Quote: (07-13-2015 12:02 AM)LINUX Wrote:
It seems like if you want to protect yourself, wrestling would be the best MMA to learn. I was watching a video on liveleak the other day where this guy robbed a store and this kid 70 lbs lighter than him went for his legs, took him down, and laid on top of him until the cops got there.
Wrestling is great, but it is mostly taught in schools. If you want to learn to wrestle outside of high school your best bet is to learn BJJ/submission wrestling at a BJJ/MMA gym.
Good list to the OP. I'll say it again. The BEST martial art to learn is the one you like enough to train 3/4 days per week consistently. Otherwise you will never get good enough to use it anyway, regardless of what you trained.
Boxing, Muay Thai, BJJ (hopefully with some takedowns), submission grappling, wrestling, sambo, Judo, Kyokshin, Sanshou/Sanda are all legit.
Find a good gym that you like, and train 3-4 days per week, and you're on the right path.