PhilM1 Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 i am looking at two different dojos one is local to me its a jiu jitsu/ kravmaga dojo and the other one im looking at is a jiu jitsu/muay thai/wrestling academy. which one would be better for on street use or in cage use? fight til you die
TJS Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 well MT is the real deal and arguably the best standup fighting stlye around when it comes to standup fighting, if you look at the two they are very similar in standup fighting. look at it like this: Krav Maga teaches you defenses from chokes, holds, headlocks, bearhugs stick/knife/gun etc and they also include some groundfighting, it is more oriented to the street..as in you learn defenses and strikes from a disadvantage or a passive stance..it is a no nonsese self defense and fighting sytem that covers all ranges of the fight. the main diffrences in standup is you learn open hand strikes, occasional hammerfist and a few extra kicks including learning and sparring with groin kicks. so basically they are pretty comparable. as far as strikes/elbows/knees etc. but in Muay thai you will concentrate all of your time on standup fighting and you will be VERY GOOD at it, MT may be simple but they are the best at what they do and you will learn to fight on your feet without a doubt. so I think they both give you the tools, MT is simply more foucused on one range of the fight( standing/clinch) but Krav is more oriented twords a compete integrated ststem for the street. I hope this helps, if you have any question i would be happy to answer them to the best of my knowladge.
PhilM1 Posted March 12, 2003 Author Posted March 12, 2003 wow thank you tjs, that is the most informative response ive ever had. i still cant decide.ive had much expierence in the martial arts and i just cant decide. AHHH fight til you die
TJS Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 Honestly you cant go wrong either way, But I would generally say Krav Maga is more oriented to all around fighing on the street and Muay thai has become more foucused as a Sport, thus alot more tournament fighting. Krav Schools will always let your try out a class for free, And i bet the MT school would also, just remeber in KM they will start teaching the basics, and proabably the same in MT, but you could always watch a more advanced class. try them out see whitch one you like. good luck!
Kensai Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 As I understand it, if you dont want to cross train, I would go with KM. It does unarmed and armed combat pretty effectively as most ranges. Although MT is AMAZING at its preferred ranges, it lacks in others and no weapons training. So if you were going to MT and Kendo/Iaido/kenjutsu/kali/ecrima or something then that would be pretty good. Ofcourse, you might wanna do some grappling to. Depends really.
Jabroni Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 watch that film with Jennifer Lopez in it! then watch JCVD's Kickboxer and judge which one to do on which has the best final scene! ha ha ha "I didn't lose!!! I just ran out of time to figure out how to beat him."(Thai-Kick-Jitsu, Blue Belt)
kenpo4life Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 For crying out loud!!! Stop with the style stuff!!! GO WITH THE BETTER INSTRUCTOR! Not every practitioner of a style is good. QUALITY INSTRUCTORS are most important. If my survival means your total destruction, then so be it.
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