Learning to fight?

[cbausch]

Ok everyone i think its time! I lost 82lbs to weightwatchers and it does work! I'm 29 yrs old and i am i volunteer firefighter so in some what pretty active now more then ever.

I want to learn how to fight maybe for future shtf days or just for life skills but I'm stumped on the types of fighting ? Any recommendations ? Yeah I'll be a man and say i dont know how to fight ... Thanks for your help guys

[SeriousStudent]

First off, congrats on dropping 82 pounds. That's very impressive.

Second, I'm going to move your thread to the Training and Tactics subforum, where I think you will get more viewers and better input.

[J8127]

I'm guessing you mean martial arts, in which case brazillian jiu jitsu is pretty hard to argue against.

I would recommend however that instead you take basic firearm training and then a class like Shivworks that focuses on "fighting to your gun" rather than trying to take some on hand to hand. Fist Fighting is deadly force, IF you're in the situation to use deadly force, why **** around.

[cbausch]

What would a basic firearms class teach ? I'm thinking a course / class like survival training knife , weapon , hand to hand , more or less all in one

[J8127]

Just what it says, basic firearm skills. A Handgun 1 and a Concealed Carry Class would be the best place to start.

[cbausch]

I think that would be a great start

[cwgibson]

I have really enjoyed my BJJ classes. It is probably not the best style when facing multiple attackers, but one on one it will serve you well if you stick with it. Congratulations on the weight loss!


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[CodeRed30]

I've been involved in fighting for a few years, having been a MACP (limited hand-to-hand) instructor for the Army, as well as competing at All-Army. I've also been educated alot in the form of boxing, judo, and jiu-jitsu. I can honestly say, that you shouldn't limit yourself to one discipline. You should delve into a few different arenas so you're a bit more well-rounded. Once you experience a few different disciplines and learn a bit from each, THEN you can devote yourself to a single discipline to master. One major thing to note is that learning how to fight does NOT happen in a few weeks or a few months. This is something you'll need to dedicate yourself to.

[Kain]

First, am going to let the little drill sergeant in the back of my head speak. He says, "Fuuck learning to fight. Learn how to kill. That way when you meet some dumb bastard who knows how to fight you send his soul hell." And any one who can tell me where I am paraphrasing from gets a pat on the head.

That out of way. Damn good job losing the weight. Have a good friend who has been working to lose weight and it is not easy, He had dropped about 30 pounds before he got hit by a car. He's doing well before I get asked.

Anyway, my personal opinion when it comes to learning to fight and martial arts, having been doing it for about twenty years now, though only on and off for the past five due to work and school, is take all the styles you can and learn everything you can. Knife work, hand to hand, and everything else. Second, find someplace that wants to teach and isn't focused on competition since in my experience you end learning a lot of ways to score points and not so much how to handle a real fight. I have gotten the "Point for me!" response from a few of those guys over the years, usually right before I put them on the ground because they get into the habit of as soon as they connect they lower their guard, or they throw some funky ass move to reach out throwing balance to hell to actually make the connection. Some MMA joints aren't too bad, though I seem to always find the places that either focus solely on boxing, which I find pretty useless in a bare knuckle fight, or wrestling, which I in my core cant abide, since my training from a most formal age always preached stay on your feet especially against multiple attackers.

Anyway, find something you like and learn all you can.

[Jambi]

Krav Maga here. Nothing fancy about it (not saying the previous recommendations are).
Check it out if there is a place near you.
Either way, +1 for multiple disciplines or something like MCMAP