Hello Everyone,

During graduate school one of my favorite professors explained that the future of active investing (from the big financial institutions to the small employee hedge fund firms) would be in question with the constant competitiveness of extremely intelligent people seeking alpha while using electronic trading systems that are only getting smarter.

He gave me some recommendations on investing that I'll never forget. Anyway, I apply that model to choosing fighting styles.

The reason why I have recommended certain fighting styles (especially the striking styles) on this blog is because they meet these criteria:

1) Easy to learn (understand what's being taught)
2) Easy to use (put into action)
3) Easy to explain (teach others)
4) Detailed history of use in the ring and/or cage against non-cooperative opponent
5) Teaches importance of diet and physical fitness aspect
6) Doesn't take a long time to learn or "master" - For example, it takes about 10 years to become a black belt in BJJ, but less than two years of hard training in the art creates a talented grappler.
7) Less importance placed on rank or belts - Exceptions are BJJ and Judo. For example, there really is no ranking system in Sanda or Muay Thai or Western Boxing. The only schools that have ranks are doing it to appease Westerners! In Muay Thai, the only belts that matter are in the ring! I've said it before on this blog that there's an old saying in Muay Thai that "the belt is in the ring!"
8) Most important is the attitude of the teachers. In the fighting styles recommended on this blog the teachers will not hesitate to continue to train hard (not grow beer guts) and train with their students.

Questions or Comments?

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Recommended Fighting Styles:

Muay Thai, Muay Lao, Pradal Serey, Lethwei, Tomoi

Sanda (San Shou, San Da), Kyuk Too Ki, Shoot Boxing, Yaw Yan

Dutch Kickboxing, Savate, Western Boxing

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Sambo, Pankration, Judo, Shuai Jiao, Kali/Arnis/Escrima