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I played american footbal from 5 to 21 then i started with martial arts, first i did 1 year of full contact, then 2 years of muay thai and then boxing, which i like the most, i just think boxing is just a real work of art, and watching 2 good boxers fighting is just beautiful, its like if they were dancing, but i would like to practice jiu jitsu or being on a mma gym, too bad here in Mexico there are not too many gyms for MMA, and if it does the price is so freaking expensive, like 100 us dollars for 3 clases per week for one month, that is just ridiculous.

Jju Jitsu for 7 years off and on about 51/2 - 6 years total. Havent trained for about a year

Originally Posted by TheMexicanStallion

I played american football from 5 to 21 then i started with martial arts, first i did 1 year of full contact, then 2 years of muay thai and then boxing, which i like the most, ...not too many gyms for MMA, and if it does the price is so freaking expensive, like 100 us dollars for 3 clases per week for one month, that is just ridiculous.

I like that TheMexicanStallion: American Football, and YES it is a form of martial art, especially if you play on the line or as a linebacker. Certainly there are similarities to Sumo, and it can be useful in real fights.

So, yes, I did football as a middle guard or defensive end too, but more traditional MA as well: high school wrestling, TKD and other karate, Aikido, and a VERY little Judo.

But now I am a Systema and AMOK! guy. (The Systema I do is Russian Martial Arts under Mikhail Ryabko and Vladimir Vasiliev, while AMOK! is largely defense against and using knives and was developed by Tom Sotis).

I also have been doing BJJ as much as I have the time and money over the last year or so, as well as firearms and combatives (Gabe Suarez & Dog Brothers).

Those are the ones where I have actually taken lessons, but I pretty much love all martial arts and will read any book, watch any video, and actually practice anything that looks like it might work -- I picked up a some Pencak Silat and JKD this way.

Right now, I am about to finish my fifth month of boxing; the last few months I've been doing a class almost every day, Mon-Sat, two classes some days.

I got into the boxing late last year (at age 57) to keep up with my conditioning and because it was (relatively cheap) for a lot of classes, but now I have "the boxing bug" and pretty much find myself there every day.

Boxing is based on the same principles as Systema: Breathing, Relaxing, Moving, Maintaining Form (and hitting really hard ) so they go together really well.

The work you do for your jab and defense helps with knife work in AMOK! quite a bit as well.

Boxing has a lot of rules and limitations which separate it from other martial arts, but the big advantage (that it shares with BJJ) is that you get to go full speed against a fully resisting opponent who isn't going to just let you win and who is trying to HIT YOU.

That makes boxing both great training (for self-defense) and a lot of fun.

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