Welcome to Red Dragon Mixed Martial Arts

Welcome to the official site of Red Dragon MMA, Huddersfield’s number one mixed martial arts academy.
Our classes incorporate a mixture of Boxing, Wrestling, Kickboxing, Brazilian Ju Jitsu and Submission Wrestling. We are well known in the area for our cardio and conditioning, we feel this is a large part of becoming an all round fighter.

However, we do not only cater for fighters, Red Dragon MMA is also ideal for those who want to get fitter or simply want to lose weight. All our classes are of a mixed nature and start from the age of 12 years upwards, we welcome all abilities.

What is MMA?

"Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an intense and evolving combat sport in which competitors use interdisciplinary forms of fighting that include jiu-jitsu, judo, karate, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling and others." www.ufc.com

At its simplest MMA can be broken down into the following 3 areas:

Stand-up: Various forms of boxing, kickboxing/Muay Thai and full contact karate with a focus on footwork, elbowing, kicking, kneeing and punching.

Clinch: Freestyle, Greco-Roman wrestling, Sambo and Judo disciplines are used when clinching. The clinch is often used to initiate takedowns and throws, while Muay Thai is trained to improve the striking aspect of the clinch

Ground Work: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, shoot wrestling, catch wrestling, Judo and Sambo are trained to improve submission holds, and defense against them. These styles are also trained to improve and maintain ground control.