Jujitsu or Kickboxing?

Question

Okay, I just got cut from the football team because I was hurt and couldn't try-out. Now with all the extra time I need to do some sort of martial art. I'm in to a lot of the mixed martial arts scene right now and need to choose one to go into. I used to wrestle and box but I know need more than that. So Jujitsu or Kickboxing and give reasons why.

Thanks

Answer 1

Both.

Answer 2

Oh.....my.....god.....I'm sick of these questions, no one is going to give you a martial art to learn because no one knows what you're good at, forget about mixed martial arts, that's television and that's what works for them, what you need to look at are your own strengths and weaknesses, don't ask other people what martial art to take because they'll suggest what works for them, right now, you need to know what you need, boxing has too many rules, so does wrestling, so in my opinion I don't think they're great for practical self defence but to others, the rules make people better by imposing limits, like wearing weights for kicking. Your opinion matters the most for this.

Answer 3

Either would be good. If you can find a good jujitsu school (danzan ryu) you could learn all aspects of the fight game.

Answer 4

Personally-

I would try to find a school that did both.  Be wary of ones that "claim" they can teach a style, although the instructor is versed in something else.

If you want to get serious about MMA, both BJJ and Muay Thai are good options, and equally important in the fight game.

If you can only choose one, I would go with BJJ.  A skilled BJJ practioner will be able to avoid strikes and take an oppenent down and submit.  This is because limiting space and controlling your oppenent are a major aspect of the game.

Many Muay Thai places do not focus on take down defense.  If you end up in a place like that, you may have good striking and movement, but you will be susceptible to the take down and submission game.

More importantly, however, you need to focus not just on the style you take, but the school that is teaching it.

Here are some tips for choosing the right school and ensuring you get quality instruction in addition to learning a fucntional style:

Factors to consider:

Your needs.

Style.

Location.

Schedule.

Price.

The instructor.

The school's atitude.

Other students.

Ratio of students to teacher.

Safety and cleanliness.

Quality of instruction.

First of all, many martial arts schools will be named after or be affilitated with popular, well-known martial artist. However, that actual classes are often taught by someone else. This falicy of advertising isn't always detrimental to the quality of instruction. Often, the instructor heading the school is very qualified and has been given the "blessing" of the more popular instructor. But it is still something you should be wary of.

You should also try and guage the attitude of the instructor. Look for things such as, whether they are responsive to your questions, if they dismiss your concerns and are only trying to get you to sign a contract, and their 'general attitude'. Ask if you can attend a class or two for free. Most will allow this and this gives you an opportunity to not only judge the quality and type of instruction, but also the instructor's demeanor and how the other students react to the instructor. Typically, the instructor should be well respected and treated as such.

Traditional, modern, aggressive, or passive?

Segwaying from the instructor's attitude is guaging the school's overall atomsphere. You should already have an idea of what kind of instruction you are looking for.

Martial arts schools fall into two general categories, and two general approaches towards instruction:

Traditional or modern.

Aggressive or passive.



Traditional atmospheres typically have more strict rules and focus on tradition and heritage. These schools often teach forms, katas, traditional weapons training, and include certain dress codes and practices known to that style. The interactions between the students and the instructors is often more formal.

Modern approaches of martial arts focus primarily on the combative aspect of martial arts by teaching a mixed curriculum of different martial arts. Generally, interactions between students and instructors are more relaxed. This is also known as MMA.

Also decide if you want to participate in an aggressive or passive atmosphere. Many martial artist are not looking to spar or compete in tournaments and simply enjoy the instruction and tradition of martial arts. Some schools have a passive approach, where the main focus is tradition, physical fitness, or instruction and technique.

More aggressive schools include sparring and contact drills. Much of the technique learned is through application on other students. Live sparring drills are frequent (and should be closely monitored for safety). Typically, these types of schools will be heavily involved in tournaments and competition.

There is a full article about this written at http://www.socalmartialarts.com if you are interested.

Hope this helps, let me know!

Answer 5

Japanese Jiu-jitsu I'd suggest.. why it's more flexible and varied and geared toward self defence and street smart methods and also kobudo ( weapons art ) unless you prefer sport  then kickboxing your choice.

Best wishes :)***

Answer 6

I'm in the exact same situation as you.

Well you're good to go on either of these really because you have a basis from wrestling for Jujitsu and from boxing for kickboxing.

Well here are just some points to think about.

Jujitsu - Lots of submissions and groundwork (especially in BJJ), seeing as you're a wrestler no doubt you hate to be on your back so with some jujitsu training then it won't be so unbearable.

Kickboxing - As you know there is a bomb of strikes if you do this. Will only enhance your boxing. Of course this will help you out in MMA, especially if you do Muay Thai. Lots of knock-out potential.

Either way both of these are your bread and butter for MMA. My advice to you is to choose based on how good you are at wrestling and boxing, if you're better at wrestling then take jujitsu to mould you more into a ground fighter but if you're better at boxing then take kickboxing and your game will be more stand up. You're lucky to have this opportunity so I'd just say choose what you like the thought of the most.

Hope I helped.