Need to start martial arts

[Duhbaub16]

I'm a 18 yr male out of PA and planning on going to college in the Boston area. I have been facinated with martial arts since I was tiny (as all have). I am a football player and have lifted every morning for 3 years. I have built up some nice size leg muscles and want to put them to some use. I am very flexible already with about 4 inches to go from doing a split. I love all types of martial arts (except the drunken boxing and monkey style kung fu just to odd for me). What do you, the veterans, recommend as a good style?

[47MartialMan]

Find something close to you and your budget and start. Asking for a particular is only going to get you responses from some biased individuals.

[JaredExtreme]

Check out all the schools within a driving radius that you would be willing to travel 2-4 times per week. See how you get along with the instructors and what type of students go to the academy. You will probably want to avoid schools where 70% of the students are 13 year old black belts.

Keep an eye out for brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay thai, judo, boxing/wrestling, and non-traditional kungfu or full contact karate. And one one the most important things to look for is how hard the students are sweating after class !!

[GeorgeK]

Check out Straight Blast Gym at www.Straightblastgym.com and specifically the SBG Massachusetts location:

Nexus Martial Arts (Massachusetts)
Contact: Stephen Whittier
Carrasco's Martial Arts & Fitness
850 Highland Ave., Needham, MA 02494
Web: www.nexusma.com

[GeorgeK]

Also check out Boston Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at:

http://www.bbjiujitsu.com/

[GeorgeK]

And Boston Muay Thai Academy at:

http://www.bostonmuaythai.com/bmta-frame.html

[GeorgeK]

And my usual advice for strength and conditioning is of course the Crossfit Strength and Conditioning method at:

https://www.Crossfit.com

[47MartialMan]

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