Finally!

[rampage22]

Alright all, Im 17 and i finally found a place that i believe is the best its gonna get around my area. West. pa no car so my range is very limited! It cross trains. They do Jiu-jitsu, akido SP, Judo, and Kempo. The head guy is on the marine corps close combat board. So i imagine he is the real deal, older fellow i believe. This is the closest thing i got to MMA around here so i guess ill take it. My main thing I want to do is BJJ so i guess im just banking on this bein good enough. What do you guys think about this. I post this here b\c i respect this board alot more then MMA discussion, which this thread would prob get flammed. haha... thanks in advance ppl!

 

[snigg]

where in western pa? im in pittsburgh...

 

[Murdoch]

if you ever have the chance to make it up to New York the Western New York MMA Academy just opened. The grand opening is actually Feb 4 with the Carlson Gracie Seminar but we are rolling mon and fridays untill then. Check it out www.WNYMMA.com we have some guys from PA that roll.

 

[rampage22]

mercer county, north of pittsburgh. well u prob know that.

 

[Balto]

I assume this is your first time training. It sounds like a good place.

As for your question, at a place like that you will probably not become quite as good at pure grappling as you would if you trained just BJJ. But that's okay, there's a lot more to the martial arts than just grappling.

A cross training place will get you familiar with ground grappling, stand up grappling, striking, and probably some weapons too. It's a good base to have. You might end up even deciding that you'd rather focus on something else other than BJJ.

So yeah, I'd definitely recommend such a place if you're just starting out.