What would be better for MMA?
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Brazilian Jiu jitsu is the best ground game strategy in mma. Wrestling has too many techniques that don't help you in a mma match. Muy Thai can be used with BJJ to give you a good all around game.
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I am a Correctional Officer for a state prison. Most situations I encounter involve close fighting.\n\nThere are two styles that fit my needs best. \n\nWing Chun. It's perfect for fighting close to your opponent. Moves are direct and to the point. It's perfect for fighting multiple opponents. (It lacks ground fighting techniques and submissions)\n\nAikido. This is best suited for my line of work, although it's rather weak on striking and kicking.\n\nThe two combined are perfect for me.
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Tae Kwon Do\nno need for years of practice. \nmainly defensive\nnot extremely formal, but has uniform structure.
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Win at what?\nJust fighting?  Like UFC?   You have slim to no chance.
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I don't know, but if you have a concern, why not try martial arts.  Same thing, more  balanced.
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light weights with a lot of reps\nand my favorite way it is good to get aggresion out is a punching bag
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Try Reyes gloves 14 0z for punching power...or Everlast 16oz gloves for more technical skill boxing
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Meander over to groups.google.com and ask the nice folks on rec.martial-arts about competitions in your area.  There's a number of actively competing mma fighters on the group; if there's something going on in your area, one of them should know about it.
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practice makes perfect...you need to find an experienced person who will help you excel.  It is in your best interest to always spar with someone who is better then you who will "press" you but not hurt you. Some people have egos and end up hurting you. In terms of punches the heavy bag is one of the best methods.  As long as you have some one monitoring your technique you can only get better. Mitts are also a great technique to practice and perfect your "moves".(hopefully I hope I answered this correctly)
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GO TO BOB PACE BOXING.  YOU MAY HAVE TO ORDER SOMETHING FIRST AND THEN THEY SEND YOU A LIST OF VIDEOS AND DVD'S FOR DECENT PRICES.  GREAT FIGHT AND CHOICE BY THE WAY.
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MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts....so check in the Martial Arts section to discuss ufc and pride fighting
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There is not one most effective style.  If you look at MMA fights you see styles getting beat all the time.  Black belts highly acclaimed in BJJ getting KO'd in 30 seconds.  World class Kickboxer's get submitted in one minute.\n\nLike Bruce Lee said.\n"Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend. "\n\nSo the answer is there is not one best style.  It's up to the athlete.  Can you imagine your typical black belt TKD, Judo or Karate thinking he had a chance against a guy like Tito Ortiz ha ha ha what a joke.
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Pac-Man. Check the KO to win ratio.\n\nI'd pit anyone even 200 pounders versus Pac.
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UFC and pride.\n1 because I train in a more mma type situation.\n\nand 2\nboxing has become a shadow of what it was, and continues to become so with each passing year.  years ago when the welterweight division was the cream of boxing's talent and there was much competition it was still exciting, but I think that the fighters in ufc and pride are hungrier and looking to make a name for themselves where in boxing the alphabet titles and constant stream of dissapointing fights is not an issue in the UFC or pride.\n\nI think we are seeing the twilight years of boxing as far as popularity goes.
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Martial Arts if used as a self defensive weapon is very different if used in an attacking mode.\nClose hand to hand stuff, on a playground, on the street (unarmed), in the local pub, has to be Ju Jitsu.\n\nAll of these situations end up in a roll on the ground. An arm bar, leg lock, rear naked choke is going to be easier to get control or simply put one to sleep, with limited damage to both sides.\n\nIf you think two fighters are going to stand up and bang like on the TV show "So you wanna fight" for example, that'll last about 45 seconds tops. Someone gets lucky and connects or too tired to swing anymore.\n\nJu Jitsu takes you straight to ground and into submission or a position to break something, a lot quicker if you keep your head. A "kamora" (sp) can be held in place with little or no exertion for hours. An arm bar is easy to get if your opponent has no idea what you are trying to do, in most cases the worst he can do is bite your leg. You on the other hand can pop, dislocate or break his arm with ease and at will.\n\nUnless you are Ray Sefo, forget about standing up for a head to head toe to toe.\n\nRodrigo Antonio Noguiera (sp), at this point in time is unbeatable no matter what style or form you bring to the ring, even under a no rules, anything goes format. He’s just that good! \n\nPride fighting is so far ahead of the others like UFC or the other MMA codes. Perhaps the only one to come close would be 'Vale Tudo', in its amount freedom, but the action is few and far between. That’s just MHO.
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Judo is a good starter. Taking someone to the ground is actually pretty easy, and the takedown alone can end the fight. Judo also has some great ground fighting basics. Judo is a better choice than jiujitsu ONLY because everyone I know gets hurt in jiujitsu and almost no one I know gets injured doing judo. \n\nBoxing is also an essential because everyone I know hates getting hit in the face, no matter how ugly or how experienced. No avoiding injuries here, just roll with it.
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Go to mmafightnews, I think. It is something like that. It starts with "mma......".