I live in the American Gardens Building on W. 81st Street on the 11th floor. My name is Patrick Bateman. I’m 27 years old. I believe in taking care of myself and a balanced diet and rigorous exercise routine. In the morning if my face is a little puffy I’ll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.
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Presuming you’re not just referencing films and actually want to know what martial art to take, I’d recommend you take a look at the FAQ on finding a good martial arts school. In general, signs to look for are a competitive record, regular heavy contact sparring and ‘aliveness’ (if you’re unfamiliar with the term, Matt Thornton has a long article on the topic describing what it is and why it’s important: he is the man most associated with popularising the concept).
If your interest is mainly in striking, the safest option if you want decent training is muay thai (which you’ll also see as ‘thai boxing’), along with martial arts like boxing and kyokushin karate. That’s not to say there aren’t good schools within other striking styles, but they tend to vary widely in quality.
If you’re more interested in grappling, then BJJ would be an excellent choice, as the strong competitive element and ability-based ranking system generally results in high quality training. A cheaper option is judo, which is also much easier to find - the two styles are closely related, the main difference being that judo normally focuses on throws whereas BJJ is mostly about the ground. For more on judo, read the Bullshido.com article - there is also an article on BJJ. SAMBO is another good choice, but even harder to find than BJJ. Then there’s wrestling, which is also great training for grappling.
Alternately, you could combine grappling and striking by cross-training in several arts, or at an MMA gym (though technically ‘MMA’ is a ruleset rather than a specific style). Examples of well known MMA gyms would be Team Quest and Miletich Fighting Systems.
Finally, you could try having a look through the dojo reviews section, which might yield something more specific to your area.
sooo? start with muay thai and when i can throw a punch and block a kick after a few years maybe explore grappling arts?
I’d always advised find a good instructor, style is important as you don’t wanna do something useless, but the instructor dictates training methods, not the art. There’s a good article on choosing a dojo if you do a search for it
A few points:
- You can learn the basics of throwing punches and blocking in a few hours.
- Muay Thai does have some grappling (clinch work).
- It's better to learn how to grapple before becoming highly technical with your striking; even master-level strikers can get KO'd by some a-hole on the street if a wild haymaker lands right. It's hard to get accidentally choked out or armbarred in a similar situation.
- You're arguably less likely to face criminal prosecution if you only grapple as opposed to punch and kick. Many people (read: juries) view striking as more violent than "wrestling" and styles such as Judo provide you a way to end a fight easily (Throw & GTFO) while coming off as an unwilling participant using a controlled and measured amount of force in response to a threat.
Now THATS a tactic! Good idea
Anton Chigurh was better at this.