I am thinking about starting martials arts, what do you recommend?

i'm kind of interested in muay thai n some kind of grappling, sweeping, throwing.

I am thinking about starting martials arts, what do you recommend?
Thai Boxing is a great system for striking. Devastating strikes if you ask me. But I have to say, the most effective martial arts style has to be jiu jitsu. If you put a Brizilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt in a street fight against a master at any other discipline, the BJJ Blue Belt would submit him within 3min. That is a fact
Reply:depends what its for...for self defense judo is probably your best bet...if ur lookin to kick some ***..ju jitsu
Reply:KODOKAN JUDO





http://www.judoinfo.com
Reply:you should go with whatever you enjoy and what your goals are self-defense, competing, etc...





thai boxing is a popular striking art in mma few simple devastating moves. most things will easily translate into real life too. some other popular striking arts would be [western]boxing, american kickboxing, san shou, some karates such as kyokushin karate





grappling popular arts are freestyle wrestling, brazilian jiujitsu, judo





now dont limit yourself to what i just named see what you like most these are just some of the more common martial arts people use in mma and would probably be easier to find, however go with whatever you are comfortable with
Reply:sounds like a good mix for MMA. I'd suggest western Wrestling and Muay Thai kickboxing.
Reply:For self defense....combine all three


Kicking--Tae Kwon Do





Grappling--Brazilian Jujitsu (BJJ)


(Japanese jujitsu is better but it's rarely taught in the USA)





Striking--Muay Thai





If you have to choose just one...


BJJ





A ground fighter will beat a stand up fighter 9 times out of 10.


A stand up fighter has no ground fighting. He has to worry about being knocked down. A ground fighter just has to worry about strikes and can trap his opponent into ground fighting, by constant pressure. It's harder for a stand up fighter to stay upright than it is for a ground fighter to stay upright.


If a stand up fighter get's knock down he's toast on the ground against a jujitsu fighter
Reply:standup- Muay Thai


throws takedowns-judo


ground work-Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Reply:for striking: muay thai, san shou, kickboxing, boxing.





for grappling: judo, jiu-jitsu, wrestling, sambo.
Reply:i only have experience with 1 martial art, %26amp; i'm afraid to say it only has one of your requirements (unless you count a sweeping spin kick)...TAE KWON DO!!!


i'm a 1st dan, %26amp; i had to stop because i moved to an area where there were no training halls nearby... but it's awesome! besides grappling (jiu jitsu, more specifically), you learn self defense, forms, techniques that get more advanced as you climb you way to a black belt, lots of sparring, and there is one step sparring, where you can get creative with your techniques and show how you can take an opponet down. the dojang i went to also taught some terminology. all in all, i would totally recommend this sport to anyone!


even if you decide not to try it out, just remember that with any sport, if you keep at it, you'll go far. don't ever give up, and i hope you have fun!
Reply:I recommend kajukenbo. I am biased though.
Reply:maybe try zen do kai or kin bushi ryu they are both based on several traditional martial arts all combined it will give you muay thai moves and sweeping and throwing :) they both also have web sites for zen do kai maybe try looking up bob jones and for kin bushi ryu try golden knights
Reply:Kajukenbo. The First MMA check it out.
Reply:KAJUKENBO it combines many different martial arts making it very well rounded but whatever you decide be prepared to practice alot so you can grow with it and become better
Reply:Muay Thai is awesome, and there is no law saying you can't find someone to mix in some grappling training too. Many cities have mixed martial arts schools that teach a combination of arts.
Reply:First, narrow it down to what you have available in your area. It doesn't make much sense to research the most exotic style only to find out you need to get on an 18 hour flight to train at a genuine school.





You can't go wrong with Judo in my experience. There is no striking but it is very effective for self-defense. You can find it in most mid-size cities in the US, but it isn't as common as Tae Kwon Do, or Karate.
Reply:i would suggest karate. my friend does it and she flips her instrutor sometimes