AI Self Defense Coach
Check the reps you do alone.
mmaGPT is an AI self-defense coach: film a drill, upload it and you get timestamped notes on what went wrong and a drill to fix it, to bring to your next class.
Upload a striking drill, a release from a hold or a ground defense rep. mmaGPT checks your base, your strike mechanics, your guard and whether you move off the line of attack.
An AI self-defense coach, on demand.
Self-defense training has a specific problem: the situations it prepares you for are rare, so you almost never find out whether your technique holds. What you do get is repetitions, and repetitions build whatever habit they contain. If your strikes come from the arm alone in the garage, they will under stress too. If you back up in a straight line during pad work, that is what your feet will do when somebody moves at you. None of this is visible from the inside of the movement, and most people train self-defense one or two evenings a week with an instructor who has a full room to watch.
mmaGPT is an AI self-defense coach that reviews a 20 to 60 second clip of your training. It checks whether your strikes carry your body weight or just your arm, whether your wrist stays straight on palm heels and hammerfists, whether your hands come back to your head, whether you move off the line of attack instead of straight backwards, and whether your base survives the exchange. It returns timestamped notes on what went wrong plus one drill to fix it, in plain language, calibrated to your experience level. Defensive problems come first, because in self-defense the mistake that gets you hurt matters more than the one that looks untidy.
It works alongside your instructor, never instead of one. Contact skills, pressure testing and anything involving a weapon need a qualified coach and a live partner in a room. What mmaGPT covers is the other half: the solo and drilled repetitions nobody is watching, which is where most habits actually form. Film on your phone, upload in the browser, and bring the drill to your next class.
It works as an AI self defense trainer between classes: you film, it reviews, your coach stays in charge.
What mmaGPT coaches in self-defense.
Strike mechanics under pressure
Whether punches, palm heels, elbows and hammerfists carry your hips and body weight or come from the arm alone, and whether your wrist stays straight at contact.
Weight behind each strike
Whether your hips and feet drive the strike or the arm does all the work. Arm-only strikes are the most common fault in self-defense footage, and the hardest one to feel.
Moving off the line
Whether you step to an angle or retreat in a straight line. Straight-line retreat keeps you in range of everything with none of your weight behind your own strikes.
Base and recovery
Whether your balance survives kicks, knees and releases from holds, and how fast you recover a fighting base afterwards.
How it works.
- 01
Upload your clip
A 20 to 60 second clip of pad work, shadow drilling or a partner drill.
- 02
Frame-level analysis
Our analysis engine reads your video, grading technique against your discipline and skill level.
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Get a drill ladder
Not just feedback. A specific drill progression you can take to your next session.
How mmaGPT's AI reads your self-defense.
mmaGPT is self-defense AI built on computer vision. The model watches your clip frame by frame, tracks body position, balance and timing through each movement, and compares what it sees with how the technique should look for your discipline and skill level. Every correction is pinned to the second it happens, so you can replay the exact moment and check it yourself.
You get one priority fix, the reason it matters and a drill to train it, usually in under a minute. Phone footage works. A side angle with your whole body in frame gives the AI the clearest view.
Built by a world champion.
AI Self-Defense coach: common questions.
- Is there an AI self defense app?
- Yes. mmaGPT is an AI self-defense app that reviews your training video and gives you the one fix that matters most, with timestamped notes and a drill. It is a web app that works in any browser on your phone or computer, and your first 14 days are free.
- Is there an mmaGPT app for iPhone and Android?
- mmaGPT is a web app, so it runs in the browser on your iPhone or Android phone with nothing to download; open mmagpt.app and your first self-defense review is free. A native app is in development.
- Can you learn self defense from an app?
- You can learn the basics of self defense from an app like mmaGPT, but you still need partner training with a qualified instructor to make it work under pressure. It tells you that your strikes have no weight behind them or that you retreat in a straight line, which is the part you cannot see yourself, while pressure testing with a partner and a qualified instructor remains essential.
- Which styles does it work with?
- mmaGPT works with the striking and grappling that self-defense systems are built from, covering 11 disciplines including Krav Maga, boxing, Muay Thai, kickboxing, wrestling and BJJ. Pick the discipline closest to what is in the clip and the feedback is calibrated for it.
- How much does it cost?
- Starter, Pro and Elite each start with 14 days free. After the trial, plans start at $19/month for 8 analyses, $29/month for 16, and $49/month for 45. Pay yearly and every plan gets 2 months free, so Pro works out to US$24.17 a month. Analysis packs start at $3.99.
- Is there a free AI self defense coach?
- Yes: mmaGPT starts with a 14 day free trial, and each self defense review gives you timestamped notes on what went wrong plus a drill to fix it. After the trial, plans start at $19 a month, as shown on /pricing.
Keep going.
See the full picture on our AI MMA coach overview or read more about Self-Defense training on mmaGPT, or see the mmaGPT martial arts app.