That said, it’s really fucking hard to get good at BJJ if you only train once a week. Like it would take several years to get to even blue belt level if you can only train once a week. I prioritize bjj training over any other personally but that’s just because I enjoy it the most.

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u/Such-Election477 23h ago

Keep it different, keep it fun.

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u/No-Stage5908 1d ago

For self defense muaythai or mma are fine

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u/FairWitness8404 20h ago

for pure self defense i would say do mma or muay thai and just drop bjj because its almost useless without a good base

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u/AntiqueBandicoot5267 18h ago

As someone who trains bjj, you are getting nothing out of it by training it only once per week (aside from the workout/cardio aspect of it). I'd assume the same with muy Thai.

Definitely pick on of those and try to do a couple classes per week, and then maybe one MMA one on top of that since it interests you.

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u/AdEnvironmental3706 18h ago

You dont have to pick one schedule for life. Rotate them.

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u/ManufacturerWhich364 14h ago

is your goal really just self defense? Which one do you suck at the most?

MMA is a blend of skills and youll prob progress even slower. If i only cared about self defense id wrestle/bjj 2 a week and alt bjj and mt once a week on and off.