Advice on fighting style

vandaalen · 2020-03-08T17:44:22+00:00

I started BJJ as a 38 year old obese chain smoker.

I am a competitive purple belt now and built my whole life around it, own a gym, etc.

Can recommend.

MilhouseShortPants · 2020-03-08T17:29:01+00:00

Muay Thai, bjj or boxing. It doesn’t really matter which one you pick, but just pick one and stick with it. Push through the initial toughness - I don’t know what type of shape you’re in, but any respectable martial art will beat you up initially and likely be a little discouraging. Just keep showing up and you’ll get better. People who have been involved in these sports for a long time are some of the nicest and most helpful people you’ll meet. Good luck!

shalabeee · 2020-03-08T17:11:35+00:00

Muay Thai, Boxing, Bjj, or wrestling. Any combo of stand up and ground. Muay Thai + Bjj for example

amwfhunter · 2020-03-08T17:11:55+00:00

Muay thai and jiu jitsu are relatively useful for most folks.

2020-03-08T22:28:36+00:00

Learn the way of the gun and take down any street fighter with ease.

sayedhimself · 2020-03-08T17:26:25+00:00

All the aforementioned martial arts are very effective.

Also look into Kyokushin Karate and Sambo

throwaway90091234 · 2020-03-08T17:30:20+00:00

Start with some grappling- so bjj, get some good fundamentals and mix it up with some takedowns from wrestling. After a few moths-year, add some striking, better be boxing, to learn good movement both head and feet, with basic combos and to have some regular touch sparring. After that you can add kicks by doing kickboxing or muay thai.

At some point or every now and then, try to do some mma drills and/or sparring. Especially with ground and pound, for both bottom and top position as this is something unique to mma, which you can't do in the other martial arts. Also, some mma wrestling againts the cage/wall, its a bit diffferent from classic wrestling and if you are ever againts the wall or you pressure someone againts a wall its good to know what to do.

You can do all kinds of combinations whith these 4 martial arts and mma itsefl and can be quite fun you can learn new stuff and practice basic stuff for years and won't get bored.

But basically solid fundamentals in grappling and striking and you are good to go againts the avg guy on the street/night club.

LifeTopic · 2020-03-08T18:31:02+00:00

Judo or BJJ

redpill_scientist92 · 2020-03-09T04:05:21+00:00

I’m thinking about doing boxing for 6 months, bjj until I feel like I’m skilled, than moving onto Krav Maga. Anyone have experience doing something like this?

kdsflyfree · 2020-03-09T01:22:31+00:00

Fencing or Kendo. Will add to your classy vibe for a man in his mid-30s.

Just make sure your opponent attacks you with a sword.

Title	Advice on fighting style
Author	Manunafraid
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Date	March 8, 2020 5:09 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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