MMA
At Southwest Martial Arts Academy our MMA Fight Team requires SELECTION & APPROVAL PROCESS
This means that we do not accept any and every individual who comes to us with tuition money and expresses an interest in MMA Fighting.
Southwest Martial Arts Academy is a martial arts school first and foremost and Team Members will adhere to the rules, follow the formalities of the dojo and show respect for their place of training at all times.
Individuals wishing to become members of the Team SWMA Fight Team must complete an application for team membership and if approved must agree to the terms and expectations that accompany being a member of Team SWMA Mixed Martial Arts fight team.
Our approval and selection process of Individuals wishing to participate in MMA training serves a very important purpose as it is our goal to make sure that our school is a good fit for the individual and we also want to make sure that the individual is a good fit for our school.
Members of Team SWMA Fight team must demonstrate an attitude that is becoming to the martial arts at all times.
In short, we believe that MMA is exactly what it implies “Mixed Martial Arts” .
Our belief is that in order to “mix” martial arts, you have to first have a martial arts base as well as a solid understanding of what martial arts is and even more importantly, an understanding of what it is not.
An individual wishing to be selected must understand that Southwest Martial Arts expectations for team members are not a matter of debate. Our fighters will display respect for all persons, both inside and outside of the cage or ring. They will conduct themselves in a manner as to uphold the integrity of Southwest Martial Arts Academy at all times.
Those selected to represent Team SWMA will follow by all the rules and expectations set forth for team members. Southwest Martial Arts and its Instructor’s have always maintained specific guidelines pertaining to MMA training and students who wish to test their skills in these types of fighting events.
MMA fighting should be taken very seriously and close consideration put into it by anyone considering this type of training, due to the very nature of these types of events. This type of training requires a great amount of self-discipline and poise in order to maintain control of both the physical and mental aspects of actually fighting in an MMA event.
It is our firm belief that MMA training requires the type of self- discipline that is gained only through the core values that are learned and perfected only through proper martial arts training provided by qualified Instructor’s who possess the knowledge and skills that are necessary for this type of fighting.
MMA fighting requires proper training and we would never allow someone who had been involved in mixed martial arts training for just a few weeks to represent our school in an MMA event, because when an individual is allowed to represent our school in an MMA event or any other type of sportive martial arts event, we must have the assurance of knowing that the individual will represent our school, their teachers and themselves, in a way that would be pleasing to SWMA Academy and to the martial arts in general.
Best Regards,
Sensei Greg Ring
Southwest Martial Arts Academy
