I'm thinking about starting a martial arts. Something that involves a little self defense and positively correlates with pickup and maintaining a healthy mentality. Advice..

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Ju jitsu is a complete martial art. It has elements of Boxing, Kick boxing, judo, kraw maga and many other stiles.

Boxing is great for street fighting because you learn how to take a punch.

Karate is a good martial art for comfidence but not so good for street fight.

Depends what youre looking for, but all martial arts will boost your comfidence.

I HIGHLY suggest Tim Larkin's Target-Focus Training.

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Personal favorite: Ninjutsu.

Depends on what you are looking for, sport, strength, social standing, crashing the face of someone, etc.

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I like ninjutsu as you develop very smooth and peaceful while being a sort of killing machine. Very efficient, yet "dirty" style of fighting (like blocking the eye and going for the throat). I never go for any fight unless I ABSOLUTELY have to, but I'd still rather be prepared and efficient.

It takes on how to fight one on one bare hand, with various weapons, standing up and on the ground, avoid attacks and using body's weak/power spot.

I would suggest Muay Thai because it is the most practical (in my opinion). However if you want something that you could use for pick up, I'd suggest something that involves grappling, throws, and stuff like that for kino when you're teaching her some moves.

Here are some:

Brazilian Jiujitsu
Jiujitsu
Judo
Akido
Sambo
Wrestling (only problem is that when wrestling you can't be on your back )

I started boxing at aged 5/6 and have always kept it up.

Great for total workout and provides a devastating punch to any opponent so use wisely.

Thai Boxing is good as well and the low kicks are formidable.

In the past I've done Itosu kai, Tae Kwan Do, Wrestling, and I presently do Aikido. I enjoyed all of them but I prefer Aikido. I suggest you try as many styles as possible and stick with the style(s) that you enjoy the most however make sure that you find something that challenges you in a positive fashion as well. If you're really interested in practical self defense, keep in mind that most aggressive actions start with a grab of some sort (typically of the wrist(s) or shoulder(s)), so finding a style that suits you that can counter those grabs is pretty important.

Bujinkan Ninjitsu

I highly recommend aikido. It is almost zen in nature and whilst it takes a while to become effective it is entirely non violent, which I've always found girls are fascinated by.

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Highly, highly recommend Mixed Martial Arts. Fun, practical for a real life situation, and gets you in fantastic shape.

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I practiced TKD, aikido, MMA for a while and I recommend looking into a variety and picking a style then narrowing down to teacher. Find out its philosophy in advance, and how it is typically taught. Then pick one to commit to mastering over years. I liked Aikido's philosophy but ultimately disagreed because I just feel like there's a time and a place to punch someone in his face.

Wing Chun Kung Fu is my style of choice because it is made for taking on a larger opponent or opponents in a street fight. Fighting up close in a person's grill, lots of punching and reaction drills. It's a simple and direct fighting system without lots of forms and flowery movements. It is more results oriented...check it out.

I've trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a few years off and on, it's a great sport and a great way of meeting new people. Muay Thai's rough on the body and if you're lanky like me it comes with its fair share of injuries. But it's also a devastating martial art. Boxing's great too. I'm not huge on wrestling personally, but there's no denying it's value and effectiveness. I'm just a big fan of a lot of wrestlers I've met through my time training. One martial art I highly recommend (even though I've never had the opportunity to train it,) is Judo. It's an Olympic sport, as is Greco-Roman wrestling but I don't know much about that. Sambo's great too, but where I'm from it's hard to find a place to train a few of these arts.

Stay leery of "Mixed Martial Arts" gyms. I'm not saying there's no legit ones out there, because in this day in age there's plenty. But some of them are kind of phony. All I'm saying is do your research before joining a gym. Look into the instructor(s)' credentials in their respective art.

You'll meet a lot of diverse people in any of these sports. I've met some great people in BJJ, as well as plenty of fakes and phonies. I've taken a break from training (it's been about 6 months) and most of that is due to some of the big egos involved in the sport. I'm all about getting better and improving while staying healthy and I'd like to say I feel the same way about the respective person I'm training with.

I always wanted to fight MMA...After a few years of training and living in that world, I'd like to say that's probably not for me. Maybe I'll convince myself to get back into training though and become a stud in Jiu-Jitsu.

Ever notice a lot of guys that get into this are also interested in the martial arts? I wonder why?

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For me it is about developing skill and mastering fear. Lots of PUAs are into perosnal development and martial arts are another effective strategy.

I figure if I can stay calm and relaxed with fists flying at my face I can keep my cool talking to the hottest chick or being in whatever situation. It's a way to condition my mind as well as body, get a workout, get out of the house, make friends, etc.

But there is a LOT of bullshit out there so research your style, school, and teachers well.

I imagine it's because people who practise martial arts have a strong mentality of self improvement, and the same is true for those who want to become better pickup artists or improve their social life.


I've been doing kickboxing and mixed martial arts for about 8 years. I've also been doing some boxing recently though I havent for a few weeks now. I think what you choose depends entirely on what you want to get out of it.

Personally I'd stay away from karate or judo, because karate isn't very practical (a lot of straight punches, solid stances, not very dynamic) and judo is completely about grappling. If it came to using either on the street I don't think they'd be as effective as a striking art such as boxing or kickboxing.

You also have to understand that martial arts nowadays are generally sports, NOT self defence. That being said, MMA is a sport but I feel confident I could lay out the majority of people who don't know how to fight - the type you see brawling outside of pubs. Equally a decent boxer, kickboxer, muay thai practitioner or any other combative martial artist should be able to deal with people on the street who don't really know what they're doing.

If I were to recommend one it'd be MMA simply for it's diversity.It's called mixed martial arts for a reason; it incorporates strikes from various arts including boxing, muay thai and kickboxing, in addition to grappling from judo, jui-jitsu, wrestling etc. It'll make you comfortable in controlling other people (grappling) and if you do find yourself in a scuffle you'll still be able to throw a solid punch. If you have a good workout and diet then you'll get a great physique, you'll have more confidence in yourself, you wont be intimidated by that drunken loud-mouth who just wont leave you alone and you'll just feel much better about yourself.

That's just my two-cents anyway. I suggest you try out a few different martial arts and then just go with the one you enjoy the most