What stand up martial art should i study to go with my jujitsu training?

I feel that ive learned what i need from jujistu. Now id like to take up a standing martial art so i dont have to end up rolling around on the ground in a scuffle. I was thinking kickboxing but im still undecided. What do yall think.

What stand up martial art should i study to go with my jujitsu training?
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Reply:Muy Thai is one of the best. It is a form of kickboxing that utilises strikes with fists, elbows, knees, and feet. Students spend a good amount of their time sparring with one another, as opposed to other Eastern martial arts where much time is spent with the student practising katas(forms) by himself. If Muy Thai is not available close to where u live, u might try western boxing. A test was conducted to see which martial arts expert could hit the hardest. By far, the boxer hit the hardest.
Reply:Muay Thai
Reply:If I had my perfect choice of styles I'd learn BJJ and Wing Chun. Wing Chun is a standing art that was studied by Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris and is the foundation of Jeet Kun Do. It uses palm strikes, kicks, knees and elbows more then fists to protect your hands which can be easily broken in a hard fight. The trick is to find a good school though no matter the style they teach. If you prefer Muy Thai or Krav Maga or whatever but the only schools you have access to don't teach properly or are out of the way, are you really going to get a better education in the art or are you going to get frustrated and quit? The trick is to find a school that is both good and easy for you to attend. That is one reason I study Shaolin Kempo, the dojo is close to home and the schedule is easy to stick to, the teachers know what they are doing and teach well. Other schools in my area teach arts I'm more interested in but they lacked something that I find important. Some had schedules I couldn't stick to, others didn't have proper facilities and some had teachers I don't think know their material.
Reply:freestyle karate is the more rounded stand up style,but muay thai is still good.
Reply:Muay Thai is the sharpest and most tech style
Reply:Boxing , karate, or muay thai.
Reply:jbeard is right about wing chun, it is still a very close combat style and will develop excellent hand coordination. If you are looking for something more well-rounded though, I'd say kickboxing or muay thai. Wing chun is more about trapping and "stunning" or surprising the opponent. It doesn't teach actual boxing (power punches)
Reply:Muay Thai
Reply:There are many stand up martial arts that are very effective. Here are just a few:





muay thai: straight no-nonsense art, known for tough conditioning and powerful kicks, knees, punches and elbows.


kyokushen karate: founded by mas oyama (called the hand of God), these karatekas have very respectable stand up game.


wing chun: very effective in close quarters, good defense techniques.


boxing: this one has the toughest conditioning there is, as you traing to fight 10-15 rounds, you do nothing but PUNCH, boxers become devastating.


kickboxing: watered-down version of muay thai, as there are no knees, low kicks or elbows,can still be very effective.


freestyle karate: versatile style where you learn stand up and also grappling.


shidokan karate: another versatile style where you learn kyokushen stand up, muay thai, and grappling.
Reply:If you've trained in Jiu-Jitsu you should have learned a very competent standup style. Are you sure it wasn't more "judo" with a jiu-jitsu name. The reason I say that is because judo is more standup. Although they do have a good ground system Kodokan Judo has a lot of throwing and takedowns. The Jiu-Jitsu would be the mixture of the "soft" (throwing, takedowns, locks, etc.) and the "hard" (punching, kicking, striking.) Takenouchi Ryu Jiu-Jitsu was one of the first. It was a battlefield system. Developed in the 1500's during feudal days. It had a very complete system.





My suggestion would be look for a traditioanl Jiu-jitsu system that can add to what you already know. I've studied Jiu-Jitsu for many years. The striking concepts involved are much different than in other arts. You can't exactly just mix the two with the best effectiveness. One simple example is that while you can mix striking with locking, the type of striking you would do in that situation is very different. Since you've already gained control over some part of your opponent, we don't really have to focus are strikes as much or look at where we are striking. If you had the arm for a lock or throw, following the arm straight up you hit the neck. To strike simply throw a bar arm technique along the arm until it stops in the persons neck. Striking like this enables you to multtask. Being able to strike during the locks and throws. Harmony is the key, not doing one, then the other, then back to punch, then back to lock.. etc. You also should look for a system that teaches you the ability to strike your opponent creating the motion and energy you need to force their movement into a lock, etc. No reason to wait passively when you can punch here or there, and get them to move how you want them too. Or vice versa, do a lock bringing their momentum into your strike (double's the impact force.)





Just some food for thought when looking into it. Traditional Jiu-Jitsu is great.. but hard to find.. and getting harder to find as we speak.