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04-07-2005, 04:57 PM #1New Member
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advice...if you were to start again!
Hey all..i'm in the uk,and im a 32 male,i have worked shifts for years,so my lifes basically been work sleep work,now i got another job that is day shift,i wana do some sort of combat sport.I was thinking of mabye boxing and some jui jitsu,i want something thats gona benefit me in a street fight,what do you think of my choice?and ideas etc?
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04-07-2005, 05:03 PM #2
kickboxing and/or jui jitsu is a good place to start. some places are teaching mma now look around
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04-07-2005, 05:54 PM #3New Member
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comon people show me the way!!
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04-07-2005, 08:06 PM #4
do it for fun and not for a street fight and you will find that you will learn a lot more and enjoy your experience.
Muay Thai
Judo
Jiu Jitsu
do it for fun and dont worry about fighting.
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04-09-2005, 10:21 AM #5Junior Member
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Originally Posted by phwSSJ
But if your looking for fitness then you wont go wrong with boxing alot of skipping running and bag work plus floor work will go along way and then if someone put you in a postion where you have to fight then you have built some skills to help your self.
Mma is good if you can learn different things off different carractors then you wont want to fight..you wont feel the need to you will look down on yobbos.
I did a little grappling for a while but i didnt have the time to continue so ad to pack it in but it is very good for body strengh and can be quite addictive specialy whensome got the best of you all of the time
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04-15-2005, 04:22 PM #6New Member
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Originally Posted by jonny boy wales
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04-15-2005, 11:19 PM #7Originally Posted by jonny boy wales
"First off boxing is a sport not self defence" - wrong, boxing is a sport AND self defense. they're not mutually exclusive, and many martial arts have both a sport AND a self defense aspect. your arm doesn't know whether that armbar was trained for sport judo competition or self defense, it's still going to break. same thing with a good straight right from boxing. your jaw isn't going to say "well, he learned to hit that hard for sport, so i'm not going to get knocked out". you're going to sleep regardless of what he trained for.
good advice about the MMA thoLast edited by Max Rep; 04-15-2005 at 11:32 PM.
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04-15-2005, 11:48 PM #8Originally Posted by phwSSJ
i also recomend sambo. boxing is good, but a little tough to start at 32. you'll be in a gym geared to much younger guys looking to compete. the other schools will have more people closer to your age, with similar goals.
the best place, if available, is an MMA school. Mixed Martial Arts has taken the best techniques from all the other arts, and put them together. the result is nothing short of devestating, the most effective form of fighting ever devised by man. if there is a place available, train there. the only drawbacks are that these places can be a little rough and intense, but if you can handle that, you might as well start at the top.
go to the martial arts forums, mma.tv and sherdog.com. make a post asking about quality schools in your area. someone from your area will answer and let you know. this may also let you "meet" someone from the school b4 you go.Last edited by Max Rep; 04-15-2005 at 11:51 PM.
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04-16-2005, 03:24 AM #9Originally Posted by mr keef
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04-16-2005, 10:44 AM #10Originally Posted by Box This*
Last edited by Max Rep; 04-16-2005 at 10:53 AM.
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04-16-2005, 10:49 AM #11Originally Posted by Max Rep
I would recommend Muay Thai if you want to train in one thing. If both striking and grappling then look for BJJ/Muay Thai.
With MT you will learn the boxing part, but also, elbows, knees, headbutts, kicks, standing grappling, etc.
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04-16-2005, 10:57 AM #12Originally Posted by Max Rep
I hang out at mmamediaworld and mma-fighter.
I have authored a few highlight vids floating out there on the internet, but I don't think sp9 is the name I put on them.
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04-16-2005, 11:34 AM #13
Maybe i look at in a different way because ive been boxing for a long time and dont use it on the streets... But if i did have to defend my self ide go straight for there kneck take the breath out of them and leave them to wonder what happened
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04-18-2005, 09:09 AM #14New Member
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Thankyou Max Rep for the excellent advice!!and pointing me in the right direction ...you to sp9 cheers mate.
kind regards keef
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