Need help on choosing martial arts

[benevolentdemon]

Hi I am new to wanting to learn martial arts, I am 15, 5 foot 7 and I weigh 110 lbs, I lift weights on mondays wednesdays and fridays and I do 50 crunches and 50 leg lifts almost everyday. So to say I am in pretty good shape, although when I'm not lifting weights or excersing I spend all my time on the computer which I kind of think makes me a little bit energy defficient and would like to spend my time probably practicing martial arts instead. So like I said I want to learn martial arts but I'm not sure what I should do or what is best for me, I have been thinking about Muay Thai but I'm kind of confused on what that actually is because I've seen some videos of people doing muay thai and it just seems like wrestling, or boxing to me, but I dont want to learn how to box or wrestle I want to learn how to do like actual martial arts if you know what I mean, so suggestions, tips, comments on what you think I should look into and some info on what muay thai really is would be helpful, thanks.

[jubaji]

Originally Posted by benevolentdemon

but I dont want to learn how to box or wrestle I want to learn how to do like actual martial arts if you know what I mean.

No, what do you mean?

[EmptyneSs]

he means that he doesnt want to train in anything effective.

[jubaji]

Well, he's got plenty of choices then!

[jivetkr]

if you think you are going to learn what you see in jet li movies, forget it...thats not reality.

pick something that will actually teach you to defend yourself....like muay thai or brazilian jiu jitsu...or join an MMA gym.

[benevolentdemon]

Ok, I'm sorry I must have misunderstood the term, like I said I was new to wanting to learn martial arts, I really have no idea how its actually performed except for when I watch it in movies, but I still want to to learn martial arts and know what is an effective style for me or to learn.

[OmaPlata]

Originally Posted by benevolentdemon

Ok, I'm sorry I must have misunderstood the term, like I said I was new to wanting to learn martial arts, I really have no idea how its actually performed except for when I watch it in movies, but I still want to to learn martial arts and know what is an effective style for me or to learn.

brazilian jiu jitsu is bar none the best and most effective style, of that, there is no dispute, but if you can find a gym that cross trains in everything, then that might be more your style, which is no style, MMA

[jubaji]

Originally Posted by OmaPlata

brazilian jiu jitsu is bar none the best and most effective style, of that, there is no dispute, but if you can find a gym that cross trains in everything, then that might be more your style

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[OmaPlata]

Originally Posted by jubaji

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you love that roll eyes smilile. must be what girls do after you bang them with your '2 pump gump' marathon (if you ever got that lucky lol)

[jubaji]

There it is, response #2 of the only 2 responses you have.

To review, they are:

1) Gracie are god! or some variant

2) OmaPlata is scared of his latent homosexuality! or some variant


Try to come up with a bit more variety, champ, or STFU

[jivetkr]

Originally Posted by OmaPlata

brazilian jiu jitsu is bar none the best and most effective style, of that, there is no dispute, but if you can find a gym that cross trains in everything, then that might be more your style, which is no style, MMA

He is correct...but keep in mind that BJJ is mostly groundwork & most schools focus on sport oriented jiu jitsu & less on the self defense aspect. So cross training with a stand up art like muay thai will make you a more well rounded fighter. MMA gyms usually focus on wrestling, muay thai, & BJJ/submission grappling.

It depends what you are into...I hate to strike so I just train BJJ. Am I less well rounded? sure....but I dont care...I prefer to grapple.

[Blue Wave Gym]

the only person dumber than an ma newbie are the most "experienced" "ma", "sport combat" and "RBSD" people

[bigboywasim]

If you want to learn how to fight then join an MMA place. They will teach you boxing, muay thai, wrestling and bjj.

If you want to learn for self-defense then do JKD, JJJ and FMA.

I think it is important to have a strong base in one and then learn some others. You shouldn't learn so many that you know a little of each. That is not good. Also I think it is important to try tradional as well as modern martial arts.

[Orionkeiji]

well beneloventdemon...

what martial art you choose is dependent on what you're looking to gain. people swear by their art, but the reality is that each one has something to offer.

are you looking for: stand-up striking or grappling? is this for fun, exercise, self-defense?

A lot of people will say something like kung fu is useless in a fight... but if you're not interested in self-defense it can be very fun

for self-defense i recommend a standup striking art to begin with (muy tai, tkd, kempo) and then supplement it with grappling art (jiu jitsu, judo, etc)... or do mma for a combination of both

if you're looking to mimic movies for fun... jet li studied wushu... if you're into those big flips and crazy acrobatic techniques then XMA style stuff is perfet

i've studied many arts, and i think they're all fun and interesting in their own ways. every martial art has something to offer... it all depends on what you want to learn and gain from it

[benevolentdemon]

Well yeah what I'm looking for is self-defence meaning that if I was attacked or someone got in a fight with me I would be able to beat him or take him down .etc. Also other than self-defense I also want to use it for fun and for practicing in spare time. And like the guy said above me with xma, that sounds like something I might like because I would like to learn how to do the backflips and handstands and that jazz too.