Is there any striking art that goes best with Brazilian jujitsu?

Question

I am going to be changing schools and I was just wondering if there is any one striking art that is best to couple with brazilian jujitsu. I live in nassua county in long island, New York. Any ideas.

Answer 1

Speaking from experience,  BJJ goes great with Taekwondo. BJJ is obviously a good close range combat form, so it makes sense to combine with a long range martial art. it gives you complete power and confidence when your on the ground and when on your feet during a fight,

Answer 2

muay thai, boxing or geoff thompson's stuff - see www.geoffthompson.com

Answer 3

The chap up there that says TKD to go with BJJ is crazy, people that do TKD can only fight against other people that do it, and all the attacks can be dodged by ducking lol, what it seems like your looking for is Mixed Martial Arts, and the worlds greatest schools always seem to teach Mauy thai ( Thai Boxing ) with BJJ, its the exact science.  you could always throw in some boxing and wrestling which woould never hurt !!

Answer 4

Jiu Jutsu and Chinese Wind style go great together.

Answer 5

I'm more inclined to say Kyokushin Karate just because of my experience with them.

Very tough but you will gain a lot from it. I'm sure there are kyo dojo in NY.

Although Muay Thai training will be good too.

Famous fighter than has karate and BJJ combination will be Lyoto Machida (still unbeatable in the ring)

Answer 6

Muay Thai and some styles of Karate like Kyokushin, Shidokan, etc.  I learned great striking skills and some ground skills in a offshoot of Kyokushin Karate.  When I first started in Muay Thai I did well against them and even threw some kicks at them that they are not used to seeing.  You know it is a complement when they ask you to teach them a particular kick.

Answer 7

Muay Tai seems to be the best suited as it teaches stand up at both close in with the use of knees and elbows as well as at medium to long range with punches, strikes, and leg kicks or kicks to the body.  Kickboxing will also do this if they teach the use of elbows and knees but not all places do.  Also one of the short comings of each of these is that they sometimes don't teach the use of other techniques quite so well.  Open handed strikes to the eyes, facial area, ear claps, head-butts etc., are all techniques that can be employed in stand up, medium to short range or while clenching or even on the ground when wrestling or grappling.  Of course many of these are not allowed in competitive fighting but in a street situation can make a huge difference sometimes.

I would start with Muay Tai and then after a year or two of that look for a good karate school that will teach you such techniques and has a strong self-defense program.  Some martial arts and schools do more of this or a better job of it than others.  If you get into a good one your skills should be very well rounded then and you will have the ability to fight at different ranges more effectively as well as on the ground and also be able to wrestle and grapple on the ground if you decide to.