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Are you guys serious? You think Sylva has a chance of winning a boxing match against Roy Jones? He may be past his prime but he is a top notch boxer, not 1-1 semi pro boxer. Come on guys Jones would mop the floor with Sylva in pure boxing match.

Oh yeah I have to add Van Damme as well!!

I'd have to say Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris are my two main martial arts inspirations

I just mean that their technique of punching differs a lot from say a boxer or another martial artist. And I believe this technique does develop speedier punches although maybe not as powerful.

Wing chun guys do have fast hands with their unorthodox way of punching.

treebranch wrote: What many people don't realize is that St-Pierre is a better wrestler than most of these guys, he trains with olympic level wrestlers here in Montreal (many of these wrestlers are from europe). St-Pierre was on the brink of the olympic try-outs if the Hughes-St-Pierre fight didn't happen. So he is a great wrestler. As for ying yang, I'm not saying it can't be true, but beating Couture 8 times out of 10 seems far-fetched. This guy is a proven warrior who can take a punch. I know the streets is different, but in my opinion couture's strategy wouldn't be all that different than in a cage. Take you down and beat you (one on one). These guys have talent, experience, and toughness. These three factors can overcome many 'street lethal techniques' that they may not be aware of. But as I said before, anything is possible...although I strongly doubt it.

ying&yang wrote: You really seem to underestimate wrestlers. They have done very well in MMA competitions. Randy Couture has beaten BJJ practitioners before so it could happen to you also.

I'd have to say lie down or move to one side as soon as you hear the gun

Wow great training you have there! Wish I could do the same, keep up the good work.

Good post Shorikid, enjoyed reading it.

YoungMan wrote: I agree with your points, especially with the last one. What goes around comes around.

I'm still surprised at how many people carry weapons. In general do you mean in your car when your driving or even at shopping malls the movies, restaurants, etc.? In my case the only weapon I carry is a buck police knife which I keep in my car at all times. I do have many knives at home (I don't mean kitchen knives) but that's it.

I don't where you heard it only takes a few years to earn a Judo black belt, but here in Canada it's a minimum of 5 years if my memory serves me right. Anf if you don't compete up to 8 years. So it's no quick fix.

Well I see nobody has responded yet, so I will. I did boxing for a few months and you really need to be dedicated. It's very tough training, plus coaches tend to want to train those who really are enthusiastic and want to compete thus neglecting you. Hapkido is a korean art where wristlocks and kicks are used often. I wanted to try it but never did (perhaps the video out there where a gracie cleanly beats a Hapkido practitioner repeatedly did not help - although the gracies did this to so many styles). kyokushin Karate I have never tried but would like to. Is phyically demanding since punches to the body are tolerated (not to the head) increasing toughness. This is Goerges St-Pierre core art (can't be that bad!). Ninjitsu I know nothing about. However I have heard that there are a lot of wannabes in this ninja style so I'd be careful. As for various other karate styles I don't know. Fencing I know nothing about. I believe it is sword fighting no? The one I would personally choose would be the free style jujitsu class. It looks like an MMA dojo so self-defense practibility is surely high. Hope this helps.

Two great styles. I did Judo before and now am doing BJJ and love it. Purely self-defense wise I'd say Judo has the slight advantage because you start on your feet and once you throw him you can run away while in BJJ you will go to the ground which is not the best place in the street in my opinion. But either way you can't go wrong.