naluholo
Don Juan
Man, it takes a lot more than you seem to be realizing. Someone suggests Muay Thai and you're worried about getting close range with a grappler?
You want to compete in MMA. Take muay thai. Take jujitsu. BOTH. You'll strike until you have an opening, then strike as you use that opening to perform a throw. Anyways, if you're going to be going against grapplers, you need to know how to fight in close range. Otherwise, when they get a hand on you you're fvked.
Learning to grapple or box well is going to take a lot of time in itself. And you don't just learn a submission hold or joint lock either -- that's easy. Anyone can learn them. Finding the openings or the opportunities to use these techniques is the hard part. While you're looking for the chance to do an armbar, he (or she) could be kickin' your ass. Training to the point where you have a technique for every opening takes some time. Then you have to train for defending the counters to your techniques and learn what to transition to when the opponent counters. You have to learn escapes and counters yourself for when the opponent gets a jump on you. And you need to know them like the back of your hand. You don't have time to think in a fight - a good blood choke can take you out in a matter of seconds.
All of that is only for ground work. Think about it, you have to be able to get your opponent to the ground. This means getting your opponent off balance without being off balance yourself. You can't do that with boxing alone - how many times do good boxers fall in a fight? Not many. You can't just use strength, ask someone who practices jujitsu what he thinks about someone who fights with strength... They'll tell you that's when it's the most fun(ny). Man, you've got years of training ahead of you before you can compete successfully. years and years. It's not a matter of "doing" boxing, "doing" MT, or "doing" that submission grappling ken shamrock did.
Having said all this: Good luck. If you want to do it, go for it. I'm not trying to be an ass, but you seemed to be misunderstanding quite a few things when it comes to fighting, especially when it comes to fighting well trained people. But again, Good luck.
You want to compete in MMA. Take muay thai. Take jujitsu. BOTH. You'll strike until you have an opening, then strike as you use that opening to perform a throw. Anyways, if you're going to be going against grapplers, you need to know how to fight in close range. Otherwise, when they get a hand on you you're fvked.
Learning to grapple or box well is going to take a lot of time in itself. And you don't just learn a submission hold or joint lock either -- that's easy. Anyone can learn them. Finding the openings or the opportunities to use these techniques is the hard part. While you're looking for the chance to do an armbar, he (or she) could be kickin' your ass. Training to the point where you have a technique for every opening takes some time. Then you have to train for defending the counters to your techniques and learn what to transition to when the opponent counters. You have to learn escapes and counters yourself for when the opponent gets a jump on you. And you need to know them like the back of your hand. You don't have time to think in a fight - a good blood choke can take you out in a matter of seconds.
All of that is only for ground work. Think about it, you have to be able to get your opponent to the ground. This means getting your opponent off balance without being off balance yourself. You can't do that with boxing alone - how many times do good boxers fall in a fight? Not many. You can't just use strength, ask someone who practices jujitsu what he thinks about someone who fights with strength... They'll tell you that's when it's the most fun(ny). Man, you've got years of training ahead of you before you can compete successfully. years and years. It's not a matter of "doing" boxing, "doing" MT, or "doing" that submission grappling ken shamrock did.
Having said all this: Good luck. If you want to do it, go for it. I'm not trying to be an ass, but you seemed to be misunderstanding quite a few things when it comes to fighting, especially when it comes to fighting well trained people. But again, Good luck.
