Wrestling, BJJ or Judo to supplement Muay thai?

[Levstar]

Currently training Muay thai twice a week.

Looking to add in a grappling art, I have an old school Wrestling club I could go to, but it's quite a drive away (1 hour) and the standard of wrestling is lower in the UK

I have a great judo club, produces many Masters champions and from what I understand they do a fair bit of groundwork

Last option would be BJJ, due to schedule I could do 1 Gi and 1 No GI session a week.

What do you think?

No immediate plans to compete in MMA or anything, mainly looking for fitness, and become a well rounded martial artist

 

[freaky]

Judo cuz MT sweep is very similiar to Judo sweep.

And goto a Judo club that also focuses on Newaza which is the ground game and is basically bjj.

BJJ takedowns are similar to wrestling take downs which isn't very great for MT (knee to face).
Judo sweep/clinch is very similar to MT and supplement it well.

But one can argue that you're learning the same thing or that you would learn more if you goto wrestling/bjj. Depends on how you look at things.

I think Judo teaches you more especially if it focuses on ground work too. You get stand up judo throws/sweep and bjj in 1.

 

[TheFakeMacoy]

If you're mainly looking for fitness, your best bet is to try all 3 and see which one you like best. All three arts are great, but the main thing will be how much you enjoy them. You'll make much more progress if you're having a good time. Either one should give you a good base combined with your MT, so you can't go wrong. The quality of the instruction and training partners is the biggest thing.

However, all the cool kids do judo.

 

[These Two Hands]

I would encourage you to visit each club, train one or two sessions at each and then make an informed decision on which one you prefer - you might like the style of one place but not click well with the club members, for example, and thus opt for the one where you find training more enjoyable.

Whatever works for you.

 

[Chad R. Thundercock]

If you're doing No-Gi, wrestling.
If you're doing Gi, judo.

If you're doing both, well, then do both wrestling and judo.

Edit: No wait. Supplement Muay Thai? Don't you mean complement Muay Thai?

 

[Thrawn33]

Judo

Strike, Clinch, strike, throw, pin/submit

 

[wordspeaker]

are you competing in thai? If so, wrestle. Or do mma, and learn to dirty box. itll help ur thai more, and if ur thai is better, youll receive less head trauma. If youre just wanting to be a better fighter, do bjj.

You cant kick standing if you dont have a guard to fall back on if you get taken down. Its too dangerous.

in my amateur opinion, you need to learn to fight in positions you are most likely to lose in. And for a kicker, that is his back.

 

[Grappler111]

In UK there are Freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling not american folkstyle ...so the focus is upper body clinch, sweeps, upper body throws, takedowns with leg attacks (only freestyle), and control. A different animal.
Now some clubs have also a wrestling style called Grappling, a perfect combination with freestyle and greco roman.

 

[winterbike]

Wrestling and judo are hard on the body. Go BJJ! Donald Cerrone proved it's a combo that can work.

 

[aus101]

In UK there are Freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling not american folkstyle ...so the focus is upper body clinch, sweeps, upper body throws, takedowns with leg attacks (only freestyle), and control. A different animal.
Now some clubs have also a wrestling style called Grappling, a perfect combination with freestyle and greco roman.

Lol has there never been a shoulder throw in MMA? As a schoolboy wrestler my ex soviet wrestling coaches would always make us drill "the shoulder throw". Despite being the champ of my weight division I could never pull it off. I ended up blaming the technique as being stupid lol.

 

[RJ Green]

yeah, that chart is wrong



it makes sense that wrestling takedowns are the most frequent in MMA given how many MMA fighters are former wrestlers...

 

[radman]

Wrestling and Judo would have the most complimentary skill sets to Muay Thai. With wrestling, especially with Greco Roman, the clinch techniques are very applicable and some are within Muay Thai rules.
Unfortunately BJJ techniques and competition rules is a world apart.

 

[Bayonet]

Currently training Muay thai twice a week.

Looking to add in a grappling art, I have an old school Wrestling club I could go to, but it's quite a drive away (1 hour) and the standard of wrestling is lower in the UK

I have a great judo club, produces many Masters champions and from what I understand they do a fair bit of groundwork

Last option would be BJJ, due to schedule I could do 1 Gi and 1 No GI session a week.

What do you think?

No immediate plans to compete in MMA or anything, mainly looking for fitness, and become a well rounded martial artist

My priorities would be
1) Whichever club is higher quality.
2) Whichever club is a better logistical fit.

I'd pick the Judo club based on what you've told us, but it can't hurt to try them all out and decide from that experience. You really can't go wrong with any of them.