Will any MA teach me how to defend myself?

[Skeeter101]

NO one style by itself is good you need to cross train!

 

[Judo Tom]

the best thing you can do is read up on a few styles than go visit a bunch of schools and see how lessons are run..

then go join a judo club!!!!

im serious that is what will keep you with something

 

[Sasuke]

just cross train with a grappling art and a striking art.

 

[bullykilla]

hey guys,
great thread.
i just found this which can be quite helpful...
http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Defend-Yourself-Front-Choke-Release-3330906

 

[bluejay]

hey guys,
great thread.
i just found this which can be quite helpful...
http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Defend-Yourself-Front-Choke-Release-3330906

Who the hell really chokes someone like that anyways? Andre the Giant?

Hehe PLEASE don't take offense to this because I know you mean well and any info should be looked at...

But I guess coming from a BJJ background it just seems ludicrous to try and choke someone like that. You have no leverage there whatsoever and have to rely on pure hand strength. Now that I think about it, I guess there are some brain-dead meat-heads out there who could possibly attempt that.

 

[redsamurai]

coming from a bar background, BJJ isn't terribly effective. I still want to eventually find a bjj school here in Toronto because I think it's good to be well rounded and there's always a chance to find yourself on your back. But in the kind of melee that can insue in a bar or more often than not, directly outside.......going on your back is a no no and if you find yourself being shot on, best to grab the dude's head and twist......he'll abandon that shoot pretty quick when he realizes that it's going to cost him a broken neck. Of fuking eye gouge, whatever...we're talking street fighting. For standup, something that's close and dirty. There's alot of value in muay thai knee and elbow strikes. At the risk of sounding redundant, because I'm sure it's been said here over and over...........avoid the schools that have you jumping in the air and spinning and shit like that. Those kind of techiques are useless unless you plan on going into theatrical martial arts. Judo probably teaches you the best techniques for gaining leverage in a scrum, and leverage is the golden chalice to winning fights.

 

[SofaGeorge]

the best thing you can do is read up on a few styles than go visit a bunch of schools and see how lessons are run..

then go join a judo club!!!!

im serious that is what will keep you with something

Bruce Lee made a brilliant statement many years ago. It went something like:

How do you beat a man with 15 years of experience in the martial arts? Simple. Take boxing and wrestling for one year and he is yours.

(I wish I knew the exact quote.)

It is the truest statement ever made. You won't ever use any of the nutty stuff you learn in most martial arts schools. If you ever actually get in a fight... you will use boxing and or wrestling/judo. I stress the judo because judo throws are just like boxing in that in the real world.. YOU USE THEM. And once it goes to the ground... wrestling/judo are semi the same... but I'd sure rather be judo trained and choke the guy out.

In stand up fights... it is going to be boxing boxing boxing.

I've been studying martial arts since 1974.. and YES I have used kicks in fights... so don't get me wrong... knowing and being good at the basic kicks is a huge plus... and I've done KO kicks to the head in street fights... but for every one kick you throw there are going to be a thousand jab crosses.

Boxing and judo rule when it comes to real world fighting. Everything else is great to know. Krav maga.. muay thai... TKD.. all these styles teach you great things... but get your fundementals down first.

 

[bvlgary]

Apologies bvlgary. I accidentally deleted your post. Feel free to repost.

 

[Djimbe]

SofaGeorge :

Bruce Lee was an actor with only ONE fight against a reesisting opponent in his adult life . His opinions about what "works" and what does not are/were Armchair at best . The fact is that he , like most who speak like he did , never stepped foot inside a Karate or Judo Dojo anbd humbled themselves enough to take a lesson . Mas Oyama was a Contemporary of Bruce , as was Judo Gene LeBelle Either would have handed him his ass and choked him with his own Guts .

 

[calyptus]

SofaGeorge :

Bruce Lee was an actor with only ONE fight against a reesisting opponent in his adult life . His opinions about what "works" and what does not are/were Armchair at best . The fact is that he , like most who speak like he did , never stepped foot inside a Karate or Judo Dojo anbd humbled themselves enough to take a lesson . Mas Oyama was a Contemporary of Bruce , as was Judo Gene LeBelle Either would have handed him his ass and choked him with his own Guts .

Never set foot into a judo dojo? He actually trained with LeBelle.

Bruce won a Hong Kong boxing tournament.

Get your facts right. Bruce knew very well what he was talking about, unlike you.

EDIT: hey weren't you that guy that was ridiculed on bullshido with the bjj-movie?

All I'd like to add to this thread is, on the internet, everybody claims to be a seasoned streetfighter, so take it with a grain of salt.