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I want to start martial arts,is this a good style & what is the best ?
Brazilian Ju Jitsu
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Inhibitor13
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Hairy Legs said:
Yeh, definately a good style learn....fun too !
cipherking
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muy tai is the best. then grappling. put them together and u have a complete fighter
truckdaddy
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find a MMA gym in your area. THe will teach you ground game as well as stand up.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a good secondary martial art to learn. You want to be able to strike with hands and feet first. Then when you master one martial art, try another. With Jiu Jitsu, you can fight one on one very well but you can't fight a group of people because it is grabs and holds, rather then short, lethal strikes. Never the less, it is always good to be able to fight on the ground but I would rather end it before it gets to that point.
rdiddy88 said:
lol
I always find it funny when people insist a large number of fights wind up on the ground
does that take into account the fact that some fights wind up on the ground because the guy who hits the ground first, was hit by the other guy while they were both standing?
anyway thereis no best style but BJJ is a pretty good style
personally I prefer nogi to gi but either way it's a good bit of fun and a great deal of work
trust me at several points early on in your BJJ Rolling you'll question your desire to actually do 'this'
if you stick with it you'll be pretty happy tho
gotta watch for cauliflower ears tho, most schools wont have a problem with you wearing ear guards
you also might consider looking into Judo
classes are usually not as good at ground work but have superior takedowns and are almost always cheaper
(of course there are always exceptions)
And that'e because 9 out of 10 guys aren't comfortable throwing their hands/feet so they want to slam you. And when you try this garbage on someone who knows how to fight, you get lit up. There is no coinincidence the best fighters in the world are strikers (Chuck Lidel).rdiddy88 said:
truckdaddy
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rdiddy88 said:
BJJ in streetfights is not so good. It can teach you how to get back up and get to striking agian.
truckdaddy
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EandO said:
Nice, you down in the ATT in FLA?
hatfreak32
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I've been taking Krav Maga for a while, and it's great, too. I've looked into BJJ also, and they both seem like good beginner martial arts.
blackpanther
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BJJ is great fun but I do get hurt in sparring a bit more than I would like to... hehe..
Still I say go for it. It is awesome fun!!! Also I am not one to boast about one art being better than another... There is something to be learned in any art you take.
I love BJJ the best personally because I enjoy baiting my training partners into the various chokes. The submission chess game is so much fun. Even when you get caught in one it is cool because it makes you grow by learning the defence.
Muay Thai is wonderful too btw....
Still I say go for it. It is awesome fun!!! Also I am not one to boast about one art being better than another... There is something to be learned in any art you take.
I love BJJ the best personally because I enjoy baiting my training partners into the various chokes. The submission chess game is so much fun. Even when you get caught in one it is cool because it makes you grow by learning the defence.
Muay Thai is wonderful too btw....
jiujitsugirl
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Hairy Legs said:
www.graciebarra.com
There are several schools across the US and in my opinion, they are the elite! I am from Louisiana and my instructor is from Brazil. He is a 2 time PanAmerican Champ and also a World Champ! I take MMA classes their also! Good luck and keep us posted!
Hairy Legs said:
What city are you from? Locate MMA facilities and do some research on their team/trainers.
I have Jackson's Gym over here in NM and training in a MMA camp with pro fighters all around the world wil give you skills that will turn any street fighter into gumbys.
LOL...I've done Brazilian Jujitsu for 3 yrs in university...no sport gives you that many possible injuries, permanent damage and pain in fights as jujitsu....
As for those who think it is a good secondary technique, with jujitsu you learn the following:
Striking: You become really good at Muay-Tai like boughts
Grappling: I've won nationals in greck-roman wrestling and free style for two yrs, and I still learb some extra grappling in jujitsu
Submission: here's were you seperate this technique from every other form of martial arts. No matter how good you are in any form of martial arts, a jujitsu fighter can break your arms and legs rather easily. If he can control your joints, he can control you.
Ive been involved in combat sports for almost 20 years.
In my opinion, a well rounded fighter is best.
You need to be effective at all fighting ranges. From a distance, striking arts like boxing and Muay-Tai. Closer in - Judo for throws. On the ground - BJJ or catch wrestling.
I suggest spending a couple years in each discipline learning the basics. At some point you will find you are naturally more adept at a particular art. That is the art you should become an expert at, while continuing to be somewhat adept at the others.
In my opinion, a well rounded fighter is best.
You need to be effective at all fighting ranges. From a distance, striking arts like boxing and Muay-Tai. Closer in - Judo for throws. On the ground - BJJ or catch wrestling.
I suggest spending a couple years in each discipline learning the basics. At some point you will find you are naturally more adept at a particular art. That is the art you should become an expert at, while continuing to be somewhat adept at the others.
no MA is going to be useful against multiple attackers.....most fights end up on the ground because if one person isnt knocked out right away, the striking ends up in a clinch because one can only exchange/block ungloved blows for so long before one person gets caught and dropped......clinchs end up with falling to the ground, hence the use of ground fighting.
If your goal is to train as a hobby, bjj is a great choice as you'll have lots of experience sparring with less risk of injury.
Krav Maga is an interesting fighting style, but you can not spar and practice moves such as eye gouges on fully resistant opponents.
If there is BJJ close and avaiable to you, you wont be disappointed trying it out....
If your goal is to train as a hobby, bjj is a great choice as you'll have lots of experience sparring with less risk of injury.
Krav Maga is an interesting fighting style, but you can not spar and practice moves such as eye gouges on fully resistant opponents.
If there is BJJ close and avaiable to you, you wont be disappointed trying it out....
Now that it's winter I still feel the damage caused by an ankle lock at my BJJ-class. My injury got them forbidden in class. Too late for me. I'm going on a var cycle to try and fix the damage done,even tho it was over 2 years ago.
While muay thai and boxing can give you a lot of bruises, the injuries aren't long term(unless you get some severe head trauma).
These days I'm more street-orientated as I work in security. I've had more benefit from my freestyle wrestling training (taking and pinning people down and waiting for back-up) and weight training(more strength and power always rules, and the added mass scares people to try and make a mess) than of anything else.
While muay thai and boxing can give you a lot of bruises, the injuries aren't long term(unless you get some severe head trauma).
These days I'm more street-orientated as I work in security. I've had more benefit from my freestyle wrestling training (taking and pinning people down and waiting for back-up) and weight training(more strength and power always rules, and the added mass scares people to try and make a mess) than of anything else.
millhouse340
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find MMA gym. Don't stick with one aspect. BJJ is fun if that's all you have in your area.
I wouldn't say Muay Thai and BJJ is all you need. That's far from truth. If I'm getting beat in stand up and decide to get the ground game on, I better have worked takedowns or my ground game means nothing. I have trained MMA for years and I can assure you there is a place for everything.
I wouldn't say Muay Thai and BJJ is all you need. That's far from truth. If I'm getting beat in stand up and decide to get the ground game on, I better have worked takedowns or my ground game means nothing. I have trained MMA for years and I can assure you there is a place for everything.
