need help

[ramus]

I'm currently teaching myself JKD through the books JKD A to Z, and im looking for more throughs is there any martial art that i can study to add more throws and grapling to my martial arts. Also i high school wrestle so im looking to benifit that as well. Thanx! ( i also taught myself 2 kickbox)

[rockinronnie]

ramus, JKD IS all martial arts combined, so, by taking JKD
(even if you're self-taught), that's all you'll need.

[ramus]

but im looking 4 more throws and grappling skills that could also benefit my high school wrestling.

[Siegfried]

If you are looking for grappling skills to benefit your high school wrestling I would suggest the book Jeet Kune Do: Entering to Trapping to Grappling, by Larry Hartsell. And its sequal: Jeet Kune Do Counterattack Grappling Counters and Reversals, by Larry Hartsell and Tim Tackett. I bought mine from Amazon. But, I'm sure these books and many other grappling books can be found elsewhere though.

As far as suggested martial arts styles to expand grappling skills the only thing I can intelligently suggest is Taiji Chin Na and Shoalin Chin Na. Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming has quite a few books and videos out on these subjects.

I'd search amazon.com for things to study.

[MrPoopy]

I thought JKD was just taking whatever works from other martial arts and mixing it all together? Try some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu books if you want to learn some good grappling.

[aseepish]

Larry Hartsell has a couple of new books out that deal with grappling and conditioning. The Royler and Renzo Gracie BJJ manual is pretty good, couple that with the video clips on sites like http://royharris.com and you'll be flying. Another good book (that I believe has a video to go with it) is Effortless Combat Throws (I'm not sure who wrote it - my copy is 10 000 miles away).

[MrPoopy]

There were a lot of videos on fighttraining.com but I heard the site was down or something. If it's up, there's a lot of good stuff there.

[ramus]

ive narrowed it down to aikido or pai lum tao please help me pick.

[ramus]

pai lum is alot like kempo, just found out. still dunno which to pick

[Ice Phoenix]

ramus, Aikido totally sucks for grappling. In fact, most agree it sucks for any self-defense or fighting situation. Pai Lum Tao, if it is anything like Kempo, also totally sucks for grappling. Get into BJJ, Lutre Livre, Submission Grappling, etc.

[ramus]

what about judo????

[platinum_angel]

yes!!! i think judo is your best bet