But I also want to learn a martial art that isn't limited by sport rules!
Whats a good combination in your opinion?|||It's a personal choice, but Krav Maga would be excellent if integrated with MMA, boxing, or Muay Thai.
MMA will give you more skills overall than boxing; grappling, boxing, kicking. The transition of MMA skills into Krav Maga is very formidable with regards to self defense.
I've been practicing Krav Maga for years. Some of the most formidable kravists I know have a MMA, boxing, or Muay Thai, or BJJ background.
Best of luck.|||MMA is an organization of the use of any type of Martial Art
and Boxing and Wresting would be the BEST combo for a starter
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|||wing chun like tai chi is about proper alignment of the spine so that the strike will include the whole back, transferring the total body mass into the 1 inch punch. for the strike go with wing chun.
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|||Wing Chun and boxing could conflict as they both have very different footwork,, strikes and training methods, but that being said still go with what you enjoy and see what works for you, though there are probably more synergisitc combinations out there.
Boxing with judo or wrestling for the takedowns is good.
Wingchun varies a lot, if yours doesn't have a share of takedowns and ground moves then the same as for boxing above.
The standard MMA combo would be to find a muay thai club and a jiu jitsu club (brazillian or otherwise)
*little note that muay thai is not the only kickboxing style and access to the others is getting better all the time, lethwai, savate etc|||Well "MMA" is more often than not is cross training any combination of Boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling, Judo and BJJ. Think of it like a triathlon for fighters, rather than a discipline of its own. Krav Maga is very basic but great for what it is. Basic striking, basic grappling, basic weapons and basic weapons defense. Its great for people with no prior martial arts experience who want to learn to defend themselves quickly, but not terribly deep. Wing Chun is a traditional martial art with traditions and a history that follows. Honestly Krav Maga will teach you to defend yourself the quickest, MMA will make you the best fighter, and Wing Chun is the most interesting %26amp; will offer more esoteric substance and anthropology. Since you didn't mention a interest in the historical and philosophical aspects, I'd recommend you spend at least a year in Krav Maga and then try MMA if you find martial arts to your liking. There is a lot of carry over between Krav Maga striking, and grappling skills to MMA basic striking and grappling skills. Probably because much of the Krav Maga striking and grappling syllabus comes from "high percentage"(i.e. basic) Kickboxing, Judo/wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu techniques. It will also help fill in the blanks of what MMA misses such as "dirty stuff", multiple attackers, weapons, and weapons defense. Krav is full contact with similar training methods to MMA, and if you hate Krav Maga chances are you'll hate MMA even more.
Now. The truth of the matter is you probably aren't going to run into Wanderlei Silva trying to mug you. Any of the aforementioned arts will be more than sufficient to teach you self defense. Why not try a Krav class, and a Wing Chun class to see which you may like better. If you like Krav better plan to stay there at least a year, and then transfer to a MMA gym to further your skills if you still wish to do so.|||boxing is cool and my favorite sport but in MMA its not gonna be enough I suggest capoeira and Wing Chun but who knows how long it'll take you to learn both so keep these in mind and make your son learn them if you want him in the mma
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http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Deadly-Ma鈥?/a>|||MMA is not for self defense krav maga is wing chun and boxing are intergreated in krav maga you can also try japanese ju jitsu|||Good question.
But a very tricky one.
The only fighting system you can find that is not governed by strict rules is the one used by criminals.
Sports, arts, and military hand to hand combat systems all have many rules. Otherwise, everyone who learned them would be crippled.
I assume you are a civilian hoping to integrate your sport activities with a practical application of self defense.
You have identified the main problem of sport versus practical in your question, when you mention rules.
Krav Maga was originally developed with boxing and wrestling as the base. However, when its founder was injured in a training session, the fundament principle of never being injured in training was created. This also lead to the addition of strike first, natural body movement versus sport training, and deadly moves designed to end the confrontation quickly. This is a practical hand to hand combat philosophy for military application.
Notice that this military system was based on simple boxing and wrestling. Of course, other martial art moves were also adopted later on.
There are no sport rules in Krav Maga. There are no sport rules in any military hand to hand system.
But, there are still rules.
During practice, the rule is that no one is going to get badly injured.
During practical application, military organizations have rules of engagement, usually defined in levels. This allows the military to respond appropriately in different situations. Engagement in a civilian setting will be different than a war setting, for example. An unarmed but aggressive civilian visiting an air show would be handled very differently than an enemy soldier in a military operation.
You never get around rules, you see.
If you learn Krav Maga, and some street thug attacks you and your reflexive training kicks in and you swiftly break his arm, collapse his lung with his own weapon, and then finish him with a groin strike that leaves him partially disabled, onlookers may cheer and you will have a great story to tell all your martial arts friends for years to come. But your judicial system may be impressed in a different way, and depending on local laws, you could be very surprised to find yourself facing a whole new battle in court, even if the assailant was a criminal and in the wrong. It is a battle you could lose. He only needs to show that you exceeded a "reasonable response". That is easy to do with current laws in most areas.
Even soldiers have faced this when their application of military techniques have exceeded the expected level of engagement, particularly with civilians. And all the military training will not defend the court martial.
I would encourage you to study carefully your local legal system's position on self defense. Also, a self defense course (for civilians) may be a good idea.
Some questions to consider are: what is a reasonable response? What happens in court if I exceed that? What implications would jail time have for me? How would I feel if I permanently injured someone? Am I morally comfortable adopting a "strike first" philosophy? Are martial arts and military self defense systems practical in a civilian theatre?
There are some who study the martial systems who conclude:
Avoid fighting. Avoid situations that might lead to fighting. When faced with physical threat, flee. Never confuse martial art and sport fighting hype with real fighting and its consequences. Consider all systems in light of their true objectives.
Civilian self defense training is useful when it advocates advance awareness to avoid conflict, disengagement tactics, and acknowledges that there are instances in which all training will absolutely fail.
If you want a good street response, learn to be a gentleman, stay away from the wrong places, work on your running skills, and in the unlikely event you are cornered and cannot escape, talk your way out of the situation. Street criminals will use a weapon from behind in a deadly surprise attack that cannot be defended against anyway, so only awareness of surroundings will save you. If it is just your neighbor who has had a few drinks and takes a swing at you, he might forgive you later for a very gentle application of wrestling or judo. I like those two best for the ability to handle common issues quite peacefully.
Enjoy the sport martial arts, and be happy for the rules.
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