MasterNinja

It seems to me there is a lot of theory of street-fighting going on here. Armbarring someone for instance is fine in the Abu Dubai but not so good if outside a pub and he/she has friends willing to help. Better to keep yourself standing and opponent grounded.

Only if what you are taught can be used in a martial setting. That's why question marks hang over teachings of Kata IMO.

Not an expert but doesn't MMA generally have the record to beat, for want of a better phrase, on those occasions when there have been inter-style match-ups?

Yeah I have already done this, neglected to mention this so apologies. General format was warm up/stretching etc to begin. There were two areas covered in a hour long class, the first was pressure point techniques from standing, kneeling and prone positions. The second was sparring techniques involving correct ways to punch and kick. One such punching technique was to 'feint' a punch at an opponent then spin round and backfist. Another was to use what the instructor called a "power jab" which was (assuming you were right handed) to jab off the right hand as that's the one with the power. Overall I'd say it was a good class and only cost me £12.

First of all thanks to all those people who offered advice on this thread. http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=23269 Secondly, what are the similarities and differences etc between what you see at a Ninjitsu club and what you see MMA Students doing?

I copied the above from the link provided, can I just inquire on the actual self defence potential of Ninjitsu??

Hello Everyone, I am new here so thought I'd say hello - "hello" lol. I was hoping someone could give me a rundown on Ninjitsu as I know of a club near where I live and was thinking seriously of training there. Anyone have any advice for me? Thanks in advance.

I know of a Ninjitsu club near me which I want to attend, for those of you with experience that I lack, what clothing, training gear etc will I need in order to get the most out of training?