It is always about the practicioner. Kickboxing and BJJ are two very different disciplines though. Kickboxing and BJJ is a potent combination, though there are very few who have excelled at both. There are a number of different combinations that can cause bad style matchups as well.Ghost- wrote:everyone think kick boxing + bjj = win but really it all depend on the practitioner.
For example, a great takedown artist whether their primary discipline is wrestling or judo with some submission defense can take down and control somebody with Kickboxing and BJJ. A Muay-thai fighter or a fighter with good Greco-Roman skills and striking can devastate a kickboxer, unless your name is Chuck Norris or the more legendary Lee Carr.
With mixed martial arts we have had the opportunity to see fighters with different disciplines square off. The best blend of martial arts (including the traditional martial arts forms and Western boxing and wrestling) has been argued ad infinitum. Most of the most popular modern martial arts were blends of different styles. The modern mixed martial artist typically cross trains with coaches of different disciplines to reinforce those particular skills, then spars where anything goes to test their overall skills.
In all honesty, their is no silver bullet, no magical combination that is the best. If you look at the most respected MMA fighters in the world today you will find that those select few have become the best by excelling in arts that were considered to be useless by many.
Fedor Emelianenko, is primarily a combat Sambo specialist. He is considered by most MMA experts to be the best in the world, yet few know anything about Sambo. Sambo was a discipline developed in the old Soviet Union for personal combat situations in the military. It is the national fighting sport in Russia and in other areas of the former Soviet Union, yet few outside the MMA community have even heard of it.
Lyoto Machida, the current UFC Light Heavyweight champion is a fighter who's primary discipline is Karate. Karate and many other traditional martial artist were considered useless in the modern arena by many fans and experts, yet Machida remains undefeated and an enigma who's weakness has yet to be discovered, undefeated in 15 fights in the 6 years he has fought mixed martial arts. Georges St. Pierre base is Kenpo Karate, yet he is a true prodigy who has excelled in MMA.
To many the best martial arts and disciplines is religion and holds the same virtue and vices. There are a myriad of examples demonstrating how each martial art or discipline is the best or most dangerous or most effective.
It all boils down to head and heart. Behind each of these disciplines are techniques that have been proven and reinforced by their success in combat situations. How effectively you are able to execute those strategies while keeping your opponent's strengths at bay makes all the difference in the world. Despite all this, one errant punch that reaches its target can fell even the greatest fighter. That is what makes MMA so exciting and unpredictable. You just never know.
) styles. My favorites are definately Tae-Kwon-Do and Jujitsu.
. But I find my own style to be quite complex and extremely useful for both mind and body.
. Practicing with the katana is one of the most highly respected techniques in the ancient Eastern principles. I'd check it out if you really want a good, sharp, and shiny challenge ^^.
