Wanna Get Serious In Ma, But Not Many To Choose From...

[GordonBrown]

Ok stop the Karate and do these:

Capoeira - Its not for fighting but it improves everything like balance, coordination, reactions, agility and much much much more. It's also amazingly fun. What ever fighting art you do, make sure you do this too + theres some deadly moves once you get very good.

Wing Chung - Its VERY useful for real street fighting, the small fast punches to the chin, getting used to close range fist fighting, learning how to control other peoples arms and weight + so much more

Boxing - Need I say anything? How would you feel fighting mike tyson in his prime? Learn the insane cardio, footwork, reactions, distance, defense etc. This is definatly up there with the most important.

Judo - Find a No-Gi school if possible. You want to take the throws that will actually work and believe me this art is very dangerous. Again, this is one of the most important because you learn to use an opponents weight very effectively.

BJJ - This is certainly not to be missed, it will teach you everything you need to know about ground fighting.

Kickboxing - A fantastic MA for developing kicks, kness and elbows. It's fantastic for self defense, but don't try kicking people in a real fight unless your finishing them off.

Take 1 day per week to develop functional explosive strength. I'm not going to tell you what I do exactly but just remember the more explosive you are the better your going to be.

Thats all i've got to say for now so I hope this helps

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[Middleweight]

Hey Man did you notice that this post is from 2002?

Nope. What are you anyhow? A forum Cop?? Or just a guy with no life?

[jubaji]

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[timwagnor]

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[timmy]

Pay special attention to anyone who was in the Marines, Green Berets, British commandoes, etc. They weren't trained to win tournaments, but to stay alive, as in kill or get killed. That is what the street fight is really about

IMO on the mat, the judo man wins. In the street, the soldier's instincts 'kick in' and HE wins. You get the idea

agreed, but to be trained like marines or green berets you sign up with the corps and work your way towards them. that's ALOT of investment i say.

[Hardball]

Hey Man did you notice that this post is from 2002?

[Middleweight]

Check post number 17. He makes sense

[Middleweight]

Thanks for the threads guys...

Nope. No JKD. If I had the privilege to train JKD here in Caracas, I would be the first one to adopt it. As far as I am concerned, Praying Mantis is the only style practiced here, but not 100% sure of this. What am I after? To be honest, street defence. Definetely.

Boxing ---- and Judo/wrestling. Unless someone is teaching a real self defence class, as in army hand to hand. In 6-7 months you should have learned enough that 9/10 wanna be thugs get confused and hurt if they try you.

Best to know 15 moves really well, than 60 that don't always work.

Boxing gets you used to hitting and being hit. You develop a sense of timing, and savvy because you spar at top speed and don't 'hold back.'

Also good to have knockout power in your fists. 6-7 months will get it done, if you work hard and have a good coach. Re: fists; broken knuckles make it tough to finish the thing. Don't hit the eyebrows. chin/nose/jaw is better

Half the time, if the punk suddenly sees you know what you are doing, and he misses his initial attack, you turn the tables on him, and HE gets uneasy.....because, he realizes 'taking' you isn't going to be as easy as he thought

Check this out with some of the other guys here.

Pay special attention to anyone who was in the Marines, Green Berets, British commandoes, etc. They weren't trained to win tournaments, but to stay alive, as in kill or get killed. That is what the street fight is really about

IMO on the mat, the judo man wins. In the street, the soldier's instincts 'kick in' and HE wins. You get the idea

[H@pkid0ist]

You can check out , I believe its the Austrailian Hapkido Association, or get on the net and just type in hapkido in several different ways. There is a lot of info out there .

[Fighter]

Any good sites on Hap Ki Do? Looking for good techs

[H@pkid0ist]

I do Hap Ki Do, Kuk Sool Kwan is very simular. For effectiveness and versatility it is tops. If you could I would cross train it with kali. their empty hand is awsome. Good luck.

[Crash Stitches]

it's brutal, man. No real wasted motion that I've encountered so far, just decisive techniques that end fights. Plus, my sifu is also a purple belt in BJJ under Rigan Machado, and he incorporates that aspect into training as well.

[MinisterofDeath]

cool yo

So whats San Soo like? I always here people talking about.

[Crash Stitches]

no doubt Kyokushinkai will harden your body, getting the crap beat out of you all the time. I'd consider that a good runner-up to kickboxing to crosstraion with BJJ.

BTW, I said I wasn't dissing all Kung Fu, I just began training in San Soo myself, by far the most realistic branch of the Chinese arts. My sifu also is a purple belt under Rigan Machado, and he crosstrains us in BJJ and grappling, making the san soo training even more effective.