Best fighting discipline.

Over time I've been asked, "which martial art is the best?" and my answer is always the same "i don't know". well today we finally take a look at which martial arts I personally think are the best martial arts if you are going to compete in mixed martial arts.

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5. Karate
 Karate involves palm strikes which are safe for the knuckles and kicking. it concentrates on adding as much power to the strike while maintaining a fast paced rhythm. some downsides to it are the reloading of the punches makes it very energy consuming as well as predictable. It also doesn't teach take down defense.
Place of origin :China.

4.boxing

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Boxing is clenching you fist and hitting the opponent with the knuckles of the hand. It is very fast paced and it varies from fighter to fighter on  how hard the punch will be. biggest upside to boxing is you will always be covering the head when striking. Downsides are that the legs are not being used for anything thus they become a very easy target. no take down defense for boxing as well.
Place of origin: somewhere in Europe.



3. Muay Thai kickboxing.
Muay Thai kickboxing happens to be my favorite discipline to the day, it involves both knowledge of kicking and boxing as well as the use of elbows and knees. It is fast and powerful due to the maximizing the capabilities of the momentum generated by each punch and kick. it is one of the most complete disciplines there is out there. There is one downside to it you are still vulnerable for a take down, not as much as the ones mentioned before since you can throw knees making it harder but it is still very possible.
place of origin: Thailand.

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2. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

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Probably the most dangerous one in the list, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is considered the best all around discipline, it involves getting your opponent on the ground and fighting for control until someone is in a favorable position, from there is the bending ,twisting , slicing ,choking on vulnerable body parts like the neck. this is also considered submission wrestling, downside, not as much striking available.

place of origin: Brazil.

1. Wrestling

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wrestling is basically bringing the opponent down in the most painful staggering and shocking way possible. it teaches you how to defend for leg take downs as well as do them. it is very important for wrestlers to not make it to the ground thus they train their mind to find ways to avoid it.
Place of origin: too many to be accurate.






That is my top five disciplines for MMA, on a side note, check out Ortiz MMA's new commercial on Adobe.