Which should I take up first Muay Thai or Jiu-Jitsu?

Between Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai, Which do you think would benefit me the most in an MMA/street fight.|||Japanese Jiu-Jitsu





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Best wishes :)***|||Both of them. It%26#039;s not a question of whether you should only be true to one art. When it comes down to a fight, you need all the skill you can get. In a real life fight, you can%26#039;t rely on taking an opponent ot the ground like you can do in the ring, because that is dangerous, but if you do happen to get thrown to the ground somehow, it%26#039;s better to have some skill than none. Muay Thai isn%26#039;t the only stand up striking art ya know. There are alot more with more self defense applications. Using knees and elbows doesn%26#039;t require having to take Muay Thai, but the training of the art has been proven to be useful, so if you get the chance, go for it.|||in a street fight, definately Muay Thai, it has the aggression and will give you a higher pain tolerance, and though BJJ is one of the best arts out there IMO, in a street fight the last place you want to be is on the ground where other people could overwhelm you and stomp on you, and you cant run away if your on the ground.





I an MMA fight, BJJ because the fight will without a doubt go to the ground.





Obviously take both but if you have to take one first there you are.|||Both! Because if you are street fighting most people won%26#039;t know what to do when you take them down. Thi boxing you strike from 8points and most people only use their hands so both are really good. Me I like jiu jitsu because you have to think and be two steps ahead of the other person. But it%26#039;s what you like if you have a strong chin do thi boxing and if you are fast and quick do jiu jitsu





Hope I helped a little





Good Luck!!|||i actually train both arts now and have for years


muay thai is my first love and i have spent most time on it it will get you in much better shape than jiu-jitsu but in the cage i have been easily taken down and advantage of. so i learned you need both to compete on a pro. level|||Yo. You have my name. Thats pretty cool.


I did both at the same time.


Now Im concentrating on Muay Thai to go amateur.


They will both benefit your MMA game, they%26#039;re just different aspects of fighting.


So overall I would say try both out, and see what happens. Keep it classy too.|||Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu





it doesn%26#039;t require much strength, just look at the early UFC events


Royce Gracie is a perfect example of what good technique can do|||Japanese Ju-jitsu and in 4 or 5 years when your proficient in that art cross train in muay thai while retaining JJJ as a base.i would also suggest looking into free style karate.