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MMA vs. MFS vs. BJJ vs. Krav Maga for beginner. Which is best for real life situations?
Posted by admin on Sep 25, 2008 in Martial Arts
jusschillin15 asked:
Ok, so I posted a question about whether I should take Krav Maga or Brazilian Jiujistu and got some really good answers. I went to both dojos (Is that what you’d call them for non-japenese/chinese based MA?) and really loved both but there are also places nearby that teach Miletich Fighting Systems and MMA (although, I’m not sure about how good the MMA school’s instructors are). Well, I am a beginner and no I don’t want to take any of these to become an MMA fighter, I just want to learn how to defend myself in real life situations, for example a bar fight and such. I’ve heard BJJ is good but people online have talked about fighting on cement and whether or not fight would be taken to the ground and KM seems good, to the point, inflict damage/protect yourself and run and the other seem more geared towards people who want to fight. I’d just like opinions from actual martial artists/fighters/etc and not people who have no experience (like myself lol) Thanks again!
To Bill and others, I only used a bar fight as an example of a real life situation, I’ve actually never been in a bar fight and thank you to those who’ve answered. I’m leaning towards Krav Maga because it seems to suit my needs and they also have an instructor who is either from Beverly Hills Jiujitsu or has a black belt from there (from what I hear it’s a good place) so I think I can get some good ground game there but I do want to cross train after I start to learn some.
I also forgot to add that they teach Muay Thai there so I guess I could get pretty well rounded there to start.
Ok, so I posted a question about whether I should take Krav Maga or Brazilian Jiujistu and got some really good answers. I went to both dojos (Is that what you’d call them for non-japenese/chinese based MA?) and really loved both but there are also places nearby that teach Miletich Fighting Systems and MMA (although, I’m not sure about how good the MMA school’s instructors are). Well, I am a beginner and no I don’t want to take any of these to become an MMA fighter, I just want to learn how to defend myself in real life situations, for example a bar fight and such. I’ve heard BJJ is good but people online have talked about fighting on cement and whether or not fight would be taken to the ground and KM seems good, to the point, inflict damage/protect yourself and run and the other seem more geared towards people who want to fight. I’d just like opinions from actual martial artists/fighters/etc and not people who have no experience (like myself lol) Thanks again!
To Bill and others, I only used a bar fight as an example of a real life situation, I’ve actually never been in a bar fight and thank you to those who’ve answered. I’m leaning towards Krav Maga because it seems to suit my needs and they also have an instructor who is either from Beverly Hills Jiujitsu or has a black belt from there (from what I hear it’s a good place) so I think I can get some good ground game there but I do want to cross train after I start to learn some.
I also forgot to add that they teach Muay Thai there so I guess I could get pretty well rounded there to start.
http://www.kravmagalb.com/
This is the school that I’m interested in if anyone cares to take a look. Long beach is a suburb of Los Angeles for those who care to know.
I was also interested in SCARS but I know that it’s hardly taught anywhere and is expensive but if anyone know of a place in the Los Angeles area for a good price that would be great.
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