Martial arts

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RPAlternate42 · 2016-04-23T08:07:53+00:00

BJJ. There is no other way. Okay?

maya_elena · 2016-04-23T07:06:27+00:00

Judo! Designed to be more sporty and less injurious, and you get to spar and grapple very quickly after starting.

bogeyd6 · 2016-04-23T12:30:09+00:00

Krav Maga offers real fighting skills and an awesome workout. It's almost like a crossfit class.

Progressive Fighting Systems, offers real hand and weapon combat training. It's a bit more expensive and rare, but its the gold standard in self defense.

Jeet Kune Do is really good for conditioning and steeped in tradition. Injury rate is up there as they do live sparring.

Tae Kwon Do is super aerobics and really flashy. Plus, it looks cool when your wife sees you do it. Long history, tradition, and steeped in etiquette.

One thing I wouldn't do is BJJ, sure its popular. I did it for three months about two years ago and I can honestly say I didnt really find it to be all that strenuous. If the class has a conditioning component it's ok, but I went with a gracie school and it was all technique and form.

ReddJive · 2016-04-23T12:54:45+00:00

As they say. It's not the art it's the practitioner.

To piss off everyone I find that when a system says reality based its not. It's boiled down version of boxing just looks l different.

If you want to study how to defeat someone you have to go further. You have to deeper then just the physical. Combat is also psychological. You have to study thinks like the flinch response, aggression, and remaining calm in the face of pressure. Are you able to kill? Are you able to maim, hurt, injure? What are you willing to do

"Reality based" systems usually fail to understand that there are laws around self defense. So whatever you study you have to do so in context of what would happen if you win.

There is a mental component.

Cross train if you wish but if you aren't good at one thing studying more isn't going to be helpful.

I'll post more later....have to open the dojo up

For the record I study Okinawan karate, Isshinryu

ImprovingMan · 2016-04-25T22:24:58+00:00

Just to add to this. I did a few martial different arts for about 20 years and used to do some sparring with boxers. The boxers were in by far the best physical condition. And they were very good at reacting in the moment, where the martial artists would often get thrown off because an opponents attack was different than what they were expecting. The boxers never really expected anything, they just reacted. They were good fighters

stargazer35 · 2016-04-29T13:14:22+00:00

I do Karate since going MRP. I find it complements lifting heavy weight well. Karate trains cardio, balance and flexibility, and lifting is for strength/muscle. Every class we do some Kumite (aka sparring) but its light contact only. I think it would fall down on self defense though vs something like kick boxing or the like. With Karate there is more focus on correct form/techique vs outright strength and speed.

Title	Martial arts
Author	ParadoxThatDrivesUs
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Date	April 23, 2016 1:10 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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