MARTIAL ARTS

When it comes to combat there are 3 areas you must be good at and that is:

STAND-UP, CLINCH AND GROUND.

These areas can then be broken down into sub categories that you must train in to be an effective fighter.

STAND-UP

This area of combat is un-attached striking, which is kicking and punching which can then be broken down to striking with the legs (kicking and knee strikes) and striking with the arm (punching and elbows).  Styles taught here to accommodate this areas of combat is:

• Thai-boxing

• Tae Kwon Do

• Boxing

• Kickboxing

We find these four styles of fighting helps to cover all the areas of stand-up strategies necessary to be an effective and efficient stand up fighter.

CLINCH

This area of combat is where there is attached hitting (holding someone while you strike them) and takedowns.  Styles taught here to accommodate this areas of fighting is:

• Thai-boxing

• Wrestling

• Judo \ Jiu Jitsu

• Aikido

We find these four styles of fighting helps to cover all the areas of the clinch game necessary to be an effective and efficient clinch artist.

GROUND

This area of combat can be broken down into 3 categories:

1. The Guard (When you are on the bottom and your legs are wrapped around or between you and your opponent)

2. The Mount (When you are on top of your opponent and their legs are not around or between you and them)

3. The Bottom Position (You are mounted)

Each one of these categories can be broken down into more sub categories example Guard (half guard, spider guard, ect..) and the same can be said for the other two.  So as you can see the ground is a much more complex area but a necessary area of combat to learn.  Styles taught here to accommodate this area of fighting is:

• Jiu Jitsu

• Submission Wrestling

• Wrestling

• Judo

We find these four styles of fighting helps to cover all the areas of the ground game necessary to be an effective and efficient grappler.

SELF-DEFENSE

This area of expertise combines everything you have learned now add weapons and multiple opponents, different types of terrain in which to defend yourself on and you are probably guaranteed that the opponent will be bigger and stronger than you and most important no rules!.  So in this area it is more about strategy and being what we call street smart with good techniques.  We develop a street attitude based on survival not winning a round, we emphasize escape that is true self-defense not winning a fight that is fighting.  ( You only fight when you have to protect someone other than that you should always look for a way too escape ).

• Trapping

• Weapons

• Street mentality

It's not about styles in the street, it is about survival within the confines of the law, until you need to cross that line.