BJJ for sure. Most fights end in a clinch and then transition to the ground. Without the knowledge of fighting on the ground, the boxer is lost, because his entire arsenal ends at the moment of grappling. With the argument "what if there are more attackers?" I don't agree. As soon as it is not one on one, even the boxer will have poor chances. Only if he hits the opponent with one combo and knocks him out instantly. However, the other opponent bypasses you in the meantime and grabs you in a bear hug and it’s game over On the other hand, the indisputable advantage of a boxer is a fast and effective technique. There is no need to sweep the opponent, control and only then attack with a submission. With boxers, one well-aimed blow to the chin is enough and it can be done. Which is feasible when you realize that even an amateur hobby boxer outboxes 90% of people. And one more thing: In order for BJJ to be effective, you need to do it for at least a few years. On the other hand, you can learn basic boxing in a year to be effective against an amateur
Both can be good for self defense or bad. It depends on situation. In unarmed 1v1 fight I would say that bjj is generally better, if its more than 1 opponent (hopefully not knowing how to fight good) than I would give boxing and edge. I really don't want to go on the ground if there is danger from other sides. Now if your opponent is armed with something and you really have to fight and no way to back out I would probably choose boxing again. Saying that, I don't see either of these two skills as strictly self defense ones but you can for sure take aspects and parts from both of them and implement it into your arsenal. What you said about boxing footwork is true against punching, but its not really ideal against kicks or takedowns. Still any skill you can add to your arsenal is priceless.
The comments are hilarious and it’s obvious that most of them have never even seen a street fight. A boxer may break his hand but he can go get it fixed after you’re on the ground waking up and spitting out teeth! Anyone who’s been in a real fight knows you don’t think about your broken hand until after the fight.
Boxing is best in punch, footwork and speed, that why it recommended to do a striking martial arts and grappling arts , together you will a well rounded fighter, punch out
Punch out , What do you think of JUDO as a self-defense, when I was a young man, I did boxing and judo I felt Judo was fantastic against untrained bullies and street thugs.
learn a little boxing and strikes, punching actually comes natural to humans really, wrestling and jiu jitsu does not, yes you can be taught how to punch very proper and what not, but its way easier to learn how to throw a good punch then simple jiu jitsu, plus jiu jitsu is a great art for people who want to be able defend themselves and control an attacker without hurting anyone which is huge, i took kung fu san soo a very brutal defense form of kung fu, not a sport at all there is some grappleing but most moves are just way to crazy to do on someone even sparing, its all about decapacitating your attacker imeediately, its brutal and viscous, and so many of the techniques i was taught scare the hell out of me knowing what these certain strikes, kicks, gouges can do to someone, learn some good strikes and punches, learn some easy judo throws, learn to take a punch and then do jiu jitsu or wrestling.
If your main goal to learn martial arts is for self defense, you really start of with a self defense system. Not a sport martial art. But there's no harm in doing a sport martial art as a supplement for your self defense martial art
I would say the opposite. When an untrained person fights someone with combat sport experience they get the piss beaten out of them. Boxing, BJJ, Wrestling, kickboxing are great so learn at least one than add in some self defense training if you want.
Ypu dont want to be on the ground with an opponent. Bjj in my opinion isnt tthat great. I prefer a discipline that encompasses techniques that are quick and to the point. Neutralize and retreat. No one wants to spend 30min or more fighting. Most fights are at least 3 to 4 min. This is just my opinion.
You want to be on the ground if you are trying to arrest, restrain, or control the person. You will want to take them down and grapple if they are a better striker than you. Also a Jiu-jitsu fighter will not take long to beat an untrained person in most situations. I can get a Submission in a split second against unskilled people who don't know how to defend submissions.
