BJJ co-training MT or KRAV and rolling?

a) I did taekwondo for little time , and now that i am moving to bjj when think of rolling with girls .. its kind weird... How do you feel ? isn't it kind of weird ? eg touching the breast etc..





b) BJJ - is it a good form of defence or there is a better one, called krav maga ? Some people say that all you need for the perfect defence is co- train Muay Thai - BJJ , do you think they are right ? e.g. first strike and then when he falls down and unarmed go for the choke.. Or, if there are 2 opponents use only MT for hurting them, and then run if youre alone, or if not eg with your kid, continue kicking them till they faint..





c) Many say that taekwondo is only flashy and it does not help for self defence except for a little. Do you think that they are right, and best for seld defence is either KRAV MAGA or co-training BJJ- MT ?





d) For me , you would propose exercise by myself the striking part that i learnt, while learning BJJ ? so that i can combine both?

BJJ co-training MT or KRAV and rolling?
Let's see if I can answer everything from my perspective for you.





a) Rolling with girls: Well it isn't really that weird, especially because some of them will have you tapping very quickly. But it is something you kind of mature into, you don't really touch their boobs that often, and when you do it isn't really sexual or anything, you are sparring. I have rolled with girls and found ourselves in pretty funny positions, or reached in for a gi and got a sportsbra, you usually just kind of laugh it off, or say sorry it never really becomes a thing. Plus the time you spend rolling with girls will be limited compared to rolling with guys. The girls in there are usually the "one of the guys" type of girls, who don't really get too worked up about contact, it is just part of the sport.





b.) There are plenty of great forms of defense, a good head on your shoulders is the best one. Regarding Muay Thai and BJJ cross training, this is a good combination, but not the be all end all. Honestly there really isn't, each art is somewhat specialized, while there are some that do a bit of everything, the ones that are specialized is really where it is at.





For example:


BJJ is very ground oriented, it is their specialty. Learning BJJ gives you a solid background if a fight goes to the ground.





Muay Thai: Is stand up striking oriented, very solid for long range and close range, has some limited stand up grappling with clinch work, sweeps and throws.





Combining the two gives you a pretty good range of fighting.





Similarly;





Kyoukushi Karate: Gives you many of the same strikes, spars frequently, gives you an ability to strike standing up.





Judo: Gives you throws, sweeps, trips, and all sorts of nasty ways to take a person down. From there you know the same joint locks and chokes that are used in BJJ. However you time sparring is split between stand up grappling and ground grappling. You get a balance of both.





With those two arts you would still be good, as you can fight in any range of fighting.





Krav Maga: Is great, honestly it is great. However the vast amount of Krav places are strictly commercial enterprises now. True Krav Maga training is hard to find, and even then it is essentially watered down MMA with some strikes to soft tissues areas. It's greatest tool is the training that you will least likely recieve stateside, that is the ability to active instinctively, with no delay, and to react and attack simultaneously under durress. However most Stateside places only emphasis the cheap trick stuff, with some of the strikes, never spar it and call it Krav Maga. Real Krav is trained and sparred at high intensity. However it like anything else has holes that need to be filled with other arts.





Every combination helps, adding more tools to your tool belt is always good. But worthless unless you train it to high intensity, at full speed, against a resisting opponent. Otherwise it is never truly drilled into you to be instinctive and your confidence in that technique is lacking compared to someone with practical experience.





c:) TKD is flashy: Well it is a primarily kick based Martial Art, but more than anything is highly prevalent, often watered down, and turned into a Kids place or belt factory. THe problem is that there are way more crap TKD places then good ones. Is it worthless for self defense? Not necessarily, it just is highly unrealistic unless you have incredible skill. Cross training is what it takes to be effective period, it doesn't matter what the combination is. You need to be ready for kicking distance, punching distance, short striking distances, grappling standing up, grappling on the ground, and how to defend yourself from every position as well as how to dominate in every position.





Even that is luck really, with guns, knives, multiple opponents, getting blindsided, or just someone hitting you with a lucky shot. Street fights are still just playing the odds, being trained for as much as possible helps increase the odds in your favor, but there is no best solution. Highly trained CIA agents get shot in convenience store robberies, Delta Operatives get killed by untrained rebels. Martial Masters, and Professional Fighters get stabbed and shot. There is no 100 percent solution, the best is to be as prepared as you can be. Have a good head on your shoulders, avoid troublesome areas, avoid conflict and hope that you don't become a statistic.





d:) I would never propose learning ANYTHING by yourself in regards to Martial Arts. You need someone of experience to tell you what you are doing wrong, to tweak your technique, and you need sparring partners of varying size and skill to make your technique a reality, so you can learn how and when to use it, what the openings are, what it feels like to have it done to you, or what someone's response to it is, etc.etc. Anything you attempt to learn by yourself in this regard may be flawed, and bad habits may develop. Always train with someone of high skill level that can tell you what you are doing wrong and right.





Good luck!
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