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Question: In mixed martial arts which fighting styles go good together?

(Posted by: Alex J on 2009-06-30 00:44:41)

I love watching ufc. It's really intense and I love the competition. I'm going to move with my dad this summer and theres a bunch of people with different fighting styles that he is going to get to personally train me. He said that there are a variety to chose from. I'm sort of looking for something that is good at striking with the legs and the fists but can also handle being on the ground.

Posted by: Desk3Bound on 2009-07-02, 10:39:06

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Posted by: asymnation on 2009-06-30, 09:44:16

Having "a lot " of trainers from different fighting styles would probably do more harm than good. Depth of knowledge is more important than breadth of knowledge. A good balance would be Muay Thai for striking, and either Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, jujutsu or wrestling for your ground game.

Posted by: Jesus K on 2009-06-30, 10:33:14

"Having "a lot " of trainers from different fighting styles would probably do more harm than good. Depth of knowledge is more important than breadth of knowledge. A good balance would be Muay Thai for striking, and either Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, jujutsu or wrestling for your ground game "

Posted by: Jake S on 2009-06-30, 16:13:15

My background was in wrestling when i started training kickboxing and I realized how well they ompliment one another. I have also incorporated some aspects of Muay Thai suc as knees and elbows and realized the importance of submissions so I learned good submissions for wrestling such as the rear naked choke, guillotine, kneebar, or armlock. Some other good styles that go well together are: Muay Thai and BJJ Karate and BJJ Boxing and Wrestling Muay Thai and Judo Boxing and Wrestling As long as you practice a style primarily on the ground and a style primarily on your feet you should be fine. Good luck.

Posted by: newtoguns on 2009-07-02, 05:56:54

What the other guys have said has been good. Keep in mind that some martial arts trainers will want to teach you forms, or katas, and other traditional things. These aren't bad things if you like them, but they won't translate into MMA fighting for you. Mixed martial arts used to mean that you were training in different styles. Now it is a sport, and you would be best training in styles that teach their art in sport form. What I mean is, I do kenpo, and it's very good. We also do jujitsu, which complements the kenpo. But we don't teach it in the way you want. You'd be disappointed. Muy thai and brazilian jujitsu would teach what you want, in the way you want it. Boxing and wrestling would also, but you are missing a lot of kicking and joint lock options with that. These would be my top four if I wanted to get into MMA, with muy thai and BJJ my top choices.

Posted by: tismesandra on 2009-07-02, 23:43:26

Judo-for takedowns and holds wrestling to get explosive -to defend take downs and to shoot muay thai - for srikes and leg kicks csw combat submision wrestling for everything inbetween. there is more to mma than bjj. csw is a more agressive art and the series of sumbissions are off the chain.the flow is unreal and unparalleled. it is THE perfect mma style that has everything in it. its complete. try it out you will be thanking me and letting everyone else know its out there.