Yup Judo is a very good base art.Like you say its very good for removing the fear of moving in close in a fight.The thing with striking arts is that there is usually a space between you and your opponent which can give you *breathing* room.Judo and grappling removes that breathing space and makes striking based opponents panick.Having sparred plenty tkd/kung fu/karate people the effect of closing in straight into throwing/takedown range is extremely effective. Also throws are probably in my experience are the best form of self-defense. In a street situation fights are started close in with little room for kicks and such.A simple grab-throw-GnP is amazing. However I don't like judo for MMA fights....people fight topless in those comps and its hard to get a decent grip on your opponent....and no matter what judoka say about gripping behind the neck/back there isn't time for that when someone is raining down knees/punches at you.The only takedown I practice for comps is the simple double-leg which is much faster. But yeah Judo is one of the best arts out there for self-defence..(And I feel for the 2 unarmed guys who attacked to BB judoka who were walking to training
Sorry, i didn't see that the post was aimed at me! At the moment i am unable to drive so i can't make it to those places to study Muay Thai. But i thank you so much for finding those for me, it's a really nice thing to do. Thank you.
I hear ya there There used to be a Muay Thai school down in this isolated town, but unfortunatly it closed a year or so later because it became to much a distance for the instructor to travel.
shameful! i went to muay thai last night and now i have a bruise on the outside of my left leg six inches long and three inches wide in a lovely shade of purpley-brown!
Ya see, im well up for that! I dont mind taking hits as i know it's something ive gotta get used to if i want to be good at mma.
ayb launch zig! came from shintoryu jj and kj. spent a summer with some white crane guys. went on to kickboxing, rbsd, and yaw yan (filipino kickboxing). did some mongoose. trained in boxing (up to now). do kali, boltong, dumog, caccw, and pankration (athlima). what do i fall on? hopefully not my face!
actually, the mongoose i am refering to is a filipino martial art. it is a form of infighting akin to but different from jailhouse 52/ 52 handblocks. created and developed by one of the body guards of manalo (who is head of the iglesia ni cristo, a very powerful local "church"). it is a closely guarded secret and is seldomly taught outside the "the faithful of church". the art is still reserved for the bodyguards of manalo. the movements are small unlike a lot of kungfu i know. ka mar (one of the faithful and a bodyguard) taught me when he observed my friend and i doing some 52.
I think a book was published about it and is being sold (as far as I know) by National Bookstore. Not so secret anymore huh?
Interesting, I know it as a Chinese Martial Art, called Shu Yon or Shu Chuan. Not that I have learned it yet, but it is taught in my school, and I know a little bit. Our mongoose fights very close too, often over center, with very small movements. It would be cool to compare someday.
