need a new style

[Billy Havoc]

my problem is as follows:

i have moved a year ago and since then, i'm in search of a good school.
the problem is, the only stuff near me looks, well, iffy:

- shotokan karate (strictly sport)
- aikikai and ki aikido
- judo (strictly olympic rules)
- aikibudo (not yoshinkan but some hodgepodge of several jiu jitsu systems - don't really know if its good or not)
- shaolin kempo (= bullshido karate, may make a thread about it... it's almost comical, supposedly founded by a half mongolian prince who learnt at shaolin, got adopted by a dutch military man, learnt kyokushin etc...)
- bullshido battojutsu

and that's it.

good stuff:
- luta livre (is this just groundfighting?)
- kyokushin (too many kata :cry:)
- iaido (no kumitachi)
- kendo (too expensive)
- kickboxing with muay thai rules

i'd like something akin to sogo bujutsu: weapons, unarmed work etc. in a handy dandy package.

my problem is: i could pick a striking style, a grappling style and a weapons style, and go mma, but i don't have much money, and i'd need to find 3 arts which are relatively similar in their concepty and principles.

any ideas?

[tephlon]

Where do you live? Never know a person on this forum might train at or know of a place which you have missed. My tkd school has pretty much no advertising and it kicks ass.

[lifetime]

Just go with a decent gym, maybe finds one that offers classes in several different MAs so you can try them. Shouldn't be too hard to find, a place I have in Melbourne here has Kyokushin, MT, BJJ, Boxing and Arnis at the same place, and offers unlimited classes for all of them for a monthly fee. Places like that generally have something for everyone.

[Billy Havoc]

i'm near bonn / cologne in germany...

[PirateJon]

i'm in search of a good school.

kickboxing with muay thai rules

So.... what's the problem again?

[lawdog]

Well, you've got:

1. Judo
2. Muay Thai
3. Kyokushin

All 3 excellent styles. I think your logic regarding why these styles are inferior is faulty. If you're looking for effective styles with a higher level of competition, then I would go with one of those 3.

The problem with the "complete package" that you speak of is that unless you find an actual MMA school, most of the complete packages you come across will not actually be very effective.

As for weapons, once again if you're looking for effectiveness, buy a firearm and spend some time learing how to use it properly.

[FighterJones]

Do luta livre so you can wear those kick ass masks

[Shawarma]

Luta livre, not lucha libre. Luta livre is BJJs country cousin.

[Method2Madness]

dont the people who do luta livre dislike bjj users? i'd either go with the kickboxing or luta livre

[Billy Havoc]

i'm having a look at kyokushin, i guess, maybe kickboxing, too, for teh deadly striking skillz :happy4:

thx dudes