[00raiser]

Hey people, how's it going???
Basically, I'm thinking of doing some martial art courses durin the summer holiday. So can you guys recommend and maybe link me a good martial art club if you can.

Btw, I live in London and prefer something that's more skill/stamina based rather than strength/power oriented.

Thanks in advance

[Kevin J]

(Original post by 00raiser)
Hey people, how's it going???
Basically, I'm thinking of doing some martial art courses durin the summer holiday. So can you guys recommend and maybe link me a good martial art club if you can.

Btw, I live in London and prefer something that's more skill/stamina based rather than strength/power oriented.

Thanks in advance

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is more technique based than purely strength based.

i don't live in london but i'm sure theres plently if you google.

[es.c]

(Original post by Kevin J)
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is more technique based than purely strength based.

i don't live in london but i'm sure theres plently if you google.

Yeah BJJ is definately your best bet. To get the full experience, do muy Thai and Brazilian jui jitsu. Then you could possible go into cage fighting from there

[IShouldBeStudying]

It really depends entirely on what interests you more.

For example, a striking martial art like Karate or Muay Thai requires a completely different skillset than a grappling martial art like Aikido or BJJ.

So the first question kind of lies in whether you'd rather trade blows with someone, or roll on the ground with them.

In regards to the skill/stamina versus strength/power, I wouldn't worry too much about that. All martial arts require a high level of skill at the high levels - you won't find an unskilled black belt in any dojo. Likewise, all good dojos will develop your stamina. Whether you're wrestling for an arm-lock with someone twice your size or sparring with combination hits, you'll very soon be covered in sweat and needing a time-out if you haven't been conditioned for that scenario.

As far as power and strength goes, again, your martial art of choice will develop this. Throwing a powerful punch doesn't necessarily mean having to spend hours in the gym working on bicep curls - the strength comes from proper technique. Ie, never mess with the small bouncer. The same goes for throws and submission holds.

[TEFLONCHEST]

Muay Thai - I am loving it so much right now. Might be a bit too hardcore sometimes but that's the way I like it I.E LITERALLY punching each other in the face for 10 minutes( through gloves) / trying to dodge punches for 30 minutes / dealing constantly punches to your partner for 45 minutes.

[Hearty_Beast]

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[XO*]

I did Kenpo Karate, which is like a mix between traditional karate and kick-boxing. Looking back I wish I would have done MMA.

[Ryan2159]

I'm thinking about doing a martial art like Muay Thai, would you guys recommend that?
Do you think it's better than MMA?

[chemengmeng]

(Original post by Ryan2159)
I'm thinking about doing a martial art like Muay Thai, would you guys recommend that?
Do you think it's better than MMA?

MMA is not a martial art on its own, its a combination of a variety of skills, mainly boxing, muay thai and wrestling. If you have not trained in any other martial arts before I would not recommend starting an MMA class because you will only learn the basics of each art, instead try and join clubs that do exclusively muay thai or bjj.

And to TS, I would definitely start training in muay thai. IMO things like judo and taekwondo will only help in a judo or taekwondo match and will not help a lot in a street fight.