Eskrima and it's usefulness in MMA.

[danbong]

If you want to compete in MMA, then the best place to train is somewhere that does much of their training using MMA rules and format and that does a lot of (successful) competeing in MMA events, almost regardless of style.

So just sticking to FMA, training with the Dog Brothers will be far more useful to you doing well in MMA competition than a world class guro who teaches classes that only does light contact pure standing stick vs. stick or a school that only did pre-arranged drills and no live sparring at all.

[Jermz]

@ Clash: Yeah that's what the teacher emphasized on that the moves can still be done without the sticks.

@ Danbong: I was thinking maybe after a year or so, I was planning to go to the Chute Boxe academy, to better hone my skills in MMA. I am lucky that I am about 30-40 minutes away from that gym. And the caliber of the fighters they bring out is great. But I have to be training a lot ( I work out about 3-4 hours a day.Usually in the morning.), and I have gotten myself back into a work out regiment.