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Originally Posted by CYF
Is there a difference between American Jiu Jitsu and BJJ? I have both options near me. Google doesn't bring up much about the American version.
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Depends on the instructor, some AJJ schools are BJJ with western wrestling heavy in the curriculum. Some AJJ schools are just Japanese Jiu Jitsu and renamed.
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Is krav maga an effective self defense art? Would krav maga and BJJ be an effective combination?
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Take this from me, after 2 years of Aikido, any martial art that instructs you to do this if someone does that, is in itself, a joke. In the real world, no one is going to give you time to think, he's grabbing my collar, should I do Kote Gaeshi, or just punch him in the face or knee him in the balls, etc. For anything to become muscle memory, it has to be practiced if I remember right, over 5000 hours. Or you can do it quicker, by actually sparring with a fully resisting opponent.
I've had training partners who quit TKD, Hapkido, KravMaga, etc and just focus on BJJ. A striker who doesn't know how to fight on the ground is going to lose 99% of the time.
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I'm not looking to do MMA competitions, I just want to get into better shape and learn effective self defense. I've never looking into muay thai, I'm going to have to research it and see what options I have near me.
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You will love Muay Thai. You dont' spar as often as BJJ, but man, it's just a beautiful art that is so fucking destructive. You'll do things with your shin that you thought only a baseball bat to someone's leg could do. MMA isn't for everyone, but Muay Thai, can be practiced by everyone. I have shitty flexablity, half the time I can't kick higher than liver/rib cage, that doesn't stop me from enjoying and training in Muay Thai.
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Even the guys in here that took kenpo seem to classify it as an ineffective TKD type art, I'm going to rule that one out at this point.
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Rule out any martial art that does not allow you to spar at 100% resistance. Do not believe the bullshit that our martial art is too deadly for the ring or sparring. Pure Bullshido. If you have never used it in a "Rules" setting, how do you know it will work in a "No Rules" street fight.
Out of the two, BJJ is the best for an older guy. My first fight was at 37, last at 38. BJJ was always the easiest for me to train for in MMA. Just some food for thought. Good luck.