Shootboxing

[Kazuma]

I found a school that teaches shoot boxing and they offer a month of free classes. My only issue is that they charge $79 a month for two one-hour classes a week. How effective would you guys think this would be in a self-defense situation? I know you will probably you only get what you put into it. Shoot boxing uses boxing, kickboxing and jujitsu/submission wrestling which I think would make me well rounded. I am sorry guys about asking questions about different schools repeatedly. Heres the website for the school.

http://www.mmamonroemartialarts.com/

[bushido_man96]

I think it would be fun to shootbox, but I would think that at that price you would have the option for more than 2 classes per week. That would be my only sticking point.

[Kazuma]

bushido_man96,

I think it would be fun to shoot box but I am wondering about its practicality. I talked to the instructor and he said it could be used in self-defense situation but I am unsure. The price I am unsure if I can afford but a month of free classes seems great. I am still interested in Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun but the school I have repeatedly emailed wont contact me back.

[bushido_man96]

I think shootboxing can be very good for self-defense. I think it has a pretty high level of contact in the competition side, and you get striking and takedowns, and I think groundwork.

If the Wing Chun club won't contact you back, go drop in on a class. Watch and see what it is like.

[gzk]

It's among the most practical styles for self-defence, although I'm biased

It helps if the school has a specific focus on reality-based training, eg: how to take advantage of the opportunities presented by a drunk's right haymaker, how to read the warning signs that a fight is about to start and get in first, your legal obligations, etc.

To generalise, I think you're more likely to be taught that while learning shootboxing at an MMA school than a Wing Chun school.