answer some questions,
what are you wanting from learning how to fight?
do you want to compete in competitions where ground fighting is a common strategy?
or do you want to compete in competitions where there is no ground fighting?
do you want to have some self defense skills where ground fighting is not encouraged because it is VERY dangerous in self defense?
or do you simply wanna have fun and explore what different types of systems have to offer?
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My opinion *this is my opinion*
Self Defense :
Self defense should be geared towards keeping to your feet, it is damn obvious why you do not want to fight on the ground in self defense, think about it. You should have very good skills with standing grapple and takedowns (look into any art that teaches standing grappling and takedowns while you stay standing) you should know how to strike an attacker while in clinch grapple (look into any art that has good clinch strike methods) perfect selfdefense has in it the knowledge of how to disarm an attacker who has a knife or neutralise an attack with a stick etc (look into an art that deals with sticks, knives and non balistic weapons) You should at least know what to do when you find yourself on the ground, not so much as to fight there but to get back up onto your feet (look into an art that deals with neutralising ground attack so as to get you back up safely)
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Competitive :
what are the rules of the sport you do? the rules of your sport dictate what you train in.
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for fun :
do whatever the feck you like!
