Going to take another form of MA, but which?

[JayFive]

So, I finally decided that if I'm going to be training, I'd like more goals than just trying to get strong. I decided I'd like to try to get back into Martial Arts. Plus, I've always been one of those guys that does stuff or prepares for stuff "just in case" (I have plans for the eventual zombie apocolypse, do you?) It's been around 10 years or so and I'm not sure what to get into anymore. I've read stuff about Brazilian Jujitsu and Muay Thai (since these help form the basis of MMA) and about Bushidokan (which has like no dojos in the area) but I'm having trouble deciding on what to go into. I've got a background in Judo, Hapkido, and kickboxing (not sure if it was a particular discipline), but I'd like to learn some new stuff (with 10 years gone by I doubt it really matters anyway). Anything that would compliment that stuff? Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

P.S. I'm not taking generic karate cuz I don't wanna be the geeky older guy in a class of 10 year olds.

[jlozan84]

Originally Posted by JayFive

Plus, I've always been one of those guys that does stuff or prepares for stuff "just in case" (I have plans for the eventual zombie apocolypse, do you?)

Of course. Make sure you get a firebird with t-tops so that more bros can hang out of the car with guns to shoot at the zombies.

Originally Posted by JayFive

Muay Thai

This is what I would do.

[BiggerGuns=LongerDrives]

Originally Posted by jlozan84

Of course. Make sure you get a firebird with t-tops so that more bros can hang out of the car with guns to shoot at the zombies.

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Bwahahaha


And I say Muai Thai for sure!

[Sean]

I am partial to BJJ myself...it incorporates some Judo type throws and if you get a good instructor you will actually be building on what you currently have to get a better foundation. Muay thai is cool also but complete striker type MA....since you are talking about something practical, being an ex-bouncer of several years, I found that often times the BJJ type skills are what I was using in a RL fight situation. No one stands back and puts up their guard like in the flicks...everyone runs in, head down, swinging for the fences. Knowing how to grab those underhooks and hip toss them into side control then roll them into a D'arce choke serioulsy puts and end to all their shiat and any ideas a crowd has of joining in.

[Joementum]

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[Eighth Wonder]

Originally Posted by Sean

I am partial to BJJ myself...it incorporates some Judo type throws and if you get a good instructor you will actually be building on what you currently have to get a better foundation. Muay thai is cool also but complete striker type MA....since you are talking about something practical, being an ex-bouncer of several years, I found that often times the BJJ type skills are what I was using in a RL fight situation. No one stands back and puts up their guard like in the flicks...everyone runs in, head down, swinging for the fences. Knowing how to grab those underhooks and hip toss them into side control then roll them into a D'arce choke serioulsy puts and end to all their shiat and any ideas a crowd has of joining in.

Yea I took BJJ for a couple years when I was into that type of thing, really complimented my wrestling skills, still remember a lot and am glad I took it.