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title: Martial Arts (Karate, BJJ, MMA)
description: This topic covers the history, techniques, and training methods of various combat systems, including striking and grappling. You will understand fundamental movements, defensive strategies, and how to apply these skills in sparring or self-defense.
category: sports-recreation
subcategory: individual-sports
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/martial-arts-(karate,-bjj,-mma)
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# Martial Arts (Karate, BJJ, MMA)

This topic covers the history, techniques, and training methods of various combat systems, including striking and grappling. You will understand fundamental movements, defensive strategies, and how to apply these skills in sparring or self-defense.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 1 Courses • 3 Websites

## Websites

### 1. r/martialarts Wiki

The subreddit's community-maintained index answering recurring beginner questions: how styles differ, what to expect from a first class, how to evaluate a gym or instructor, and which schools to avoid.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.reddit.com/r/martialarts/wiki/index

**Tags:** martial-arts, beginner-guide, training, community-wiki

### 2. bjjheroes.com

BJJ Heroes is a comprehensive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu encyclopedia with detailed fighter bios, technique guides, historical articles, and competition results, helping learners and fans understand BJJ people, moves, and lineage.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://bjjheroes.com

**Tags:** websites, sports-recreation, individual-sports

### 3. ufc.com

UFC.com is the official site of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, offering up-to-date MMA news, event schedules and results, fighter bios, rankings, and video highlights for fans.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://ufc.com

**Tags:** websites, sports-recreation, individual-sports

## Courses

### 1. Gracie Combatives

Learn self-defense with Gracie Combatives, the official beginner's course from Rener Gracie. Master essential BJJ for real-world situations.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.gracieuniversity.com/courses/gracie-combatives

**Tags:** brazilian-jiu-jitsu, self-defense, gracie-jiu-jitsu, beginner-curriculum

## Youtubes

### 1. Lawrence Kenshin Striking Breakdowns

**Author:** Lawrence Kenshin

Detailed video breakdowns of how elite strikers win fights in Muay Thai, kickboxing, boxing and MMA. Each video analyses a fighter's footwork, feints, setups and counters, using fight footage, slowed replays and on-screen annotation. It covers the step after the fundamentals.

**Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.youtube.com/@LawrenceKenshin

**Tags:** fight-analysis, striking, muay-thai, kickboxing, footwork

## Books

### 1. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique

**Author:** Renzo Gracie, Royler Gracie

A systematic reference to Brazilian jiu-jitsu fundamentals, organised by position: guard, mount, side control, and back, with escapes, sweeps, and submissions photographed step by step alongside the art's history and competition rules.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1931229082?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, sports-recreation, individual-sports

### 2. The Fighter's Mind

**Author:** Sam Sheridan

Sheridan interviews fighters, coaches, and athletes across boxing, MMA, and wrestling about how they handle fear, pain, and preparation. Readers come away with a clearer picture of the psychology that separates competitors at the top.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802145019?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, sports-recreation, individual-sports

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