The Karate Classes I'm taking now are barely any good. The Instructor knows a lot of Japanese words, and has a weird accent. The Kids are mixed with the Adults, and there's no Strict Discipline among any of the students. It's not overwhelming.

Also, in my first TaeKwonDo school, the Main instructor did 20 years in the Marines, that's probably why it seemed overwhelming as well.

Post edited at 8:46 pm on June 25, 2008 by Kokasion

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What do you mean by overwhelming?

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Quote: from Another Chance at 8:42 pm on June 25, 2008

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What do you mean by overwhelming?

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Dominating. Not by popularity, either  

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I'd say, a mixed Martial Art is more dominating. Really, you've got to take the best aspects from a bunch of Martial Arts. That's why there is an MMA class of fighters.

For Example, Karate puts no emphasis on Leg Strengthening, so they assume that everyone else's legs are weak. Except for Shotokan, Karate will emphasize that you only need to trip up one leg, and the person will fall. As I've demonstrated in a few tournaments, that's not necessarily true. Anyone Experienced in TaeKwonDo has great balance on one leg.

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"You keep using that word. I do not think it means
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It encompasses the best of all aspects of a fight. Punching, kicking, sweeping, grappling, locks & breaks, and a stance for every situation. I found that combing Choy Li Fut and Changquan Kung Fu produced a great balance between stances and techniques (C.L.F) and long-ranged, well balanced fight application(Changquan)

In that sense I'd have to say Krav Maga. Why? Because there are no rules to it, and you learn to end a fight as quickly as possibly by all means. It's realistic for street fighting, and is used in militaries and law enforcement.

How ever in the Title you said MMA. So you might mean ones with...rules. If that's the case then you have to look at Stand up, and ground game. For stand up, like I've always said Muay Thai, and for ground game Some sort of submission grappling(most known Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).

When I say Muay Thai. A lot of people mostly people who partake in TKD, or some style of Kungfu mostly wing chung...dunno why them specifically I guess I've just talked to them more. I don't mean it as any dis-respect to their styles, I like TKD and Kungfu, but in MMA i see Muay Thai to be the best, or at least on paper.

Why Muay Thai? Because if you know MMA most of the the time the fight goes to the ground, unless you get one of the match ups of 2 stand up guys(even then they want to show off their ground game so it's even rarer to see a pure stand up fight in MMA). So Muay Thai because of it's Clinch range and knee/elbow range fighting style. I know other styles use Knees and Elbows, and grabs. Though Muay Thai is famous for those 2 ranges. Just like Boxers are famous for their punching power. It's kinda stupid to compare the knee of a Thai boxer with a kungfu style's. Why are these ranges so good? because like I said most fights go to the ground so they have to get in close for the take down.

Muay Thai's kicks aren't exactly fast, but they are strong. Kicks do leave you open, so the fast they're done the better. TKD has faster kicks, but it was has fancier kicks, and moves that throw the limb right out there for a submission grappler to take advantage of. So kicks are always risky in an MMA match.

For ground fightingLike I said about submission grappling..preferably NO GI style, or atleast learn no gi moves. Simply because this dominates the ground, and there is pretty much no competition. Submission grappling has become essential for MMA no a days.

and for take downs...can't go wrong with Judo/Greco Roman. Though Personally I'd take Greco Roman. Why? because of the No Gi. I know you can use many take downs from judo without a gi or clothes easily, but there's no gi at all with greco roman wrestling so you're 100% used to it. Also for some reason I have no idea why but wrestlers have a lot of fucking stamina and strength.

That's my opinion, and a lot of people who aren't biased tend to agree. Especially people who love Muay Thai simply because they heard about it.

So here's my choices for MMA..on paper. Muay Thai, Submission Grappling, and Greco Roman.

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Overwhelming? TaeKwonDo, but that was probably just my training in it. I've known a lot of other Martial Art schools to not practice as hard as mine.

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TKD in MMA = Fail.

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