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MMA starts on the ground

We’re honest about this: Knots & Collar isn’t a cage-fight gym. We teach the disciplines MMA is actually built from — boxing and kickboxing for striking, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which covers wrestling and judo takedowns, for the grappling. Most fights end up on the ground, and that’s the half beginners skip. On our mats in Defence Colony, the first class is free.

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In the room

Striking and the ground game at Knots & Collar, Defence Colony, New Delhi.

Kickboxing and striking training at Knots & Collar, Defence Colony, New Delhi
No-gi sparring at Knots & Collar, New Delhi — the grappling that decides most MMA fights

Striking

Boxing & kickboxing

Hands and feet, built with structure — pad work and combinations that build fitness as fast as skill. Boxing and kickboxing, taught properly.

The ground game

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Where most MMA fights are decided. You learn to control, escape and finish from the ground — no-gi and gi.

Takedowns & control

Wrestling & judo, inside BJJ

Getting the fight where you want it. Our jiu-jitsu carries the wrestling and judo takedowns that decide who ends up on top. Where the match really starts.

Why start here

Kindness over toughness

You don’t need to arrive fit, and you don’t have to spar before you’re ready. We build the fundamentals of a complete martial artist — the same foundation every MMA fighter is built on — in a room where the point is to look after the person across from you, not to prove anything. Fitness and confidence come along with it.

Questions people ask

Before your first class

Do you teach MMA?
We teach the disciplines MMA is built from — boxing and kickboxing for striking, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which covers wrestling and judo takedowns, for the grappling. What we do not run is cage sparring. We build complete, capable martial artists, which is where every MMA fighter starts.
Is BJJ really part of MMA?
It is the core of it. Most MMA fights end up on the ground, and whoever controls there usually wins. BJJ is that ground game — the half most beginners skip, and the half that decides fights.
Which should a beginner start with — striking or grappling?
Grappling, usually. Striking is enjoyable from day one, but ground control is the skill that keeps you safe and wins fights, and it is the harder half to pick up alone. Plenty of our students train both.
Do I have to spar or fight?
No. You decide the intensity, there is no pressure to spar before you are ready, and there is no cage. Training is controlled — you leave better than you arrived, every time.
What is the difference between BJJ and MMA?
MMA combines striking and grappling with strikes allowed; BJJ is the grappling art at the centre of it, focused on control and submission without strikes. BJJ is where you learn the ground game that MMA is won on.
How do I start?
The first class is free. Use the form on this page or call +91 97179 56687, and we will suggest a session that suits you.
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