
Originally Posted by
Dr Hidden Ko
Hi I would like to share my experience and also ask for a good idea.
I am a martial artist that mainly practice karate and doce pares, although I haven't been into street fights, and I am not planning to get into one, nag sige pa gihapon ko ug practice to learn good enough skills to defend myself in case ug "parigla" or any other situations I can't get out of.
Nahitabo I have a friend who was practicing brazillian jiu jutsu and he convinced me to practice the art not only because it is now very popular pero grabe sad kuno ka epektibo. His name is Allan Mateo if you know him, he practices Brazillian Jiu Jutsu in pajac lapu2x.
Last week, Nag bisikleta siya diha sa may reclamation area near sm city cebu. Na shock lang ko kay gi pareglahan kuno siya then na dunggaban. Na unsa pag ka unsaa nga maayo man kaayo to siya ug martial arts. My friends told me that dili kuno practical iyang style sa paregla nga style because, tackling and take down is good for 1 on 1 fights not for multiple opponents. So scenario nila nga samtang nag tackle siya ug usa ka tawo, gi dungab kini siya sa likod sa uban niining kauban...
So my question is, is this true about brazilian martial arts? I am still thinking about practicing the art pero for 1k per month, I think I will invest into much more interesting and much more practical techniques out there. Naa basad tay filipino martial arts that can do this, I mean I am satisfied with the techniques of dose pares and it goes well with the explosive power of karate, but Im sure there are still a lot more techniques I have to know.
By the way I know aikido is the first suggestion that will be given but I tell you I tried practicing aikido, it is just not for me, I think it is because aikido is a direct opposite of the principles of karate which I have been practicing since I was young.
Hope you can help me, please feel free to offer your suggestions. thanks.