Hey CKD, your response to nwtogame was top notch.
To nwtogame I have some questions and answers:
What are you training goals? Self defence, MMA, or both? If it's MMA, I don't need to add to what CKD has already said.
If it's for S.D., I think your already in a pretty good position. Whether it be a grappling/submission art or a stand-up style youv'e mentioned, both have a leg up on the majority of people in M.A. and Joe Public - Our advantage is that we train with fully resisting opponents/partners (we may not always train exactly to real street fighting situations, but we use elements that closely resemble it so that we may continue to train w/o serious injury most of the time) and the second advantage is that we train, period.
I'm pretty much the opposite of you in that I prefer the ground game more over the stand-up (while acknowledging and giving props. to the importance of striking and having every intention to working on it when my ground game is up to snuff). I just have more fun training that way and I suggest if you have more fun in stand-up, do it more. Training doesn't always have to be so serious with the only goal of becoming a "killer." Trust me dude, with solid stand-up skills coupled with a basic/fundamental ground game, you'll be more than ready for S.D. (and vice versa).
With multiples, that's a heated debate and my opinion is that there are so, so many variables involved (known and unknown) that it would be difficult to properly train for it. I say it's easier and funner to train at what you know and enjoy doing. I've been in a multiple attacker/brawl and it's friggin' chaos, so my only advice to you is to stay off the ground (if down get up!), use the skills you have, go balls out, watch your "6," and hope that luck is on your side.
Nice talkin'
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