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I have a question: Hopefully long enough ago not to draw attention by this question, I read something very interesting that was posted by a respected instructor.
Someone had started one of those "I want to learn some MA for self deffence and a little because I want to be cool. What style is most effective?" Most people, including myself, said that for straight SD a good choice was MMA. At least insofar as mixing a decent upright striking art with some good grappling, and if you have a little extra time, a weapon (insert brief debate over what specific styles fit those catagories best). Well, this instructor disagreed and said MMA was no good as SD. I said that I thought mixing it up gave a good understanding of motion and options and tools. The responce was something like "What are you going to do? Put them in a submission hold until a cop drives by?"
So I wanted to swich forums briefly ask the MMA guys if most of what you learn would end up like that for SD. Just out of curiostiy. I just feel like the places I've been to mix the grappling up and say "this is the rules for this system, so don't do it in the ring, but here's a nice place to take his ear." Plus they encorperate MT, boxing, trapping, etc. I don't feel like MMA always comes down to submission holds, but I thought I'd throw it to the community and ask what the larger MMA world looks like.
Someone had started one of those "I want to learn some MA for self deffence and a little because I want to be cool. What style is most effective?" Most people, including myself, said that for straight SD a good choice was MMA. At least insofar as mixing a decent upright striking art with some good grappling, and if you have a little extra time, a weapon (insert brief debate over what specific styles fit those catagories best). Well, this instructor disagreed and said MMA was no good as SD. I said that I thought mixing it up gave a good understanding of motion and options and tools. The responce was something like "What are you going to do? Put them in a submission hold until a cop drives by?"
So I wanted to swich forums briefly ask the MMA guys if most of what you learn would end up like that for SD. Just out of curiostiy. I just feel like the places I've been to mix the grappling up and say "this is the rules for this system, so don't do it in the ring, but here's a nice place to take his ear." Plus they encorperate MT, boxing, trapping, etc. I don't feel like MMA always comes down to submission holds, but I thought I'd throw it to the community and ask what the larger MMA world looks like.
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