Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31529160-20171201171711/@comment-31030707-20171205203313

68.41.96.241 wrote: You would be surprised how valuable sneaky TKD kicks can be in a street fight. I was trained to conceal my kicks. I successfully ended a fight with a front snap kick to the chin one time. The way my instructor combined TKD and Hop Ki Do in our training was great for self defense. I also study boxing to mix up foot work and punching, and have dabbled in MT to further expand my striking arsenal. I'm considering a little BJJ training, but it's not a top priority. Fights may end up on the ground, but that is usually the point they get broken up. Another valuable skill we learned was sparring multiple opponents at the same time. You never know when drunk asshole's friend might jump in. I didn't mean that TKD wasn't useful. It clearly is. I believe Muay Thai is the best self defense style of striking because of what it covers. Clinching, knees, elbows, punching, kicks, it's just a very complete art, aside from the grappling side of course. My biggest problem with TKD and Karate isn't the art itself, but the fact that there are many "bad" schools that teach impractical 720 kicks and shit. That's a ton of energy and time for something that a well placed knee or standard roundhouse would finish in seconds. Legitimate karate and TKD is another story though. Effective, but I'd still go with Muay Thai personally. Still want to train TKD or Karate in the future though.

As for fights being broken up on the ground, it isn't guaranteed it will be broken up. Even if it is broken up there is a chance that the other guy could land in mount during a scuffle and land a big shot to the face before it's broken up. I like GJJ because it teaches you to stay on top of the fight, but also what to do on the bottom if you end up there. It's a perfect art to go along with a kickboxing style of fighting (TKD or Muay Thai for example). I'd hate to be on the bottom of a fight but if I do end up there I want to know what to do and how to survive, especially if the guy is a solid 50lbs heavier.

Striking with a much larger opponent also may not always be a good idea. Getting knocked out on pavement is not a risk I want to take. Grappling equalizes the playing field in a 1v1 situation as there is always a punchers chance while standing. Size isn't very relevant when an untrained person is up against a grappler.

I do both so I don't have to choose between or the other. If I only had one it would be GJJ though.