three60roundhouse Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 I've been getting more into grappling competition, which is great and is SOOO rewarding even though I;ve yet to win a single match! However, I have a really hard time finding karate/tae kwon do/open style competition.....even though my school's main focus is self defense, not forms or point sparring, occasionally we work on these things and I think I'd like to try my hand at karate tournaments. Do you know any helpful search engines/techniques? 1st dan Tae Kwon DoYellow Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu16 Years OldGirls kick butt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuayThai Fighter Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 I agree grappling is fun.If your goal is to do more self-defense,then doing kata or point sparring do a mixed martial arts,it's the best for fighting in tournaments,however because mma fights tend to be more aggressive then other arts it is better to fight in ring. Try something like Pankration,Shooto,Savate etc.they are mixed martial arts styles. I do pankration,less rules then in traditional arts and we never do forms. It includes grappling combined with muay thai kickboxing,it will help improve your fighting skills alot quicker then doing karate or tae kwon do,especially since you already have some grappling experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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