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While bouncing I have used a single component of my skill set actively - clinch wrestling (or Greco-Roman if you will, but I only ever trained Freestyle). Every single altercation I handled by clinching, holding and talking to the trouble maker until they settled down. I kept other things in mind, and adjusted specifically how I did it to account for ...

"Verbal Judo" would be a good start, knowing how to talk down someone and de-escalte a situation is very helpful. After that I would tend to look towards something like JJ/Akido for joint locks and take downs. Add some striking art such as boxing or Krav Maga. Watch some videos on YouTube of actual confrontations in a bar. See what happens, how things ...

I'd say, none of the shows are by definition useful as a source for truth or any really usefu information. They are mostly an entertainment programs targeted at a specific audience of would-be martial arts enthusiasts. Do not get me wrong - martial arts shows are nice in the sense that hey give general overview of what's out there, but I would not refer to ...

Doing Luta Livre helped my back and posture problems a lot. A lot of different muscles are used in both static and explosive manner. Luta Livre is -just like Brazilian Jiu Jitsu- a submission wrestling sport, although in Luta Livre no gi is worn. The athletes usually wear tight-fitting clothes like fight-shorts and rash-guards. Apart from that the two ...

Reducing stress, eliminating back pain, and improving fitness have little to do with martial arts styles. Instead, they have a lot to do with the physical culture that a given school adheres to. In terms of strength, if a tai chi school has newcomers master one-leg squats, stone lifting, barbells, or gymnastics alongside forms practice, that could help. If ...

I'd like to answer this in two parts: first, I really like watching Burn Notice. Although it's about a burned spy, there's quite a bit of fighting and the voice-overs give you the why and strategies behind many of the choices that are being made which is very interesting. Second, I also think you'd really enjoy reading Meditations on Violence, A ...

I highly recommend BJJ or Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I sit on an office chair all day and use to have lower back pain. I even have an inverted table. I train BJJ and muay thai. But, BJJ movements feel similar to Yoga. There is a lot of stretching, and isometric contractions of the muscles. Plus being in the gaurd, and being in someones gaurd you are ...

Relief from Work Stress? I would suggest you to learn free style. Keep learning moves that enhance your flexibility. Start with front kicks,side kicks, round house kicks and other good kicks that will get u ready for some art that suits you. Then you can decide which art you would want to learn. You could try aerobics or yoga for starters and then a few ...

I agree that if there are nice people at a gym, this will motivate you. But you must choose the art based on your personality, I'm sure MMA or BJJ will fit you, based on "I am a huge fan of MMA in general". If you have an idol in the MMA and dream to become like him I'm sure you will decide very quick. Hope this helps you.