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Remmy

Hi guys!

Ive done karate before but am considering taking up martial arts again.What martial art would be recomended for a relative newbie?Ive given up the football so want to have another sport to do in my spare time.What would one be that incorporates striking and groundwork?thanks in advance guys!

Colm_OReilly

MMA.

In Dublin, you've
Spartan MMA - Tallaght
Three Castles MMA - Tallaght
KO Martial Arts - Glasnevin
SBG Northside - Baldonnel
SBG Ireland - not sure if they've completed their move to D12 yet
Next Generation - Loughlinstown

All these clubs cater for beginners, and will have a slightly different feel to each but try and few and go with the one you like best.

muckwarrior

Well i think you've answered your own question there. If you wanna do both striking and grappling then MMA is yer only man. Also, most clubs will have classes suitable for beginners. if you post your location post your location people will be able to recommend a club.

cowzerp

I'd reccomend mma but if there is none near you, ya could do boxing/thai boxing with judo/BJJ to get a mix of effective striking and grappling arts.

Nothingcompares

Colm_OReilly wrote: »

MMA.

In Dublin, you've

SBG Northside - Baldoyle

Just wanted to correct that.

Remmy

Thank you guys!i didnt know there was that amount of mma clubs in dublin.I'd say it would be mma so.It's probablly the only one that combines the two fighting styles.As it is i'm from Laois.Dublin is probablly my closest bet for this fighting style yeah?I'll be heading to college in the big city in a couple more months but would be interested in taking it up before then.Thanks for the quick replies!

cowzerp

there is a lot of more clubs in dublin too, some smaller and newer(in the city center there is 2 that come to mind that are not on the list, maybe more!) when you know where your staying you should re post and we can steer you to the closest reccomended 1 to give it a go!

pearsquasher

www.bujinkanjiyu.blogspot.com

Striking/grappling/weapons.

silat liam

Remmy wrote: »

It's probablly the only one that combines the two fighting styles.

Hi Remmy

Its not the only one, Pencak Silat actually not only combines these two fighting styles (Grappling / Groundfighting and Striking), but also weapon styles such as the knife / stick. When you up in Dublin, and want to give it a try, to experience it, you be more than welcome.

All the best.

Liam

bilbo79

pearsquasher and silat liam , Wow since when is everyone jumping on the grappling bandwagon!!!

what type of grappling training do you's do? sincere question.

Nothingcompares

cowzerp wrote: »

there is a lot of more clubs in dublin too, some smaller and newer(in the city center there is 2 that come to mind that are not on the list, maybe more!) when you know where your staying you should re post and we can steer you to the closest reccomended 1 to give it a go!

What mma clubs are in the city centre?

Roper

Shika for one. Can't think of another.

pearsquasher

I've been doing grappling as part of Bujinkan for nearly 20 years so don't see any "grappling bandwagon".

What type? Grappling is grappling and includes weapons/striking.

silat liam

bilbo79 wrote: »

pearsquasher and silat liam , Wow since when is everyone jumping on the grappling bandwagon!!!

what type of grappling training do you's do? sincere question.

Hi Bilbo

We been training grappling as part of silat training since 1985 a long time before many of the current people have, so it be very hard in all honesty, to say we jump on the band wagon now !

Grappling forms one of our 4 mail areas of training, in our style of Pencak Silat called Cimande we train it as Harimau. We dont seperate our ranges of combat, they should all flow together. Silat is not big into submissive locks, but instead into breaking locks. All students of Silat must spend at least 25% of their time training this, not only from a "grounded" position which we have 7 main ones, but also learn to grapple from a standing position. In all the grappling ,students learn to use knees, elbows, forearm blows etc.. but most of all to include as much striking as they can, while still controlling their opponent. I have a number of mma students from the north and south come along and do classes and privates in the grappling that we train. They enjoy the different focus and flavour. At the end of the day there are only so many ways the human body moves, and most combat system understand this. For a system to be complete in needs training in all ranges, not just grappling and striking.. hope this helps.

Roper

In fairness, anything that teaches grabs, throws and groundwork is grappling.

It's only training methods that divide the good from the unusable.

cletus

silat liam wrote: »

Silat is not big into submissive locks, but instead into breaking locks.

I'm interested in this idea. I don't see any difference between the two, because any of the "submissive locks" I use in bjj can be "breaking locks" by simply not stopping when my opponent taps. In fact I would see the submission as my opponent acknowledging that i could "break" his joint, and bowing out before this happens

How do you, as a group, train "breaking locks"?

Charlie3dan

Once again, somebody asks for info and sooner or later it's starts to turn.

I'm sure we're all guilty of it at one point or another.
Let's just give the guy the info and let him make his own decisions.

Nothingcompares

Well we don't want a situation where a guy comes on here looking for Grappling and a fellow says he should come train boxing because "they do a bit of clinch". All claims need to be verified and this board is great because it has it own brand of gestapo. This system of peer review will maintain the integrity of martial arts.

Charlie3dan

Nothingcompares wrote: »

Well we don't want a situation where a guy comes on here looking for Grappling and a fellow says he should come train boxing because "they do a bit of clinch". All claims need to be verified and this board is great because it has it own brand of gestapo. This system of peer review will maintain the integrity of martial arts.

Absolutely, and we can all express our opinions openly as well as giving the info.
But it seems arguements break out everytime someone requests some info. Even Van dammes boner got a bit heated at one stage

............................that last sentence is one of those you just never expect to write.

Remmy

Thanks for the replies guys!I'd love to give mma a go.In the meantime i'd like to try maybe kickboxing or muay thai.They both seem good.Would anyone know of a good trainer in either in the midlands area?

cowzerp

Nothingcompares wrote: »

What mma clubs are in the city centre?

Shika as said before at croke park and around the corner is shane t's place, kokoro..

phoenix-MT

Hi Remmy, Mullingar any good to you for muay thai? also there is a grappling class on saturdays here to run by pat. I Appreciate aiming at MMA it would be more beneficial to train at a MMA gym, However it you dont mind going to two different classes to get started, Let me know.

dunkamania

It is Very Nice Pat (VNP) who is teaching in Mullingar. VNP has a really sweet groundgame and I am pretty sure hes planing on developing his class into an mma class as well.