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Wixard00 OP t1_je7mg9w wrote

Reply to comment by pittsburghstuff in Armored MMA in Pittsburgh by Wixard00

No. Joint locks are not allowed for safety reasons. They also don't work well (or at all depending) against articulated armor.

We do have loaner armor for people to try out. In general most of the training we do isn't even in armor. We practice striking, grappling, weapons and tactics in 1 v 1 and group fighting. Usually people train with us for some time before they buy their own. (A few of our fighters trained for a year.)

A full set of armor with the proper construction and thickness from head to toe, custom made will run 1500-2000$ give or take. Usually paid to armorers half down and the rest when it's done (in a few months). Or, equipment can be purchased piece by piece over whatever period of time.

But we don't recommend anyone buy any equipment until they've come to some practices and checked things out. And even then come for awhile to make sure before you commit to buying any equipment. Again, we do have some loaner armor.

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pittsburghstuff t1_je7roam wrote

I figured most joint locks wouldn't work in armor. Maybe an americana or kimura?

Thanks for all the info, I have a lot on my plate right now but I'm interested for the future.

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Wixard00 OP t1_je7t2e4 wrote

The melee recreates medieval tournament fighting where, essentially if you go down you may as well be dead hence the lack of much ground fighting. (Similar to an ancient battlefield where going down to the ground likely means death).

We do train limited ground grappling. But nothing as deep as something like bjj.

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