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Originally Posted by CYF
Thanks for the informative post, THAT is what I'm looking for, not a fucking beauty contest. As a kid I took TKD and it was all about point sparring, tournaments and flashy ineffective roundhouse kicks. Shit that will get your ass kicked if you try it on the streets.
I'm looking for something without all the flashy moves, I want something geared towards effective simple moves. So far I've been reading up on different styles and I will be visiting 3 schools next week. Right now I'm leaning towards the krav maga and BJJ combo, but I'm going to have to look into muay thai now. There is a school near me that teaches muay thai but it looks like a commercial MMA place that does kenpo and BJJ as well and has a big kids program.
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What Anthony is trying to tell you is you won't, for the most part, see any BJJ black belts that look like your typical overweight McDojo black belt because BJJ sparring is done at full speed against another opponent that is also trying to submit you, and it is not teaching BS techniques against an opponent that is not fighting back.
The first time I ever took a BJJ class I don't know how I didn't puke. It is tough, intensive, and it will whip your ass into shape in no time. You also train full speed, and you condition your body to withstand pain, as well as how to still keep fighting when you are fucking exhausted. You will never learn that in Kenpo and Shotokan.
As for Krav Maga, it's really no different than the self defense system they teach you in the US Armed services. Teaching someone to disarm an attacker that has a gun pointed at you is not an effective martial art...