Is MMA a good martial art or should I try something else?
My goal is self defence.

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>>76264737 (OP)
>self defence.
any weapon renders useless any martial art

>>76264743
Objectively wrong

>>76264737 (OP)
for self defense to striking for sport do grappling
both will teach you general self defense

>1 year boxing
>1 year BJJ
It's all it takes.

>>76264737 (OP)
>Is MMA a good martial art

MMA stands for mixed martial arts you shitbrain, it isn't a martial art itself

>>76264737 (OP)
Combat sports are the only thing that can actually enhances your hand to hand combat and you will achieve this with countless drills and sparring practice.

>>76264752
This is the most perfect exemples of what I am talking

>>76264737 (OP)
do cardio so that you can runaway.

only fight if you have no other choice i.e. cant run away due to being blocked

do boxing/muay thai for striking and bjj/wrestling for ground game

or just fucking shoot the guy

>>76264752

Jfl that webm, he owned himself

Best martial art like bruce lee said is your own mind, do what works, be like water

>>76264737 (OP)
Season 3 of Kaiji being permanently locked behind an irl pachinko machine makes me so unbelievably mad on a daily basis, all the worse that it's the kino that is minefield mahjong

>>76264752
>emote into choreographed swing
>instantly btfo by swat chad

glorious