Its really going to come down to what you have available in your area Riley. I'd suggest trying to find an MMA gym, as aposed to TMA (traditional Martial Arts) School.

If thats not an option, you may want to find the best your area has to offer in a ju-jitsu school, and cross train in boxing, or perhaps look for a good kickboxing, Karate school, or Muy Thai.

for MMA you really want to have a well rounded set of fighting skills, so no one art is going to cut it, thats why MMA gyms have the advantage. Plus you dont end up paying 4 or 5 instructors to learn different skill sets like that.

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