What is your fighting background?

[Odpierdol_sie!]

I started out in Lau Gar Kung fu when i was 13 til i was 17
Boxed 17-20
Started MMA at SBG manchester uk about this time last year at 26 years old so a i have had a bit of a lay off, totally different to anything ive ever done and loved it, AWESOME but didnt get to train as much as i would have liked due to work commitments.

Recently took up Krav Maga,
now im wondering what your thoughts are on this,
ive never done anything as potentially brutal and nasty in my life,

BJJ and Submission is really good, but hardly practical (unless you are gona be a cage fighter) in a multi attacker or weapon situation, nor is any other form of MMA.
As far as i see it as in the street there are no rules, and in the Krav gym its basically a street with carpet.

I think i have found my style here, but i will never stop BJJ and Submission just coz of how freakin hard it is.

What bout you guys?

[QuieTSToRM33]

BJJ, MMA, Muay Thai

[soo2bhuge]

Sambo/Freestyle, but i've done Krav Maga and liked it alot but I think it's based more on street fighting and it focuses more on a quick fight rather than a lengthy, no emotions, good cardio type of fight that MMA is.

[sphincter]

I like BJJ a lot as it is fun, great cardio and good for developing you thinking game since you have to see moves unfolding several steps ahead of time. as for Krav Maga,yeah, it's great for brutal self defense but it is also more likely to get you into a legal situation where you have to explain why you thought it would be a good idea to stab a dood in the neck with a pencil while shociving your finger in the other guys eyesocket... now you get sued and have t oput their kids through college...

with AIkido/BJJ/muaythai you can hurt someone enough to de-motivate them from further aggression without horribly disfiguring them or causing really lasting harm.

I say this is EXACTLY why we crosstrain into different styles so that we are comfortable using varying degrees of intensity as the situation calls for... If there's 10 guys with chainsaws coming after you. sure, Krav-maga the crap out of as many as you can.. if it's one bad guy messing with you're girl, Aikido wrist-lock his ass and maki him kiss her hand..

when I'm bouncing I have to use appropriate level of force to end a sitiation as quickly as possible but that amount can quickly rise depending on the fedback from the situation at hand. I try not to hurt anyone badly enough to need any medical attention but if the situation is getting to where others could be injured then it is time to end the problem hard and fast. ergo, I cross train in Bjj, Tae Kwan do, Aikido and in and out of the Je'et Kun Do gyms around here in SoCal.

I want to do some boxing but I just don't have time for another training session right now...

[RANA]

BJJ, MMA and Muay Thai, I am also a Ninja on weekends, LOL

[Odpierdol_sie!]

as for Krav Maga,yeah, it's great for brutal self defense but it is also more likely to get you into a legal situation where you have to explain why you thought it would be a good idea to stab a dood in the neck with a pencil while shociving your finger in the other guys eyesocket

Yeah i agree, when i was first introduced to it, i was like hey that is cool! very naughty but cool all the same.
Been that long since i did Kung fu i forgot about the soft areas to attack, boxing kinda brain washes you to trade punches, not that i find it a bad thing as it is conforting to know you can, but unless you are competing its daft really. well i think so anyway.
makes me chuckle, my old teacher from when i was doing Lau Gar use to give us some dirty tricks form time to time but use to say dont use this as it will send you to prison if you do use it i never told you!!!! In CKM its more like you can do a spear to the throat in and then down at 45 degrees, with the other hand on the back of the head to force it in more or instead of a spear you can if you like thumb his eye and tickle his brain. haha, really makes me wonder sometimes, i love it tho.

[rooster101]

Rex Kwando!!!Grab my arm, no my other arm. no your other arm.....break the wrist and walk away.

[number twelve]

BJJ for 3 years and Muay thai since january.

[Box This*]

Boxing for around 21 yrs never anything special as i joined the army had around 30 bouts in the army over 5 yrs ... fought alot and trained with alot of world class boxers ..Had around 70 bouts all in all plus exebitions ... pro-am kind of things.

Also done a little jujitsu and grappling ... nothing competetive.

[Logan13]

Sambo/Freestyle, but i've done Krav Maga and liked it alot but I think it's based more on street fighting and it focuses more on a quick fight rather than a lengthy, no emotions, good cardio type of fight that MMA is.

krav maga, real-world fighting style.

[abombing]

Judo, Sambo, BJJ, Muay Thai. 1-1 in MMA, 2nd @ Sambo nationals, 2nd @ Pankration nationals, 2000 Gracie open winner.

[soo2bhuge]

Judo, Sambo, BJJ, Muay Thai. 1-1 in MMA, 2nd @ Sambo nationals, 2nd @ Pankration nationals, 2000 Gracie open winner.

where did you study Sambo?

[abombing]

where did you study Sambo?

In Northern California. My instructor is the 9 time national Sambo champion and a 3 time Olympic Greco Roman alternate. The dude is 125 soaking wet but can bruise my arm when he grabs it. I was his first black belt besides his son. He started training me for Pankration when it was going to be in the Olympics in Greece, but when it kinda fell through we started training for Sambo tourneys. I had already trained in Judo for 8 years at that point so it was not a difficult transition.

[soo2bhuge]

In Northern California. My instructor is the 9 time national Sambo champion and a 3 time Olympic Greco Roman alternate. The dude is 125 soaking wet but can bruise my arm when he grabs it. I was his first black belt besides his son. He started training me for Pankration when it was going to be in the Olympics in Greece, but when it kinda fell through we started training for Sambo tourneys. I had already trained in Judo for 8 years at that point so it was not a difficult transition.

Did he learn in the US or in Russia? I studied under Viktor Vasilyevich in Moscow who was a 3 time world champion in Sambo and I believe a world champion in Judo. Maybe he knows him.

[Jojoe]

Boxing, MMA, BJJ at Flo with some UFC fighters

[Calyptus]

First did just boxing, got my face bashed in the first couple of weeks, got good in it, did a few fights.

Converted to muay thai, got kicked the shit out of my legs the first couple of weeks, got good in defending kicks, I'm not good at kicking myself at all, have developped viscous knees tho.

Started crosstraining in mma, got my ego bashed in by being submitted by guys wei***ng 30 pounds less than me and training for not nearly as long as me. Got much better at it, had some fights, did very well.

Tried my hands at krav maga, got kicked in the nuts and bashed on my 2-3 guys at once, learned positioning and movement against multiple attackers, and learned how to use my mma-skills in a streetfight and end a fight quickly. Didn't like the disarming part, I'd rather give in to whatever he wants than risking my life with a technique I might mess up while.

Then... I tried aikido. Explained to the sensei irl attackers don't just stand there when you grab their wrist with your both hands for some wristcontrol-trick, and don't co-operate when you do your movements. He got mad at me for questioning his techniques, telling me he'd show how it works irl, and he ****ing hurt my wrist while trying to do some wrist control movement while I was still semi-passive. I got pissed off(wouldn't u be if one was activly trying to hurt you while you were just standing there not complying), I knocked his ass on the ground with a left hook on the chin, 2 of his student try to grab me(not using aikido at all, more like, grab the t-shirt instead of the wrist), I elbowed one guy in the face to get me free and broke his nose, got away from them, and calmed down.

Needless to say this got me expelled and some trouble with the cops too.

And that is why I hate aikido. They preach about being able to deal with multiple attackers with a single move and no sparring, yet in real life some black belt who did it for over 15 years goes down with 1 punch. Less religion, more reality please.

Sorry 4 the rant.

[swol_je]

Tae Kwon Do for 10 years 3 degree black belt

[vote for pedro]

2 years tae kwon do 1 year akido 6 years kickboxing and boxing 6 months of bjj. The classes for bjj clashed with mine so I couldn't make it that often. I do think it's great for any type of fight. Aikido had a couple of moves I could use on the street if I had to but unless youve been doing it for a really long time it doesn't help too much. Kickboxing and boxing have helped me out on more than one occassion in street fights. I know first hand that those are tactical. Besides if you have to sparr 2-3 times a week you already have more training than 70% of most people you'll encounter so your good in that sense.

[Flagg]

Completed Streetfighter II on one credit.

On a serious note, I did Tae Kwondo for 3 years, Judo for 2 years. Wouldnt mind taking up boxing or Krav Maga.

[jon eastwood]

Bit O Thi

[BOUNCER 01]

Boxed as an amateur....great sport!

[vote for pedro]

Thai boxing, regular boxing, bjj, are all great tactical fighting styles IMO

[skinnyhb]

about a year of bjj. a few months of scattered wrestling practices with friends to work on take downs and a few months of kickboxing. really thinking about getting back into the bjj/kickboxing/mma. working as a bouncer and having a great sense of self control means that i have a lot of pent up aggression that i know i can't take out on every patron that calls me a dickhead. i think i need that outlet of a controlled fighting environment to let off that steam.

[millionairemurph]

Almost a year of bjj. 4-5 months of judo and wrestling. Boxing to begin soon. Want to replace boxing with muay thai sometime in the spring but that would make me have to join yet another gym on top of the 2 i already go to.

[Castradomus]

2005 world thumb war champion.
2 years boxing, 1 year muay thai, 1 year brazilian jiu jitsu, 1 year wrestling. Oh yeah, im still doing muay thai and bjj

[BITTAPART2]

Did he learn in the US or in Russia? I studied under Viktor Vasilyevich in Moscow who was a 3 time world champion in Sambo and I believe a world champion in Judo. Maybe he knows him.

WOW bro, very respectable guy is victor. Very aggresive camp I have heard! I tried cambo(sambo) in NY under Stefan Milenkovich for about 2 years during the time i was boxing for around 10 years. I remember being locked up a lot lol and I got slammed a few times my first day, he was rough as hell. I came to understand thats how he trained back home and its just like that. Ive heard Vic is even rougher on newbies. I have been training muay tai under an ex UFC competitor from back in the day (remaining nameles) but we both have families and jobs that only leaves us with 1 day a week to train. I am a striker at heart and love to throw but I am really wanting to round out the game and learn some BJJ.

[Thomass]

1 year of mma training, help train one of my friends for fun, work submissions and stuff.4 years of street fights, plus 8 years of wrestling. Not the greatest stiker, but ill take it to the ground.

[Kingweb50]

I started boxing when I was 12 and in college I fought in the golden gloves and in the military I fought for the mefs boxing team so I had 12 years of boxing and then switched to muay tai and have been doing that for 3 years and have had 14 fights.

[vote for pedro]

I'm about to start training in Muy Thai again. I quit before because I tore my ACL. That was 5 years ago. I met this guy who used to play the black ranger on power rangers tv show lol. Anyway, he opened a school by my house and we became friends so I start my training back again Monday!!