Comments on: Top Martial Arts for MMA

By: brutilist

brutilist — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:32:07 +0000

hey what about hapkido? i dont hear much about it in mma but i cant understand why?

By: mmakid

mmakid — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:16:06 +0000

dude congrats on an amazing article. I liked the grappling wrestling/bjj part. Im a green belt in bjj but i wanna get into mma. A friend of mine sujested doing freestyle wrestling during off season months at my school, it starts in school in bout 2 weeks so im really excited as for striking i think boxing/muay thai is best combo

By: Nathan Armstrong

Nathan Armstrong — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:14:21 +0000

Well i agree with you that muay thai is a very good striking game. Though tae kwon do has kicks that are very similar to muay thai, it just has a lot more. The thing about tae kwon do, its that it can be used in real life situations as well. So if you want mma definately muay thai, but if you want a good slef defense. Muay thai is the way to go.

The grappling, should be a healthy mix of wrestling and BJJ, but do not overlook judo, and hapkido, and other submission martial arts, they are very useful, and give you more options, from a position that could indeed be much more illusive, that a BJJ submission.

just my opinion, i love all of it. lol

By: tasos

tasos — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:18:37 +0000

actually the best stand up fighting style is KICKBOXING…they have the perfect hand skills of boxers and some kicks from karate and muay thai…that s the perfect style…muay thai lacks of punches although their feet are good

KICKBOXING rules

By: WAM

WAM — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:23:18 +0000

I agree with this Article. As a fan of MMA I have noticed that the Wrestlers seem to be the most well rounded fighters. They have a good center and most have added BJJ to allow for the finishes. I am seeing a lot more fights not on the ground lately, this makes for an exciting fight, I believe this is because the fighters ar focusing on takedown defense more, I also agree with your synopsis for the striking game 100%

By: Lucais

Lucais — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:18:21 +0000

I agree with a lot of the points commented in this article.

One point which I feel slightly different about is the choice of grappling technique. I feel that BJJ and Wrestling should change in priorities to a person wanting to choose a grappling technique.

BJJ covers techniques in both top and bottom positions quite thoroughly, involving both offensive (submissions) and defensive (sweeps, reversals, submissions) strategies.

It is quite evident from MMA fighters coming from both schools that, as mentioned in the article, BJJ fighters are able to adapt more effectively when in an offensive or defensive situation, while wrestlers seem to be out of their place when on their backs.

By: Best Martial Arts for MMA - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums

Best Martial Arts for MMA - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:37:17 +0000

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