Poll: Fighting/Keeping Fit: Which style should I choose? - JUDO? BJJ? Karate? Boxing? Kick boxing? Muay Th

What style should I choose?

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SkScotchegg

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Fighting styles I could find online are:
Judo
Boxing
Kick Boxing
Muay Thai
BJJ
Karate
Tae Kwan Do
Aikido
Kung Fu
Jujitsu
Krav Maga

  • Which do you think is the best and why?
  • Is there any fighting styles I've missed out?
  • I would have started a poll for this but I couldnt find the option to do a poll?


The reason for the post is because I've been wanting to learn boxing for ages, but then I thought, because of my addictive personality, once I start, I know for a fact I'm not goning to stop, which means am gona be training for prob next 20 years or rest of my life, so if I choose boxing, I want it to be for the right reasons, boxing is something I've always wanted to do since being a kid and I've said this year is the year am finally going to finally do boxing or another style.

I currently do bodybuilding 5x a week. So was thinking if I started boxing I could do gym 4 days and boxing 2 days, or maybe gym 3 days and boxing 3 days, just depends how it works out...

So just thought we could have one post where people can talk about the pro's and con's of all the different fighting styles and which one would perhaps go well with bodybuilding? Not just for me, but am sure there's millions of people wanting to do one of these sports as well and wanting more information and opinions.

Is there any fighting styles I've missed out that could be added to this list? If you can think of any let me know and I'll update the list.;)
 
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None for Street defence. Best way is not to get into that situation, or talk your way out and get away. Fighters fight for the sport and everything that entails, not for street brawls.
 
Yeah, I find that's the best way because it gives all his mates no opportunities to put a boot/bottle/knife in while you're hugging him on the ground.

Running and anger management.
 
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Best for street defence is wrestling, take a guy down and hold him there til he has calmed down / given up.
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Agreed. That leaves you open to friends of the person you are controlling kicking your face in....
The last place you want to be is on the floor.
 
A Spade to the head never ceses to win..

Seriously though, if you cant talk your way out of these, look at either kick boxing/muay thai. a lot of it these days is form and less focused on street fights where you dont get penalized for bad form. Do something you enjoy, do it because its good for your health, not so you can pwn some drunk fatty on a night out.
 
You know, I actually posted this in general discussion and got 10 good replies where people were having serious discussion, but then I realised I posted in wrong section so deleted the post, and then re-posted here, but the replies in the sports section haven't been as good lol, funny that isnt it...

In the other thread people were talking about karate and judo and the differences etc.

I wanted more talk and discussion about each style and which ones you do? and enjoy?

Come on fellas! must be some karate peeps or some boxers in sports section!?

EDIT: I've been set for boxing for ages now, but just wondered also if anyone had anything bad to say about boxing? like you found it rubbish?

One thing that is in my mind about boxing is that what will happen when I walk into a boxing gym for first time? what do I do? I know what to do in a gym, I have a routine, but what am I going to do in a boxing gym? just a punch a bag? I'll be bored after 5 mins? then what?

Unless there is someone in the gym thats gona tell me some tips and or sommat, but I reckon I'm gona feel proper stupid...how did you get into boxing? how does it work? do you have some kind of routine? what kinda training do you do in a boxing gym, I only know what I've seen in films, a punching bag and a speed bag?
 
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None of them as such... you want a style that suits you, that prepares you mentally and physically to deal with a confrontation and remember that winning means that you don't become a casualty, it doesn't have to mean the other person becomes a casualty.

Ideally you want to work in aspects of Aikido and Krav Maga (which itself has some aspects of Aikido).

EDIT: Kick boxing would be good for getting in shape and a useful tool to have but I would certainly not reccomend it as your main or sole training.
 
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You asked what is best for self defense and you are being told that it's best not to be in that situation and tactics for not being in that situation.
 
SkScotchegg said:
Fighting styles I could find online are:
Judo --- good but focused on 1on1 and not too much self defensive, don't get tought to deal with punching.
Boxing - very good, excellent striking stuff
Kick Boxing - same, but a bit too chivalristic
Muay Thai - more brutal than KB
BJJ - if it comes to 1on1 on the floor, you pwn big time. but on the floor is not where you want to be in self defense.
Karate - don't know much about
Tae Kwan Do - striking stuff, a boxer will rape a guy doing this fancy stuff tho.
Aikido - don't know much, looks a bit too fancy and less effective
Kung Fu - don't know much about it
Jujitsu - most self defence centered. minimum effort maximum effect, teaches you to deal with multiple oponents and their punches and to get rid of people as soon as possible.
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If you want to be able to deal with as many situations as possible you will choose a striking sport such as boxing or muay thay AND a grappling one such as Jitsu or Judo. That way you get the best of both world, most of the guys in MMA do a combination of these.

Of course, it will take years of practice to be really good at any of them and there will always be someone there who is better.
 
I'm starting to think I should have chosen a better title for this thread, because I was looking for a different kind of discussion...

EDIT: I've just eddied my original post so the title has changed now.

EDIT 2: It's just, if lets say we discuss this, and I took up kick-boxing, instead of just boxing, and then 5 years from now my routine might be 3 days a week at gym doing bodybuilding and 2 or 3 days at kick-boxing gym, and that might work out very well for me, to stay lean and keep the muscle...

I've mentioned greg plitt before, I used to watch his videos and was a member on his website, I tried it out for 2 months, cost like £5 I think, even if you dont need his videos because you know everything, or you think you do, he had some great sections in the members section where he had videos on great meals to make and protein shakes and loads of nutrition stuff and other videos.

He also does bodybuilding + boxing together and says its a good combination.
 
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Aikido - don't know much, looks a bit too fancy and less effective
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On its own its a bit fancy, quite idealistic - and despite what some people say - will quite likely get you killed/come off worse in a real fight, in combination with another discipline however its extremely useful and effective.
 
I've always thought boxing would be best. Even in mma boxing seems quite key for stand up game, but recently I've been thinking maybe even kick-boxing more so. I think kick-boxing could be fun in the gym, and also I reckon it would be awesome cardio, burn off allot of calories/fat.

EDIT: I do defo need to learn how to punch, because we have a boxing bag in our gym, and I hit it a few times, and proper hurt my wrist, LOL!! thats obviously because I'm a complete newbie and dont know how the hell to throw a punch haha...also I didnt use gloves and ended up bleeding all over myself and the bag. I didnt realise you needed gloves either lol
 
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Thread title makes more sense now.

A striking art along with a grappling one would be best combination. However unless you find somewhere teaching a combination of the 2 you will take a while to get good at either.

Doing proper bodybuilding and 2 martial arts will take up a lot of time if you want to do it all to a good standard.
 
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