Posted by: Anonymous
Krav Maga, Hapkido, BJJ - 10/28/07 11:31 PM
First of all this is my first post, so G'day to all.
I wasn't sure if this belonged in the beginner forum, but I think this is a fairly serious question.
I have never taken any form of MA before in my life. After a close encounter on the street which I just managed to walk away from (thanks to some strangers jumping in to help!) I would like to make my self competent and confident in the ability to defend myself. I live in Australia so a gun/knife/weapon is highly illegal, so if I find myself in a similar situation where I can't make a run for it and I am forced to fight, I want to have a chance to defend myself.
Before you flame me, I have done quite a bit of research into what art to take, and this is what I have come up with so far.
I looked at Aikido first but I question its usefullness on the street, which is all I'm really interested in/
I was thinking of first taking up Krav Maga as I've been told its relativley quick to learn and extremely effective against many types of scenarios that are likely to be encountered on the street.
I was then thinking after a year or so in KM taking up Hapkido and BJJ. Hapkido it appears, is quite effective for someone of my build (quite lanky) and quite effective on the street, but its flaw (I'm told, though some say HKD includes lots of grappling) is when a fight hits the ground (which I know is the worst place to be in a street situation, but it is quite possible to end up there and I want to know what to do) so I thought of complimenting it with BJJ to get some good ground work covered.
Your thoughts? Should I look at KM first or stick with it longer? Is HKD and BJJ a good idea for a MA or is there something else I should look into?
Muay Thai was also an option but I would like to hear all your thoughts.
I wasn't sure if this belonged in the beginner forum, but I think this is a fairly serious question.
I have never taken any form of MA before in my life. After a close encounter on the street which I just managed to walk away from (thanks to some strangers jumping in to help!) I would like to make my self competent and confident in the ability to defend myself. I live in Australia so a gun/knife/weapon is highly illegal, so if I find myself in a similar situation where I can't make a run for it and I am forced to fight, I want to have a chance to defend myself.
Before you flame me, I have done quite a bit of research into what art to take, and this is what I have come up with so far.
I looked at Aikido first but I question its usefullness on the street, which is all I'm really interested in/
I was thinking of first taking up Krav Maga as I've been told its relativley quick to learn and extremely effective against many types of scenarios that are likely to be encountered on the street.
I was then thinking after a year or so in KM taking up Hapkido and BJJ. Hapkido it appears, is quite effective for someone of my build (quite lanky) and quite effective on the street, but its flaw (I'm told, though some say HKD includes lots of grappling) is when a fight hits the ground (which I know is the worst place to be in a street situation, but it is quite possible to end up there and I want to know what to do) so I thought of complimenting it with BJJ to get some good ground work covered.
Your thoughts? Should I look at KM first or stick with it longer? Is HKD and BJJ a good idea for a MA or is there something else I should look into?
Muay Thai was also an option but I would like to hear all your thoughts.