Very true BK. If you can find someone that will actually go that route. The problem is that most agenies will not sign off on training that will put their manpower at risk. Do we know that it works better? Yes, but the bean counters dont give half a crap about that. All they see is a possibility of losing a man for a few weeks due to injury and then possibly filing a workman's compensation suit.

So....piss on the brass. Go find your own trainer that will shoot you straight and not let you get yourself killed in order to make a buck or look good to the untrained.

Of course we are assuming this training is for his job. It may just be to compete for fun, or for his own personnal enlighenment. Need more info before we can make any more recomendations. And I know what you guys are gonna say....MMA is the best of both worlds. Not if you are differentiating between sport or reality based.

I agree about the MMA comment. I think there are two versions of MMA. The first one is taking different styles of fighting arts and blending them together for your personal needs. The second version and the most common is the sport version where two guys fight in the cage with rules, weight limits, time limits and a referee to stop it when the goes bad.

I prefer the first version. I train and teach BJJ for my groundfighting and grappling, Muay Thai and boxing for my stand-up, and I train in Kali for my edge and impact weapons which is for multiple opponents or a deadly weapons encounter other than firearms. Of course my is Glock for those gun toting gang bangers that want to go to an early grave.

I am covered in all areas of combat that one could engage on a street. Like I mentioned in my earlier post....training is the key to it all. I train and teach everyday....it is my job now and everyday I train with realism...sparring.

My body gets punished and sometimes I even break a bone hear and there. However I always believe in being prepared for an attack and training is my insurance. Some of my friends call me paranoid but if they had seen the I have seen when I worked the streets they would have a different opinion about it. Every street Cop knows what I am talking about. It is a fucked up world out there and my family and I have to be in it.

I agree with the bean counters remark......these guys have no clue what a cop needs to survive. All suits care about is liability and man power. When I was a DT instructor we had to teach some crappy stuff to the recruits and advanced guys. We tried to make training more realistic but they were afraid of someone getting hurt. Well it might happen here and there but it needs to be done. It was frustrating for sure.

So, Hasek...with all this said. Look at all the replies youve been given. Look at what you need, and what is available to you. If you dont have anywhere to get it all, go to several differnt places. Truth is, a lot of guys cross train, so you will inevitably make networking connections where ever you go. Seek out trainers that have the "real world" experience to back up what they teach, and remember...there are a lot of really good female instructors out there. Krav Maga has a lot of female instructors due to the need for manpower in Israel. They turn out some fierce ass female warriors there, and its poured over into the Western market.

If it covers what you need, use it. Pick out what doesnt work for you, but be careful not to throw it out just because its difficult for you to learn or takes some dedication to perfect.

A combative system really depends on what you want to use it for. If you want to fight in the ring MMA is probably waht you want. If you are an operator, contractor etc.. Find a system that has been battle tested, were your battle buddy and your life depends on stopping the threat. Not ego or money to be won. He who fights for sport will not fight to live!!!