my previous instructors started out studying kajukenbo. they transitioned to MMA pretty well. now they mainly do kickboxing and bjj. their philosophy is "whatever works!" it really depends on the school...if you want to do mma, find a school that does mma, if you want to check kajukenbo out, check it out. most people never heard of it, other people will say it sucks because it sounds TMA, make your own decision.