Telegramsam
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I thought I would ask here as there are people from a range of arts backgrounds ere who can feed-in.
My brother and I had an altercation a few months ago which could have got physical. While we were not scared, neither of us would have had any confidence that we would have been able to defend ourselves well, had it got to that stage.
A facility near where we live which specialises in MMA training has got classes for beginners. I know that discussions of 'is x art better than y art for z?' are futile - horses for courses and depends on the athlete.
But from those of you who know MMA - would it help us, if we trained judiciously, to help ourselves if the situation ever repeats? Even if only to allow us to make an escape?
And he is VERY fitness orientated (he is a recreational runner, but ine who has built up impressive mileage on his own) - will the training involved in practicing the sport itself (rather than the fitnes drills in such classes) help to elevate overall cardio fitness?
BTW - buying and learning to use a gun for self-defence is never going to happen - we're in the UK.
My brother and I had an altercation a few months ago which could have got physical. While we were not scared, neither of us would have had any confidence that we would have been able to defend ourselves well, had it got to that stage.
A facility near where we live which specialises in MMA training has got classes for beginners. I know that discussions of 'is x art better than y art for z?' are futile - horses for courses and depends on the athlete.
But from those of you who know MMA - would it help us, if we trained judiciously, to help ourselves if the situation ever repeats? Even if only to allow us to make an escape?
And he is VERY fitness orientated (he is a recreational runner, but ine who has built up impressive mileage on his own) - will the training involved in practicing the sport itself (rather than the fitnes drills in such classes) help to elevate overall cardio fitness?
BTW - buying and learning to use a gun for self-defence is never going to happen - we're in the UK.