PROGRAM N°. 05 · THE WHOLE SYSTEM
Mixed Martial Arts Training Striking and grappling, together.
Striking, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu stitched into one practice. Not for week one, but the right home once you're ready to integrate.
- BEGINNER-FRIENDLY
- No experience needed
- MIXED LEVELS
- Every class, every body
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Quick answer
Mixed Martial Arts at Kaizen MMA, taught across six Northern Virginia locations. Adult classes welcome first-timers and experienced athletes. Choose a gym to see its exact free-trial offer and class times.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
What Mixed Martial Arts training includes
MMA puts Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, and Boxing into one class. It teaches you to be effective standing up, in the clinch, and on the ground, which is every place a fight can actually go.
Our MMA program doesn't throw you into the deep end. You'll build skills across all ranges at a pace that makes sense for your experience level. Many of our MMA members started in a single discipline and expanded from there. Others jumped straight into MMA because they wanted the full picture from day one. Both paths work.
This is where the pieces connect: striking timing, clinch work, takedowns, ground control. Learning each one on its own is the easy part. Learning where one ends and the next begins is what this class is for.
A CLASS · STEP BY STEP
What to expect in your first class
Warm-up covering movement from standing, clinch, and ground
Technique blocks combining striking and grappling transitions
Situational drilling, standing to clinch, clinch to ground, ground to standing
Controlled MMA sparring rounds for experienced members (optional)
Strategy and game-planning discussions with coaches
THE ARC · YOUR FIRST QUARTER
How Mixed Martial Arts training progresses
- WK. 01 to 04
Range & the level change
Distance, clinch entries, the level change. Less about new techniques than about where one range ends and the next begins.
- WK. 05 to 12
Joining the two halves
Rounds that start standing and finish on the mat. Wall work, getting up, staying up. The pace climbs as your reads sharpen.
- WK. 13+
Controlled sparring
Light MMA sparring opens up. It stays optional, and it stays controlled. Nobody is trying to hurt you.
WHY TRAIN HERE
What Mixed Martial Arts training builds
Self-defense that covers standing, clinch, and ground
Well-rounded athleticism across all physical domains
Mental adaptability, learning to solve problems in real time
Confidence that comes from being prepared for any situation
Cross-training that improves every individual discipline
A community of dedicated, like-minded training partners
QUESTIONS
Mixed Martial Arts questions
Nope. While some members come in with a background in one discipline, our MMA classes are structured so beginners can learn all the ranges from scratch. We'll build your striking and grappling simultaneously.
Not at all. The vast majority of our MMA members train for fitness, self-defense, and personal challenge. Competition is available but never required or expected.
We recommend 2-3 days per week to start. As you progress, you might add individual discipline classes (boxing, BJJ, wrestling) to sharpen specific skills. Your coaches will help you build a schedule that works.
Ready to try Mixed Martial Arts?
Start with a free trial. No experience required.
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