Through Adele Leberre
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For a long time, the Ministry of Sports resisted. And then finally in 2020, he gave up and authorized the practice of MMA and the organization of competitions in France. It must be said that this sport from across the Atlantic has a reputation as an ultra-violent sport. Everything seems allowed.
This image exasperates Azzédine Dahmani, MMA trainer within the ALQ kick boxing in Quimper. For a few weeks, he has been coaching about twenty practitioners twice a week in the room on rue Bourla.
“You have to make the difference between what you see on TV during competitions and practice within clubs. This has nothing to do with. “
On the large floor area of the ALQ, partners (and not opponents) perform hits (not strikes). The coach chooses the terms carefully, insists on the notion of safety (the members wear a mouthguard, a shell, shin guards, a helmet if necessary) and respect… “And if I see that it starts to heat between two practitioners, we stop everything. “
Boxe, lutte, jiu-jitsu…
These details are important for Azzédine Dahmani. “You have to come and see, try a session or two to get an idea. It is not a crazy sport as we have said. “
On the contrary, the coach insists on complexity of this sport which in fact unites several. MMA means mixed martial arts: it combines English boxing, Muay Thai, kick-boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, karate, judo.
The fight takes place in a cage for three rounds of 5 minutes. Many blows are allowed: kicks, punches, knees and elbows, but also throws on the ground, submission techniques (strangulation or arm lock) and certain strikes on the ground.
« Not everything is allowed however: we do not have the right to blows with the head, in the private parts, on the eyes. No right to trample an opponent ”, specifies Azzédine Dahmani who also trains K1, Thai boxing, the pancrace.
Two girls registered
MMA is also proving a strategic sport : “You always have to be one step ahead, analyze your opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. I compare it a bit to chess. “Like all combat sports, MMA allows you to gain self-confidence, to unload your energy …
Azzédine Dahmani mainly supervises men (16 to 46 years old) whether or not they come from combat sports. “We only have two girls registered, but it is not easy for them because there is clinch. “
It is still possible to register for MMA.
Sessions Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 4 rue Bourla. From 16 years old.
https://www.alquimper.fr/kick-boxing/
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