what should i pick i have the choice of bjj /muay thai / tkd/ shotokan?

Question

give me reasons

Answer 1

I either took or competed against all these arts. I would recommend checking out classes in all of them before I decided. Sometimes there are little thing that you notice when looking at a class that would turn you off. From my experience, and my reasons I would take Muay Thai. This is one of the most brutal and effective systems of self denfense there is. Of all the times I got my butt kicked in the ring, 90% of the time was from a Muay Thai practioner. If you are interested in different cultures and history and especially doing kata and drills everytime then Shotokan is for you. I don't feel it is the best for the street, but I'm sure there are many out there that can handle themselves pretty well. Same goes for TKD some of the kicks are silly, since you will rarely be able to execute them in "real" life, but once again it is all about what you want to achieve. BJJ is great to know, but once again, you practice on a mat, it's a different story on the concrete. Some of the moves (not all) if you tried outdoors, you will end up bruising/cutting/ or hurting yourself. Muay Thai, I feel is just the right combination of strikes, and knees to get you in great shape and know how to end a fight.

Answer 2

Check the dojo, and look for a good sensei....
BJJ is an excellent Judo style, with great submissions. If you like wrestling, you'll love BJJ.
Muay Thai is a competitive form of Kickboxing that's probably more effective than the American version. It takes a lot of energy to do well.
TKD dojans are sometimes good, but sometimes not. The high kicks of much TKD is impractical for everything outside the specific olympic event TKD sport is.
Shotokan is a version of Karate taken to Japanese for the College curriculum prior to WWII. It has many kata, and is a good striking form, but doesn't have the torite (tuite, grappling) of other karate styles that stayed in Okinawa.... btw. TKD grew out of Shotokan when Korea gained it's independence from Japan after WWII.

Answer 3

I do not know much about shotokan, but I have trained tkd in the past, and currently train muay thai and bjj. If I was asked to choose, I would either say bjj or muay thai. I enjoy bjj because of the many chokes, so you always have another thing to learn. But, if you don't enjoy wrestling, this probably wouldn't be for you. And muay thai, for one, is so much fun. Unlike boxing, you use punches,kicks,knees,elbows, etc. Not only is it fun and great excersice, it is very spiritual. You will learn many things in thai,and why certain parts of muay thai are important. Hope I helped!

Answer 4

BJJ is the better start because taking a fight to the ground gives you the choice of a fight on your terms. When you watch someone really good at BJJ it is very cool.

I would follow up with Muay Thai for the most devastating stand up. I would also look at boxing to supplement Muay Thai's lake of head movement and punching. Although most Muay Thai schools in the US will stress more hands.

Judo is also good to improve your clinch and learn nasty throws.

TKD and Karate are not going to get you anywhere but hurt.

Answer 5

BJJ ie Muay Thai if you want to be strong, TKD and Shotokan if you... well im not really sure.. but they do something

Answer 6

bjj and muay thai
mauy thai has the most devestating blows in terms of sheer power and are the simplest to learn. the mose feel very natural and dont equire too much practice.

bjj is a very technical ground fighting style that can let a smaller opponent submit or hold a larger one at bay.

tkd ive taken for 2 yrs and found literally useless

shotokan i dont know too much about

Answer 7

Bjj- street art. You ground your opponent and grapple them to dearth. It is ideal you have a larger body frame than not.

Muay thai- street art. Good strikes and good power.

Tkd- competition art. not good in fights

Shotokan- both, In fighting it's kinda effective.

Answer 8

if thats the only options Muay Thai because it is interesting you can see fighters in the ring at shows if you want it gives very good overall fitness benifits

try find a school that will let you train with out fighting in the ring you can always train at other gyms if fighting is what you want later in the game :)

Answer 9

muay thai or tkd. i am personaly in tkd at the moment and its very good if u are fast. if u are in good enough shape u can land many blows in a matter of secounds. tkd is mostly kick attacks but has lots of hand and arm minipulations and includes many punches and elbows.

Answer 10

Check out a class or two on each one, then decide.

Reason: you'll see for yourself which one you'll like more, since you'll be the one taking it, you have to be the one who has to like it.