7 Comments October 30th, 2009

What fighting style would be the best for me?

AJ3 asked:


I’m 5′ 9, 166 pounds. I’m in okay shape, I run a mile in about 7:30 and I do curls and whatnot with 20 lbs.

I like watching MMA and fighting seems really interesting, but I don’t know what style I should train with. I’d say I’d probably be a better striker than grappler, but it’d be cool to be able to use some submissions from time to time. Jui Jitsu? Judo? Muy Thai? Karate?

Any suggestions would be really heplful. Thanks!

Tyler

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7 Responses to “What fighting style would be the best for me?”

  1. Sydney Says:
    November 1st, 2009 at 2:25 am

    Mary

    It depends on how old you are.
    If your in the prime of you life, you might want Thai Jistsu.

  2. Alexis Says:
    November 4th, 2009 at 11:49 am

    Haley

    traditional goju ryu karate

  3. Aubrey Says:
    November 5th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    Luke

    mixed marital arts-Kick boxing you get to use your legs.

  4. Alyssa Says:
    November 8th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Emily

    well i would recommend that you do both muay Thai and bjj as they both complement each other and neither is good enough on its own. judging by your height and weight your a pretty large frame guy and you are pretty fit so muay Thai and Brazilian jui jitsu would suit you perfectly

  5. Jasmine Says:
    November 8th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Eric

    No traditional goyu karate. If you like MMA like me, stay away from the traditional arts such as kung fu, kenpo, ninjutsu, okinawan, all those are not real self defense. Grappling is cool and I would suggest BJJ. Judo is throwing and doesnt really have submissions so meh.. Muay Thai is great for standup with the knees and elbows kicks and punches. Karate is junk, don’t take it. If you want standup go with muay thai not karate.

  6. Michael Says:
    November 11th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    Xavier

    id recommend karate or muay thai

  7. Rachel Says:
    November 15th, 2009 at 9:58 am

    Morgan

    If you really want to strike then go with karate, but if you are looking for grappling moves then go with Jui Jitsu.