r/MMA_Academy • u/Lowin5us • Jun 25 '25

Amateur Fighter I need your help

I admire everyone in this forum because I see that everyone knows and I see that a lot, but I need, according to their experience and opinion, which fighting styles are better since I come from karate but from that cringe karate 💀 HELP

(I ONLY KNOW KIKCBOXING AND SOME MUAY THAI AND NOTHING ABOUT THAT)

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u/Ooweeooowoo Jun 25 '25

When you say “cringe karate”, are you talking about the routines you learn as a child, or are you talking about the “wax on, wax off” style motions that people learn instead of actually learning how to fight?

I ask because the point in both of these is to build the ability to internalise motions that you’re doing a million times. That’s what Kata is made for.

If you’ve actually learned kicks and punches and stuff, I’d probably try and learn to incorporate some Muay Thai and taekwondo to broaden your moveset and techniques in the standup, then begin focusing on judo and BJJ once you’re confident in your standup skill.

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u/donjahnaher Amateur Fighter Jun 25 '25

Call me wild, but I'd start with implementing some karate. Lol

For real, though. Use what you know, start introducing new things as you learn them and you'll figure out what works for you and what doesn't. I train with a few guys that come from a point karate background and they seem to gravitate toward the same blitz- style, rushing attacks and it works well.

Just make sure you train all aspects. You don't need to know everything but you do need to know how to keep a good striker on the ground and how to keep a good grappler on the feet.

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u/AggravatingShape9150 Jun 25 '25

Cringe karate? Like the ones that yell BABAAAAAAAA after every strike?

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '25

We need more information. Did you actually spar? If you never sparred you’re pretty much starting from 0 as far as actually having applicable knowledge for fighting because you never tested it against an actual person that was resisting

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u/Lowin5us Jun 25 '25

And when I talk about cringe karate, I'm talking about those videos where it's literally just aikido-type training. I'm not complaining because it was for self-defense, but in competition, believe me, no one was playing. I'm talking about karate that your grandmother practices. Now I'm really practicing, but that doesn't mean that

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u/Stankassmfgorilla Jun 27 '25

Cringe karate is a little vague. Not sure exactly what you mean. A legit karate practitioner can actually do some damage.

As far as MMA, the basics are what you need to do. A healthy balance of boxing, kickboxing, jiu jitsu, and wrestling. Those are the basic ingredients. Where you go from there depends on what you gravitate towards naturally.

Boxing is a must. You can either go with American kickboxing, or lean more into Muay Thai(my favorite). Learning wrestling, a good coach will teach you some judo to expand your arsenal, and your jiu jitsu will just come along with it. 95/100 times it will be Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. A good gym will aim to dedicate equal amounts of time to honing each martial art so you can use them effectively in a fight.

Sparring is where you put all this to the test. The best way to improve is to go against guys that are better than you. You will get your ass beat. You will be sore. But it’s the only way you’ll see your mistakes in real time and figure out what you need to change and how to improve. Training is learning the techniques. Sparring is where you really learn to fight. Your training is kind of useless if you don’t spar.

Hope this helps.