Help, Which 2nd martial art to chosse?

Question

hey, i recently started doing Muay Thai but wanted to do another martial art. which one would you recommend from the following because there the ONLY ones which ican learn nearby:

Tang Soo Do
Jappense Ju-Justiu
Mixed Martial Arts
Karate
Judo
Aikido
Shaolin Kung Fu

which one would you recommend me as my 2nd art and why? thanks alot dudes. =)

Answer 1

since you have backgroud in martial arts, you won't have a hard time learning other martial arts. but i recommend judo or aikido because it has lots of differences compared to muay thai.

Answer 2

Muay Thai is a hard art. Because it concentrates on the cinch, punches, kicks, knees, and elbows, I would recommend an art that compliments it or won't screw up what you are already learning. I would check out the Jujitsu school, Judo, and Aikido. All three do some grappling. Aikido does not move like Muay Thai so you will not confuse the training. The Judo or Jujitsu may be excellent. Check the schools to see if the spar and train realistically if that is what you are looking for. BTW if you take Muay Thai and Jujitsu or Jodo, you are a mixed martial artist!

Answer 3

Since Muay Thai is strong in it's kicking and punching techniques, Jujitsu, Judo or Aikido would be your best choices

mixed Martial Arts, would be a good choice, but since you'd be taking two disciplines here already you're getting the benefit that a MMA class would teach you, although the MMA class would teach both of the Standing Game and Ground Game aspect together and you might save some money that way.

while Tang Soo Do, Karate, And the Shaolin Kung Fu are good standing game Martial Arts, you're already studying a strong form of Standing Game Martial Art, so you'll wanna study the Ground Game aspects of either Jujitsu, Judo, or the ground game and throwing aspects of Aikido.

good luck in your training

Answer 4

I am curious as to why you would want to begin studying another art so soon after starting your current studies. Is Muay Thai not giving you what you want? If not then find a different art to learn.

Have you consulted your current teacher about this? That is the traditional and respectful thing to do.

My suggestion is to learn what you are currently working on very well then with your teachers blessing move on to another art. If however you are intent on studying two arts at the same time I would suggest on of the grappling arts, either mixed martial arts, ju-jitsu, or judo. The only reason I do not recommend aikido at this time is the nature of the training. It will most likely be very difficult to completely "empty your cup" of one art in order to study the other if you are training both at the same time. Save aikido for a later time.

Answer 5

Well, depends why you're doing it. If you really plan on fighting either on the street (as in protecting yourself, or for the right reasons) or in competitions then you should improve your ground skills. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or more specifically Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is really good for this goal. Statistically most of the 1 vs 1 fights end up on the ground very fast (couple of tens of seconds) therefore you should do BJJ/GJJ. The traditional Jiu-Jitsu does not concentrate enough on the grappling part of the fighting, therefore teaching you stand up skills in which Muay Thai is far more superior, therefore part of the training will be waste of time. MMA training will contain a lot of tried and true grappling techniques from BJJ also.
If you would be learning for spiritual reasons, then stay with a traditional martial arts such as Kung Fu, Karate, Aikido so on.

Hope I was helpful. Good Luck.

Answer 6

You already have the best stand up art out there...Muay Thai.

Now you need a ground art.

The best, without question would be the one, the only...brazilian jiu jitsu.

Muay Thai and bjj is proven to be the best real world combination out there.

Unfortunately, since you can't take that near where you live, go for MMA.

Don't waste your time, nor money, on worthless flashy stand up arts that will give you a false sense of security in the real world (karate, tkd, kung fu).

Answer 7

How long have you been training in Muay Tai. If it's been less than 2 years don't give it up.
I would go with Juijitsu but find a dojo that teaches multiple techniques than you can learn a little bit of Judo or wrestling to to help with take downs.

Answer 8

I think it would depend on why and what you want to gain out of a 2nd art. I did TKD and Kenpo because I got really good with my legs due to TKD but had poor hand skills, now I have Kenpo to gain hand skills.

I don't intend on getting into fights or joining MMA competitions, but eventually I would like to learn BJJ or regular JJ.

If you want to be a MMA fighter, then take MMA. If you want to learn some flash with those powerful Muay Thai kicks, then take Tang Soo Do. If you want to learn balance and harmony, take Aikido. Etc etc.

Depends on your short term and long term goals.

Answer 9

As muay thai is a physical, outward striking art I think you should add a soft grapple style to achieve balance. (I wouldn't want two striking arts, what is the advantage, once you learn one form of striking a second one is kind of redundant I think.)
Try Akido or Judo or MMA ( as these are usually grappling styles, this would actually be my most preferred choice if it is ground grappling).

Seek balance.
Also, if you study two striking style you may actually be confusing your muscles. Then in a moment of attack you may stumble on which style punch you wish to throw.

Answer 10

Ju-Justiu or MMA. You are already studying a striking art. These two have enough strikes in them to be familiar with them but they will focus on you ground game. Learning two opposite arts will help round out your training.