MMA Gyms in Poughkeepsie, NY offer Mixed Martial Arts Training

Sept. 27, 2009 - PRLog -- NYMAG opens another MMA Training Facility in Poughkeepsie, NY.

NYMAG is The Hudson Valley's First Mixed Martial Arts and Black Belt Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Academy and this area's only school to produce fighters and champions at the Highest Level of competition in both Grappling and MMA. In addition to recreational practitioners who enjoy the benefits of fitness and self defense, fighters who have trained at NYMAG and have been coached by our instructors have gone on to claim victories at the Highest Levels of MMA and Grappling Competition in reputable & established venues such as the UFC, Pride, King of the Cage, the Pan American Games & World Championships.

Mixed Martial Arts isn’t a Mix of just any style ...

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Contact Striking – The Right Mix of Martial Arts.

Modern Mixed Martial Arts competition was invented in 1993 by Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioners in order to showcase their style as superior. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu was pitted against nearly every martial arts style and easily came out dominant, even over other grappling styles despite enormous weight differences. A 170lb Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner wearing a Jiu-jitsu Gi named Royce Gracie defeated much heavier and accomplished practitioners of Judo, Wrestling, Submission Wresting, Karate, Kung Fu, Kickboxing and Boxing. When the point was made overwhelmingly and BJJ was proven to be the most complete singular style of martial arts, fighters began to realize that they had to know it to beat it. Promoters soon realized that they needed to add rules, time limits and rounds in order to attract an American public who was used to watching striking sports like Boxing; this in turn gave full contact striking arts a fighting chance. Arts like Boxing, Kickboxing and Muay Thai were then added to the training regimen of MMA fighters and what we now know as a complete Mixed Martial Arts program was born.

At NYMAG, Classes in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Boxing and Muay Thai are offered for both recreational and competitive students alike.

To inquire about classes, please call (845) 797 4017 or visit their official website at http://www.NewYorkMartialArtsGym.com