Brazilian Ju Jitsu

[Kane Fan]

9 out of ten fights go to the ground so being an expert on the ground is a very wise thing to do

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)

 

[vargasty]

9 out of ten fights go to the ground so being an expert on the ground is a very wise thing to do

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).

 

[sam.c]

BJJ doesn't get my vote, it really depends on what you want to learn whether it's aggressive fighting or a more humble approach.

 

[truckdaddy]

9 out of ten fights go to the ground so being an expert on the ground is a very wise thing to do

BJJ in streetfights is not so good. It can teach you how to get back up and get to striking agian.

 

[eando]

Where do you live? I would find a school that has a solid ground class, whether it be wrestling or bjj, as well as Muay Thai. I train at American Top Team and they have all the arts you would need - see if there is a school near you...

 

[truckdaddy]

Where do you live? I would find a school that has a solid ground class, whether it be wrestling or bjj, as well as Muay Thai. I train at American Top Team and they have all the arts you would need - see if there is a school near you...

Nice, you down in the ATT in FLA?

 

[eando]

Nice, you down in the ATT in FLA?

Yea - I train at the coconut creek location...

 

[hatfreak32]

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.

 

[eando]

I actually trained in Krav for about 6 years until I moved over to BJJ - My wife still teaches Krav locally...

 

[blackpanther]

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....