Alternate Martial Arts...

Hi, noticed the forum's been kinda quiet lately... And I'm sick to death of the old, Muay Thai + Brazilian JuJitsu combination...

If you guys for any reason, were forced to not to be able to do Traditional JuJitsu, Brazillian or Thai... What would be you next choice of Martial Art?

I think for myself, boxing.

Guys?


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I know boxings isn't a martial art as such, but you get my drift ;-)

I'd probably go for Judo myself, wouldn't wanna move too far away from Ju-Jitsu and BJJ.

I have always wanted to try Capoeira, not because it is brazilian I may add .

I asked abut Judo a while back ..... and it caused severe dbate :-)

Does Judo have any groundwork to it?

Well if TJJ and BJJ are off the menu, it'd have to be Judo.

It does have groundwork, but it depends where you train, when you watch Olympic Judo there isn't too much ground-work before the referee stands them up again, which is a real shame.

But say a typical Judo syllabus would include some groundwork?

Yeah definately, hold-downs, arm-bars and chokes.

But like I say, I think it depends where you train, and what the instructors are like. This is all on what I've heard tho, it could be different.

Steve would be your man to answer that for sure.

Steve, when you read this one can you give me some info on judo and its groundwork etc.

If not BJJ or Muay Thai Boxing then take your pick from:

Judo,Wrestling,Sambo,Western Boxing. Or a combo of all.

Boxing

Wrestling

Judo - at a good club

I would have to say judo as well.But if a akido club opened I would definately join

Freestyle wrestling is the next best because although it focuses less on submissions it does focus on the most important aspect of ground fighting, which is position. It is said that it is easier for a wrestler to adapt to no holds barred then a boxer so i would say that it would be a better base.